2013年12月7日星期六

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Pearl Harbor ceremony marks bombing anniversary

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 04:49 PM PST

Pearl Harbor survivor Mal Middlesworth, center, sits with other Pearl Harbor survivors before the start of ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)About 2,500 gathered at Pearl Harbor on Saturday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.


War vet detained by North Korea arrives in U.S.

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 11:20 AM PST

U.S. veteran soldier Merrill Newman, who was detained for over a month in North Korea, arrives at Beijing airportAn 85-year-old retired American soldier held by North Korea for more than a month arrived in San Francisco on Saturday to be reunited with his family. His United Airlines flight landed shortly after 9 AM local time, a Reuters witness said. North Korea detained Merrill E. Newman for crimes it said he committed during the Korean War six decades ago. The country's state news agency said he was released on humanitarian grounds and because he had admitted his wrongdoing and apologized. (Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Dina Kyriakidou)


Snow, sleet, ice hit large swath of U.S.

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 09:32 AM PST

A worker from Wilson Air Center de-ices a Southwest Airlines plane before it lifts off to Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at the Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tenn. The National Weather Service said winter storm warnings and watches and an ice storm warning were in effect for northern Mississippi and West Tennessee on Friday. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mark Weber)MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Millions hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee as a cold snap covered much of the nation, knocking out power and making roads treacherous Saturday.


US vet Merrill Newman, 85, home from North Korea

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 01:36 PM PST

Merrill Newman, center, walks beside his wife Lee after arriving at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Newman was detained in North Korea late October at the end of a 10-day trip to North Korea, a visit that came six decades after he oversaw a group of South Korean wartime guerrillas during the 1950-53 war. He was released from North Korea early Saturday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tired but smiling 85-year-old U.S. veteran detained in North Korea for several weeks returned home Saturday to applause from supporters, yellow ribbons tied to pillars outside his home and the warm embrace of his family.


France, AU send more troops to African nation

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 02:26 PM PST

Relatives of Thierry Tresor Zumbeti, who died from bullet wounds to the neck and stomach, grieve outside his home in Bangui, Central African Republic, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Zumbeti was buried beside his house. Christians fearing reprisal attacks from the Muslim ex-rebels who control Central African Republic fled on foot by the thousands Saturday, as others ventured outside for the first in time in days only to bury their dead following the worst violence to wrack the lawless country in months. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — France and the African Union on Saturday announced plans to deploy several thousand more troops into embattled Central African Republic, as thousands of Christians fearing reprisal attacks sought refuge from the Muslim former rebels who now control the country after days of violence left nearly 400 people dead — and possibly more.


Sporting KC tops Real Salt Lake for MLS Cup

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 04:32 PM PST

Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman, left, and Sporting Kansas City forward Graham Zusi, right, battle for the ball during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Aurelien Collin scored the equalizer in the second half of the MLS Cup, then drove home the deciding penalty kick to give Sporting Kansas City a dramatic victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night and its first league title since 2000.


Bell's late TD pass lifts OU over OSU 33-24

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 03:44 PM PST

Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert (4) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma wide receiver Jaz Reynolds (16) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State appeared to have its second Big 12 Conference championship and BCS bowl game berth in three seasons within its grasp, thanks to a late rally.


Police: Pa. newlyweds killed man from Craigslist

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 02:42 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 photo, Miranda K. Barbour is led into District Judge Ben Apfelbaum's office in Sunbury, Pa., by Sunbury policeman Travis Bremigen. Elytte Barbour told officers before his arrest Friday, Dec. 6, that he and his wife, Miranda, had planned to kill before, but their plans never worked out until last month when Troy LaFerrara responded to an online posting that promised companionship in return for money, authorities said. Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, face criminal homicide charges in LaFerrara's death. His body was found Nov. 12 in an alley in Sunbury, a small city about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/The News-Item, Mike Staugaitis) MANDATORY CREDITSUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said.


Mandela: icon, hero and flawed human

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:11 AM PST

A family writes messages in a condolence book, next to a picture of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the memorial service and funeral of Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continued to flock to sites around the country Saturday to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Force of nature. Father of all nations. A messiah of our times.


Hagel given assurances on Afghan security deal

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:49 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center is greeted by military personnel after arriving at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters (ISAF) on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Secretary Hagel made a stop in Afghanistan during his six-day trip to the middle east. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Saturday he received assurances from Afghanistan's defense minister that a stalled security agreement with the United States would be signed in "a very timely manner."


Celebrating Mandela: South African sports goes on

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:24 PM PST

FILE - In this July 11, 2010 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, sits next to his wife, Graca Machel, as they are driven across the field ahead of the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's multiracial rugby sevens team huddled in the middle of the stadium named after Nelson Mandela. The players raised their hands together to the sky. Then they went out and won the game.


Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:27 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, greets Saudi Arabia Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Sultan, before a meeting at the Radisson Hotel, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Manama, Bahrain. Secretary Hagel is visiting Bahrain while on a six day trip to the middle east, and is scheduled to speak at the Manama Dialogue Regional Security Summit tomorrow. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel opened the door for the U.S. to sell missile defense and other weapons systems to U.S.-friendly Gulf nations, with an eye toward boosting their abilities to counter Iran's ballistic missiles, even as global powers ink a nuclear deal with Tehran.


Mandela's 1st township home shows lack of progress

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 11:32 AM PST

A plaque hangs near the front door of former South African president Nelson Mandela's first township home in Alexandra in Johannesburg, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Mandela moves to the house at Alexandra in 1941. South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the memorial service and funeral of Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continued to flock to sites around the country Saturday to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A silver and blue plaque with the words "Mandela's Place" mounted on the brick wall of a small, dilapidated row house is the only recognition of the world-famous statesman who lived there when he was in his early 20s: Nelson Mandela.


AU: More troops for Central African Republic

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST

Relatives of Thierry Tresor Zumbeti, who died from bullet wounds to the neck and stomach, grieve outside his home in Bangui, Central African Republic, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Zumbeti was buried beside his house. Christians fearing reprisal attacks from the Muslim ex-rebels who control Central African Republic fled on foot by the thousands Saturday, as others ventured outside for the first in time in days only to bury their dead following the worst violence to wrack the lawless country in months. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)PARIS (AP) — France's presidential palace says the African Union has agreed to increase its deployment of troops in violence-wracked Central African Republic to 6,000 troops.


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