Jason Day takes over as world's top ranked golfer
Jason Day has replaced Jordan Spieth as world number one in the latest golf rankings released on Monday.
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Mets beat Cubs and Arrieta for 2-0 series lead
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Mets struck early, using a combination of pitching and power to post a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Daniel Murphy blasted a two-run homer to cap a three-run first inning off Cubs ace Jake Arrieta that was all the Mets and starter Noah Syndergaard
Modest Murphy turned power-hitting monster for Mets
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – Daniel Murphy has been a good hitter with modest power over his seven-year Major League Baseball career with the Mets, but the 30-year-old second baseman has turned into a one-man wrecking crew this postseason. Murphy, who hit a career high 14 home runs this season, has homered in four straight postseason games and has five overall from seven contests in these playoffs. The
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Backlog of migrants swells in the Balkans, tempers fray
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Marja Novak BERKASOVO, Serbia/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The Balkans struggled with a growing backlog of migrants on Monday after Hungary sealed its southern border and Slovenia tried to impose a limit, leaving thousands stranded on cold, wet borders where tempers frayed. Having declared it would accept only 2,500 per day, Slovenia said 5,000 had arrived from Croatia on Monday, with another 1,200 on their way by train.
Syrian rebels say receive more weapons for Aleppo battle
By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies near Aleppo said on Monday they had received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states opposed to President Bashar al-Assad since the start of a major government offensive last week. The rebels from three groups contacted by Reuters said new supplies had arrived in response to the attack by the army, which
Nuclear deal on Iran program to be implemented this year, says Iranian official
Iran’s nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Monday he expected a deal with six world powers on shrinking Tehran’s atomic program in exchange for sanctions relief to be implemented by year-end. The United States and the European Union took formal legal steps on Sunday that will lift sanctions once Iran meets certain conditions such as reducing the number of centrifuges used to enrich uranium, and its enriched uranium stockpile. When
Exclusive: NATO nations to keep presence in Afghanistan, officials say
By Robin Emmott TRAPANI, Italy (Reuters) – Germany, Turkey and Italy are set to keep their deployments in Afghanistan at current levels, senior NATO officials said on Monday after the U.S. government decided to prolong its 14-year-old military presence there. The Taliban’s brief takeover of a provincial capital has raised concern about the strength of Afghan state forces and both the United States and its NATO allies now say events,
Eritrean mistaken for gunman killed in Israeli bus station attack
The Eritrean agricultural worker was named by his employer as Mila Abtum. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose right-wing government has deployed soldiers to reinforce municipal police and encouraged Israeli civilians with gun licenses to go about armed, warned against vigilantism. The almost three weeks of violence has killed 41 Palestinians, including assailants and demonstrators at anti-Israeli protests, eight Israelis and now one Eritrean.
Harper at risk as swing to the left expected at Canada election
By Rod Nickel and Randall Palmer CALGARY/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadians look set for political change on Monday as polls showed a strong prospect that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government will be ousted, or reduced to a minority, amid a late surge by Liberal rival Justin Trudeau. The 11-week campaign was considered too close to call for nearly two months, a virtual tie between the Conservatives, Liberals and left-leaning New