2014年9月25日星期四

Morning Digest: Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes

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Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes
DAMASCUS/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria again on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters' advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and captives beheaded..
Britain says arrests nine in operation against Islamist militants
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested nine men as part of an operation into Islamist-related militancy on Thursday, with media reporting the country's most high-profile radical Muslim preacher was among those held..
Dollar marches to four-year high; euro, oil wilt
LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hit a four-year high and oil hovered near a two-year low on Thursday, as investors wagered the United States will be one of the few economies healthy enough to wean itself off of central bank aid in the near future..
Yusuf/Cat Stevens cancels New York show over scalpers
(Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Yusuf, who was Cat Stevens until he converted to Islam, said he had canceled a show scheduled for New York City because scalpers had driven up prices..
At L.A. Clippers, Steve Ballmer prizes team tested by adversity
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After Steve Ballmer plunked down $2 billion for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, fans might expect the former Microsoft chief executive to be hitting the reset button on a team that has been through a nasty public fight over racism..
Rocket draws big investor crowd for emerging market Web plan
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Rocket Internet, the global e-commerce investor, will take a more hands-on role in its stable of companies through a stock market listing which was fully subscribed within the first hour of taking orders, it said on Wednesday..
India triumphs in maiden Mars mission, sets record in space race
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's low-cost mission to Mars successfully entered the red planet's orbit on Wednesday, crowning what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said was a "near impossible" push to become the only country to complete the trip on its maiden attempt..
Washington state teen calls police to break up his own party
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state teenager who threw a party rife with underage drinking and drug use while his parents were away called police to intervene after a rowdy throng busted a neighbors fence and fights broke out, local media said on Wednesday..
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