| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday, Jan 2 Posted: 01 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday: - - - - NBA Bulls take on Nuggets, Kings visit Timberwolves The Central Division-leading Chicago Bulls host the Denver Nuggets while the Sacramento Kings visit the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves in the two games on the schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NFL Resurgent Cowboys headline wildcard weekend MIAMI - The Dallas Cowboys return to the playoffs on Sunday, after a four-year absence, seeking their first Super Bowl appearance since victory in 1995. ... |
| Scott Feinberg's Top 10 Films of 2014 Posted: 01 Jan 2015 01:27 PM PST THR's awards analyst includes on his list of favorites a drama, a biopic, a war pic, a film noir, two rom-coms, two documentaries and two foreign-language films — three of which are music-centric |
| Iraq violence killed 15,000 in 2014, worst in seven years: govt Posted: 01 Jan 2015 11:14 AM PST  Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, government figures showed Thursday, making it one of the deadliest years since the 2003 US-led invasion. The UN put the number of civilians killed in Iraq during 2014 at 12,282. Iraq Body Count, a Britain-based NGO that tracks violence in Iraq, gave an even higher toll, saying that 17,073 civilians were killed, which would make it the third deadliest year since 2003. "For Iraqis, it has been the most difficult and painful of years because of the attack of the (Islamic State group) terrorist gangs," Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in a New Year's speech, referring to jihadists responsible for much of the bloodshed.
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| More than 76,000 killed in Syria's deadliest year yet Posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:48 AM PST  More than 76,000 people were killed in Syria's brutal conflict in 2014, making it the bloodiest year since the country's war erupted in March 2011, a monitoring group said Thursday. The almost four-year-old conflict shows no sign of abating, with President Bashar al-Assad making a rare public appearance on a front line for New Year's Eve to bolster the morale of soldiers and pro-government fighters. It controls a swathe of territory in both Syria and neighbouring Iraq, where government figures showed at least 15,000 people were killed in 2014. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, recorded 76,021 deaths in Syria last year.
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| AP Interview: Rep. Kennedy reflects on first term Posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:03 AM PST  BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy is wrapping up his first term in Congress, saying he remains committed to the bread and butter of local constituent services while batting down talk of future higher office.
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| Iran says Saudi Arabia should move to curb oil price fall Posted: 01 Jan 2015 08:22 AM PST  By Michelle Moghtader DUBAI (Reuters) - Falling world oil prices will hurt countries across the Middle East unless Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, takes action to reverse the slump, Iran's deputy foreign minister told Reuters. Hossein Amir Abdollahian described Saudi Arabia's inaction in the face of a six-month slide in oil prices as a strategic mistake and said he still hoped the kingdom, Tehran's main rival in the Gulf, would respond. ...
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| 10 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps that are free for a limited time Posted: 01 Jan 2015 07:44 AM PST  Welcome to 2015. You probably spent last night spending money while celebrating the New Year, but now it's time to start saving money again. And what better way to save money than by downloading a bunch of great paid iPhone and iPad apps for free? Yesterday we shared a solid list of seven paid iOS apps that were on sale for free, and some are still free downloads if you hurry. Today, however, we have a fresh batch of 10 apps that are all free for a limited time. DON'T MISS: 50 must-have iPhone apps that you need to check out right now These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by
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| U.S., partners hit Islamic State in Syria, Iraq Posted: 01 Jan 2015 06:49 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged 29 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Thursday. The action in Syria included 17 strikes near the cities of Al Raqqah, Dayr az Zawr and Kobani. A variety of Islamic State buildings, fighting positions and units were hit. In Iraq, 12 strikes targeted Islamic State buildings, fighting positions and units near the cities of Mosul, Fallujah and Sinjar. ...
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| US aims to quickly train Iraq forces for anti-IS fight Posted: 31 Dec 2014 08:33 PM PST  Taji Base (Iraq) (AFP) - American and allied soldiers are aiming to rapidly train thousands of Iraqi security personnel in the "bare minimum basics" needed to join the fight against militants who swept Baghdad's troops aside.
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