Islamic State commanders, including founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, are huddling in bunkers in Mosul, where they are directing the defense against an Iraqi-led offensive to retake the city, Iraqi military intelligence officials say ... Baghdadi, the Muslim fundamentalist religious teacher who declared the caliphate in Mosul in 2014, is one of the key targets for the invading Kurdish and Iraqi forces....
The northeastern Philippine coast bore the initial brunt of SuperTyphoonHaima as it pounded the area with ferocious winds and rain reminiscent of the catastrophe wrought by 2013’s Typhoon Haiyan, The Associated Press reported. With sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 mph) and gusts of up to 315 kph (195 mph) Haima made landfall at Penablanca town in Cagayan province shortly before midnight, weather officials said....
A Russian hacker suspected of cyberattacks in the United States has been arrested by Czech police, officials told the Associated Press Wednesday.Police said an international warrant for the man, who was not identified, was issued by Interpol and officers cooperated with the USFederal Bureau of Investigation on the case, the report said. Police spokesman Jozef Bocan said the man was arrested in a Prague hotel....
FilmmakerMichael Moore has premiered a surprise film discussing the presidential election just three weeks before Americans head to vote in the next quadrennial election, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.The film premiered in New York Tuesday night in front of an audience of his fans, The Hollywood Reporter said ... It will also be shown at a theater in Encino, California.Moore says he hopes more theaters will be announced soon. ....
A Saudi prince has been executed after he was convicted of murder, a rare punishment for a member of the royal family in the conservative kingdom. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud Al Kabir was found guilty of shooting another Saudi national after a brawl ... Twitter. Mohamad Bazzi on Twitter ... ....
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Controversial tennis player Nick Kyrgios will be free to participate in an NBA celebrity game in February after being released from his contract with an ATP event in the Netherlands ... "We want a top tennis player seen on the court. If every week he is focused on tennis, he might be mentally burned out after six months ... It's not the first time that Kyrgios has run into trouble with tennis authorities....
"I still have years of tennis...The academy, which opened for business in June, combines tennis training with schooling for promising players from the age of 12-18....
Cibulkova had long been among the toughest outs in tennis when a run to the 2014 AustralianOpen final - in which she ousted Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska en route - boosted the boisterous veteran into a new stratosphere ... I think the other players always respected me, but when you earn a big result play a consistently high level of tennis, you become one of the best in the world.'....
He was referring to the three-story building that is about to open at the west end of Villanova Stadium next to Jake Nevin Field House... "It takes us into the future ... "What it does is give football a very up-to-date home, where we can compete nationally in recruiting," said Talley, who won a national championship in 2009 and made it to the semifinals in 2002 and 2010....
(Source...Xavier women's tennis looks to improve their doubles and gain success at the regionals this weekend ... Cincinnati -. The Xavier women's tennis team heads down to Murfreesboro, Tenn. this weekend to compete in the USTA/ITAWomen's Ohio ValleyRegional Championships at the AdamsTennisComplex ... 24 ... Original documenthttp.//goxavier.com/news/2016/10/19/womens-tennis-looks-for-success-at-ita-regionals-in-middle-tennessee.aspx?path=wten....
SpeechAi Fukuhara, 27, the table tennis star known as “Ai-chan,” announced her marriage to Taiwanese table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh, 27, at a press conference. “I’m announcing this today because many people across the country have supported me since my childhood,” the kimono-clad Fukuhara said during the press gathering, at which a wedding ring designed in the image of a table tennis rally sparkled on her finger....
Donald Trump has refused to say if he would accept the result of the US presidential election if he loses, as he clashed with Hillary Clinton in their final head-to-head debate ... Referring to a 2010US-Russia treaty limiting both countries to 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads, Mr Trump said, "They create warheads ... But it also is true that their total was far below that of the US when the treaty went into effect in 2010....
20 (Xinhua) -- China's key Hushen 300 index futures opened higher on Thursday, as the contract for settlement in October 2016opened0.10 percent higher at 3,316.40 points....
I don’t think for us it’s that big of a deal, and now that we’re used it it’s just what we’re used to.” ... Michigan kicking competition remains open... “They’re actually doing a really good job trusting us,” Kalis said. “Trusting us to open the holes up. They’ve had really good patience, coming downhill and waiting for it to open up and knowing the precise time to hit it.”....
I don’t think for us it’s that big of a deal, and now that we’re used it it’s just what we’re used to.” ... Michigan kicking competition remains open... “They’re actually doing a really good job trusting us,” Kalis said. “Trusting us to open the holes up. They’ve had really good patience, coming downhill and waiting for it to open up and knowing the precise time to hit it.”....
I don’t think for us it’s that big of a deal, and now that we’re used it it’s just what we’re used to.” ... Michigan kicking competition remains open... “They’re actually doing a really good job trusting us,” Kalis said. “Trusting us to open the holes up. They’ve had really good patience, coming downhill and waiting for it to open up and knowing the precise time to hit it.”....
Donald Trump has refused to say if he would accept the result of the US presidential election if he loses, as he clashed with Hillary Clinton in their final head-to-head debate ... Referring to a 2010US-Russia treaty limiting both countries to 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads, Mr Trump said, "They create warheads ... But it also is true that their total was far below that of the US when the treaty went into effect in 2010....