Scoreboard at lunch on the fifth day
of the first cricket Test between Australia and South Africa at the WACA Ground here today.
	South Africa first innings: 242
	Australia first innings: 244
	South Africa second innings: 540-8 (dec)
     Australia second innings:
	S Marsh c du Plessis b Rabada    15
	D Warner run out                 35
	U Khawaja lbw Duminy             97
	S Smith c de Kock b Rabada       34
	A Voges c de Kock b Rabada        1
	M Marsh lbw Rabada               26
	P Nevill not out                 20
	M Starc lbw Rabada               13
	P Siddle not out                  0
	Extras: (B-9, LB-11, W-1, NB-1)  22
	Total: (for 7 wkts in 84 overs) 263
	Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-52, 3-144, 4-146, 5-196, 6-246, 7-262
	Bowling: Rabada 24-4-73-5, Philander 16-4-45-0, Duminy 10-1-23-1, Maharaj 30-8-72-0, Cook 2-0-16-0, Bavuma 2-0-14-0.

Perth, Nov 7 (AFP) Scoreboard at lunch on the fifth day

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Asian equities staged a rebound and the Mexican peso rallied today as traders breathed a sigh of relief after the head of the FBI said market-favourite Hillary Clinton would not face charges over her use of a private email server.
	Investors were sent into a funk last week after James Comey said messages linked to the Democratic presidential nominee were being looked at, sending rival Donald Trump surging in opinion polls just days before the November 8 vote.
	The former secretary of state is considered by most investors to be a safer, more stable bet than Trump, who is seen as a loose cannon, with policies many fear could wreck the world's top economy.
	However, Comey announced he would not change his July recommendation that Clinton not be prosecuted for putting US secrets at risk.
	"Markets are likely to remove some of the risk premium taken as a precaution against a Trump victory now that Hillary Clinton will not be charged over her use of a private email server," said CMC Markets 

Asian markets rally on FBI Clinton announcement

Lionel Messi, with his 500th Barcelona goal, and Luis Suarez saved the Spanish champions from a second defeat in six days as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Sevilla.
	Victory yesterday keeps Barca just two points adrift of Real Madrid, who were 3-0 victors over Leganes thanks to a double from Gareth Bale.
	Madrid also announced that Cristiano Ronaldo will extend his contract with the European champions until 2021 today.
	Messi inspired a spirited Barca fightback fresh from a 3-1 defeat at Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday after a first-half dominated by Sevilla.
	"There is no one like him and our objective as a team is to look for Leo as much as possible," Barca boss Luis Enrique told Spanish TV station Movistar.
     "The capacity Messi has to play in any position and interpret what is happening on the field is laudable."
     With the cast of the Game of Thrones among those watching on in Seville, the game got off to a frantic start.
	The hosts had two shots on .

Messi reaches 500-goal mark, Bale keeps Madrid top

Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to retire at Real Madrid after agreeing a bumper new five-year contract to be signed today that ties him to the Spanish giants until 2021.
	"The official event for the renewal of Cristiano Ronaldo's contract will take place tomorrow, Monday 7 November at 1:30pm in the presidential box at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium," Madrid said in a statement yesterday.
	"The Portuguese forward will extend his contract until 30 June 2021 at the event attended by club president Florentino Perez and the player himself."
	Ronaldo, 31, follows in the footsteps of Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos as the latest Real star to agree a contract extension in recent weeks as the club prepares to serve a one-year transfer ban imposed by FIFA.
	According to UK media reports Bale's lucrative new six-year deal will earn the Welshman as much as USD 750,000 a week before tax.
	However, Ronaldo, whose previous deal expired in 2018 is expected to remain the highest earner at the ...

Ronaldo extends Real Madrid deal to 2021

Liverpool swept to the top of the Premier League as Sadio Mane's double inspired a 6-1 rout of Watford, while Tottenham rescued a 1-1 draw at north London rivals Arsenal.
	While Liverpool dazzled, their old rivals Manchester United ended a four-match winless run in the league as goals from Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic secured a much-needed 3-1 victory at Swansea yesterday.
     Liverpool have emerged as genuine title contenders and Jurgen Klopp's side moved one point clear of second placed Chelsea thanks to a scintillating goal spree at Anfield.
	The Reds took the lead in the 27th minute when Senegal winger Mane met Philippe Coutinho's corner with a header that looped past Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
	Just three minutes later, Roberto Firmino picked out Coutinho on the edge of the penalty area and the Liverpool forward fired home with a fine low strike.
	Klopp's team were three up two minutes before half-time as Emre Can arrived unmarked at the far post to head in Adam ...

Rampant Liverpool take top spot, Arsenal held by Spurs

Virtuoso Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis, celebrated for his versatile technique, has died at the age of 64, his orchestra, the National Philharmonic, said.
	"The (orchestra) informs with deep sorrow that Zoltan Kocsis after a long illness borne with dignity died this afternoon,"  it said in a statement quoted by the MTI news agency yesterday.
	"Kocsis was a giant of music," said the acclaimed conductor Ivan Fischer, who co-founded the world-renowned Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) with the pianist in 1983.
	"He was one of the rare geniuses...His influence on his generation is immeasurable," said Fischer on his Facebook page.
	Kocsis had served as musical director of the National Philharmonic Orchestra since 1997 and became a household name among music fans from the United States to Japan as he took the ensemble on tour.
	He underwent heart surgery in 2012, and last month cancelled upcoming concerts on the advice of doctors, according to the orchestra.
	Born in ...

Hungarian piano virtuoso Zoltan Kocsis dies aged 64

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has said he will seek re-election in 2017, reigniting debate on a single-term limit that has deeply divided the country and led to a previous president's ouster.
	"I am going to be the next president of Honduras," Hernandez said yesterday triumphantly in a speech to some 10,000 supporters at a baseball stadium east of the capital Tegucigalpa.
	"This event marks a before and an after," the conservative leader said to cheers and applause.
	Hernandez, 48, said he would run on his record of fighting the violent crime that made Honduras one of the most murderous countries in the world.
	"In three years we have improved security" after being "the most violent country on the face of the Earth," he said.
	Honduras's 1982 constitution limits presidents to a single four-year term.
	It even strips the citizenship of anyone who promotes changing the law to allow re-election.
	But Hernandez's National Party, which also controls Congress, says a Supreme ...

Defying term limit, Honduran president to run in 2017

The FBI's review of new emails did not uncover any wrongdoing by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the bureau has not changed its July recommendation not to charge her, Director James Comey told lawmakers today.
	   Since late October, when Comey dropped a bombshell that a review of Clinton's State Department email practices would be revisited after new messages were uncovered, "the FBI investigative team has been working around the clock," he said in a widely circulated letter to lawmakers.
	   "During that process, we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state. Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to secretary Clinton."
	   Her campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri welcomed the move.
	   "We are glad to see that he has found, as we were confident that he would, that he's confirmed the conclusions that he reached in July," Palmieri ...

'No change to FBI advice not to charge Clinton over emails'

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An American citizen held in Yemen was released today and evacuated from rebel-controlled Sanaa to Muscat along with Yemenis wounded in the country's conflict, the sultanate's foreign ministry said.
	The unidentified man was transported onboard an Omani military aircraft after his release was secured "following a request by the US government (to Oman) to continue helping in (releasing) its citizens held in Yemen", the ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency ONA.
	It said he was set free following "coordination with concerned parties in Sanaa," in an apparent reference to Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels.
	Last month, Muscat secured the release of two other Americans who were held in Sanaa.
	There have been dozens of kidnappings of foreigners in Yemen over the years, most of them by members of the country's heavily armed tribes seeking concessions from the authorities.
	Since the Huthi rebels overran the capital in September 2014, they have detained several ...

American held in Yemen freed, evacuated to Oman: ministry

Washington is in "close contact" with Ankara over the assault launched by American-backed Kurdish-Arab forces on the Islamic State group's bastion Raqa in Syria, a senior US official said today.
	"We are in close close contact with our Turkish allies and that is why the chairman of joint chiefs is in Ankara today," Brett McGurk, President Barack Obama's envoy to the US-led coalition battling the jihadists, told a news conference in the Jordanian capital Amman.
	"We want this to be as coordinated as possible, recognising that there will be a mix of forces on the field and that many of those forces of course do not see eye to eye, but they do share a very common and still very lethal enemy," he said of IS.
	The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, General Joseph Dunford, arrived today in Ankara on a previously unannounced visit and was to meet his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, the Turkish army said earlier, without elaborating.
	The US-backed Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic ...

US in 'close contact' with Turkey over Raqa assault: coalition

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned today that the fight to wrest control of Raqa, the Islamic State group stronghold in Syria, "will not be easy."
	"The effort to isolate, and ultimately liberate, Raqa marks the next step in our coalition campaign plan," Carter said in a statement.
	"As in Mosul, the fight will not be easy and there is hard work ahead, but it is necessary to end the fiction of ISIL's caliphate and disrupt the group's ability to carry out terror attacks against the United States, our allies and our partners," he said, using an alternative name for the jihadist group.
	"The international coalition will continue to do what we can to enable local forces in both Iraq and Syria to deliver ISIL the lasting defeat it deserves," the US defense chief added.
	Carter issued his remarks as US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces launched an offensive on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, increasing pressure on the jihadists who are already battling Iraqi troops ..

'Fight will not be easy' in IS-held Raqa: US defense chief

Libya's coastguard said it rescued 115 migrants today who had been aboard a rubber boat that broke down off Tripoli, and that one migrant had drowned.
	The migrants "were on a rubber boat that broke down northwest of Khoms," some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the capital yesterday, navy spokesman Colonel Ayoub Qassem told AFP.
	He said the rescue began at 7:30 am local time and it took two hours to take the migrants to Khoms port where they were given medical aid.
	They were then passed to the interior ministry's department tackling illegal immigration, he added.
	The migrants were of various African nationalities.
	People smugglers have exploited the chaos gripping Libya since the 2011 uprising that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi to traffic migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe.
	As many as 4,220 migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, a higher number than the full-year totals for 2014, 2015 or any other year on record, according to the ...

Libyan coastguard rescues 115 migrants off Tripoli

A UN peacekeeper from Togo was killed and two civilians seriously wounded today when a mine exploded as a military convoy passed through central Mali.
	More than 11,000 UN police and military are currently serving in Mali, attempting to guarantee security in lawless swathes of the vast Sahel nation.
	An African military source working within the UN mission told AFP: "We have lost, among our injured, a Togolese peacekeeper. There are also some injured," the source said.
	The source did not specify the number of peacekeepers wounded, but said they were quickly evacuated to receive medical attention after the attack in the central Mopti region.
	A local official meanwhile told AFP two civilians who had been following the convoy were seriously injured.
	"The attack took place not far from the town of Douentza. The civilians were following the UN mission's convoy," the source said, describing the pair's future as "uncertain".
	France intervened in January 2013 to drive out Islamist ...

UN peacekeeper dead, 2 civilians injured in Mali attack

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party today said it was pulling out of parliament after nine of its MPs including the two co-leaders were arrested in an unprecedented crackdown.
	The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the third-largest party in this legislature, said it would no longer be taking part in general sessions of parliament or commission work.
	The arrest on Friday of the MPs, including party leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, added to tensions as Turkey wages a relentless battle against Kurdish militants and deals with the aftermath of a July 15 failed coup.
	They have been charged with membership and promotion of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
	The move also compounded concerns among Turkey's Western allies that the state of emergency imposed after the coup bid is being used for a general crackdown against critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and not just the suspected plotters.
	Yesterday, an Istanbul court ordered the jailing pending trial of nine 

Turkey pro-Kurd party quits parliament over arrests

An unbeaten century from Dhananjaya de Silva put Sri Lanka in control of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe after a fluctuating first day at Harare Sports Club today.
     De Silva came to the wicket with Sri Lanka struggling on 112 for four after they had lost the toss and been asked to bat, but showed greater application than Sri Lanka's top order as he hit his second Test century in just his fifth match.
     The right-hander added a crucial 143 for the fifth wicket with Upul Tharanga before finishing unbeaten on 100, as the tourists closed the day on 290 for five.
     "I knew I needed to bat through the innings," De Silva said afterwards. "Playing under pressure is my role, so it made me comfortable."
     Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first on a pitch boasting a tinge of green, but had a chaotic first hour with the ball.
     Fast bowler Carl Mumba limped off the field after the first over, and seamers Chris Mpofu and Donald Tiripano were wayward in their ...

Undefeated De Silva puts Sri Lanka in charge

A man stabbed a security guard to death today in Bangladesh's main airport after police and paramilitary officers stopped him from going through to departures, officers said.
	The attacker went on a stabbing spree after officials asked him to show his travel documents at the entry of the departure lounge of Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, police and local media said.
	"One Ansar (paramilitary security guard) was killed in the knife attack," Nazrul Islam, a police sub-inspector, told AFP.
	Up to three others including another security guard were also injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, additional deputy commissioner of police Rafiul Alam said.
	He added that the attacker, who said he was a cleaner, was arrested. It is not known whether the man has ties to any Islamist extremist groups.
	Bangladesh has been reeling from a wave of attacks on foreigners, rights activists and members of religious minorities, among others.
	Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's secular ...

Guard killed in Bangladesh airport stabbing spree

Scoreboard at close on the first day
of the second Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in Harare on today:
     Sri Lanka first innings
     D Karunaratne c Williams b Masakadza   26
     K Silva lbw b Mpofu                    37
     K Perera c Mumba b Masakadza            4
     K Mendis c Moor b Tiripano             26
     U Tharanga c Masakadza b Cremer        79
     D de Silva batting                    100
     A Gunaratne batting                    13
     Extras (2lb, 2w, 1nb)                   5
     Total (5 wkts, 90 overs)              290
     Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-66, 3-84, 4-112, 5-255
     Bowling: Mumba 14-2-54-0, Tiripano 22-4-63-1, Mpofu 18-4-65-1, Masakadza 8-2-18-2, Cremer 18-0-57-1, Williams 5-1-8-0, Waller 5-0-23-0.

Harare, Nov 6 (AFP) Scoreboard at close on the first day

An unbroken stand of 75 between Upul Tharanga and Dhananjaya de Silva saw Sri Lanka reclaim control after pressure from Zimbabwe on the opening day of the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
     Tharanga and De Silva came together with Sri Lanka struggling on 112 for four after they lost the toss and were inserted by Zimbabwe, but by tea the pair had carried the tourists to 187 for four.
     Both batsmen were willing to be patient as they orchestrated the recovery, after the collapse had largely come about through some reckless batting by the top order.
     Zimbabwe's search for wickets at the top of the innings was hampered by fast bowler Carl Mumba limping off after the first over, and when Sri Lanka's openers preyed on some inconsistent bowling to advance to 62 without loss it appeared as though the hosts faced a long day in the field.
     With Mumba off the field receiving medical treatment, Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer was forced to turn to part-time ...

Sri Lanka back in control

Scoreboard at tea on the first day of
the second Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka on Sunday:
     Sri Lanka first innings
     D. Karunaratne c Williams b Masakadza 26
     K. Silva lbw b Mpofu                  37
     K. Perera c Mumba b Masakadza          4
     K. Mendis c Moor b Tiripano           26
     U. Tharanga not out                   50
     D. De Silva not out                   40
     Extras (2lb, 2w)                       4
     Total (4 wkts, 57 overs)             187
     Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Karunaratne), 2-66 (Perera), 3-84 (Silva), 4-112 (Mendis).
     Bowling: Mumba 11-2-42-0, Tiripano 14-3-43-1, Mpofu 13-3-50-1, Masakadza 4-1-13-2, Cremer 10-0-29-0, Williams 5-1-8-0.

Harare, Nov 6 (AFP) Scoreboard at tea on the first day of

The top US general Joseph Dunford today made a previously unannounced visit to Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, the army said, as Kurdish-Arab forces launched an operation to capture the jihadist bastion of Raqa in Syria.
	The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff was to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, the army said, without giving further details.
	The Kurdish-Arab force leading the fight to take the Syrian city of Raqa from the control of Islamic State jihadists had said earlier that Washington had agreed Turkey would play no role in the offensive.
	Ankara had previously expressed alarm that the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were dominated by the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) militia.
	It considers the YPG to be an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has waged an insurgency against Ankara for more than three decades.
	Turkey has repeatedly targeted the YPG inside Syria and indicated it would not support ..

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