STOKE, England (AP) ― Demba Ba scored a hat trick to give Newcastle a 3-1 win over Stoke on Monday and make sure his team remained unbeaten in the Premier League.Ba put the visitors ahead 2-0 by halftime before handing Stoke a lifeline by bringing down Peter Crouch in the area, with Jonathan Walters pulling a goal back from the spot in the 75th. However, Newcastle was given its own penalty from a similar situation just five minutes later, and Ba converted the spot kick to put the game beyond rea

VANCOUVER (AP) ― In what is called the largest crime spree in Vancouver history, police recommend that 60 people be charged with everything from assault to breaking and entering after the downtown Stanley Cup riot last June.Police Chief Jim Chu said Monday a forensic video database was used to analyze characteristics of suspects. They asked the Crown to approve 163 charges against 60 people.The June 15 riot put police under pressure to recommend charges quickly after thousands of people lit fire

NEW YORK (AP) ― CC Sabathia decided to stay with the New York Yankees rather than test the free-agent market, agreeing Monday to a new deal that adds $30 million to his existing contract and will pay $122 million over the next five years.The 31-year-old left-hander had until midnight to opt out of his current agreement, which had $92 million remaining over the next four years in $23 million annual salaries.The new deal adds a $25 million salary for 2016 and gives the Yankees a $25 million option

Lions win Korean Series titleWhen Samsung Lions’ closer Oh Seung-hwan came to the mound on Monday night, called upon once again to save the day, people knew he could do the job.The 29-year-old pitcher thrust his arm into the air after successfully retiring three SK Wyverns’ batters in the ninth inning, reclaiming the Korean Series title for his team.It was the Lions’ fourth Korean Series crown.The Daegu-side beat the Wyverns 1-0 in Game 5 at Jamsil Stadium on Monday, boosted by impressive pitchi

Iranian state TV says two players have been suspended from the country’s professional soccer league for an “immoral” goal-scoring celebration.The report Monday says Mohammed Nosrati of Persepolis squeezed the backside of teammate Sheis Rezaei while the Tehran team’s players celebrated a goal against Damash Gilan. After Persepolis scored again in the 3-2 victory, YouTube footage appears to show Rezaei squeezing an unidentified teammate.Nosrati and Rezaei say they did not intend to offend. Iran TV

TOKYO (AP) ― Japan wants North Korea to allow more Japanese fans into the country for next month’s World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang.Kyodo news agency reports Monday that Japan Football Association general-secretary Kozo Tashima says the number of Japanese that North Korea would allow into the country is “nowhere near acceptable.”Japan faces North Korea in Pyongyang on Nov. 15. It will be the first time Japan has played in North Korea since 1989.The Japanese government has been advising citizens

The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea will hold its annual Business Awards gala dinner on Nov. 10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul.Nine companies, including five from Korea, have been shortlisted for awards for best SME, best services company and trade excellence. A special Investment of the Year Award and the Chairman’s Award will be announced on the night. To promote audience participation, Telston will introduce text message voting for one of the awards.Prominent business figures and c

Applications for Seoul Global Center’s Business Start-up School are available and open for submission until Friday.The free two-week evening course is aimed at expats looking to set up a small business in Korea.The syllabus covers legal and tax issues, marketing, government policies and the Korean corporate system, as well as other aspects of doing business in Korea.The course runs weekdays from Nov. 14-25, with classes from 7-9 p.m.Applicants should submit a business plan with their application

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.N. investigators have identified a previously unknown complex in Syria that bolsters suspicions that the Syrian government worked with A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan‘s atomic bomb, to acquire technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.The buildings in northwest Syria closely match the design of a uranium enrichment plant provided to Libya when Moammar Gadhafi was trying to build nuclear weapons under Khan’s guidance, officials told The Associated Press.The U.N.‘s

Local business lobbies again called for the quick ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement on Tuesday, saying that the investor-state dispute settlement system is one that has become a global standard.In opposing ratification of the accord with the U.S., opposition parties have focused on the ISD clause, which allows disputes between investors and the state to be settled under the mediation of a third party. According to the coalition of opposition parties that seek to prevent the Gra