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• Ukraine rebels say they are poised to recapture Donetsk airport
• Islamic State issues video of beheading of U.S. hostage: SITE
• U.S. strikes Somali militant camp in bid to kill al Shabaab leader
• U.S. military may move Niger drone base to Sahara desert city
• Canada, China quietly hold top-level meeting on strained ties
• Japan's Abe to co-opt rival, draft more women in cabinet reshuffle
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• World 'losing battle' to contain Ebola
• Britain bans American Apparel ads for sexualising school girls
• Ryder Cup callups for Westwood, Poulter and Gallacher
• Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist
• US Open Glance
• Yankees' Tanaka to throw bullpen this week
• Dominican president vetoes new national park
• Northern Mexico state approves same-sex marriage
• Wednesday talks propel Kerry back into Mideast tumult
• Tom Watson fills out his Ryder Cup team
• ONE urges G20 to end $1 trillion corruption loss
• Brazil: new project to clean Olympic waters
• Following his own rules, Monfils into US Open QFs
• West Africa struggles to contain Ebola as warnings and deaths mount
• 37th time the charm for China's Peng at US Open
• Cilic tops Simon in 5 sets, makes US Open quarters
• What to watch at US Open: Djokovic takes on Murray
• Rousseff goes for jugular as Brazil poll race heats up
• Pair of tropical storms threatens Mexico
• Scotland Yard put up for sale
• NATO coalition in Afghanistan shrinking
• British mining company fined $4.5M in Chile
• US rejects Norwegian Air bid for US-Europe flights
• Dolphin virus adds to deaths in troubled Florida lagoon
• Chiefs give Santos shot to fulfill father's dreams
• Key developments related to the Ukraine conflict
• Obama to Europe: NATO to oppose Russian aggression
• Russia and NATO square off over Ukraine
• 'Islamic State' extremists murder second US reporter
• Boko Haram attacks prompt concern for Nigeria's northeast

Ukraine rebels say they are poised to recapture Donetsk airport Posted: 02 Sep 2014 10:30 AM PDT EU officials proposed sanctions on Tuesday to starve Russian firms of cash as punishment for Moscow's role in Ukraine, where rebels said they were storming Donetsk airport, potentially their biggest prize since turning the war's tide last week. Western countries accuse Moscow of sending armored columns of troops into Ukraine, where the momentum in a five-month war shifted last week decisively in favor of pro-Russian rebels, who are now advancing on a new front towards a major port. Russia denies its troops are involved in fighting on the ground, in the face of what Western countries and Ukraine say is overwhelming evidence. According to the United Nations, the war, in which pro-Russian separatists are fighting to throw off rule from Kiev, has killed more than 2,600 people and driven nearly a million from their homes in east Ukraine.

Islamic State issues video of beheading of U.S. hostage: SITE Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:31 PM PDT By William Maclean DUBAI (Reuters) - The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. A masked figure in the video seen by Reuters also issued a threat against a British hostage, a man the group named as David Haines, and warned governments to back off "this evil alliance of America against the Islamic State".

U.S. strikes Somali militant camp in bid to kill al Shabaab leader Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:39 PM PDT The United States launched Hellfire missiles and laser-guided munitions to destroy an al Shabaab encampment in south-central Somalia late on Monday, the Pentagon said. After the Westgate mall attack, Navy SEALS stormed ashore into the al Shabaab stronghold of Barawe, where a regional official said the latest air strike was also launched, but they failed to capture or kill their target.

U.S. military may move Niger drone base to Sahara desert city Posted: 02 Sep 2014 12:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON/NIAMEY (Reuters) - The United States is preparing a possible redeployment of its drones in Niger to set up a forward base in the Sahara closer to Islamist militants blamed for attacks across the region, U.S. Washington deployed unarmed surveillance drones in Niger after a French-led military operation last year destroyed an al Qaeda enclave in neighboring northern Mali.

Canada, China quietly hold top-level meeting on strained ties Posted: 02 Sep 2014 01:58 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Senior officials from Canada and China met quietly in Ottawa last week to discuss relations that have deteriorated so badly that they could threaten Prime Minister Stephen Harper's planned visit to China in November. Canada sees China as an important trading partner and in early 2012 Harper went to Beijing to pitch the idea of Canada as a potential oil supplier. In late July, Canada accused Chinese hackers of being responsible for an attack on a government computer. In early August, China detained a Canadian couple, Kevin Garratt and Julia Dawn Garratt, on suspicion of spying.

Japan's Abe to co-opt rival, draft more women in cabinet reshuffle Posted: 02 Sep 2014 12:22 PM PDT By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to co-opt a rival and draft more women to spruce up his image while keeping key ministers when he reshuffles his cabinet on Wednesday, a rejig dictated more by political dynamics than policy matters. Abe has not revamped his cabinet since returning to office in December 2012, a record for a post-World War Two premier. Abe, who surged to power promising to revive the economy and bolster Japan's security stance in the face of a rising China, has seen his support slip to around 50 percent, still high for a Japanese premier but off early peaks of around 60 percent. Core members such as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, 65, Finance Minister Taro Aso, 73, Economics Minister Akira Amari, 65, and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, 57, are likely to stay on, signaling policy continuity.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 02 Sep 2014 05:02 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels holding 45 Fijian peacekeepers hostage have issued a set of demands for their release, including the extremist group's removal from a U.N. terrorist list and compensation for the killing of three of its fighters in a shootout with international troops, an official said Tuesday. The Nusra Front seized the Fijians on Thursday in the Golan Heights, where a 1,200-strong U.N. force monitors the buffer zone between Syria and Israel. The rebels also surrounded two Filipino units, but those U.N. troops escaped over the weekend.

World 'losing battle' to contain Ebola Posted: 02 Sep 2014 05:01 PM PDT International medical agency Medecins sans Frontieres said Tuesday the world was "losing the battle" to contain Ebola as the United Nations warned of severe food shortages in the hardest-hit countries. Leaders are failing to come to grips with this transnational threat," said MSF international president Joanne Liu. "The (World Health Organization) announcement on August 8 that the epidemic constituted a 'public health emergency of international concern' has not led to decisive action, and states have essentially Her comments came as a third American health worker tested positive for the deadly virus while working with patients in Liberia, the worst-hit country.

Britain bans American Apparel ads for sexualising school girls Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:59 PM PDT Britain's advertising watchdog on Wednesday banned two adverts by clothing brand American Apparel for being offensive and normalising sexually predatory behaviour. Two people had complained about the adverts, saying as they were inappropriate for a skirt advertised as school wear. "We considered the images were gratuitous and objectified women, and were therefore sexist and likely to cause serious and widespread offence," the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said. The watchdog said the images "imitated voyeuristic 'up-skirt' shots which had been taken without the subject's consent" and therefore had the potential to normalise "predatory sexual behaviour".

Ryder Cup callups for Westwood, Poulter and Gallacher Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:58 PM PDT Europe's Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley on Tuesday made his three wildcard picks for Gleneagles, selecting Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher. Already assured of a place in the European team for the September 26-28 showdown with the Americans in Scotland were Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Victor Dubuisson, Jamie Donaldson, Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell.

Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:56 PM PDT An Internet video purports to show the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State group.

US Open Glance Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Tuesday's play at the $38.3 million U.S. Open tennis championships:

Yankees' Tanaka to throw bullpen this week Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka plans to throw a bullpen practice session this week, the next step for the injured New York Yankees ace pitcher as he tries to overcome a recent setback.

Dominican president vetoes new national park Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:36 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic has vetoed a bill that would have created a new national park in an area where a multinational company has mining operations.

Northern Mexico state approves same-sex marriage Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:33 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The northern state of Coahuila has become the second place in Mexico after the capital to recognize same-sex marriage.

Wednesday talks propel Kerry back into Mideast tumult Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:30 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry wades back into the tumult of the Israel-Palestinian peace process Wednesday, meeting Palestinian negotiators for the first time since the 50-day war in Gaza ended. The talks come just days after Israel announced its biggest grab of Palestinian land since the 1980s, and as a new showdown looms at the United Nations with the increasingly frustrated Palestinians planning to push a resolution setting a three-year deadline to end the Israeli occupation. It will be Kerry's first face-to-face talks with Palestinian negotiators since Washington found itself sidelined from the Gaza ceasefire talks in July, when Kerry, the top US diplomat, failed to broker a truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

Tom Watson fills out his Ryder Cup team Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:30 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Keegan Bradley hasn't stopped thinking about playing in another Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Tom Watson gave him that chance Tuesday night.

ONE urges G20 to end $1 trillion corruption loss Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:28 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Anti-poverty organization ONE is demanding that leaders of the 20 largest economies act decisively at an annual summit in November against money laundering, bribery, tax evasion and corruption which it estimates costs the world's poorest countries more than $1 trillion a year.

Brazil: new project to clean Olympic waters Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:26 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro officials on Tuesday unveiled a new sanitation project that aims to eliminate the stain of raw sewage defiling the waters of Rio de Janeiro's Gloria Marina, where the 2016 Olympic sailing events are to be held.

Following his own rules, Monfils into US Open QFs Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:26 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Gael Monfils follows his own rules.

West Africa struggles to contain Ebola as warnings and deaths mount Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:21 PM PDT Doctors in Liberia were out on strike on Tuesday as they struggled to cope with the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, while the United Nations warned the spread of the disease in West Africa was causing food shortages in one of the world's poorest regions. Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said 800 more beds for Ebola patients were urgently needed in the Liberian capital Monrovia alone, while in Sierra Leone highly infectious bodies were rotting in the streets. MSF called for rich nations to send military medical teams to support buckling healthcare systems in West Africa.

37th time the charm for China's Peng at US Open Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Peng Shuai got so frustrated with her inability to make a serious run at a major title that she nearly quit the sport in 2006, a thought that crossed her mind only once before when she had surgery to repair a heart defect at age 12.

Cilic tops Simon in 5 sets, makes US Open quarters Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:14 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Marin Cilic held off Gilles Simon this time, winning their U.S. Open fourth-round match 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

What to watch at US Open: Djokovic takes on Murray Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Murray went more than a year between victories over top-10 opponents.

Rousseff goes for jugular as Brazil poll race heats up Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:03 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's presidential race is rapidly shifting gears with a surge in support for environmentalist Marina Silva sending a threatened Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent, into attack mode. With a month to go until the election, the ground has abruptly shifted under Rousseff -- who had been the overwhelming favorite to win -- since the August 13 death of Socialist Party candidate Eduardo Campos in a plane crash. Campos' death catapulted his running mate, Silva, into the race and suddenly Rousseff is faced with a fresh contender. Opinion polls show Silva would defeat Rousseff in a run-off by 10 points.

Pair of tropical storms threatens Mexico Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:54 PM PDT A pair of tropical storms formed on both of Mexico's coasts on Tuesday, threatening to dump heavy rain on several states and spark floods in the northeast, forecasters warned. Tropical Storm Dolly churned in the Gulf of Mexico and was expected to make landfall in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas late Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Center said. Dolly slightly weakened as it crept toward the coast, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers (45 miles) per hour, some 95 kilometers east-southeast of the port of Tampico. The storm is expected to produce between 150 and 250 millimeters (six and 10 inches) of rainfall in Tamaulipas and the neighboring states of Nuevo Leon, Veracruz and San Luis Potosi.

Scotland Yard put up for sale Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:51 PM PDT A piece of criminal history can be yours for £250 million (315 million euros, $412 million) -- London's world-famous Scotland Yard police force put its headquarters up for sale Tuesday. The 22-storey, 600,000-square-foot (56,000-square-metre) office block, a short walk from both the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace at Victoria, has been home to the Metropolitan Police since 1967. "This is a hugely expensive building to run and operate," said Craig Mackey, deputy commissioner of the force. There is already significant international and British interest in the site, according to Simon Hodson of Jones Lang LaSalle, the firm which is handling the sale.

NATO coalition in Afghanistan shrinking Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:46 PM PDT Alongside the exodus of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, soldiers who hail from countries like Singapore and Slovenia, Mongolia and Malaysia have been packing up too, leaving behind an ever-shrinking NATO coalition.

British mining company fined $4.5M in Chile Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:41 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Regulators in Chile have ordered British mining company Anglo American Plc to pay a fine of $4.5 million for violations at one of the five copper mines it operates in the country.

US rejects Norwegian Air bid for US-Europe flights Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In a case that has labor and trade policy implications, the Obama administration on Tuesday rejected a request that would have immediately permitted a low-cost air carrier to begin flights between the U.S. and Europe while the government is still reviewing its application for new service.

Dolphin virus adds to deaths in troubled Florida lagoon Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:39 PM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - A measles-like virus that is blamed for killing hundreds of dolphins on the U.S. East Coast has spread into a Florida lagoon where hundreds of manatees, brown pelicans and dolphins already died mysteriously in recent years. The Indian River Lagoon, south of the Kennedy Space Center, was the scene of the unexplained deaths in 2012 and 2013 and is now threatened by cetacean morbillivirus, which is related to the virus that causes measles in humans. Megan Stolen, a research scientist from the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, said on Tuesday that the disease was new to Florida's Intercoastal Waterway, which includes the Indian River Lagoon, but that the deaths appear to be over.

Chiefs give Santos shot to fulfill father's dreams Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:36 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — David Burnett had just landed in Atlanta on a business trip when his phone buzzed with a voice mail. On the recording, breaking with emotion, was the voice of Cairo Santos.

Key developments related to the Ukraine conflict Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:34 PM PDT Fighting in Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine government forces has dragged on since April, a month after Russia annexed Crimea. The clashes have claimed more than 2,500 lives and displaced at least 340,000 others. Russia denies accusations by Ukraine and Western powers that it has been arming and supporting the separatists.

Obama to Europe: NATO to oppose Russian aggression Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted by a Kremlin-backed military offensive in Ukraine, President Barack Obama and Western allies will approve plans this week to position at least 4,000 troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, bolstering NATO's security commitments to nervous member states near the Russian border.

Russia and NATO square off over Ukraine Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:32 PM PDT Russia declared NATO a major "threat" on Tuesday after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe because of the Kremlin's perceived stoking of war in Ukraine. Moscow's surprise declaration of a shift in its military doctrine came just ahead of a NATO summit in Wales on Thursday at which beleaguered Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will lobby US President Barack Obama for military support.

'Islamic State' extremists murder second US reporter Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:31 PM PDT The so-called "Islamic State" has murdered a second American reporter, releasing another video Tuesday showing a masked militant with a British accent cutting the throat of a US captive. In the latest footage, the 31-year-old reporter Steven Sotloff calmly addresses the camera to say he is a victim of President Barack Obama's decision to press on with air strikes against the jihadists. "I'm back, Obama, and I'm back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State," the black-clad jihadist says, wielding a combat knife and speaking in a London accent. This was a reference to a video issued last month in which US journalist James Foley was murdered, again by a suspected British foreign fighter, and in almost identical fashion.

Boko Haram attacks prompt concern for Nigeria's northeast Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:28 PM PDT Boko Haram militants have reportedly seized another town in Nigeria's far northeast after heavy fighting with government troops, with experts warning the region is on the brink of a "takeover". The claims were followed by an attack by the group on a nearby border crossing with Cameroon in which 40 Boko Haram members were said to have been killed. Nigeria's military denied that the northeastern town of Bama had fallen, but residents and a local lawmaker claimed the insurgents had driven out the troops and taken control of a military base. Some analysts have predicted that by seizing territory, Boko Haram is seeking to encircle the state capital, Maiduguri, 70 kilometres (45 miles) away, to make it the centre of a hardline Islamic state.

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