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• U.S. wins Arab support for Syria/Iraq military campaign
• Russia faces new U.S., EU sanctions over Ukraine crisis
• For Assad, U.S. plan will weaken one foe but bolster others
• Exclusive: Brazil's Silva would cut spending, end forex intervention program
• Scottish support for independence slips behind unionists a week before vote: poll
• Syria's Nusra Front releases U.N. peacekeepers in Golan
• UNICEF: 46 percent of South Asia girls marry by 18
• Feds: Cartel laundered ransom money in fashion hub
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Support for Scots independence slips behind unionists week before vote: poll
• IS has 20,000-31,500 fighters in Iraq and Syria: CIA
• Mexico police chief sought in reporter attack
• US beats Lithuania to reach basketball world final
• Arab allies pledge to fight Islamic State group
• Boy ordered tried in French street artist's death
• Qaeda-linked Syria rebels release Fijian peacekeepers
• 4th Sierra Leonean doctor infected with Ebola
• Scotland ready to make history: independence leader
• UN: 45 Fijian peacekeepers freed in Syria
• Cuba turns down Hemingway fishing log request
• APNewsBreak: Court martial eyed in Iraq vanishing
• ArtRio international art fair opens in Brazil
• CIA: Islamic State group has up to 31,500 fighters
• Mykhailiuk lands at Kansas after World Cup ouster
• Shark-munching Spinosaurus was first-known water dino
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford transferred to cancer hospital
• New Scotland independence poll shows "No" side ahead
• Small jet missing in Dominican Republic
• Tropical Storm Odile drifts off southern Mexico
• DR Congo opposition leader jailed
• Silent Europe aghast at possible breakup of Britain
• Chile marks 41st anniversary of military coup
• Stocks end mixed; Health care stocks slump
• 4 Reasons shoppers will shrug off Home Depot hack
• Estonia fury as Russia charges 'abducted' policeman with spying
• Brek Shea of US on loan from Stoke to Birmingham
• Military exercise with Russia canceled
• Eying Scotland, Spain Catalans seek secession vote

U.S. wins Arab support for Syria/Iraq military campaign Posted: 11 Sep 2014 12:20 PM PDT By Jason Szep JEDDAH (Reuters) - The United States signed up Arab allies on Thursday to a "coordinated military campaign" against Islamic State fighters, a major step in building regional support for President Barack Obama's plan to strike both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi frontier. After talks in Saudi Arabia's summer capital Jeddah, Secretary of State John Kerry won backing from 10 Arab countries - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and six Gulf states including rich rivals Saudi Arabia and Qatar - for a coalition to fight the Sunni militants that have seized swathes of Iraq and Syria. Non-Arab Sunni power Turkey also attended the Jeddah talks but two other major regional players - Shi'ite Iran and Syria itself - were excluded, a sign of the difficulty of building a coalition across the Middle East's sectarian battle lines.

Russia faces new U.S., EU sanctions over Ukraine crisis Posted: 11 Sep 2014 12:55 PM PDT By Adrian Croft and Arshad Mohammed BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Thursday to begin their new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis on Friday but could lift them next month if Moscow abides by a fragile truce, while the United States prepared its own fresh sanctions. The steps are the latest by the United States and the EU following Russia's annexation of Crimea in March and what the West sees as an effort since then to further destabilize Ukraine by backing pro-Russian separatists with troops and arms. President Barack Obama said he will provide details on the new U.S. The United States plans to sanction Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, and to further limit other Russian banks' access to U.S.

For Assad, U.S. plan will weaken one foe but bolster others Posted: 11 Sep 2014 12:01 PM PDT By Tom Perry and Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT (Reuters) - By striking Islamic State in Syria, the United States would be weakening one of President Bashar al-Assad's major enemies. Eventually, a unified opposition better able to stand its ground could create new momentum for a stalled diplomatic track involving both the West and Assad's main allies, Russia and Iran which are also alarmed by the rise of Islamic State.

Exclusive: Brazil's Silva would cut spending, end forex intervention program Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:59 PM PDT By Alonso Soto BRASILIA (Reuters) - Marina Silva would push for large budget cuts and end a central bank foreign exchange program aimed at supporting the currency if she is elected Brazil's next president in October, a senior economic adviser told Reuters on Thursday. Alexandre Rands, an economist who helped draft Silva's economic plan, said she could cut up to 100 billion reais ($43 billion) - or about 2 percent of gross domestic product - in budget spending next year to send a strong signal to investors worried about the deterioration of public finances. Our priority is to control inflation in order to create an environment that will allow Brazil to grow more," he said in an interview that provided some of the most specific guidance yet about Silva's financial policies. Silva, an environmentalist whom polls show is running neck-to-neck with President Dilma Rousseff in a likely runoff next month, has encouraged many investors with her market-friendly economic platform, which includes giving the central bank full independence.

Scottish support for independence slips behind unionists a week before vote: poll Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:16 PM PDT By Alistair Smout and Angus MacSwan EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a 4 percentage point lead over separatists, a YouGov poll showed on Friday with just a week to go before Scots vote in a referendum on independence. The YouGov survey for The Times and Sun newspapers put Scottish support for the union at 52 percent versus support for independence at 48 percent, excluding those who said they did not know how they would vote. YouGov's last poll showed support for independence at 51 percent. "The 'no' campaign has moved back into the lead in Scotland's referendum campaign," YouGov President Peter Kellner said in a commentary on the survey.

Syria's Nusra Front releases U.N. peacekeepers in Golan Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:03 PM PDT By Baz Ratner GOLAN HEIGHTS (Reuters) - Dozens of Fijian U.N. peacekeepers, released by al Qaeda-linked group Nusra Front in Syria, arrived in Israeli-held territory on the Golan Heights on Thursday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. "We opened the border and they entered," the Israeli military spokeswoman said, without giving numbers. A Reuters witness said after the peacekeepers crossed over they were driven away in a convoy of U.N. minibuses. Some 45 Fijian soldiers were taken hostage two weeks ago when Islamist militant groups including Nusra attacked them in the volatile frontier area between Syria and Israel.

UNICEF: 46 percent of South Asia girls marry by 18 Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:46 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly half of girls in South Asia marry before their 18th birthday as children in the region continue paying the price of persistent inequality, according to a UNICEF report released Thursday.

Feds: Cartel laundered ransom money in fashion hub Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:41 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a ransom paid for an American who delivered cocaine for a drug cartel led them to a scheme to launder drug money through businesses in the fashion district of Los Angeles.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:32 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants released 45 Fijian peacekeepers captured two week ago in Syria, ending the U.N.'s fourth crisis over abducted soldiers in the Golan Heights since March 2013 amid questions about the future of its 40-year-old monitoring mission there. The Fijians were captured on the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights by fighters from the Nusra Front, who have been battling Syrian government forces in the contested buffer zone between Syria and Israel. The 1,200-strong U.N. force that has patrolled the zone since 1974 has increasingly been caught in the spillover from Syria's civil war.

Support for Scots independence slips behind unionists week before vote: poll Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:16 PM PDT Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a narrow lead over separatists, a YouGov poll showed just one week before Scots vote in a referendum on independence. The YouGov survey for The Times and Sun newspapers put supporters of the union on 52 percent, narrowly ahead of supporters of independence on 48 percent, excluding those who said they did not know how they would vote. "This is the first time NO has gained ground since early August," YouGov President Peter Kellner said in a commentary. "Although NO is back in front, the YES campaign has held on to most of its gains since early August." YouGov, one of Britain's most respected pollsters, polled 1,268 people between Sept. 9 and Sept. 11.

IS has 20,000-31,500 fighters in Iraq and Syria: CIA Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:14 PM PDT Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria now have about 20,000 to 31,500 fighters on the ground, the Central Intelligence Agency said Thursday, much higher than a previous estimate of 10,000. "CIA assesses the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (IS) can muster between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters across Iraq and Syria, based on a new review of all-source intelligence reports from May to August," CIA spokesman Ryan Trapani said in a statement.

Mexico police chief sought in reporter attack Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:06 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in central Mexico are looking for a police chief who they allege ordered an attack on a journalist who was beaten in her newsroom by three men.

US beats Lithuania to reach basketball world final Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:01 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Madrid awaits. Spain doesn't.

Arab allies pledge to fight Islamic State group Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:54 PM PDT JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Key Arab allies promised Thursday to "do their share" to fight Islamic State militants, but NATO member Turkey refused to join in, signaling the struggle the U.S. faces in trying to get front-line nations to put aside their regional animosities and work together to defeat a common enemy.

Boy ordered tried in French street artist's death Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:38 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered a 14-year-old boy to stand trial on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges in the fatal shooting of a French street artist whose body was discovered a year ago near an abandoned public housing project.

Qaeda-linked Syria rebels release Fijian peacekeepers Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:38 PM PDT Al-Qaeda linked rebels in Syria on Thursday released a group of 45 Fijian UN peacekeepers they kidnapped two weeks ago in the Golan Heights, a UN spokesman said. The peacekeepers, snatched from Quneitra on the Syrian side of the strategic plateau on August 28 by fighters from the Al-Nusra Front, were released unharmed and in "good condition," the spokesman said. They were part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, which monitors a 1974 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights. "All the 45 peacekeepers are in good condition," he added, saying they would undergo medical checkups.

4th Sierra Leonean doctor infected with Ebola Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:16 PM PDT FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Another doctor from Sierra Leone who has tested positive for Ebola will be evacuated for medical treatment, an official said Thursday, making her the first citizen of a hard-hit country to be treated abroad.

Scotland ready to make history: independence leader Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:02 PM PDT Scotland's pro-independence leader Alex Salmond said the "eyes of the world" were on a momentous referendum next week as officials reported record numbers registering to vote on breaking away from the United Kingdom. Salmond said the September 18 vote would be "a process of national empowerment", as new figures came out showing a record 4.3 million people had registered to vote -- higher than for any previous elections in Scotland. "Scotland is on the cusp of making history. The eyes of the world are upon Scotland," Salmond, Scottish First Minister and the head of Scotland's current devolved government, said in an Edinburgh speech.

UN: 45 Fijian peacekeepers freed in Syria Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:02 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants released 45 Fijian peacekeepers captured two week ago in Syria, ending the U.N.'s fourth crisis over abducted soldiers in the Golan Heights since March 2013 amid questions about the future of its 40-year-old monitoring mission there.

Cuba turns down Hemingway fishing log request Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:57 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Cuba says U.S. scientists won't get immediate access to potentially invaluable fishing logs kept by Ernest Hemingway but authorities will work to let researchers see them eventually.

APNewsBreak: Court martial eyed in Iraq vanishing Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:55 PM PDT RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — A hearing officer has recommended a court martial for a Lebanese-born Marine accused of deserting his unit a decade ago in Iraq and later winding up in Lebanon for eight years, a defense lawyer said Thursday.

ArtRio international art fair opens in Brazil Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:55 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — ArtRio, the fair that has put Rio de Janeiro on the art world's map, has opened its latest show with exhibits from 99 top galleries from Brazil and beyond.

CIA: Islamic State group has up to 31,500 fighters Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA spokesman says a new intelligence assessment estimates that the Islamic State group can muster between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters across Iraq and Syria, up from a previous figure of 10,000.

Mykhailiuk lands at Kansas after World Cup ouster Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:43 PM PDT LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — In the course of a week, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk went from playing against some of his biggest heroes on the U.S. team at the World Cup to figuring out where all his classes were on the hilly, tree-filled campus at Kansas.

Shark-munching Spinosaurus was first-known water dino Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:35 PM PDT There once was a dinosaur, bigger than a T. rex, that swam with the sharks -- and ate them for dinner. The first evidence that a fierce and well-known meat-munching dinosaur, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, was adapted for both land and water was featured in the US journal Science on Thursday. Spinosaurus also had dense bones to help control its buoyancy in water, and a long snout with high-set nostrils that could allow easy breathing while partially submerged. "Taken together, these features strongly suggest that Spinosaurus was the first dinosaur that spent a significant amount of time in the water," said lead author Nizar Ibrahim, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford transferred to cancer hospital Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:31 PM PDT Scandal-plagued Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Thursday transferred hospitals via ambulance to a facility specializing in cancer treatment, a day after initial tests uncovered a tumour in his abdomen. The city's Humber River Hospital announced in a statement that Ford had been moved to Toronto's Mount Sinai "for follow-up investigation and subsequent treatment." A CT scan revealed a tumour in his abdomen but the Ford family was still awaiting biopsy results that would determine the type, and whether it is malignant or benign, his doctor Rueben Devlin said.

New Scotland independence poll shows "No" side ahead Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:26 PM PDT A new poll showed Scotland set to narrowly reject independence in a historic referendum in one week's time, according to results by pollster YouGov on Thursday. The survey showed the pro-union "No" campaign ahead by four points on 52 percent support, compared to 48 percent who were in favour of independence, excluding respondents who picked "don't know". The result was the first time the "No" campaign had gained support in a YouGov poll since early August, when surveys began to show the pro-independence side gaining a surge of support. A Saturday poll by YouGov showing the pro-independence side ahead for the first time electrified the campaign, prompting British Prime Minister David Cameron to cancel a parliamentary debate and travel to Scotland with rival party leaders to campaign against independence.

Small jet missing in Dominican Republic Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:23 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic were searching Thursday for any sign of a small jet registered in the U.S. that never reached its destination after taking off from the capital.

Tropical Storm Odile drifts off southern Mexico Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:21 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Odile gradually picked up strength as it drifted erratically off Mexico's southern Pacific coast Thursday, and forecasters predicted it would turn into a hurricane but also track farther out to sea than expected earlier.

DR Congo opposition leader jailed Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:21 PM PDT A senior opposition lawmaker in the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for insulting the country's president and government, one of his lawyers said. "The Supreme court Thursday evening sentenced Jean-Bertrand Ewanga to one year in person for offending the head of state, members of the government and parliament," said Richard Mpinda, who called the trial "a parody of justice". Ewanga, the general secretary of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) party, was arrested on August 5 at his home in Kinshasa, a day after a rally to oppose any extension of presidential terms. Thousands of people had demonstrated in the capital to protest over suspicions that the rulers of the vast central African country intend to amend the constitution and enable President Joseph Kabila to stay in power beyond 2016, when he is due to step down after two five-year elected terms.

Silent Europe aghast at possible breakup of Britain Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:15 PM PDT By Paul Taylor PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's international partners are aghast, mostly in silence, at the possibility that one of the leading Western powers could break up and turn in on itself if Scotland votes next week for independence from London. Many fear such a split would foreshadow a British exit from the European Union, on which Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a referendum in 2017, weakening the world's sixth largest economy and its continental partners. Some also fear it would set a precedent, boosting separatism in Catalonia and elsewhere in Europe. ...

Chile marks 41st anniversary of military coup Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:03 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Michelle Bachelet marked Thursday's anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled Marxist President Salvador Allende by urging Chileans to come forward with any information they might have about people forcibly disappeared during the country's dictatorship.

Stocks end mixed; Health care stocks slump Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:57 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A sluggish September continued for U.S. stocks as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates, the latest sanctions against Russia and volatile energy prices.

4 Reasons shoppers will shrug off Home Depot hack Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot's data breach could wind up being among the largest ever for a retailer, but that may not matter to its millions of customers.

Estonia fury as Russia charges 'abducted' policeman with spying Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:53 PM PDT Moscow (AFP) - An Estonian policeman detained by Russian security services has been charged with espionage in a case that has sent tensions soaring between Moscow and its small NATO-member neighbour.

Brek Shea of US on loan from Stoke to Birmingham Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:52 PM PDT American midfielder Brek Shea has been loaned for three months from Stoke of England's Premier League to Birmingham of the second-tier League Championship.

Military exercise with Russia canceled Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:48 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Air Force exercise involving the U.S., Canada and Russia was canceled because of Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, a spokesman for NORAD said.

Eying Scotland, Spain Catalans seek secession vote Posted: 11 Sep 2014 01:45 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Catalans energized by Scotland's upcoming independence referendum protested Thursday for a secession vote aimed at carving out a new Mediterranean nation in what is now northeastern Spain.

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