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• U.S. to Assad: Beware of interfering with U.S. air power in Syria
• Kerry says refuses to be drawn into 'back and forth' with Iran
• As many as 700 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
• Brazil election poll shows Rousseff almost even with Silva
• 'Mr. Confession' and his boss drive China's antitrust crusade
• Iran supreme leader spurns U.S. overture to fight Islamic State
• Hurricane Odile batters Mexico's Baja resorts, sparks looting
• 8 killed in drug dispute in northern Honduras
• Lula mobbed in Rio, defends govt on Petrobras
• Bombing suspect's lawyers: Didn't pose as FBI
• Leaders pledge powers in final push before Scottish vote
• Hurricane strands tourists, sparks looting in Mexico
• Swedish tolerance tested by far-right election advance
• Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT
• UK lawmakers say government environmental record ranges from bad to worse
• Ukraine outrage over delay on EU trade deal
• Occidental in $190 million settlement to clean up New Jersey river
• AP sources: US would hit back against Assad attack
• Cayman weighs adopting daylight savings time
• US cites state secrets in civil lawsuit over Iran
• Bradley Cooper drops in at London Fashion Week
• UN takes over C. African Republic peacekeeping
• Hurricane Odile slams Mexico's Baja California
• Punters take a gamble on Scottish independence vote
• Strong typhoon disrupts business as it sweeps past Hong Kong
• West Indies builds lead of 427 vs Bangladesh
• Kerry: US open to talks with Iran on Islamic State
• Israeli, Uzbek held over ammo found in toys at airport
• Key bridge destroyed in IS-held eastern Syria
• GMO safety, weed control top concerns as U.S. study kicks off
• Sierra Leone: WHO too slow to help doc with Ebola
• Rainbow hues, jean jackets at Burberry's show
• Renegade claims jet raid on Libya militia position
• Generation gap: Young Scots favor independence
• Countries scramble to make up 'precious time' lost in Ebola fight
• Hull draws 2-2 with West Ham in Premier League
• Ghosts of ethnic conflicts past haunt Fiji vote
• Gas production blamed for rise in Colorado, New Mexico quakes

U.S. to Assad: Beware of interfering with U.S. air power in Syria Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:02 PM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Syrian military's air defenses would face retaliation if Syria attempted to respond to U.S. air strikes that are expected against Islamic State targets in Syria, senior U.S. officials said on Monday. President Barack Obama's authorization of the use of American air power against Islamic State's strongholds in Syria has raised the question of whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would respond in some way. Senior U.S. ...

Kerry says refuses to be drawn into 'back and forth' with Iran Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:14 AM PDT By Jason Szep PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry refused be drawn into a "back and forth" with Iran on Monday following Tehran's assertion that it had rebuffed a U.S. request to coordinate a response to the Islamic State jihadist group. "I'm not going to get into a back and forth. I don't want to do that. I don't think that is constructive, frankly," Kerry told reporters at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris after an international conference on Iraq attended by 26 countries. Earlier, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran had vetoed a U.S. ...

As many as 700 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean Posted: 15 Sep 2014 11:16 AM PDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 700 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East may have drowned in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over the last week, bringing the death toll this year to almost 3,000, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. In the worst incident, as many as 500 migrants are believed to have died after traffickers rammed their ship off Malta's coast last week, an event that only came to light this weekend in testimony from two of nine survivors. ...

Brazil election poll shows Rousseff almost even with Silva Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:23 PM PDT BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is running almost even with her main rival, Marina Silva, in a likely second-round runoff in the October presidential election, a poll published on Monday showed. Silva has 42 percent of voter support in the expected runoff, one percentage point ahead of Rousseff, according to a survey by polling firm Vox Populi, the same level of backing for each candidates in the previous poll five days ago. ...

'Mr. Confession' and his boss drive China's antitrust crusade Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:10 PM PDT By Michael Martina and Matthew Miller BEIJING (Reuters) - A signboard at the top of a staircase in the ageing Beijing offices of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) directs lawyers and company officials to numbered conference rooms for antitrust meetings. The printed list names half a dozen or more companies on any given day - a sign of the recent flurry of activity from the NDRC - one of China's three antitrust regulators. Inside those rooms, lawyers and executives describe meetings with the NDRC as "interrogations", where raised voices, flaring tempers and verbal reprimands are commonplace. From interviews with more than two dozen attorneys, executives, and experts, who have been drawn into investigations with the NDRC's price supervision and anti-monopoly bureau, a picture emerges of a culture of intimidation under the leadership of Director General Xu Kunlin.

Iran supreme leader spurns U.S. overture to fight Islamic State Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:26 PM PDT By Jason Szep and Mehrdad Balali PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said on Monday he had personally rejected an offer from the United States for talks to fight Islamic State, an apparent blow to Washington's efforts to build a military coalition to fight militants in both Iraq and Syria. World powers meeting in Paris on Monday gave public backing to military action to fight Islamic State fighters in Iraq. France sent jets on a reconnaissance mission to Iraq, a step toward becoming the first ally to join the U.S.-led air campaign there. ...

Hurricane Odile batters Mexico's Baja resorts, sparks looting Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:26 PM PDT By Gerardo Esquerre CABO SAN LUCAS Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Odile ground its way up Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, gradually losing strength after injuring dozens of people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and smashing shops open to looters in the popular tourist area. Fierce winds felled trees, buffeting homes and businesses, as one of the worst storms ever to hit the luxury retreats of Los Cabos battered Mexico's northwestern coast with heavy rains. Odile has weakened from a Category 4 to Category 1 hurricane since Sunday, but the U.S. ...

8 killed in drug dispute in northern Honduras Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:24 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran authorities say eight men were shot and killed in a dispute between gangs over drugs in the northern city of San Pedro Sula.

Lula mobbed in Rio, defends govt on Petrobras Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:22 PM PDT Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Influential former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday rallied behind successor Dilma Rousseff as she chases re-election next month amid a corruption scandal and weak economy.

Bombing suspect's lawyers: Didn't pose as FBI Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:16 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are denying as "false" and "preposterous" an allegation that defense team members posed as FBI employees while investigating the case in Russia.

Leaders pledge powers in final push before Scottish vote Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:12 PM PDT The leaders of the three main British parties on Tuesday issued a joint pledge to give the Scottish parliament more powers if voters reject independence, in a final drive to stop the United Kingdom splitting. Its appearance comes two days ahead of Scotland's independence referendum on Thursday. Printed to look like a yellowed scroll, the promise was signed by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, opposition Labour party leader Ed Miliband, and Liberal Democrat deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. "We agreed that: The Scottish Parliament is permanent and extensive new powers for the Parliament will be delivered," the text read.

Hurricane strands tourists, sparks looting in Mexico Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:10 PM PDT Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) - Hurricane Odile destroyed wooden homes, flooded hotels and shut down airports in Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, sparking looting, marooning thousands of tourists and injuring some 135 people.

Swedish tolerance tested by far-right election advance Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:08 PM PDT Stockholm (AFP) - Socially liberal Sweden joined other countries in Europe Monday with a sizeable far-right party, one opposed to the Nordic nation's generous refugee policies.

Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says North Korea is using detained American citizens as political pawns, after a 24-year-old Californian man was sentenced to six years of hard labor. Matthew Miller was convicted Sunday of entering the country illegally to commit espionage. The court said he tore up his visa on arriving in Pyongyang April 10 and had wanted to experience prison life so that he could secretly investigate North Korea's human rights situation.

UK lawmakers say government environmental record ranges from bad to worse Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:02 PM PDT By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers say the government is doing a worse job of reducing air pollution, preventing flooding and protecting wildlife than it was four years ago, according to a report published on Tuesday. The Environmental Audit Committee's report scored the government according to the progress it has made in 10 areas of the environment. Those included air pollution, emissions and climate change, forests, flooding and coastal protection, resource efficiency and water availability. ...

Ukraine outrage over delay on EU trade deal Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:01 PM PDT Kiev (AFP) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing a backlash from his staunchest supporters for bowing to Russian pressure and postponing the implementation of an EU trade deal the two sides plan to ratify Tuesday.

Occidental in $190 million settlement to clean up New Jersey river Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:59 PM PDT (Reuters) - Occidental Chemical Corp has agreed to pay New Jersey $190 million as part of a settlement to clean up the polluted Passaic River, state officials announced on Monday. The agreement, which is subject to approval by New Jersey Superior Court, will bring to $355 million the total amount recovered by the state in litigation over the blighted waterway that flows through northern New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection said. ...

AP sources: US would hit back against Assad attack Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States would retaliate against Syrian President Bashar Assad's air defenses if he were to go after American planes launching airstrikes in his country, senior Obama administration officials said Monday.

Cayman weighs adopting daylight savings time Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:48 PM PDT GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — The Cayman Islands is considering a switch to daylight savings time, citing potential benefits to its financial services and tourism sectors.

US cites state secrets in civil lawsuit over Iran Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government, citing state secrets and a threat to national security, has asked a judge to toss out a defamation lawsuit that a wealthy Greek shipping magnate brought against a nonprofit organization seeking to thwart Iran's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.

Bradley Cooper drops in at London Fashion Week Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:42 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — London Fashion Week reached its glitziest day Monday, with big names like Burberry and Tom Ford packing in the crowds, the supermodels and the celebrities.

UN takes over C. African Republic peacekeeping Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:41 PM PDT BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations took over a regional African peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic on Monday, nine months after sectarian violence erupted that has left at least 5,000 people dead and has forced tens of thousands of Muslims to flee into exile in neighboring countries.

Hurricane Odile slams Mexico's Baja California Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:40 PM PDT CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Monday that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels and big box stores, leaving entire neighborhoods as disaster zones.

Punters take a gamble on Scottish independence vote Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:36 PM PDT While the odds indicate Scotland will vote against independence, bookmakers said Monday that most punters are putting their money on a "Yes" in the biggest political betting event they have ever seen. William Hill on Sunday cut their odds on a "Yes" vote from 3/1 to 11/4 after a late wave of support. Ladbrokes is offering 1/4 on a "No" vote and 3/1 on a "Yes" vote. It's a good investment whatever happens!" said Jamie Anderson, told AFP as he walked into a Glasgow bookmakers planning to lay a bet for independence.

Strong typhoon disrupts business as it sweeps past Hong Kong Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:33 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong was hit with strong winds and heavy rain on Tuesday after the No. 8 storm signal was hoisted and expected to disrupt business across the financial hub, with the stock market likely to stay closed for at least part of the morning. The Observatory, which raised the No. 8 signal late on Monday, said it expected it to stay in force "for some time" this morning even though Kalmegi is moving away from the city. There will be no trading in the morning if the typhoon signal remains at 8 or higher at 9 a.m. ...

West Indies builds lead of 427 vs Bangladesh Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:28 PM PDT CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) — Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck 63 not out Monday as the West Indies amassed a lead of 427 over Bangladesh on day three of the second test at Beausejour Stadium.

Kerry: US open to talks with Iran on Islamic State Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:17 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — As more than two dozen nations pledged Monday to help Iraq fight the Islamic State militants, the United States said it was open to talking to Iran about a role in resolving the crisis, despite Washington's earlier opposition to Tehran even attending the conference.

Israeli, Uzbek held over ammo found in toys at airport Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:16 PM PDT Jerusalem (AFP) - Two passengers found with ammunition hidden inside toys were arrested on Monday at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, an airport spokesman said.

Key bridge destroyed in IS-held eastern Syria Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:11 PM PDT Beirut (AFP) - Islamic State militants lost a vital supply route in eastern Syria on Monday with the destruction of the last bridge in the city of Deir Ezzor, a monitoring group said.

GMO safety, weed control top concerns as U.S. study kicks off Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:08 PM PDT By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - Agriculture experts raised a number of concerns with genetically modified crops, including safety and spreading weed resistance, at the first public meeting of a U.S. government sponsored study of genetically engineered crops held Monday. The study, led by the National Research Council (NRC) and sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comes at a time of growing consumer suspicion of genetically modified crops, which are used in a variety of packaged food products. Many U.S. ...

Sierra Leone: WHO too slow to help doc with Ebola Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:02 PM PDT FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone accused the World Health Organization on Monday of being "sluggish" in facilitating an evacuation of a doctor who died from Ebola before she could be sent out of the country for medical care.

Rainbow hues, jean jackets at Burberry's show Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:51 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — As if to perk up audiences ahead of a dreary grey winter, Burberry Prorsum on Monday showed off a spring collection bursting with bright rainbow colors and cheerful prints of beetles, bees and dragonflies.

Renegade claims jet raid on Libya militia position Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:33 PM PDT Tripoli (AFP) - A warplane carried out an air raid Monday on a military base in western Libya held by anti-government militias, in an attack claimed by renegade former general Khalifa Haftar.

Generation gap: Young Scots favor independence Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:27 PM PDT GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Across Scotland, dinner table talk is getting heated as families argue over how to vote in Scotland's independence referendum. A generation gap has opened up, with younger voters more inclined to back independence and their elders tending to say they want to remain in the United Kingdom.

Countries scramble to make up 'precious time' lost in Ebola fight Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:27 PM PDT Brussels (AFP) - The European Union urged the international community Monday to boost aid to make up for "precious time" lost in the response to west Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, as the UN Security Council announced an emergency meeting on the crisis.

Hull draws 2-2 with West Ham in Premier League Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:18 PM PDT HULL, England (AP) — Hull duo Abel Hernandez and Mohamed Diame scored on their debuts but West Ham equalized through an own goal by Curties Davies to secure a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Monday.

Ghosts of ethnic conflicts past haunt Fiji vote Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:17 PM PDT By Matt Siegel and Malakai Veisamasama SYDNEY/SUVA (Reuters) - When voters in Fiji head to the polls on Wednesday for the first time in eight years, they will be voting not only for a leader, but also testing the success of one of their military junta's key justifications: ending a history of ethnic conflict. Fiji, a chain of more than 300 tropical islands in the South Pacific, has suffered four coups since 1987, the latest in 2006 led by former army chief Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, whose Fiji First Party has a strong lead heading into the general election. ...

Gas production blamed for rise in Colorado, New Mexico quakes Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:09 PM PDT By Daniel Wallis DENVER (Reuters) - The deep injection of wastewater underground by energy companies during methane gas extraction has caused a dramatic rise in the number of earthquakes in Colorado and New Mexico since 2001, U.S. government scientists said in a study released on Monday. The study by U.S. Geological Survey researchers is the latest to link energy production methods to an increase in quakes in regions where those techniques are used. Energy companies began producing coal-bed methane in Colorado in 1994, then in New Mexico five years later. ...

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