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• Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State
• Exclusive: U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters
• Iraqi soldiers describe heavy losses as Islamic State overruns camp
• U.S. says won't link Iran cooperation on Islamic State to nuclear talks
• Frenchman says has been kidnapped by Islamic State offshoot in Algeria: video
• Libya's parliament approves new government
• Living on Ukraine frontline, trying to make sense of war
• Mexico pres: Army killing of 22 to get full probe
• US jury finds Arab Bank liable for backing terrorism
• Abbas to propose new Mideast peace talks timetable at UN
• Guatemala emergency measures after deadly clash
• Video showing French hostage in Algeria authentic: Paris
• Foreign ministers urge immediate Libya ceasefire
• BBC begins nightly Ebola service in west Africa
• Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT
• Philanthropies, including Rockefellers, and investors pledge $50 billion fossil fuel divestment
• State police: 3 missing Afghan soldiers in custody
• UN members endorse Indigenous Peoples rights
• Apple sells more than 10 million new iPhones in first three days
• Climate protesters march on Wall Street, block street near NYSE
• Obama to meet Iraqi leader in New York
• British cult TV hit 'Downton Abbey' returns
• Lights still out in Los Cabos; death toll now 5
• US spacecraft enters Mars orbit, India probe next
• Valencia beats Getafe 3-0 in the Spanish league
• Ebola kills 2,811, outbreak 'contained' in Senegal, Nigeria: WHO
• Judge lowers damages against Hyundai in crash case
• Week of diplomacy: Israel-Hamas talks, Abbas at UN
• US stocks drop as China, oil weigh on markets
• Syria Kurds battle jihadist advance as thousands flee
• Syrian opposition chief urges airstrikes in Syria
• Focus on employee in student's disappearance
• Argentine doctors tried in 'dirty war' baby thefts
• Israel court condemns African migrant detentions
• Sierra Leone, Liberia brace for new Ebola cases
• Destructive California wildfire burns on as weather heats up
• Islamist group kidnaps Frenchman in Algeria
• France's Hollande to meet Rouhani in New York

Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:26 AM PDT By Daren Butler MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighboring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurgents. In Turkey, struggling to manage an influx of more than 130,000 Syrian Kurdish refugees since last week, security forces fired tear gas and water cannon at Kurdish protesters who accuse Ankara of favoring Islamic State against the Kurds. ...

Exclusive: U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:18 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France to blacklist more than a dozen foreign extremist fighters, fundraisers and recruiters linked to Islamist militant groups in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Yemen. The bid to sanction people from France, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Senegal and Kuwait coincides with the expected adoption on Wednesday of a Security Council resolution to suppress foreign extremist fighters. U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to chair the meeting. ...

Iraqi soldiers describe heavy losses as Islamic State overruns camp Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:45 PM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Sameer Hameed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi soldiers described on Monday how Islamic State fighters inflicted heavy losses in a chaotic raid on a military base just an hour's drive from Baghdad, highlighting the jihadists' ability to attack high-profile targets despite U.S. air strikes. Soldiers, officials and tribal sources gave differing accounts of what happened on Sunday when the militants stormed the camp at Saqlawiya that they had been besieging. ...

U.S. says won't link Iran cooperation on Islamic State to nuclear talks Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it will refuse any effort by Iran to gain its cooperation on fighting Islamic State forces by being more flexible about Tehran's nuclear program. Senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islamic State militants but would like more flexibility on Iran's uranium enrichment program in exchange. Asked to respond, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the idea was unacceptable. ...

Frenchman says has been kidnapped by Islamic State offshoot in Algeria: video Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:59 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - A French man purported to have been kidnapped in Algeria on Sunday appeared in a video on Monday saying he had been kidnapped by an Algeria-based Islamic State splinter group the Caliphate Soldiers. The man, who gives his name, age and date of birth, said he had arrived in Algeria on Sept. 20 and been taken on Sept. 21. "I am in the hands of Jund al-Khilifa, an Algerian armed group. This armed group is asking me to ask you (President Francois Hollande) to not intervene in Iraq. ...

Libya's parliament approves new government Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:44 PM PDT By Ulf Laessing TOBRUK Libya (Reuters) - Libya's elected parliament approved on Monday a new cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, a parliamentary spokesman said. The House of Representatives agreed on a second cabinet list after rejecting last week an initial a 16-member lineup as too large, spokesman Faraj Hashem said. The new cabinet has only 13 ministers and no oil minister, lawmakers said. The vital oil sector will be run by state firm National Oil Corp (NOC). Thinni, a former career soldier, has been prime minister since March but had resigned after a June election. ...

Living on Ukraine frontline, trying to make sense of war Posted: 22 Sep 2014 04:01 PM PDT Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) - From the balcony of his apartment in Mariupol, a strategic city in the conflict between the Ukraine army and pro-Russian separatists, Piotr Galanji can see the frontline.

Mexico pres: Army killing of 22 to get full probe Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:53 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto said Monday that all questions about an army killing of 22 people that a witness said was a massacre will be answered by an attorney general's investigation.

US jury finds Arab Bank liable for backing terrorism Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:50 PM PDT New York (AFP) - In a landmark decision, a New York jury on Monday found the Jordan-based multinational Arab Bank liable on 24 counts of supporting terrorism by transferring funds to Hamas.

Abbas to propose new Mideast peace talks timetable at UN Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:49 PM PDT New York (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas vowed Monday to present a new timetable for peace talks with Israel when he addresses world leaders at the United Nations this week.

Guatemala emergency measures after deadly clash Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:37 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities have suspended some constitutional rights in a central municipality where 11 villagers died in a battle with guns and machetes.

Video showing French hostage in Algeria authentic: Paris Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:56 PM PDT An Algerian group linked to Islamic State group jihadists threatened to kill a French hostage within 24 hours unless Paris halts air strikes on the IS in Iraq, in a video posted Monday.

Foreign ministers urge immediate Libya ceasefire Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:56 PM PDT New York (AFP) - Foreign ministers from 13 countries plus the EU and UN Monday called for an immediate truce in Libya and backed moves to try to end a bitter power struggle between rival governments.

BBC begins nightly Ebola service in west Africa Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:51 PM PDT London (AFP) - BBC World Service radio on Monday began nightly Ebola broadcasts for west Africa, concentrating on efforts to combat the virus across the region.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:32 PM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of Hong Kong college and university students boycotted classes Monday to protest Beijing's decision to restrict voting reforms, the start of a weeklong strike that marks the latest phase in the battle for democracy in the southern Chinese city. The strike comes as dozens of the city's tycoons and business leaders paid a rare group visit to Beijing to meet with China's communist leaders, who want to bolster support from Hong Kong's pro-establishment billionaire elites for the central government's policies on the semiautonomous city.

Philanthropies, including Rockefellers, and investors pledge $50 billion fossil fuel divestment Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune on oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals on Monday will announce pledges to divest a total of $50 billion from fossil fuel investments. The Global Divest-Invest coalition will announce new pledges and members one day before 120 heads of state address the United Nations on how their countries will contribute to a global effort to halt a dangerous rise in temperatures. ...

State police: 3 missing Afghan soldiers in custody Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:20 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Three Afghanistan National Army officers who went missing during a training exercise at a Cape Cod military base were detained Monday at the U.S.-Canadian border, Massachusetts law enforcement officials said.

UN members endorse Indigenous Peoples rights Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:19 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations General Assembly on Monday approved a document outlining the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide.

Apple sells more than 10 million new iPhones in first three days Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:18 PM PDT By Soham Chatterjee (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday, underscoring strong demand for phones with larger displays. Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have sold even more iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models if supplies had been available. Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10 million iPhones, after Apple booked record pre-orders of 4 million on Sept. 12, the day pre-orders opened. Apple's shares were little changed at $100.98 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq on Monday. ...

Climate protesters march on Wall Street, block street near NYSE Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:17 PM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched through New York City's financial district on Monday and blocked streets near the stock exchange to denounce Wall Street's role in raising money for businesses that contribute to climate change. Protesters stopped traffic on Broadway south of the New York Stock Exchange. Three people were arrested. ...

Obama to meet Iraqi leader in New York Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi while attending the United Nations General Assembly this week, the White House said on Monday. It will be Obama's first face-to-face meeting with al-Abadi since the Iraqi took over as prime minister this past summer and began forming a more inclusive government that Washington hopes will counter the threat of the Islamic State group. Also while in New York, Obama will hold meetings with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al Sisi. On Oct. ...

British cult TV hit 'Downton Abbey' returns Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:07 PM PDT London (AFP) - "Downton Abbey", the British period drama that has attracted a cult following worldwide, is back this week, with 8.4 million Britons watching the first episode of the new series.

Lights still out in Los Cabos; death toll now 5 Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:06 PM PDT LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities are struggling to get power back on in the resort area of Los Cabos a week after Hurricane Odile barreled through.

US spacecraft enters Mars orbit, India probe next Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:54 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — NASA's Maven spacecraft entered orbit around Mars for an unprecedented study of the red planet's atmosphere following a 442 million-mile (710 million-kilometer) journey that began nearly a year ago.

Valencia beats Getafe 3-0 in the Spanish league Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:47 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Goals by Francisco Alcacer, Andre Gomes and Rodrigo Moreno gave Valencia a 3-0 away win at Getafe on Monday in the Spanish league.

Ebola kills 2,811, outbreak 'contained' in Senegal, Nigeria: WHO Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:44 PM PDT Geneva (AFP) - The deadliest Ebola epidemic ever has now killed 2,811 in west Africa, the World Health Organization said Monday, adding though that in Senegal and Nigeria the outbreak had been basically contained.

Judge lowers damages against Hyundai in crash case Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:37 PM PDT POLSON, Montana (AP) — A Montana judge has reduced a punitive damages award from $240 million to $73 million in a lawsuit filed against Hyundai over a crash that killed two Missoula cousins in July 2011.

Week of diplomacy: Israel-Hamas talks, Abbas at UN Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:37 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — It's a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the Palestinian president's U.N. speech about a new strategy for dealing with Israel.

US stocks drop as China, oil weigh on markets Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:36 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Worries about the outlook for growth in China and a slide in the price of oil pushed the stock market to its biggest loss in almost seven weeks Monday.

Syria Kurds battle jihadist advance as thousands flee Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:32 PM PDT MURSITPINAR (Turkey) (AFP) - Kurdish militia fought to defend a key border town in northern Syria on Monday after 130,000 terrified residents fled to Turkey to escape an advance by the Islamic State group.

Syrian opposition chief urges airstrikes in Syria Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:32 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of Syria's Western-backed opposition group is calling for immediate U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Syria.

Focus on employee in student's disappearance Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:29 PM PDT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (AP) — Officials investigating the disappearance of a University of Virginia student focused Monday on the man they believe was the last person seen with her, searching his apartment for a second time and trying to locate the campus employee to arrest him on reckless driving charges.

Argentine doctors tried in 'dirty war' baby thefts Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:26 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two Argentine doctors are being tried on suspicion of stealing babies from political prisoners during the country's 1976-1983 dictatorship.

Israel court condemns African migrant detentions Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:24 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A high Israeli court on Monday condemned the government's policy of detaining illegal African migrants captured in the Negev Desert, ordered that a detention facility be closed within three months and banned new detentions for a year.

Sierra Leone, Liberia brace for new Ebola cases Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:23 PM PDT FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Two of the West African nations hardest hit by Ebola were bracing for new caseloads on Monday after trying to outflank the outbreak with a nationwide checkup and a large new clinic.

Destructive California wildfire burns on as weather heats up Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:17 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Crews fighting a California wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and charred 28 square miles of forest land have made progress, but officials said on Monday the return of high temperatures and low humidity could fuel a new flare-up. The so-called King Fire, which broke out on Sept. 13, was burning through drought-parched timber and brush in the popular El Dorado National Forest and Tahoe National Forest, areas northeast of Sacramento. No residents have been hurt, said fire service spokesman Tom Piranio, but 2,800 people had been evacuated. ...

Islamist group kidnaps Frenchman in Algeria Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:13 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A splinter group from al-Qaida's North African branch has kidnapped a French citizen and announced on Monday that it will kill him unless France ends its participation in air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

France's Hollande to meet Rouhani in New York Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:08 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande will take the opportunity of the gathering of world leaders in New York for the UN General Assembly to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, his office said Monday.

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