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• Hong Kong leader plays waiting game, protesters demand he resigns
• Israel's Netanyahu to Obama: Don't allow Iran deal that leaves it at nuclear threshold
• Mexico captures drug lord Beltran Leyva: government source
• At least 10 killed in shelling of school and mini-van in Ukraine
• Turkey vows to fight Islamic State, coalition strikes near border
• Special Report: In 'Umbrella Revolution,' China confronts limits of its power
• Detentions of major Mexico drug chiefs
• Iraqi Kurds fight Islamic State with aged weapons
• Mexico: Alleged drug boss Beltran believed caught
• 3 Afghan soldiers who fled say they can't go home
• 'Several feared dead' in blast at Bulgarian explosives plant
• Texan bids for Nuremberg stenographer's mementos
• China tells foreign countries not to meddle in Hong Kong
• US, China air differences over Hong Kong protests
• Benzema's late goal gives Madrid win at Ludogorets
• Unstable Yemen a threat: Gulf ministers
• College players in Turkey focus on hoops, class
• Madrid wins late, Liverpool loses in Champs League
• Canada PM says Arctic shipwreck is HMS Erebus
• Bloody back-to-school for Donetsk schoolchildren
• Mexico federal officials say alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva believed captured
• Basel beats Liverpool 1-0 in Champions League
• Greenland government calls election amid PM expenses scandal
• Girl missing for 12 years found with mom in Mexico
• Wambach, players file lawsuit over World Cup turf
• Obama tells China minister U.S. closely following Hong Kong protests
• Jamaica sets campaign to develop sports tourism
• Ebola patient told hospital he was from Liberia
• US student rallies support Hong Kong protesters
• US Secret Service chief quits over security breaches
• EU lacks appetite for British 'traffic light' food labels
• Complaint: Racial slurs, threats at Daimler plant
• Argentine central bank chief resigns amid economic turmoil
• Soldiers, drug gang battle in Rio de Janeiro slum
• Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport
• Russia halts student exchange program with US
• Stocks start October with a drop

Hong Kong leader plays waiting game, protesters demand he resigns Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:51 PM PDT By John Ruwitch and Yimou Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader is willing to let pro-democracy demonstrations blocking large areas of the city go on for weeks if necessary, a source close to him said, while defiant protesters vowed they would not budge. The city's streets were calm early on Thursday while police largely kept their distance from the tens of thousands of mostly young people keeping up protests, now nearly a week old, in the heart of the global financial hub. ...

Israel's Netanyahu to Obama: Don't allow Iran deal that leaves it at nuclear threshold Posted: 01 Oct 2014 02:39 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly told U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that he must make sure that any final nuclear deal with Iran does not leave it at the "threshold" of being able to develop nuclear weapons. Even as Netanyahu pressed Obama over Iran in White House talks, the president urged the Israeli leader to help find ways to prevent Palestinian civilian casualties like those inflicted in the recent Gaza war between Israel and Hamas militants. ...

Mexico captures drug lord Beltran Leyva: government source Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:53 PM PDT By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hector Beltran Leyva, head of a family crime syndicate that waged a bloody conflict in Mexico with a former ally, drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, was captured on Wednesday, an interior ministry source said. The snaring of the boss of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel is likely a serious blow to the gang, which has been substantially weakened since its founding by a group of brothers who gave the outfit its name and split from Guzman, accusing him of betraying them. ...

At least 10 killed in shelling of school and mini-van in Ukraine Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:13 AM PDT By Maria Tsvetkova DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a public transit mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, underscoring the fragility of a ceasefire between separatists and government forces. Teachers managed to lead pupils at school No. 57 into a cellar for safety when shelling started and there were no children among those killed, municipal authorities and witnesses said. The shelling occurred at 10 a.m. ...

Turkey vows to fight Islamic State, coalition strikes near border Posted: 01 Oct 2014 08:34 AM PDT By Ayla Jean Yackley and Oliver Holmes MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey signalled it may send troops into Syria or Iraq and let allies use Turkish bases to fight Islamic State, as coalition jets launched air strikes on Wednesday on insurgents besieging a town on its southern border with Syria. The government sent a proposal to parliament late on Tuesday which would broaden existing powers and allow Ankara to order military action to "defeat attacks directed towards our country from all terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria". ...

Special Report: In 'Umbrella Revolution,' China confronts limits of its power Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:40 PM PDT By David Lague , James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - In the heart of Mong Kok, one of the most densely populated districts on earth, an abandoned Hong Kong police van is enveloped in the student-led demonstrations paralyzing swathes of the city. Along with yellow ribbons and flowers, symbols of the city's pro-democracy movement, protesters have taped a hand-written placard in Chinese and English to the side of the locked and undamaged vehicle. "We can't accept the Hong Kong police becoming the Gong An," it reads - a reference to China's feared Public Security Bureau, which enjoys virtually unfettered powers on the mainland. The stranded police vehicle and the protesters' warning encapsulate the dilemma that the mass protests pose for China's rulers and the authorities in Hong Kong.

Detentions of major Mexico drug chiefs Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:52 PM PDT Top drug cartel captures or killings in recent years in Mexico:

Iraqi Kurds fight Islamic State with aged weapons Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:52 PM PDT MAHMOUDIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The exhausted Kurdish fighters leaned against a pair of antiquated green cannons on a hill overlooking this northern Iraqi village, the ground around them littered with shrapnel from fierce battles with Islamic State militants.

Mexico: Alleged drug boss Beltran believed caught Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva is believed to have been captured, two Mexican federal officials said Wednesday, which would be the latest in a string of high-profile drug arrests in the country.

3 Afghan soldiers who fled say they can't go home Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:40 PM PDT BATAVIA, New York (AP) — Three Afghan military officers who sought refuge in Canada after taking off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said Wednesday they were trying to escape Taliban violence at home but now face the wrath of their own government as well.

'Several feared dead' in blast at Bulgarian explosives plant Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:30 PM PDT Sofia (AFP) - Several people were feared killed in a blast at an explosives factory in northwestern Bulgaria on Wednesday, local media and officials said.

Texan bids for Nuremberg stenographer's mementos Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:30 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Dallas woman bid $9,000 for documents from the Nuremberg trials that were found in an old locked trunk in Alaska that belonged to a postwar stenographer.

China tells foreign countries not to meddle in Hong Kong Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:21 PM PDT By Lesley Wroughton and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded on Wednesday to comments by the United States and others on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, saying foreign countries should not meddle in China's domestic affairs. Wang, the most senior Chinese official to speak publicly about the protests, said Beijing had "very formally and clearly stated its position: Hong Kong affairs are China's internal affairs. All countries should respect China's sovereignty." He was speaking at the U.S. ...

US, China air differences over Hong Kong protests Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials publicly aired differences Wednesday over the protests in Hong Kong, where students want democratic changes to the electoral system.

Benzema's late goal gives Madrid win at Ludogorets Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:09 PM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Real Madrid needed a 77th-minute goal from substitute Karim Benzema for a 2-1 comeback win at Champions League newcomer Ludogorets on Wednesday, after Cristiano Ronaldo missed one penalty before making amends with a second spot kick.

Unstable Yemen a threat: Gulf ministers Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT Riyadh (AFP) - Instability in Yemen, where Shiite rebels overran the capital last week, threatens regional security, interior ministers of the Sunni-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council said after an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

College players in Turkey focus on hoops, class Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:07 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — UConn star Breanna Stewart and freshman teammate Kia Nurse have had more than basketball to focus on at the women's world championship. They also have to keep up with school work from nearly 5,000 miles away.

Madrid wins late, Liverpool loses in Champs League Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:03 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid and Liverpool found their combined 15 European titles were no protection on the road in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Canada PM says Arctic shipwreck is HMS Erebus Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - The remains of one of two British exploration ships lost in the Arctic in 1846 was identified on Wednesday by Canada's prime minister as the ill-fated HMS Erebus.

Bloody back-to-school for Donetsk schoolchildren Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - "Everything was ready for a nice back-to-school day," said Zoya, the watch woman of Donetsk school number 57. Instead the festive morning of balloons and flowers ended with a shell that took the lives of four people.

Mexico federal officials say alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva believed captured Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:57 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico federal officials say alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva believed captured.

Basel beats Liverpool 1-0 in Champions League Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:57 PM PDT BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Basel beat Liverpool 1-0 on Wednesday to extend its exceptional record against English clubs in the Champions League.

Greenland government calls election amid PM expenses scandal Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:57 PM PDT Copenhagen (AFP) - Greenland's government has called an election for November 28 after an expenses scandal prompted Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond to step down as leader of her party.

Girl missing for 12 years found with mom in Mexico Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:56 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas girl reported kidnapped 12 years ago was found near Mexico City with her mother after authorities received a tip, and the mother was quickly flown to Texas and jailed on kidnapping charges, investigators said Wednesday.

Wambach, players file lawsuit over World Cup turf Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:55 PM PDT American soccer star Abby Wambach and a group of elite international players filed a lawsuit in Canada on Wednesday challenging plans to play the 2015 Women's World Cup on artificial turf.

Obama tells China minister U.S. closely following Hong Kong protests Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday that the United States was watching protests in Hong Kong closely and urged a peaceful solution to the issue. Obama, who made the remarks during a meeting between Wang and U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice at the White House, also affirmed that he would be traveling to China later this year. "The president and Ambassador Rice ... ...

Jamaica sets campaign to develop sports tourism Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:46 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is launching an initiative to develop sports tourism on the island that is the world's dominant sprinting hothouse.

Ebola patient told hospital he was from Liberia Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:45 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — The airline passenger who brought Ebola into the U.S. initially went to a Dallas emergency room last week but was sent home, despite telling a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, the hospital said Wednesday in a disclosure that showed how easily an infection could be missed.

US student rallies support Hong Kong protesters Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. students have been gathering with umbrellas to show their support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

US Secret Service chief quits over security breaches Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:43 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US Secret Service director resigned Wednesday, paying the price for a string of security lapses by the elite presidential protection branch, including one in which an armed intruder ran into the White House.

EU lacks appetite for British 'traffic light' food labels Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:43 PM PDT Brussels (AFP) - The EU ordered Britain Wednesday to answer complaints about its "traffic light" anti-obesity food label system, which Mediterranean countries say is unfair towards products such as cheese and ham.

Complaint: Racial slurs, threats at Daimler plant Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:42 PM PDT PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Oregon's labor commissioner has filed a complaint against heavy-duty truck and school bus manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America, alleging five employees at its Portland plant were subjected to racial slurs and threats.

Argentine central bank chief resigns amid economic turmoil Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:36 PM PDT Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's central bank governor resigned Wednesday, the president's office said, as the country grapples with an economic slowdown, a debt default and a damaging row with the United States.

Soldiers, drug gang battle in Rio de Janeiro slum Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:32 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian soldiers and drug gang members have engaged in an intense and prolonged gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum that killed at least one person.

Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:32 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine advanced Wednesday on the government-held airport in Donetsk, pressing to seize the key transportation hub even as the two sides bargained over a troop pullout under a much-violated truce.

Russia halts student exchange program with US Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:24 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has voiced regret about Russia's decision to cancel its participation in a major high school student exchange program.

Stocks start October with a drop Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets got off to a rough start in October as disappointing economic news and Ebola fears drove stocks lower.

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