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• Renewed assault on Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise
• Threat to Syrian town tests patience for U.S. strategy
• Brazil's PSB party to back Neves in October 26 runoff
• One killed, three wounded in shelling in east Ukraine
• 'Crackdown or climbdown': Hong Kong protesters face stark choices
• U.S. military says air power may not save Syrian town of Kobani
• Yemen PM designate declines post
• Report: surrogate baby rejected in India on gender
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Canada to step-up airport Ebola screenings
• Yemen's new prime minister quits after Houthis call mass protest
• Australia launches first airstrike in Iraq
• Coach seeks help for Trinidad and Tobago soccer
• Voluntary evacuations urged for some in Hawaii lava flow's path
• US: Airstrikes push some militants from Kobani
• Another big step in return of Jarrod Lyle
• Bond set for 1 of 3 asylum-seeking Afghan soldiers
• Atlantic hurricane season among weakest in decades
• Obama claims progress combatting Islamic State
• U.S military, partners conduct strikes near Syrian city of Kobani
• Uruguay's Mujica to consult next government over Guantanamo prisoners
• Beaten Silva party backs Brazil challenger Neves
• U.S. frustrated by Turkish inaction, but seeks support over time
• Ukraine 'frozen conflict' could hurt Europe: Foreign Minister Klimkin
• Australian jets strike first Islamic State targets in Iraq
• Highways fragment Southern California mountain lion gene pool
• Sen. Wyden: NSA tech spying hurts economy
• Army imposes curfew after 21 killed in Turkey pro-Kurdish protests
• Uruguay Guantanamo offer becomes political hot potato
• Thousands march for 43 missing Mexican students
• Questions over Mexico mayor, wife in missing students probe
• National monument status expected for L.A. area mountains
• FBI seeking to identify English-speaking militant
• McLean helps Alba Berlin beat the Spurs 94-93
• Guantanamo hearing ends behind closed doors
• Ukraine lobbies NATO, IMF as deaths mount
• Canada suspects 80 returnees of 'terror' links

Renewed assault on Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:00 PM PDT By Daren Butler and Jonny Hogg MURSITPINAR Turkey/ANKARA (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were killed in riots in neighbouring Turkey where Kurds rose up against the government for doing nothing to protect their kin. Heavily outgunned defenders said Islamic State militants had pushed into two districts of the mainly Kurdish border city late on Wednesday, despite U.S.-led air strikes that the Pentagon acknowledged would probably not be enough to safeguard the town. ...

Threat to Syrian town tests patience for U.S. strategy Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:08 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The threat from Islamic State fighters to the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani is an early test of the U.S.-led coalition's patience for a military strategy that at the moment cannot hold ground in Syria. As President Barack Obama met with top brass at the Pentagon on Wednesday, his administration sought to set low expectations for what U.S.-led air strikes could accomplish in Syria's ground war, and acknowledged Kobani may fall into the clutch of Islamic State, also known as ISIL, in the days ahead. ...

Brazil's PSB party to back Neves in October 26 runoff Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:07 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The political party that launched environmentalist Marina Silva's unsuccessful presidential bid threw its support behind pro-business candidate Aecio Neves on Wednesday for Brazil's Oct. 26 runoff vote against leftist President Dilma Rousseff. The decision by the Brazilian Socialist Party increases the likelihood that the bulk of Silva's 22 million votes would go to Neves, raising his chances of defeating Rousseff. ...

One killed, three wounded in shelling in east Ukraine Posted: 08 Oct 2014 10:36 AM PDT DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and three wounded when an artillery shell hit a shopping center in Donetsk, a city in east Ukraine controled by pro-Russian separatists where fighting goes on despite a ceasefire. A Reuters cameraman in Donetsk saw at least one body and counted three wounded people after the shell crashed through the roof of the shopping center, smashing food stalls. The head of the separatist self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic", Alexander Zakharchenko, told a news conference nine people were wounded in the shelling. ...

'Crackdown or climbdown': Hong Kong protesters face stark choices Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:51 AM PDT By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Student protesters galvanized Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement with their energy and ideological zeal, bringing tens of thousands of people on to the streets in a show of defiance against Beijing. People young and old speak of a "new era" of civil disobedience for an already well-established movement, with young and politically engaged activists more willing to stand up for what they believe to be right. ...

U.S. military says air power may not save Syrian town of Kobani Posted: 08 Oct 2014 01:14 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday said air power alone may not save the Syrian town of Kobani from Islamic State militants as U.S. officials appeared to brace for the town's fall. Although the U.S. military carried out six air strikes to try to keep the town from IS hands, it also acknowledged that Kobani and other towns may be overrun by the group, which has seized swathes of Iraq and Syria this year. U.S. ...

Yemen PM designate declines post Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:07 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Prime Minister designate asked the country's president to relieve him from the new post after Shiite rebels rejected his nomination, the official news agency reported early Thursday.

Report: surrogate baby rejected in India on gender Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:06 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian couple rejected their biological child born to an Indian surrogate mother because of the baby's gender, but took home its twin sibling, a judge said.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:02 PM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — When Beijing cracked down on student protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989, Bobby Yim was among many in Hong Kong who sympathized with the demonstrators and angrily denounced the Chinese government. But 25 years later, his views on China have changed — and he couldn't muster any support for the students now clamoring for democratic reforms in his own city. "Yes, the Chinese government was wrong then. But we were very emotional. Looking back, if the students had won, would China be where it is now?" said Yim, a retired insurance manager out for a stroll at a mall in Taikoo Place, a few subway stops from the main protest site. Yet there was almost no sign here of the turmoil that has rocked Hong Kong.

Canada to step-up airport Ebola screenings Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:59 PM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - Passengers arriving from west African countries affected by the Ebola epidemic must go through tightened controls at Canadian airports, the health minister Rona Ambrose said Wednesday.

Yemen's new prime minister quits after Houthis call mass protest Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:55 PM PDT By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's new Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak quit his post early on Thursday hours after the Houthi militia called for mass protests against the "foreign interference" they said was behind his appointment. Mubarak said in a post on Facebook just 33 hours after his appointment was announced by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi that he had turned down the post in his first meeting with presidential advisers. ...

Australia launches first airstrike in Iraq Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:52 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian jet fighter has made the country's first airstrike against an Islamic State target in Iraq since the Australian government committed its air force to combat missions, defense officials said on Thursday.

Coach seeks help for Trinidad and Tobago soccer Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:50 PM PDT As the unpaid coach of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team, Randy Waldrum also had to assume the unexpected role of emergency fundraiser.

Voluntary evacuations urged for some in Hawaii lava flow's path Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - Officials tracking volcanic lava creeping through a forest toward homes on Hawaii's Big Island have issued a voluntary evacuation notice for residents with existing health conditions who might find themselves abruptly cut off from medical care. Residents in the affected Puna district were warned on Tuesday that "medical services and supplies will be severely limited and emergency medical response time may be significantly delayed" if the lava flow crosses the area's main roadway. ...

US: Airstrikes push some militants from Kobani Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and coalition airstrikes have forced some Islamic State militants out of the Syrian border town of Kobani, but it may yet fall under the extremists' control because air power alone cannot prevent it, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.

Another big step in return of Jarrod Lyle Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT NAPA, California (AP) — Jarrod Lyle takes another step back in his amazing return from twice beating leukemia, and this one might be the biggest one yet.

Bond set for 1 of 3 asylum-seeking Afghan soldiers Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:32 PM PDT BATAVIA, New York (AP) — A U.S. immigration judge set bond at $25,000 Wednesday for one of three Afghan military officers who face deportation after taking off from a Massachusetts training exercise last month to seek asylum.

Atlantic hurricane season among weakest in decades Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:32 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — This year's Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be one of the weakest in decades with only five named storms in the region so far this year.

Obama claims progress combatting Islamic State Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a stubborn enemy, President Barack Obama professed confidence Wednesday that the U.S. will keep making progress against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, as the reality set in of a lengthy military conflict with limited prospects for success.

U.S military, partners conduct strikes near Syrian city of Kobani Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military and partner nations have conducted eight airstrikes against Islamic State fighters near the embattled Syrian city of Kobani, which is still under the control of Kurdish militia, U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday. "U.S. Central Command continues to monitor the situation in Kobani closely. Indications are that Kurdish militia there continue to control most of the city and are holding out against ISIL," it said in a statement. ...

Uruguay's Mujica to consult next government over Guantanamo prisoners Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:17 PM PDT MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's outgoing leader Jose Mujica said he will consult with the country's next government about his increasingly unpopular decision to accept six Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Blunt-talking leftist Mujica has called the detention center used to hold terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks a "human disgrace" and accepted a request from the United States to take some inmates so it can be shut down. ...

Beaten Silva party backs Brazil challenger Neves Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:13 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - The party of beaten Brazil presidential candidate Marina Silva said Wednesday it is backing Social Democrat challenger Aecio Neves in his run-off battle against incumbent Dilma Rousseff.

U.S. frustrated by Turkish inaction, but seeks support over time Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:12 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is frustrated by Turkey's failure to stop the Islamic State onslaught on the Syrian town of Kobani but hopes to win its support against the group over time, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Turkish troops have sat on the sidelines as Islamic State militants have fought to gain control of Kobani, a Syrian town on the border with Turkey that is largely populated by Kurds, who also constitute large minorities in Turkey and Iraq. Analysts and U.S. ...

Ukraine 'frozen conflict' could hurt Europe: Foreign Minister Klimkin Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:11 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine warned the European Union on Wednesday not to accept pro-Russian rebels carving out a de facto state and said that unlike other "frozen conflicts" in the former Soviet Union it could destabilize all of Europe. Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, speaking to Reuters during a visit with EU and NATO officials in Brussels, urged Moscow to dissuade separatists from holding their own elections in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk next month. He said local people would do better to vote in local elections organized by Kiev in December. ...

Australian jets strike first Islamic State targets in Iraq Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian fighter jets have made their first strike against Islamic State militants in Iraq, the Australian Defense Force said on Thursday, where a U.S.-led coalition is engaged in a fierce bombing campaign to weaken the group. Last week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australian special forces troops would be deployed to Iraq and that its aircraft would also join the air strikes. "Overnight the Australian Air Task Group operating in the Middle East attacked its first target in Iraq," the Australian Defense Force said in a statement. ...

Highways fragment Southern California mountain lion gene pool Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:00 PM PDT By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mountain lions in Southern California are under growing pressure from a shrinking gene pool, fragmented by highways and urban sprawl that has left the cats' territories increasingly isolated from each other, a study published on Wednesday showed. Analysis of DNA from about 350 mountain lions, or cougars, statewide revealed that those in the Santa Ana Mountains southeast of Los Angeles are only about half as genetically diverse as more robust populations in the Rockies. ...

Sen. Wyden: NSA tech spying hurts economy Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:58 PM PDT PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and other Silicon Valley executives say controversial government spying programs are undercutting the Internet economy and want Congress to step up stalled reform.

Army imposes curfew after 21 killed in Turkey pro-Kurdish protests Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:35 PM PDT Diyarbakir (Turkey) (AFP) - Turkey's military on Wednesday imposed a curfew in parts of the southeast after at least 21 people were killed in pro-Kurdish protests over the government's failure to act against jihadists attacking the Syrian border city of Kobane.

Uruguay Guantanamo offer becomes political hot potato Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:29 PM PDT Montevideo (AFP) - Uruguay's offer to take in six Guantanamo inmates has become a political hot potato in an election year, and may not survive the change of administration in March.

Thousands march for 43 missing Mexican students Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:23 PM PDT Chilpancingo (Mexico) (AFP) - Thousands of people protested in Mexico on Wednesday to demand justice for 43 missing students amid fears they were executed by a gang working with crooked police.

Questions over Mexico mayor, wife in missing students probe Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:22 PM PDT Mexico City (AFP) - The mayor of the southern Mexican town was accused of murder by a member of his own party last year. His wife's family had ties to a drug cartel.

National monument status expected for L.A. area mountains Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:14 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - A swath of the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles will be declared a national monument by President Barack Obama, a California congresswoman said on Wednesday, capping an 11-year effort that became mired in partisan politics. The move comes at the request of Democratic Representative Judy Chu, whose legislation to protect the area is stuck in Congress along with other wilderness bills as Republicans and Democrats feud. Chu said the White House confirmed Obama's support and that the designation would be made on Friday. ...

FBI seeking to identify English-speaking militant Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is seeking the public's help in identifying a man believed to be from North America who appears in a promotional video released by the Islamic State group.

McLean helps Alba Berlin beat the Spurs 94-93 Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:00 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Jamel McLean's score at the buzzer gave Alba Berlin a 94-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, handing the NBA champion a dramatic defeat in its first preseason game.

Guantanamo hearing ends behind closed doors Posted: 08 Oct 2014 02:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A court hearing on the treatment of a Guantanamo Bay hunger striker has ended behind closed doors, with U.S. Justice Department lawyers and the legal team for the prisoner watching classified videotapes of the detainee's treatment.

Ukraine lobbies NATO, IMF as deaths mount Posted: 08 Oct 2014 02:45 PM PDT Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine dispatched top envoys to Washington and Brussels on Wednesday to secure help in the face of a surge in clashes with pro-Russian insurgents that killed eight more civilians and troops.

Canada suspects 80 returnees of 'terror' links Posted: 08 Oct 2014 02:44 PM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - Canada said Wednesday 80 citizens and immigrants who recently returned from war zones including Iraq and Syria are suspected of having links to "terrorism" groups.

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