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• Hong Kong police use pepper spray on protesters, anger simmers over beating
• U.S.-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey
• Putin warns U.S. spat over Ukraine threatens global stability
• U.S. sees some progress in Iran nuclear talks, still aims for November deal
• Brazil presidential race heading for October 26 photo finish
• Yemen's Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold
• Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling
• Mozambique polls close with opposition crying foul
• Brazil's Rousseff and Neves locked in even race for president: Ibope poll
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Hundreds of Islamic State militants killed in Kobani strikes - U.S.
• NKorea praises rights record in draft resolution
• Mexico gripped by mass grave, missing students
• Trinidad says 'several' citizens aid Islamic group
• St. Lucia: No visitors from Ebola-stricken nations
• US Treasury: China does not manipulate yuan
• US resists extension of Iran nuclear talks
• Six killed in violence in Central African Republic's capital
• A dizzying day for Wall Street as stocks plunge
• Libyan army, residents battle Islamist militants in Benghazi
• Category 3 Hurricane Gonzalo aims for Bermuda
• Poll: Brazil presidential race remains deadlocked
• Garber criticizes Klinsmann over Donovan, MLS view
• US report criticizes China's currency policy
• Philippines police file charges against U.S. Marine in murder case
• Serbia to salute Putin but sees future with Europe
• Ivory Coast's former first lady, allies to go on trial next week
• Brazil's Rousseff and Neves even ahead of October 26 runoff: poll
• What's at stake in Iran nuclear talks?
• Kosovo frees 8-year-old from Syria captivity
• US: Strikes near Kobani have killed hundreds
• 2nd female jockey dies in Australia from race fall
• Rio's Olympic golf course grass under threat
• U.S. EPA approval of Dow herbicide breaks law, critics say
• Kurds hold their own against militants in Syria
• Ebola in DRC is from different source than WAfrica virus
• Yemeni man sues German gov't over US drone strikes
• Saudi court convicts outspoken Shiite cleric
• Ebola crisis puts pressure on human rights
• Catalan parties urge snap election over independence

Hong Kong police use pepper spray on protesters, anger simmers over beating Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:22 PM PDT By Clare Baldwin and Carlos Barria HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police used pepper spray early on Thursday to stop pro-democracy protesters from blocking a major road near the office of the city's embattled leader amid public anger over the police beating of a protester a day earlier. At police headquarters in the nearby district of Wan Chai, hundreds of people gathered outside into the early hours of the morning to express outrage at the beating, with dozens queuing to lodge formal complaints over the incident. ...

U.S.-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey Posted: 14 Oct 2014 06:58 PM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Daren Butler MURSITPINAR Turkey/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - American-led forces have sharply intensified air strikes in the past two days against Islamic State fighters threatening Kurds on Syria's Turkish border after the jihadists' advance began to destabilize Turkey. The coalition had conducted 21 attacks on the militants near the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani over Monday and Tuesday and appeared to have slowed Islamic State advances there, the U.S. military said, but cautioned the situation remained fluid. U.S. ...

Putin warns U.S. spat over Ukraine threatens global stability Posted: 15 Oct 2014 12:22 PM PDT By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned Washington that a spat between nuclear powers over the Ukraine crisis could threaten global stability and said in remarks published on Wednesday that Russia would not be "blackmailed" by sanctions. Taking a tough line on the eve of talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Milan, Putin said the sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union over Moscow's role in the crisis were hindering peace moves. ...

U.S. sees some progress in Iran nuclear talks, still aims for November deal Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:54 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official said some progress was made in high-level nuclear negotiations with Iran on Wednesday but much work remained to be done, adding the goal was still to reach a deal by a late November deadline. The State Department official spoke after about six hours of talks between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Vienna. ...

Brazil presidential race heading for October 26 photo finish Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:04 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's most unpredictable presidential election in a generation is heading toward a photo finish on Oct. 26 between leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and pro-business challenger Aecio Neves, a new poll showed on Wednesday. In an increasingly acrimonious campaign, the candidates traded accusations of lies, corruption and nepotism in a bruising television debate on Tuesday night that had no clear winner and saw more attacks than discussion of policy issues. ...

Yemen's Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold Posted: 15 Oct 2014 12:55 PM PDT By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's new Shi'ite Muslim powerbrokers sent fighters towards an al Qaeda stronghold on Wednesday, raising the possibility of clashes between the politically ascendant Houthi movement and the hardline Sunni Muslims of the militant network. Witnesses said dozens of cars carrying armed Houthi fighters were seen arriving in the city of Ibb, bordering al-Bayda province, a bastion of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). ...

Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:42 PM PDT Moscow (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.

Mozambique polls close with opposition crying foul Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:42 PM PDT Maputo (AFP) - Mozambicans voted Wednesday in a closely-fought test for the ruling Frelimo party, which has run the southern African country since independence from Portugal in 1975, with opposition parties crying foul.

Brazil's Rousseff and Neves locked in even race for president: Ibope poll Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:39 PM PDT BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff and challenger Aecio Neves are locked in a tight battle for votes ahead of the Oct. 26 runoff to Brazil's presidential election, a poll published on Wednesday said. Neves has 45 percent of voter support against 43 percent for Rousseff, the surveys by the Ibope research firm showed, the same 2 percentage point gap found by the previous poll six days ago. The difference is within the poll's margin of error and statistically insignificant. ...

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fear drove Wall Street to one of its most dramatic, dizzying days in years on Wednesday. Investors fled stocks and poured into bonds as worries about a global economic slowdown intensified. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 460 points in afternoon trading, all three U.S. stock indexes were in negative territory for the year, and the so-called fear index spiked.

Hundreds of Islamic State militants killed in Kobani strikes - U.S. Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:26 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes have killed several hundred Islamic State fighters around the Syrian town of Kobani, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, but it cautioned that the town near Turkey's border could still fall to the Sunni militant group. The U.S.-led coalition has launched about 40 air strikes on the mainly Kurdish town of Kobani in the past 48 hours, the largest number since the strikes inside Syria began on Sept. 22 and illustrating the difficulty of staunching a nearly month-long Islamic State offensive on the town. ...

NKorea praises rights record in draft resolution Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:25 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday circulated a draft U.N. resolution praising its own human rights record in a rare effort to counter the international community's growing condemnation of the way it treats its people.

Mexico gripped by mass grave, missing students Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:20 PM PDT Chilpancingo (Mexico) (AFP) - Mexican authorities scrambled Wednesday to find 43 missing students after concluding they were not in a mass grave containing 28 bodies in a case that has vexed the country.

Trinidad says 'several' citizens aid Islamic group Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:05 PM PDT PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — At least "several" citizens of Trinidad & Tobago have traveled overseas to aid militants including the group known as the Islamic State, the national security minister of the Caribbean nation said Wednesday.

St. Lucia: No visitors from Ebola-stricken nations Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:04 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The leader of the small Caribbean island of St. Lucia issued an order Wednesday to immediately bar entry to travelers coming from three West African nations overwhelmed with Ebola epidemics.

US Treasury: China does not manipulate yuan Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:01 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US Treasury said Wednesday that China does not manipulate its currency, but pushed Beijing to do more to focus on domestic demand -- not exports -- to drive economic growth.

US resists extension of Iran nuclear talks Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:48 PM PDT Vienna (AFP) - Iran and the US still aim to strike a comprehensive nuclear deal by a November 24 deadline, a US official said Wednesday after talks involving US Secretary of State John Kerry that yielded no apparent major breakthrough.

Six killed in violence in Central African Republic's capital Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:40 PM PDT By Crispin Dembassa-Kette BANGUI (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and hundreds forced to flee their homes in two days of violence involving the "anti-balaka" militia in the capital of Central African Republic, officials said on Wednesday. The violence erupted late on Tuesday in a district of Bangui near the banks of the Oubangi river, close to President Catherine Samba Panza's residence, as armed men ransacked homes. Then on Wednesday, there were clashes pitting anti-balaka fighters against soldiers from the country's newly deployed U.N. mission. ...

A dizzying day for Wall Street as stocks plunge Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:40 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fear drove Wall Street to one of its most dramatic, dizzying days in years on Wednesday.

Libyan army, residents battle Islamist militants in Benghazi Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:28 PM PDT By Ayman al-Warfalli and Feras Bosalum BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libyan army troops and armed residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, a day after a renegade former general who backs the army vowed to retake the city from the militants. Libya's second largest city is caught up in a chaotic struggle for control between an alliance of Islamist militia groups and the army, which is backed by forces loyal to former general Khalifa Haftar. Gunfire could be heard in several districts from early morning, residents said. ...

Category 3 Hurricane Gonzalo aims for Bermuda Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:27 PM PDT HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Hurricane Gonzalo barreled toward Bermuda as a major Category 3 storm Wednesday, threatening the tiny archipelago where people rushed to repair homes and clear trees and power lines knocked down by a weekend tropical storm.

Poll: Brazil presidential race remains deadlocked Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:23 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's presidential race remains deadlocked after the first debate between President Dilma Rousseff and her challenger in the runoff election.

Garber criticizes Klinsmann over Donovan, MLS view Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber took the extraordinary step Wednesday of criticizing U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann for not taking Landon Donovan to the World Cup and for saying Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley damaged their careers by returning to MLS from European clubs.

US report criticizes China's currency policy Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Wednesday that China's currency remains "significantly undervalued," but it stopped short of citing China or any other country for unfairly manipulating its currency to gain trade advantages.

Philippines police file charges against U.S. Marine in murder case Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:11 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Police in the Philippines filed murder charges on Wednesday against a U.S. Marine over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar outside the former U.S. naval base of Subic Bay. The Philippine government also wants to take custody of Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton while he stands trial, said a senior Philippine official, who warned that the case could damage military ties between the allies. "Based on two witnesses' testimonies, we believe we have a strong case against the U.S. ...

Serbia to salute Putin but sees future with Europe Posted: 15 Oct 2014 03:07 PM PDT By Matt Robinson BELGRADE (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is guest of honor at a military parade in Belgrade on Thursday to mark 70 years since the city's liberation by the Red Army, a visit loaded with symbolism as Serbia walks a tightrope between the Europe it wants to join and a big-power ally it cannot leave behind. The United States and European Union are unlikely to welcome the sight of Putin taking the salute at a parade of more than 3,000 Serbian soldiers while NATO says Russian troops are fighting on the side of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. ...

Ivory Coast's former first lady, allies to go on trial next week Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:57 PM PDT ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The trial of Ivory Coast's former first lady and leading opposition figures charged with committing economic crimes during the rule of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo will open next week, a defense lawyer and one of the accused said on Wednesday. Gbagbo, his wife Simone, and scores of his allies were arrested in the wake of a brief 2011 civil war. The conflict was sparked by Gbagbo's refusal to accept defeat to Alassane Ouattara in a presidential runoff election. ...

Brazil's Rousseff and Neves even ahead of October 26 runoff: poll Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:40 PM PDT BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff and her pro-business challenger Aecio Neves are still running neck and neck ahead of the Oct. 26 runoff to Brazil's presidential election, a new poll showed on Wednesday. Neves has 45 percent of voter support against 43 percent for leftist incumbent Rousseff, one percentage point less than each candidate had in the previous survey by polling firm Datafolha six days ago. The difference is within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points and considered a statistical tie. ...

What's at stake in Iran nuclear talks? Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:38 PM PDT VIENNA (AP) — An Iranian nuclear agreement is the Obama administration's grandest foreign policy objective, a legacy-defining endeavor that holds the prospect of ending the gravest potential threat to Israel and the Middle East and reintegrating Iran into the world community.

Kosovo frees 8-year-old from Syria captivity Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:35 PM PDT SLATINA, Kosovo (AP) — An 8-year-old boy from Kosovo was reunited with his mother late on Wednesday after intelligence and security forces brought him back from Syria where he was taken by his jihadi father and kept for 5 months, officials said.

US: Strikes near Kobani have killed hundreds Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A barrage of U.S.-led airstrikes in and around the Syrian city of Kobani, including 39 over the past two days, has killed hundreds of Islamic State fighters and has stiffened the city's Kurdish defenders, the Pentagon's spokesman said Wednesday.

2nd female jockey dies in Australia from race fall Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:19 PM PDT ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Apprentice jockey Caitlin Forrest died on Wednesday after a fall at Murray Bridge race course near Adelaide, the second female jockey to die this week in Australia.

Rio's Olympic golf course grass under threat Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:19 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The decision to put down grass on the contested 2016 Olympic golf course amid continued legal wrangling could prove to be a costly mistake, a Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor warned on Wednesday.

U.S. EPA approval of Dow herbicide breaks law, critics say Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:17 PM PDT By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - U.S. regulatory approval on Wednesday for a Dow AgroSciences herbicide to be used with new genetically modified crops outraged critics, who say the approval violates environmental law and will create a host of problems for people and animals. The Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval to Dow's Enlist Duo herbicide developed to be used with Dow's Enlist GMO corn and soybeans. The herbicide is approved immediately for use in six states, and the EPA is evaluating expansion to additional states. ...

Kurds hold their own against militants in Syria Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:15 PM PDT MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Intensified U.S.-led airstrikes and a determined Kurdish military force on the ground appear to have had some success in halting advances by Islamic State fighters on a strategic Kurdish town near Syria's border with Turkey — at least for now.

Ebola in DRC is from different source than WAfrica virus Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:15 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year came from a different source than the epidemic raging across West Africa, scientists said Wednesday.

Yemeni man sues German gov't over US drone strikes Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:15 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A Yemeni man filed a suit against the German government Wednesday for allegedly letting the United States use an air base in Germany for lethal drone strikes.

Saudi court convicts outspoken Shiite cleric Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:15 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A widely revered Shiite Muslim cleric was convicted Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of sedition and other charges and sentenced to death, raising fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain.

Ebola crisis puts pressure on human rights Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:13 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some doctors in countries hit hardest by the deadly Ebola disease decline to operate on pregnant women for fear the virus could spread. Governments face calls from frightened citizens to bar travel to and from afflicted nations. Meanwhile, the stakes get higher as more people get sick, highlighting a tricky balance between protecting people and preserving their rights in a global crisis.

Catalan parties urge snap election over independence Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:00 PM PDT Barcelona (AFP) - Opposition parties in Catalonia on Wednesday demanded a snap regional election after pressure from Madrid forced leaders to water down plans for a vote on independence from Spain.

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