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• Iran, U.S. say some headway made in 'difficult' nuclear talks
• Ramped-up air strikes stall Islamic State advance on Syrian town
• Hong Kong police clear barricades in Mong Kok area, meet little resistance
• Milan summit offers Putin and Poroshenko time to talk
• Britain warns of 'exceptionally high' level of anti-terrorism activity
• Japan PM Abe sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead: Kyodo
• Golovkin adds SoCal sellout to pugilistic feats
• U.S. holds direct talks with embattled Syrian Kurds
• 2 children hurt in petrol bomb attack in Ireland
• Hong Kong police clear Mongkok protest site
• Hong Kong police clear barricades in densely populated area of Mong Kok
• Ebola neglected because it started in Africa: ex-UN head Annan
• Hong Kong police swoop in to remove barricades at a protest zone in dawn raid
• Zahlavova Strycova advances at Luxembourg Open
• 2 US journalists detained over Russia workshop
• Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola, N.Z., Spain win U.N. Council seats
• Kurds hold out in Syria's Kobane one month into IS assault
• Bombs go off at Muslim festival in Egypt, wound 11
• Turkey fails in bid to join UN Security Council
• Polanski opens Paris musical based on Tate film
• European clubs worry about Ebola risk
• Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 27
• 'Kerry Air' grounded again, this time in Vienna
• Africa stems Ebola via border closings, luck
• White House condemns wave of attacks in Iraq
• Red Cross delivers first medical aid in a year to Palestinians in Syria
• Steenkamp cousin: Pistorius apology not genuine
• Brazil police say they arrested serial killer
• McDowell loses in Match Play, Stenson rallies
• Shortages hinder Venezuela's battle against fever outbreaks
• Steenkamp cousin says Pistorius must 'pay' for killing
• British-led eurosceptic group in EU parliament collapses
• BASF sells textile chemicals business to Archroma
• Putin cheered in Serbia, seeks pipeline backing
• UKIP cries foul as Latvian defection weakens hand in EU parliament
• Sri Lanka: 85 school bowlers with suspect action
• Pakistani Christian loses appeal against death sentence for blasphemy
• John Spencer-Churchill dies at 88

Iran, U.S. say some headway made in 'difficult' nuclear talks Posted: 16 Oct 2014 01:28 PM PDT By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the United States said they made some progress in high-level nuclear talks but much work remained to clinch a breakthrough deal by a late-November deadline. Both sides said they still aimed to meet the self-imposed Nov. 24 date, despite doubts among many experts that they can reach a full agreement to end a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear program with just a few weeks remaining. U.S. ...

Ramped-up air strikes stall Islamic State advance on Syrian town Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:41 PM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Two days of heavy air strikes by U.S. warplanes have slowed an advance by Islamic State militants against Kurdish forces defending the Syrian border town of Kobani. Turkish and U.S. officials said last week that Islamic State was on the verge of taking Kobani from its heavily outgunned Kurdish defenders, after seizing strategic points deep inside the town. The tempo of coalition air strikes has increased dramatically, with U.S. ...

Hong Kong police clear barricades in Mong Kok area, meet little resistance Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:19 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police carried out a dawn raid to remove barricades and other obstacles erected by pro-democracy protesters around the bustling area of Mong Kok, moving in while many demonstrators were still asleep. Friday's operation, across the harbour from the main demonstration site near the office of Hong Kong's leader, was the latest to dismantle barricades after nearly three weeks of protests that have paralysed parts of the Asian financial hub. Police encountered little resistance, unlike recent days when there has been violent clashes at other protest sites. ...

Milan summit offers Putin and Poroshenko time to talk Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:14 PM PDT By Andreas Rinke and Crispian Balmer MILAN (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko are looking to patch up a faltering ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and resolve a dispute over natural gas supplies when they meet in Milan on Friday. The pair are expected to talk one-on-one on the sidelines of a Europe-Asia summit, and hold broader discussions with EU leaders alarmed at the potential for their dispute to trigger wider international unrest. ...

Britain warns of 'exceptionally high' level of anti-terrorism activity Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British police are carrying out security investigations at an "exceptionally high" pace not seen in years to disrupt potentially deadly plots directed from abroad, notably Syria, the country's top counter-terrorism officer said on Friday. Mark Rowley, Britain's national policing spokesman for counter-terrorism, said the police had made 218 arrests so far this year while dozens of vulnerable people were also being referred to de-radicalisation programs. ...

Japan PM Abe sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead: Kyodo Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:41 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, the Kyodo news agency said on Friday, a move that might complicate his push for bilateral meetings with leaders in China and South Korea. Yasukuni is seen by critics at home and abroad as a symbol of Japan's past militarism because wartime leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal are honoured there along with millions of war dead. Abe, who is currently attending a meeting of Asian and European leaders in Milan, visited the shrine in person in December 2013. ...

Golovkin adds SoCal sellout to pugilistic feats Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:42 PM PDT SANTA MONICA, California (AP) — Just over two years ago, Gennady Golovkin was an unknown middleweight training far from home, desperately trying to establish a career while he still had time.

U.S. holds direct talks with embattled Syrian Kurds Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:41 PM PDT By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. State Department official held direct talks for the first time last weekend with a Syrian Kurdish group involved in the fight against Islamic State in Syria, including the besieged town of Kobani, the State Department said on Thursday. Following the talks, the last three days saw an upsurge in U.S. air strikes on Islamic State forces besieging the town, and Kurdish spokesmen said their forces were giving coordinates of the militants' positions to the United States. ...

2 children hurt in petrol bomb attack in Ireland Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:55 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Police say two girls aged 1 and 11 have suffered serious burns after a petrol bomb was thrown through the living room window of their family home in the southeast Irish city of Waterford.

Hong Kong police clear Mongkok protest site Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:41 PM PDT Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong police cleared a pro-democracy protest site in the city's densely populated Mongkok area early Friday, meeting no resistance as they removed barricades and tents.

Hong Kong police clear barricades in densely populated area of Mong Kok Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:10 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scores of Hong Kong police removed barricades early on Friday erected by pro-democracy protesters around the bustling area of Mong Kok, across the harbour from the main demonstration area next to government offices, a Reuters witness said. The police operation was the latest to dismantle barricades after nearly three weeks of protests that have paralysed parts of the Asian financial hub. The protesters, mostly students, are demanding full democracy for the former British colony. ...

Ebola neglected because it started in Africa: ex-UN head Annan Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:45 PM PDT London (AFP) - Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis on Thursday.

Hong Kong police swoop in to remove barricades at a protest zone in dawn raid Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:43 PM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police swoop in to remove barricades at a protest zone in dawn raid.

Zahlavova Strycova advances at Luxembourg Open Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:23 PM PDT LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Fourth-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic rolled past Swedish qualifier Johanna Larsson 6-0, 6-2 to make the Luxembourg Open semifinals on Thursday.

2 US journalists detained over Russia workshop Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:06 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Two American journalists were briefly detained in Russia and taken to court Thursday for teaching an investigative journalism workshop. Both were found guilty of violating visa regulations, authorities said.

Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola, N.Z., Spain win U.N. Council seats Posted: 16 Oct 2014 01:10 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola, New Zealand and Spain won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Thursday for two years from Jan. 1, 2015. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly elected Venezuela with 181 votes, Malaysia with 187 votes, Angola with 190 votes. All three countries campaigned unopposed for their seats after being chosen as the candidates for their respective regional groups, but still needed to win the votes of two-thirds of the General Assembly to secure their spots. ...

Kurds hold out in Syria's Kobane one month into IS assault Posted: 16 Oct 2014 12:58 PM PDT Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - Kurdish fighters backed by a flurry of US-led air strikes were still holding out Thursday against jihadists in Kobane, as an Islamic State offensive on the Syrian border town entered its second month.

Bombs go off at Muslim festival in Egypt, wound 11 Posted: 16 Oct 2014 12:58 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Two bombs went off in a city in northern Egypt late Thursday, striking a Sufi Muslim religious festival and wounding 11 people, officials said, the latest in a spate of attacks that have targeted Egyptian government forces, institutions and public gatherings.

Turkey fails in bid to join UN Security Council Posted: 16 Oct 2014 12:57 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey failed in its effort to join the U.N.'s most powerful body on Thursday, while Venezuela, New Zealand, Spain, Angola and Malaysia were elected to coveted Security Council seats.

Polanski opens Paris musical based on Tate film Posted: 16 Oct 2014 12:29 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Forty-seven years after starring in the movie "The Fearless Vampire Killers" with his wife-to-be Sharon Tate, director Roman Polanski is adapting the famous musical version of the film for the Paris stage.

European clubs worry about Ebola risk Posted: 16 Oct 2014 12:02 PM PDT Berlin (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp on Thursday raised fears expressed by a growing number of European clubs about African players being exposed to the risk of Ebola contamination while on international duty.

Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 27 Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:54 AM PDT KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Search teams rescued dozens of stranded foreign trekkers and recovered 10 more bodies Thursday in the wake of a series of blizzards and avalanches that battered the Himalayas in central Nepal, leaving at least 27 people dead.

'Kerry Air' grounded again, this time in Vienna Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:50 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — The United States may be the mightiest military and economic power in the world but when it comes to shuttling its top diplomat around the globe, it's beginning to look like a poor orphan.

Africa stems Ebola via border closings, luck Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:37 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,500 people in West Africa have managed to limit its spread on the continent to five countries — and two of them appear to have snuffed out the disease.

White House condemns wave of attacks in Iraq Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is strongly condemning a wave of attacks in Iraq, including some in and around the capital of Baghdad.

Red Cross delivers first medical aid in a year to Palestinians in Syria Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:02 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it had delivered its first medical supplies in a year to Palestinian refugees living in a camp in the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk in Syria. Around 20,000 people are believed to be living in Yarmouk, once home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees and Syrian nationals, where food and water supplies are now scarce. The camp is caught between Syrian government forces and opposition forces including al-Nusra. ...

Steenkamp cousin: Pistorius apology not genuine Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:18 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius must "pay for what he's done" and his apology to the family of the girlfriend he killed was not sincere, a cousin of Reeva Steenkamp said Thursday as testimonies wrapped up.

Brazil police say they arrested serial killer Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:06 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police say they've captured a man who has confessed to 39 murders.

McDowell loses in Match Play, Stenson rallies Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:33 AM PDT ASH, England (AP) — Defending champion Graeme McDowell's comeback fell short, while Henrik Stenson rallied from three holes down with success at the World Match Play Championship on Thursday.

Shortages hinder Venezuela's battle against fever outbreaks Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:32 AM PDT By Corina Pons CARACAS (Reuters) - Shortages have complicated Venezuela's efforts to treat severe outbreaks of mosquito-borne fevers this year, creating long lines at pharmacies to buy medicines and leaving the ill without treatments for swollen joints and aching bones. Venezuela has South America's highest incidence of chikungunya, a virus of African origin that is rarely fatal but whose name comes from a Tanzanian term for being doubled-over in pain. The country has also seen an upsurge this year in the similarly harsh dengue fever. ...

Steenkamp cousin says Pistorius must 'pay' for killing Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:29 AM PDT Pretoria (AFP) - A cousin of slain South African model Reeva Steenkamp made a tearful plea Thursday for Oscar Pistorius "to pay" for killing her, as prosecutors sought at his sentencing hearing to see the Paralympic athlete sent to jail.

British-led eurosceptic group in EU parliament collapses Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:13 AM PDT Brussels (AFP) - British eurosceptic leader Nigel Farage's group in the European parliament collapsed on Thursday, ending a short-lived alliance that he formed with Italian populist Beppe Grillo after elections in May.

BASF sells textile chemicals business to Archroma Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:01 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Chemical and oil company BASF SE says it is selling its textile chemicals business to Swiss-based Archroma for an undisclosed amount.

Putin cheered in Serbia, seeks pipeline backing Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:58 AM PDT BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Greeted by enthusiastic chants of "Putin! Putin!," Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a military parade Thursday in Slavic ally Serbia, where he held talks on economic issues, including on the South Stream gas pipeline opposed by the European Union.

UKIP cries foul as Latvian defection weakens hand in EU parliament Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:52 AM PDT By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The UK Independence Party accused the European Parliament of blackmail and bias on Thursday after it wound up a voting bloc forged by British and Italian Eurosceptics, depriving them of funding and influence. The dissolution of the four-month-old Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD), one of seven formal parliamentary blocs, was sparked by the loss of Latvia's Iveta Grigule, sole member of the Latvian Farmers Union, who quit to sit as an independent. ...

Sri Lanka: 85 school bowlers with suspect action Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:43 AM PDT COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has identified 85 school cricketers bowling with suspected illegal actions in its campaign to clean up the cradle of the sport in the country.

Pakistani Christian loses appeal against death sentence for blasphemy Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:03 AM PDT By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court upheld the death penalty on Thursday against a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, her lawyer said, in a case that drew global headlines after two prominent politicians who tried to help her were assassinated. In 2010, Asia Bibi, a mother of four, became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law. She is alleged to have made derogatory remarks about Islam after neighbours objected to her drinking water from their glass because she was not Muslim. ...

John Spencer-Churchill dies at 88 Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:55 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — John Spencer-Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and a cousin and godson of British wartime leader Winston Churchill, has died. He was 88.

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