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• Hong Kong democracy street battles rage on despite imminent talks
• U.S.-led coalition jets strike Kobani, Islamic State shells hit Turkey
• Ukraine says it agrees on interim gas price with Russia
• Maduro supporters, foes stage rival protests in polarized Venezuela
• Ghana's main opposition party elects Akufo-Addo as 2016 candidate
• Morocco says Algerian soldier fired on Moroccans at border, summons envoy
• Fuel-laden Russian ship drifting off Canadian coast
• Ebola is 'disaster of our generation' says aid agency
• Slain journalist Foley 'tried to see the good'
• Tasmanian devil death investigated at US zoo
• AP PHOTOS: Catholics venerate Lima's patron saint
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• US, China vow to manage rifts ahead of Obama visit
• Campbell, Stone win singles in Head of the Charles
• Hong Kong police charge leaves protesters injured
• Cops: Remains may be those of missing US student
• Americans 'can't give in to hysteria or fear' over Ebola: Obama
• 'Leviathan' named best picture at London Film Fest
• Container ship adrift again off Canadian coast
• Bishops scrap welcome to gays in sign of split
• Hurricane Ana, brushing past Hawaii, to bring strong rain, surf
• Cautious optimism over Nigeria's kidnapped girls
• Tuilagi doubtful for England after Tigers injury
• Vettori in NZ squad for South Africa ODIs
• Ronaldo sets best scoring start in Spanish league
• U.S. and China look to manage differences, cooperate against threats
• Setback for pope as synod fails to agree on gays, divorcees
• Bermuda clears trees, power lines hit by Gonzalo
• Juventus draws 1-1 at Sassuolo, Roma wins 3-0
• US, other nations condemn violence in Libya
• Iraq lawmakers approve interior, defense ministers
• Site for Greek church near WTC gets blessing
• Tropical storm Trudy downgraded to depression, drenches Mexico
• Madagascar 'won't expel' detained ex-president
• Rare white rhino dies in Kenya, pushing breed close to extinction
• Women, children killed in new DR Congo attack
• PSV beats AZ Alkmaar 3-0 to stay top of Eredivisie
• Ronaldo breaks record; Southampton soars 8-0

Hong Kong democracy street battles rage on despite imminent talks Posted: 18 Oct 2014 12:16 PM PDT By James Pomfret and Elzio Barreto HONG KONG (Reuters) - Violent clashes erupted early on Sunday in a Hong Kong protest hotspot as unarmed pro-democracy activists once again confronted riot police despite the confirmation of talks between protest leaders and officials early this week. Hong Kong's 28,000 strong police force have been struggling to contain a youth-led movement that has shown little sign of waning after three weeks of standoffs in which hundreds of thousands of people have occupied city streets to demand full democracy in the former British colony. ...

U.S.-led coalition jets strike Kobani, Islamic State shells hit Turkey Posted: 18 Oct 2014 08:46 AM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Oliver Holmes MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition jets pounded suspected Islamic State targets at least six times in the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday after the fiercest shelling in days by the insurgents shook the town's center and hit border areas within Turkey. Shelling continued after the strikes hit the center of Kobani. Several mortars fell inside Turkey near the border gate, called Mursitpinar, according to witnesses. ...

Ukraine says it agrees on interim gas price with Russia Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:17 PM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's and Russia's leaders have reached a preliminary agreement on a price for gas supplies this winter but Kiev may need international help to pay, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday. Poroshenko met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Milan on Friday to discuss the conflict in Ukraine's eastern regions, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Kiev government forces. Russia cut off gas supply to Ukraine in mid-June following more than two years of dispute on the price. ...

Maduro supporters, foes stage rival protests in polarized Venezuela Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:50 PM PDT By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) - Red-clad "Chavistas" rallied in central Caracas on Saturday to protest the killing of a young ruling party lawmaker, while across town a protest called by the opposition's new leader failed to attract as big a crowd. The government says the stabbing to death of the 27-year old Robert Serra in his home earlier this month is part of a wider plot by an elitist, self-interested opposition to bring down Venezuela's socialist experiment, created by beloved late president Hugo Chavez. ...

Ghana's main opposition party elects Akufo-Addo as 2016 candidate Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:58 PM PDT By Matthew Mpoke Bigg ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition New Patriotic Party voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to retain Nana Akufo-Addo as its leader for the 2016 election, setting up a rematch of the last poll when he lost narrowly to President John Mahama. The election is also expected to be close given that the ruling National Democratic Congress government has faced economic headwinds including rising inflation, a stubborn budget deficit and a currency that has fallen sharply this year. ...

Morocco says Algerian soldier fired on Moroccans at border, summons envoy Posted: 18 Oct 2014 12:24 PM PDT RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco said on Saturday that an Algerian soldier had fired on Moroccan civilians, badly wounding one of them, in the north east at the border with Algeria, and that it had summoned the Algerian ambassador for an explanation. North African neighbors Morocco and Algeria share a 1,500 km (970 miles) land border that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sahara desert. It has been shut since 1994 as the two countries have been locked in bitter disputes. One of their biggest rows is over Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony, most of which Morocco annexed in 1975. ...

Fuel-laden Russian ship drifting off Canadian coast Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:50 PM PDT Montreal (AFP) - A Russian container ship carrying tons of fuel and diesel was drifting once again off Canada's Pacific shore Saturday after a cable linking it to a tow ship ruptured, the military said.

Ebola is 'disaster of our generation' says aid agency Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:45 PM PDT London (AFP) - Aid agency Oxfam on Saturday said Ebola could become the "definitive humanitarian disaster of our generation", as US President Barack Obama urged against "hysteria" in the face of the growing crisis.

Slain journalist Foley 'tried to see the good' Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:37 PM PDT ROCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — James Foley was a compassionate and capable journalist who tried to see the good in people, friends said Saturday at a memorial for the New Hampshire man beheaded by Islamic State group extremists.

Tasmanian devil death investigated at US zoo Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:36 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — Authorities are looking into the death of a Tasmanian devil found in a pool of blood at a New Mexico zoo with its skull fractured. Investigators suspect it was killed.

AP PHOTOS: Catholics venerate Lima's patron saint Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:35 PM PDT LIMA, Peru (AP) — Thousands of people crowded into downtown Lima on Saturday to participate in a procession at the start of a five-day festival that carries a painting of the capital's patron saint, the Lord of Miracles, on daily treks through the streets.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:32 PM PDT KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A rescue helicopter spotted nine more bodies Saturday on a trekking trail in northern Nepal, bringing the death toll to 38 from this week's series of snowstorms and avalanches in the worst hiking disaster in the Himalayan nation. The bodies were seen in a remote mountainous area, but the steep terrain made it impossible for the helicopter to land, said Yadav Koirala from the Disaster Management Division in Katmandu.

US, China vow to manage rifts ahead of Obama visit Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:26 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. and China pledged Saturday to overcome mistrust, manage their differences and cooperate on key issues like combatting terrorism and the spread of the Ebola virus as President Barack Obama prepares to travel to the Chinese capital next month.

Campbell, Stone win singles in Head of the Charles Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:13 PM PDT CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) — Cambridge Boat Club's Andrew Campbell and Gevvie Stone won the men's and women's singles titles Saturday on the first day of the 50th annual Head of the Charles Regatta.

Hong Kong police charge leaves protesters injured Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:04 PM PDT Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong police charged protesters gathered at a barricade early Sunday, leaving many requiring medical treatment just hours after the government confirmed talks aimed at ending three weeks of pro-democracy rallies.

Cops: Remains may be those of missing US student Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:03 PM PDT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (AP) — Police say they have found human remains that could be those of a British-born University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept. 13.

Americans 'can't give in to hysteria or fear' over Ebola: Obama Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With three cases of Ebola diagnosed in the United States but more than 100 people being monitored in case they contract the disease, President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday not to give in to "hysteria" about the spread of the virus. As though to illustrate his point, a Dallas bus and train station was closed on Saturday afternoon over concern about a woman who fell ill. The woman was first reported to be on the checklist for possible Ebola exposure, but then turned out not to be on any such list. ...

'Leviathan' named best picture at London Film Fest Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:00 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Movies about corruption, gang violence, honor killing and war took prizes Saturday as the London Film Festival recognized cinema that confronts the harsh realities of our world.

Container ship adrift again off Canadian coast Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:51 PM PDT PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia (AP) — A disabled Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel is adrift again but officials said Saturday there is no immediate risk of it reaching shore, hitting rocks and causing a spill.

Bishops scrap welcome to gays in sign of split Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:50 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops scrapped their landmark welcome to gays Saturday, showing deep divisions at the end of a two-week meeting sought by Pope Francis to chart a more merciful approach to ministering to Catholic families.

Hurricane Ana, brushing past Hawaii, to bring strong rain, surf Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - A hurricane churning past Hawaii on Saturday pummeled the Pacific archipelago with heavy rain, strong gusts and dangerous surf but was skirting the islands without making a direct hit, the National Weather Service said. Hurricane Ana was still a hurricane but losing strength as it carved a path across the Pacific Ocean roughly parallel with the Hawaiian Islands, with its eye staying about 150 miles (240 km) to the south of the Big Island, according to forecasters. ...

Cautious optimism over Nigeria's kidnapped girls Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:18 PM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — There's no dancing in the streets, but people in the hometown of more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls are cautiously optimistic about news of a cease-fire with the Islamic extremists who abducted their daughters six months ago.

Tuilagi doubtful for England after Tigers injury Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:05 PM PDT London (AFP) - Manu Tuilagi could be ruled out of England's opening end-of-year Test against world champions New Zealand at Twickenham next month after he went off early in Leicester's European Rugby Championship win over Ulster on Saturday.

Vettori in NZ squad for South Africa ODIs Posted: 18 Oct 2014 03:00 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former captain Daniel Vettori has been included in New Zealand's 14-man squad to play the first of three one-day internationals against South Africa on Tuesday.

Ronaldo sets best scoring start in Spanish league Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:55 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 14th and 15th goals to set a record scoring start in a Spanish league season as Real Madrid eased to a 5-0 win at Levante on Saturday, while Lionel Messi scored to move one goal from the competition's all-time scorer.

U.S. and China look to manage differences, cooperate against threats Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:52 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom BOSTON (Reuters) - America and China's top diplomats stressed the need to manage differences and cooperate against global threats including Islamic State and Ebola, as they sought to warm the mood between their countries ahead of a summit next month. "There are many areas that the United States and China are cooperating on, even as we have some differences that we try to manage effectively," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Boston on Saturday before a second day of talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi. ...

Setback for pope as synod fails to agree on gays, divorcees Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:44 PM PDT Vatican City (AFP) - Roman Catholic bishops on Saturday failed to reach a consensus on opening the Church's doors to remarried divorcees and gays after a special synod on the family, in a blow to Pope Francis.

Bermuda clears trees, power lines hit by Gonzalo Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:33 PM PDT HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Crews cleared away downed trees and power lines Saturday after Hurricane Gonzalo battered this tiny, wealthy British territory for several hours but caused no deaths or serious injuries.

Juventus draws 1-1 at Sassuolo, Roma wins 3-0 Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:25 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Defending champion Juventus dropped its first points of the season as it was held to a surprise 1-1 draw by bottom club Sassuolo on Saturday and saw its lead at the top of the Serie A table cut to one point ahead of Roma.

US, other nations condemn violence in Libya Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and four other nations are strongly condemning the ongoing violence in Libya and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

Iraq lawmakers approve interior, defense ministers Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:23 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's remaining Cabinet nominees on Saturday, including for the critical defense and interior portfolios, completing the formation of a government that will strive to push the Islamic State extremist group out of the sprawling territory it has seized in recent months.

Site for Greek church near WTC gets blessing Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:11 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of members of New York's Greek Orthodox community attended a blessing ceremony Saturday for a new church near ground zero in Lower Manhattan that will replace a house of worship that was destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Tropical storm Trudy downgraded to depression, drenches Mexico Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:06 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical storm Trudy weakened on Saturday to become a tropical depression as it dumped heavy rain on southern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane service said. The depression, around 95 miles (150 km) northeast of the beach resort of Acapulco, lost pace as it headed north at about 6 miles (9 km) per hour, with sustained winds easing to about 35 mph (55 km/h). ...

Madagascar 'won't expel' detained ex-president Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:01 PM PDT Antananarivo (AFP) - Madagascar's ex-president Marc Ravalomanana, who was placed under house arrest after returning from exile, will not be deported and will be asked to take part in national reconciliation efforts, the presidency said Saturday.

Rare white rhino dies in Kenya, pushing breed close to extinction Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:57 PM PDT Prague (AFP) - One of the last northern white rhinos on the planet has died in a reserve in Kenya, leaving the sub-species on the verge of extinction, experts said Saturday.

Women, children killed in new DR Congo attack Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:54 PM PDT Beni (DR Congo) (AFP) - At least 22 people, most of them women and children, have been hacked and clubbed to death by Ugandan rebels in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo just days after a similar massacre.

PSV beats AZ Alkmaar 3-0 to stay top of Eredivisie Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:51 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — Midfielder Adam Maher scored twice against his old club Saturday as PSV Eindhoven beat AZ Alkmaar 3-0 to stay top of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Ronaldo breaks record; Southampton soars 8-0 Posted: 18 Oct 2014 01:47 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo rewrote the record books with another two goals in Real Madrid's latest big victory in the Spanish league.

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