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• Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani as U.S. drops arms to defenders
• Hong Kong students, officials set for first talks on political crisis
• Polish ex-minister quoted saying Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland
• Polls shows Rousseff gaining momentum as Brazil election nears
• Panama arrests supreme court judge on suspicion of corruption
• Libya parliament allies with renegade general, struggles to assert authority
• Ronchi leads NZ to 230 in 1st ODI vs South Africa
• US man charged with killing Saudi college student
• Poll: Brazil's leader gains ground in tight race
• Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT
• Politicians join protest outside Met over opera
• Harvard student stuck in Mexico gets new US visa
• Former Australia Prime Minister Gough Whitlam dies
• New Zealand government agenda: surplus, flag vote
• Canada police kill 'radicalized' driver after he rams two soldiers
• White House opposes Nazi benefit payments
• New Zealand Maori cancel Singapore match
• South Sudan sexual violence 'rampant,' two-year-old raped: U.N.
• Panama suspends Supreme Court judge for corruption
• Syngenta lawsuit against Bunge over GMO corn revived on appeal
• Brazil's Lula back campaigning for Rousseff - and maybe himself
• Taiwan's Lu beats Garcia 6-2, 6-3 in Valencia Open
• Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98
• Canada says man who ran down two Canadian soldiers 'radicalized'
• Suspect killed after hitting two Canadian soldiers with car
• Trinidad tops Guatemala, close to World Cup berth
• Nigeria declared Ebola-free in 'spectacular success'
• If no checks, more Ebola cases might leave Africa
• 5.6-magnitude quake felt on Ecuador-Colombia line
• Millions in Social Security for expelled Nazis
• AbbVie to pay Shire $1.64B fee over nixed merger
• Palestinians accuse settler of killing schoolgirl
• Guard rescues 2 fishermen off US Virgin Islands
• Sudan ruling party names Bashir possible choice for presidency
• Iraqi PM in Tehran for crisis talks on IS
• Genoa held to controversial 1-1 draw by Empoli
• McIlroy to skip 2 events to focus on lawsuit
• U.S. drone crashes on landing at airport in Niamey: Niger sources

Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani as U.S. drops arms to defenders Posted: 20 Oct 2014 01:55 PM PDT By Gulsen Solaker and Tom Perry ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it would allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to reinforce fellow Kurds in the Syrian town of Kobani on Turkey's border, and the United States air-dropped arms to help the Kurds there resist an Islamic State assault. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces, themselves fighting Islamic State in Iraq. He stopped short of saying whether Ankara backed the U.S. air-drop of weapons. ...

Hong Kong students, officials set for first talks on political crisis Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:14 PM PDT By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Senior Hong Kong government officials will meet student leaders for the first time on Tuesday in an attempt to defuse more than three weeks of pro-democracy protests which have brought parts of the Asian financial center to a standstill. Hopes are low for any breakthrough during the evening talks, which will be broadcast live, with both sides refusing to give ground in resolving the worst political crisis in the former British colony since it was handed back to China in 1997. ...

Polish ex-minister quoted saying Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland Posted: 20 Oct 2014 02:11 PM PDT WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's parliamentary speaker, Radoslaw Sikorski, has been quoted as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Poland's then leader in 2008 that they divide Ukraine between themselves. Sikorski, who until September served as Poland's foreign minister, was quoted telling U.S. website Politico that Putin made the proposal during Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's visit to Moscow in 2008 - although he later said some of the interview had been "overinterpreted". "He wanted us to become participants in this partition of Ukraine ... ...

Polls shows Rousseff gaining momentum as Brazil election nears Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:33 PM PDT By Walter Brandimarte and Alonso Soto RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff is gaining momentum but remains locked in a dead heat with challenger Aecio Neves ahead of Sunday's runoff to Brazil's presidential election, two surveys showed on Monday. Centrist candidate Neves lost a slight but statistically insignificant lead over leftist Rousseff for the first time since the first round of elections on Oct. 5, according to the survey by Datafolha polling firm. Since then, the presidential race has turned increasingly ugly as the candidates scramble for undecided voters. ...

Panama arrests supreme court judge on suspicion of corruption Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:23 PM PDT PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A Panamanian supreme court judge who previously headed the tribunal has been placed under house arrest and suspended from his post pending an investigation into suspected corruption, a congressional committee said on Monday. Alejandro Moncada is suspected of crimes including money laundering and illicit enrichment, marking the first case of its kind for the Central American country, according to the committee formed a few weeks ago to investigate the judge. ...

Libya parliament allies with renegade general, struggles to assert authority Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT By Ayman al-Warfalli and Feras Bosalum BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libya's beleaguered elected parliament has declared a formal alliance with a renegade former general, as it struggles to assert some authority in a country many fear is sliding into outright civil war. Three years after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, the oil-producing desert state is in chaos, with Islamists and other militias fighting for territory and influence and the regular armed forces left with little power. ...

Ronchi leads NZ to 230 in 1st ODI vs South Africa Posted: 20 Oct 2014 06:25 PM PDT MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Luke Ronchi struck a personal best 99 from 83 balls to halt an unfolding collapse and lead New Zealand to 230 as it batted first Tuesday in the series-opening limited-overs cricket international against South Africa.

US man charged with killing Saudi college student Posted: 20 Oct 2014 06:15 PM PDT SAN FERNANDO, California (AP) — A man charged with killing a Saudi Arabian college student stabbed him in order to steal a car the student was selling on Craigslist for more than $30,000, Police Chief Charlie Beck said Thursday.

Poll: Brazil's leader gains ground in tight race Posted: 20 Oct 2014 06:11 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A poll released Monday night shows Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff gaining ground over her rival in a tight re-election race, though the contest remains in a technical tie.

Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Oct 2014 06:02 PM PDT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Joko Widodo completed a journey from riverside shack to presidential palace on Monday, cheered through the streets following his inauguration by tens of thousands of ordinary Indonesians in a reminder to the opposition-controlled parliament of the strong grass-roots support that swept him to power. The 53-year-old must make tough decisions, and soon, to stand a chance of boosting economic growth in Indonesia, a sprawling nation of 250 million people. Supporters have already expressed concerns any reforms he tries to enact could be blocked by a hostile opposition led by the Suharto-era general he defeated in July's election.

Politicians join protest outside Met over opera Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:54 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Politicians including former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Peter King joined a crowd of demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Opera on Monday as part of an ongoing protest over an opera focused on the death of a Jewish man that critics say glorifies his Palestinian killers.

Harvard student stuck in Mexico gets new US visa Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:47 PM PDT TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A Mexico-born Harvard University student who was stuck for months in his native country after crossing the border without permission will have to wait a little bit longer to return to the United States.

Former Australia Prime Minister Gough Whitlam dies Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:45 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Gough Whitlam, a flamboyant Australian prime minister and controversial social reformer whose grip on power was cut short by a bitter constitutional crisis, died Tuesday at the age of 98.

New Zealand government agenda: surplus, flag vote Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:44 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's prime minister has laid out a three-year government agenda that includes returning the country's books to surplus, conducting a vote on whether to change the nation's flag, and tightening the rules on terrorist fighters.

Canada police kill 'radicalized' driver after he rams two soldiers Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:10 PM PDT OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) - A man who ran down two Canadian soldiers in his car at a Quebec mall on Monday and was later shot dead by police, "had become radicalized," the Canadian government said. The Canadian government did not specify what it meant by radicalized but in the past has used the term to refer to Canadians who become supporters of militant Islamic groups. Quebec police shot and killed the 25-year-old driver after a police chase following the incident. One of the two soldiers he ran over had life-threatening injuries. Police did not say whether the soldiers were in uniform. ...

White House opposes Nazi benefit payments Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Nazis should not be getting the Social Security benefits they are receiving as they age overseas, the White House said Monday, responding to an Associated Press investigation that revealed millions of dollars have been paid to war-crimes suspects and former SS guards who left the U.S. for Europe.

New Zealand Maori cancel Singapore match Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:57 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand Maori rugby team has cancelled a Nov. 15 match against the Asia-Pacific Dragons because of concern over the state of the playing surface at Singapore's national stadium.

South Sudan sexual violence 'rampant,' two-year-old raped: U.N. Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:53 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Rape and other forms of sexual violence by all sides in South Sudan's civil war have become so widespread that a 2-year-old child was among the victims, the U.N. special representative on sexual violence in armed conflict said on Monday. "In my 30 years of experience, I've never witnessed anything like what I saw in Bentiu," Zainab Hawa Bangura told reporters about a recent trip to the northern town, one of South Sudan's regions worst hit by the conflict. "The IDPs (internally displaced persons) seeking refuge there face a combination of ... ...

Panama suspends Supreme Court judge for corruption Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:38 PM PDT PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Supreme Court justice linked to former President Ricardo Martinelli was suspended on Monday over corruption charges in a landmark corruption case that has mesmerized much of Panama.

Syngenta lawsuit against Bunge over GMO corn revived on appeal Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:38 PM PDT By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has opened the door for Syngenta Seeds to revive a lawsuit it brought against Bunge North America in 2011 over the agribusiness company's refusal of a type of genetically modified corn. An opinion in the case came on Monday as Syngenta and its parent company, Swiss-based Syngenta AG, have become the target of lawsuits over the same variety of corn, Agrisure Viptera. A three-judge panel of the U.S. ...

Brazil's Lula back campaigning for Rousseff - and maybe himself Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:33 PM PDT By Brian Winter BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - He remains the one true rock star of Brazilian politics, introduced to an adoring crowd of thousands over the weekend as "our eternal president." Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 68, is back on the campaign trail after a brief hiatus, hoping that a burst of his signature charisma and rapport with the poor will be enough to push his chosen successor, President Dilma Rousseff, to a re-election victory in a closely fought runoff vote on Sunday. ...

Taiwan's Lu beats Garcia 6-2, 6-3 in Valencia Open Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:33 PM PDT VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan eased to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the Valencia Open on Monday.

Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98 Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:28 PM PDT Sydney (AFP) - Former prime minister Gough Whitlam, one of Australia's most admired figures who led the nation through a period of massive change, died Tuesday aged 98, his family said.

Canada says man who ran down two Canadian soldiers 'radicalized' Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:26 PM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada said a man who ran down two Canadian soldiers in his car in a Quebec strip mall on Monday, and who was later shot dead by police, "had become radicalized." The Canadian government did not specify what it meant by radicalized but in the past has used the term to refer to Canadians who become supporters of militant Islamic groups. Quebec police shot and killed the 25-year-old driver after a police chase following the incident. One of the two soldiers he ran over had life-threatening injuries. Police did not say whether the soldiers were in uniform. ...

Suspect killed after hitting two Canadian soldiers with car Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:25 PM PDT Montreal (AFP) - A man who mowed down two Canadian soldiers Monday in a Quebec supermarket parking lot died from shots by police, authorities said.

Trinidad tops Guatemala, close to World Cup berth Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trinidad and Tobago women's soccer team — which didn't have enough money for lunch when it arrived in the U.S. nearly two weeks ago — moved closer to the final stages of World Cup qualifying Monday with a 2-1 win over Guatemala in the CONCACAF championship.

Nigeria declared Ebola-free in 'spectacular success' Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:51 PM PDT Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on Monday in a "spectacular success" in the battle to contain the spread of a virus which is devastating Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia where more than 4,500 people have died.

If no checks, more Ebola cases might leave Africa Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:37 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — A new study underscores the potential danger of airplane passengers infected with Ebola leaving West Africa: If there were no exit screening in place, researchers estimate that three people with the disease might fly out of the region each month.

5.6-magnitude quake felt on Ecuador-Colombia line Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:33 PM PDT QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake rattled Ecuador's border with Colombia on Monday, shaking low-lying buildings and frightening residents in the sparsely-populated area. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Millions in Social Security for expelled Nazis Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:33 PM PDT OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) — Former Auschwitz guard Jakob Denzinger lived the American dream.

AbbVie to pay Shire $1.64B fee over nixed merger Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:27 PM PDT NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) — AbbVie is walking away from its proposed $55 billion takeover bid of Shire and has agreed to pay the rival drugmaker a $1.64 billion breakup fee.

Palestinians accuse settler of killing schoolgirl Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:23 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are accusing an Israeli settler of running over two schoolgirls, killing one of them, and speeding away.

Guard rescues 2 fishermen off US Virgin Islands Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:20 PM PDT CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued two fishermen from a boat that capsized in rough waters off the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sudan ruling party names Bashir possible choice for presidency Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:17 PM PDT Khartoum (AFP) - Sudan's ruling party Monday named President Omar al-Bashir as a possible candidate for the country's April presidential elections, an advisor said, despite doubts he would stand again.

Iraqi PM in Tehran for crisis talks on IS Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:08 PM PDT Tehran (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi arrived in Tehran late Monday on his first visit to Iran since taking office after the crisis triggered by the advance of Islamic State militants.

Genoa held to controversial 1-1 draw by Empoli Posted: 20 Oct 2014 03:06 PM PDT GENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa was held to a controversial 1-1 draw by visiting Empoli on Monday in the first match since the port city was hit by devastating floods.

McIlroy to skip 2 events to focus on lawsuit Posted: 20 Oct 2014 02:59 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Rory McIlroy said Monday that mediation in a lawsuit with his former management company has failed, and he will skip his next two tournaments in China because he needs time to prepare for the trial.

U.S. drone crashes on landing at airport in Niamey: Niger sources Posted: 20 Oct 2014 02:51 PM PDT NIAMEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unarmed U.S. Reaper drone crashed on landing at the main airport in the capital of Niger on Monday, damaging the runway but causing no injuries, airport sources in Niger and the U.S. Air Force said. Washington deployed unarmed surveillance drones in Niger after a French-led military operation in 2013 destroyed an al Qaeda enclave in neighboring northern Mali. Supported by some 120 U.S. ...

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