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• Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to natural gas supply deal
• Burkina army imposes interim government after crowd burns parliament
• Clashes erupt as Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting Jewish far-rightist
• Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State
• Kerry says reported U.S. slur of Israel's Netanyahu 'damaging'
• Italy union head accuses Renzi of seeking confrontation
• Nations in Americas join in battle against Ebola
• N. Korea says it has invited EU rights official
• Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
• London-bound Murray awaits Djokovic with Federer in wings
• Puerto Rico government looks to raise tax on oil
• Mexican governor confirms 3 US siblings found dead
• Kerry urges restraint, expresses worry over tensions in Jerusalem
• N. Korea cracking down on a distant threat: Ebola
• Burkina Faso parliament dissolved after protests
• Argentina OKs law aimed at luring oil investment
• Gas deal may be first sign of Russia-Ukraine detente: EU
• Mexico Supreme Court rejects energy referendum
• British navy arrives to 'kick Ebola out of Sierra Leone'
• Bodies of three US siblings found in Mexico: prosecutor
• Senior US diplomat seeks end to impasse in Haiti
• Father of missing Cuban migrant searching for son
• Costa Rica volcano spews ash, prompts evacuations
• Cali cartel boss' daughter charged with extortion
• Sri Lanka says no hope finding mudslide survivors
• Niger says insurgents kill nine members of security forces
• Tropical Storm Vance forms in the Pacific
• Rains hamper Sri Lanka mudslide tragedy search effort
• US, UN condemn renewed violence in South Sudan
• U.S. to monitor turtle exports in face of booming global trade
• TransCanada seeks approvals for pipeline to Atlantic
• FSA has 400 fighters in Kobane, more to come: commander
• Clever to captain US against the All Blacks
• Burkina army seizes power after uprising against veteran ruler
• Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT
• Brandle beats Voigt's hour record
• Slovan, Sparta fined for crowd trouble
• Small Iraqi peshmerga force enters Syrian town

Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to natural gas supply deal Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:50 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Thursday that will see Moscow resume vital supplies of gas to its ex-Soviet neighbor over the winter in return for payments funded in part by Kiev's Western creditors. After several failed rounds of talks in recent weeks as conflict rumbles on despite a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, the accord also eases concerns that a new "gas war" could disrupt winter supplies if energy to EU states, notably through pipelines shut down across Ukraine since June. ...

Burkina army imposes interim government after crowd burns parliament Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:38 PM PDT By Mathieu Bonkoungou and Joe Penney OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military dissolved parliament and announced a transitional government on Thursday after violent protests against President Blaise Compaore, but it was not immediately clear who was in charge. Army chief General Honore Traore said the new government would be installed after consultation with all political parties and would lead the country to an election within 12 months. He also announced a curfew from 1900 to 0600 GMT (1500 to 0200 ET). ...

Clashes erupt as Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting Jewish far-rightist Posted: 30 Oct 2014 10:47 AM PDT By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist, leading to fierce clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. The Al-Aqsa compound, or Temple Mount, a holy site at the heart of the latest violence, was shut down for almost an entire day to all visitors as a security precaution. It was the first full closure of the site, venerated by both Jews and Muslims, in 14 years. Late on Thursday Israeli police reopened the complex. ...

Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State Posted: 30 Oct 2014 10:16 AM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Omer Berberoglu SURUC Turkey (Reuters) - A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied U.S. air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders. Kobani, on the border with Turkey, has been encircled by the Sunni Muslim insurgents for more than 40 days. Weeks of U.S.-led air strikes have failed to break their stranglehold, and Kurds are hoping the arrival of the peshmerga will turn the tide. ...

Kerry says reported U.S. slur of Israel's Netanyahu 'damaging' Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The description of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "chickenshit" by an anonymous U.S. official as quoted in a U.S. magazine this week was disgraceful and damaging, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned the comment from an unnamed official in The Atlantic, which added to tensions between his government and the Obama administration, particularly over settlement building in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem. ...

Italy union head accuses Renzi of seeking confrontation Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:05 PM PDT By James Mackenzie and Paolo Biondi ROME (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's largest union accused Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday of deliberately stoking conflict with the labor movement and ignoring the growing cost of the economic crisis for Italian workers. Speaking a day after four workers protesting against job cuts at a steel plant in southern Italy were hurt in clashes with police, Susanna Camusso, secretary general of the CGIL, said the government had chosen a "logic of confrontation" to drive its political agenda. ...

Nations in Americas join in battle against Ebola Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:56 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Countries from around the Americas have agreed to work together in their response to Ebola, adopting similar procedures in such things as the establishment of epidemiological monitoring centers and coordinating the transport of biological samples.

N. Korea says it has invited EU rights official Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:39 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is threatening to drop its offers of visits by United Nations human rights officials if a U.N. resolution on the country doesn't remove a reference to the International Criminal Court before Saturday.

Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:34 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Moscow and Kiev on Thursday clinched a multi-billion dollar deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

London-bound Murray awaits Djokovic with Federer in wings Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:23 PM PDT Paris (AFP) - Andy Murray guaranteed his place at the World Tour Finals on Thursday while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer stayed neck and neck in their battle for world number one at the Paris Masters.

Puerto Rico government looks to raise tax on oil Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:13 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico government officials said Thursday they are seeking a 68 percent increase in an oil tax to help sell up to $2.9 billion in bonds and strengthen one of the island's largest public corporations amid bankruptcy concerns.

Mexican governor confirms 3 US siblings found dead Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:12 PM PDT MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Three U.S. citizens missing for more than two weeks have been found dead in Mexico near the border city of Matamoros, and authorities are questioning a local police unit about possible involvement, the attorney general in northern Tamaulipas state said Thursday.

Kerry urges restraint, expresses worry over tensions in Jerusalem Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he was worried about the escalation of tensions across Jerusalem and urged leaders to reopen Temple Mount to Muslim worshippers. Kerry condemned the shooting of a U.S. citizen at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, saying the State Department was seeking more information from the authorities. Yehuda Glick, a religious activist, was shot and wounded late on Wednesday. He has campaigned for Jews to be allowed to pray at the Al-Aqsa compound, or Temple Mount, a holy site at the heart of the violence. ...

N. Korea cracking down on a distant threat: Ebola Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:52 PM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Thursday it will quarantine foreigners entering the country for 21 days over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus, even though no cases of the disease have been reported anywhere in Asia, and very few foreigners are allowed to enter.

Burkina Faso parliament dissolved after protests Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:51 PM PDT OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's leader faced the greatest threat to his rule in nearly three decades Thursday, prompting a state of emergency and the dissolution of parliament after violent protests erupted over a proposal to prolong his time in power.

Argentina OKs law aimed at luring oil investment Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:46 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Congress has passed an energy law aimed at luring foreign investment into its promising shale oil and gas.

Gas deal may be first sign of Russia-Ukraine detente: EU Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:38 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The gas deal struck on Thursday between Russia and Ukraine is perhaps the first sign of an easing of tension between the two countries, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Thursday. "This is perhaps the first sign of a wise and well-functioning neighborhood policy and is perhaps the first glimmer of a relaxation in the relationship between the two neighboring countries," he told a news conference after Russia, Ukraine and the European Union signed the accord. (Reporting By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)

Mexico Supreme Court rejects energy referendum Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:19 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to hold a national referendum on a major energy overhaul that opened the sector to widespread private investment for the first time in 76 years.

British navy arrives to 'kick Ebola out of Sierra Leone' Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:11 PM PDT Freetown (AFP) - A British navy mission said it was nervous but ready "to see that Ebola is kicked out" as it arrived in Sierra Leone Thursday to treat victims of the deadly virus.

Bodies of three US siblings found in Mexico: prosecutor Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:02 PM PDT Mexico City (AFP) - The bodies of three US siblings of Mexican descent believed to have been kidnapped by armed assailants more than two weeks ago were found in Mexico's troubled Tamaulipas state, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Senior US diplomat seeks end to impasse in Haiti Posted: 30 Oct 2014 03:00 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United States sent a senior diplomat to Haiti on Thursday to help resolve a political impasse blocking long-overdue legislative and local elections in the Caribbean country.

Father of missing Cuban migrant searching for son Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:49 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — For two days, Lazaro Allegue has scoured the waters of Miami's Biscayne Bay and combed the thick brush on nearby keys in search of his son.

Costa Rica volcano spews ash, prompts evacuations Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:39 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Turrialba volcano's largest eruption in over a century rained ash over parts of central Costa Rica and prompted the evacuation of some nearby communities, authorities said Thursday.

Cali cartel boss' daughter charged with extortion Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:36 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in Colombia have jailed the daughter of one of the world's most famous drug lords on extortion charges after she allegedly threatened a businessman who owns a farm that she says once belonged to her father.

Sri Lanka says no hope finding mudslide survivors Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:10 PM PDT KOSLANDA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of desperate Sri Lankan villagers dug with bare hands through the broken red earth of a deadly landslide Thursday, defying police orders after a top disaster official said there was no chance of finding more survivors at the high-elevation tea plantation.

Niger says insurgents kill nine members of security forces Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:57 PM PDT NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 12 people - including nine members of Niger's security forces - were killed in attacks by unidentified insurgents on Thursday in the western Tillabéry region near the border with Mali, the government said. "Terrorist elements carried out simultaneous attacks in Tillabéry. Five policemen, two gendarmes and two national guards were killed," it said in the statement signed by the West African state's defense and interior ministers. ...

Tropical Storm Vance forms in the Pacific Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:56 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Vance, the 20th named storm of the Pacific season, has formed well off the coast of Mexico.

Rains hamper Sri Lanka mudslide tragedy search effort Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:46 PM PDT Koslanda (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Heavy rains disrupted a massive search Thursday for scores of people feared buried in a landslide on a Sri Lankan tea estate, further dimming prospects of finding anyone alive.

US, UN condemn renewed violence in South Sudan Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:45 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States and United Nations on Thursday condemned a recent outbreak of violence around an oil-rich town in South Sudan, as experts predicted a return to mass violence in the coming weeks.

U.S. to monitor turtle exports in face of booming global trade Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:33 PM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - There were lots of snickers when a Chinese-Canadian man was caught trying to leave the United States with 51 turtles hidden in his sweatpants, but the case illustrated the serious threat facing native species from the booming international turtle trade, federal scientists said on Thursday. To protect native species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a rule on Wednesday that would put four kinds of freshwater turtle under the protection of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). ...

TransCanada seeks approvals for pipeline to Atlantic Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:30 PM PDT TransCanada on Thursday filed for regulatory approval of a proposed Can$12 billion (US$10.7 billion) pipeline to carry western Canadian oil to Atlantic coast refineries and terminals, for shipping overseas. The project would see 1,600 kilometers (990 miles) of new pipeline linked to an existing 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) natural gas pipeline refitted to carry crude oil from landlocked Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces to Quebec and New Brunswick. Approximately 1.1 million barrels of oil per day would start flowing through it in 2018. TransCanada said in a statement it would bolster Canadian energy security and create thousands of new jobs.

FSA has 400 fighters in Kobane, more to come: commander Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:27 PM PDT Istanbul (AFP) - The Free Syrian Army (FSA) already has 400 fighters in Kobane and more are on the way, the commander of a unit there said in a rare public appearance Thursday.

Clever to captain US against the All Blacks Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:14 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Todd Clever will captain the United States from flanker in his 60th test in Saturday's sellout test against the All Blacks at Chicago's Soldier Field.

Burkina army seizes power after uprising against veteran ruler Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:08 PM PDT Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore was toppled on Thursday as the army took power after protesters set parliament ablaze in a popular uprising against the veteran leader's 27-year-rule.

Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:03 PM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Thursday it will quarantine foreigners for 21 days over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus, even though no cases of the disease have been reported in the reclusive country, or anywhere in Asia, and very few foreigners are allowed to enter. North Korea is always on guard against outside influences, but now that it perceives the deadly disease to be a threat, its anxiety has reached a new level. It has banned tourists, put business groups on hold and is looking even more suspiciously than usual at every foreign face coming across its borders.

Brandle beats Voigt's hour record Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:02 PM PDT AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Austrian rider Matthias Brandle broke cycling's historic hour record on Thursday after covering a distance of 51.850 kilometers at the UCI Velodrome.

Slovan, Sparta fined for crowd trouble Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:02 PM PDT PRAGUE (AP) — Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague have been fined after their Europa League match had to be interrupted for more than half an hour due to fighting between fans.

Small Iraqi peshmerga force enters Syrian town Posted: 30 Oct 2014 12:56 PM PDT SURUC, Turkey (AP) — A vanguard force of Iraqi peshmerga troops entered the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey on Thursday, part of a larger group of 150 fighters that the Kurds hope will turn back an offensive by militants of the Islamic State group.

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