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• Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani
• Gunmen shoot dead five people in Saudi Arabia: state news
• Burkina Faso leader says to hand power to transitional body
• Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
• Venezuela to hike minimum wage 15 percent amid high inflation
• Australian leader blames IS for Sydney shooting
• APNewsBreak: Russia boycotts nuclear meeting
• Correction: New Zealand-Diplomatic Immunity story
• US jury acquits ex-UBS exec in tax probe
• Saudi club demands investigation into finals refs
• Volleyball woman jailed in Iran declares hunger strike
• British MP quits government, criticising Conservatives
• Prison officials deny Van der Sloot stabbing claim
• Argentina says president to remain hospitalized for infection
• At least 24 drown, dozen missing in Istanbul migrant boat sinking
• Biden: I never apologized to Turkey
• US: Islamic State suspect's siblings joined him
• Ukraine to 're-examine' peace plan with rebels
• Egypt, Gulf Arab allies eye anti-militant alliance
• Water wars between Florida, Georgia advance at U.S. Supreme Court
• Konjuh upsets Beck at Limoges Open
• Ebola kills Sierra Leone doctor, UN doubles staff
• Colombians angered by prince's plaque to 'pirates'
• Family of US man jailed in N.Korea reveal 'heartache'
• Suicide bomber kills 32 in northeast Nigeria
• Cuba seeks over $8 billion in foreign investment
• Romo first-class priority as Cowboys go to London
• Rocket plane's tail activated prematurely in fatal crash
• Top US court keeps Sherlock Holmes in public domain
• Polish official criticizes US in Polanski case
• Rugby star Lomu in trouble over election tweet
• Eibar beats Rayo Vallecano 3-2 in Spanish League
• BA flight forced off course by Spain jet
• US stock indexes hold near records; Crude slides

Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani Posted: 03 Nov 2014 11:30 AM PST By Omer Berberoglu MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and moderate Syrian rebels bombarded Islamic State positions in Kobani on Monday, but it was unclear if their arrival would turn the tide in the battle for the besieged Syrian border town. Kobani has become a symbolic test of the U.S.-led coalition's ability to halt the advance of Islamic State, which has poured weapons and fighters into its assault of the town that has lasted more than a month. ...

Gunmen shoot dead five people in Saudi Arabia: state news Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:39 PM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead five people in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province late on Monday evening, the state news agency reported. Nine people were wounded in the attack in al-Dalwah town in al-Ahsa district, a police spokesman was quoted as saying. "As a group of citizens was leaving a building...three masked men opened fire at them with machine guns and pistols," the spokesman said, adding that the incident was under investigation. It gave no further details. ...

Burkina Faso leader says to hand power to transitional body Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:09 PM PST By Mathieu Bonkougou and Nadoun Coulibaly OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's army will quickly cede power to a transitional government and appoint a new head of state, the country's interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday, looking to calm accusations that the military had seized power in a coup. Longtime president Blaise Compaore stepped down on Friday following two days of mass protests in the impoverished West African nation over his bid to extend his 27-year rule by amending the constitution. ...

Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli government committee on Monday advanced plans for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem, an official said, in the face of disapproval from the United States at construction on occupied Palestinian land. The Interior Ministry panel's preliminary approval of the new homes for Ramat Shlomo, a neighborhood built on West Bank territory captured in the 1967 war and annexed to Jerusalem in a move not recognized abroad, was kept low profile in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington. ...

Venezuela to hike minimum wage 15 percent amid high inflation Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:42 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Monday a 15 percent increase in the minimum wage starting in December to protect workers from inflation of more than 60 percent. Maduro blames soaring consumer prices on an "economic war" launched by foes of his socialist government, frequently accusing business executives of price-gouging, hoarding and speculating. Critics, though, say Venezuela's endemic inflation problem is evidence of the failure of 15 years of socialist economics under Maduro and his late predecessor Hugo Chavez. ...

Australian leader blames IS for Sydney shooting Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:41 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The shooting of a Shiite religious leader outside a Sydney prayer hall appeared to have been influenced by the Islamic State movement, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday.

APNewsBreak: Russia boycotts nuclear meeting Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:30 PM PST VIENNA (AP) — Russia has failed to show up at meeting planning the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, U.S and European officials said Monday, in a potentially serious blow to efforts by President Barack Obama to cement his legacy as leaving the world safer from nuclear terrorism than when he took office.

Correction: New Zealand-Diplomatic Immunity story Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:25 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In a story Oct. 25 about a Malaysian military officer facing sexual assault charges in New Zealand, The Associated Press erroneously reported the Malaysian foreign minister's name. It should have been Anifah Aman, not Kenyataan Akhbar.

US jury acquits ex-UBS exec in tax probe Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:25 PM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — A federal jury acquitted a former top Swiss banking executive of U.S. charges that he conspired with wealthy Americans to hide $20 billion in secret accounts from the federal tax agency.

Saudi club demands investigation into finals refs Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:21 PM PST RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Angry Al Hilal officials are demanding an investigation into the appointment and performance of match officials in the Saudi club's 1-0 aggregate loss to Western Sydney in the Asian Champions League finals, blaming referee decisions that "wasted the players' rights in getting six penalties."

Volleyball woman jailed in Iran declares hunger strike Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:58 PM PST A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran after trying to watch a volleyball match is on a hunger strike, refusing food or liquids, her brother told AFP on Monday. Ghoncheh Ghavami, a 25-year-old law graduate from London, is protesting against a judicial delay in making her one-year prison sentence official, her brother said. "She's been on hunger strike from Saturday," Iman Ghavami said in a phone interview. Ghavami said that his sister was "frustrated" at her detention without an official sentence.

British MP quits government, criticising Conservatives Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:55 PM PST London (AFP) - British Liberal Democrat lawmaker Norman Baker quit as a Home Office minister on Monday, citing the difficulties of working with his Conservative coalition partners.

Prison officials deny Van der Sloot stabbing claim Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:52 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian prison officials denied on Monday a claim that convicted killer Joran van der Sloot was stabbed by other inmates in the remote maximum security prison where he was recently transferred for disciplinary reasons.

Argentina says president to remain hospitalized for infection Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:50 PM PST BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, who checked into a Buenos Aires hospital on Sunday, is in stable condition and is being treated for a bacterial infection of the colon, according to a government statement Monday evening. "She is in a stable condition and will remain hospitalized on an intravenous antibiotic treatment," said the statement, which was signed by her medical team. The 61-year-old, two-term president had an operation last year to remove blood that had pooled on her brain. ...

At least 24 drown, dozen missing in Istanbul migrant boat sinking Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:46 PM PST At least 24 people including children drowned and a dozen were missing on Monday when an overloaded boat taking migrants towards EU waters sank in the Black Sea just off Istanbul, Turkish officials said. Those on board were mainly Afghans seeking a better life in Europe. They had set off earlier from Bakirkoy, an Istanbul suburb. EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said the tragedy highlights "the urgency to take concrete action to save lives, to address irregular migration".

Biden: I never apologized to Turkey Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he never apologized to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for claiming Turkey's mistakes helped foreign fighters enter Syria.

US: Islamic State suspect's siblings joined him Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:31 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — A younger brother and sister left their suburban Chicago home and were detained at O'Hare International Airport along with their 19-year-old brother last month — all of them intent on traveling to Syria to join Islamic State militants, a prosecutor alleged on Monday while pushing for the older brother to remain behind bars.

Ukraine to 're-examine' peace plan with rebels Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko threatened to tear up a peace plan with pro-Russian separatist rebels on Monday after they defied Kiev and held elections intended to demonstrate their independence. Poroshenko said he and security chiefs would "re-examine" Kiev's commitments to the ceasefire deal on Tuesday, including "abolition" of a key element that offered separatists autonomy within Ukraine's existing borders. The elections on Sunday were meant to provide legitimacy to the rebel administrations that have taken control of two regions in Ukraine's industrial east since war broke out in April. Russia, which denies Western accusations that its troops are actually taking part in the fighting, recognised the elections.

Egypt, Gulf Arab allies eye anti-militant alliance Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:21 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are discussing the creation of a military pact to take on Islamic militants, with the possibility of a joint force to intervene around the Middle East, The Associated Press has learned.

Water wars between Florida, Georgia advance at U.S. Supreme Court Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:17 PM PST By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) - Florida's water war against Georgia advanced as the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an interstate dispute on whether Atlanta's suburbs are sucking dry the river flow that feeds the oyster beds and fisheries of the northern Gulf Coast. Georgia had sought to dismiss the suit, filed last October by Florida Governor Rick Scott, that stems from a decades-old fight over Atlanta's daily demand for 360 million gallons of water from the Chattahoochee and Flint river basins. ...

Konjuh upsets Beck at Limoges Open Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:16 PM PST LIMOGES, France (AP) — Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh rallied to beat fourth-seeded Annika Beck 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Monday in the first round of the inaugural Limoges Open, part of the WTA 125K series.

Ebola kills Sierra Leone doctor, UN doubles staff Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:49 PM PST FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola, the fifth local doctor to die of the disease there, authorities said Monday, as UNICEF announced it was doubling its staff in the three West African nations hard hit by the deadly virus.

Colombians angered by prince's plaque to 'pirates' Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:42 PM PST BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians are expressing outrage over a plaque dedicated by Prince Charles during a visit to Cartagena commemorating a British assault on the port city in 1741.

Family of US man jailed in N.Korea reveal 'heartache' Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:39 PM PST The family of Kenneth Bae revealed their "unspeakable heartache and anxiety," and begged North Korea on Monday to release him, on the second anniversary of the US citizen's detention in the reclusive state. "It is an anniversary our family did not want to have to celebrate," they said, adding: "We never imagined the pain this would cause on Kenneth and our family. "While Kenneth remains a prisoner in North Korea, our lives are also held captive, filled with unspeakable heartache and anxiety." The Korean-American was accused of being a militant Christian evangelist and charged with seeking to topple North Korea's regime.

Suicide bomber kills 32 in northeast Nigeria Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:36 PM PST POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber killed himself and 32 civilians Monday when he detonated explosives on the edge of a religious procession by the moderate Muslim Brotherhood in northeast Nigeria, a hospital official and witnesses said.

Cuba seeks over $8 billion in foreign investment Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:35 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Cuba asked international companies Monday to invest more than $8 billion in the island as it attempts to kick-start a centrally planned economy starved for cash and hamstrung by inefficiency.

Romo first-class priority as Cowboys go to London Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:33 PM PST IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo's back was the top priority for the Dallas Cowboys on their long plane ride to London.

Rocket plane's tail activated prematurely in fatal crash Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:32 PM PST By Irene Klotz MOJAVE Calif. (Reuters) - A human-factors expert will join a team investigating the fatal test-flight crash of the Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane to study why the co-pilot prematurely unlocked the ship's pivoting tail section, the National Transportation Safety Board chairman said on Monday. The untimely engagement of the tail mechanism, designed to slow the vehicle's descent into the atmosphere from space, and the possibility that pilot error was to blame, were disclosed by the NTSB late on Sunday and have emerged as a main thrust of the inquiry into the accident. ...

Top US court keeps Sherlock Holmes in public domain Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:32 PM PST The US Supreme Court refused to hear a petition by the heirs of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Monday, leaving the adventures of fictional crime solver Sherlock Holmes in the public domain. A ruling by an appeals court in June allowed a US writer and editor to publish a book whose characters were inspired by the Scottish writer, without paying royalties. Since the Supreme Court took no action on the challenge, the appeals court decision remains in effect. These works are now in the public domain except for the last 10, which were published after 1923.

Polish official criticizes US in Polanski case Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:30 PM PST WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An adviser to the Polish president accused U.S. authorities on Monday of "absolute ignorance" in seeking the arrest of film director Roman Polanski, a Holocaust survivor, while he was in Poland last week for the opening of a Jewish history museum.

Rugby star Lomu in trouble over election tweet Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:25 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rugby star Jonah Lomu is among three leading New Zealand sportsmen who may face charges of breaching electoral laws by tweeting political comments on election day.

Eibar beats Rayo Vallecano 3-2 in Spanish League Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:24 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Mikel Arruabarrena scored his second goal of the night in the 86th minute to give Eibar 3-2 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish League on Monday.

BA flight forced off course by Spain jet Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:21 PM PST Gibraltar (AFP) - A British Airways flight was forced to veer off course by a Spanish military jet upon landing in Gibraltar, authorities of the tiny contested British outpost said Monday.

US stock indexes hold near records; Crude slides Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:17 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market held close to record levels on Monday as a report showed that manufacturing remains on sound footing in the U.S. even as other parts of the global economy struggle. Falling oil prices weighed on energy stocks.

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