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• Frenchman seen in Islamic State video of beheadings
• Thousands of Greeks march against austerity to mark 1973 uprising
• Iran and six powers haven't discussed extending nuclear talks: U.S.
• EU targets Ukraine separatists but is split on more Russia sanctions
• U.S. targets Islamic militants with more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq: Central Command
• Australian, Indian leaders target free trade pact, economic boost
• Colombia peace talks in limbo over kidnapped army general
• Kerry arrives in Britain as Iran nuclear talks loom
• Colombia halts peace talks after general is taken
• Keystone vote Tuesday will be nail-biter in US Senate
• Kerry: US 'not intimidated' by Islamic militants
• FBI looking into laws about body parts shipments
• 5.2-magnitude quakes rattle central Greece
• Amnesty: UAE in unprecedented clampdown on dissent
• India, Australia vow closer security and trade ties
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Report: 51 killed in Congo police sweep vs. gangs
• Widows: Probe into Peru activist killings stalled
• Keystone Senate vote hangs in balance after Obama remarks
• Ecuador's humble Aucas returns to big league
• Congo police executed 51 in anti-gang operation: Human Rights Watch
• Study: Terror attacks soar in 2013, kill 18,000
• Earthquake felt in Greek capital, no reports of injuries
• Widows: Probe into Peru killings stalled
• Hungarian protesters hold anti-PM Orban 'indignation' rallies
• Australia wants to be source of energy, resource, food security for India
• 'Contagious' bird flu outbreaks on Dutch, British farms
• EU sanctions separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens
• French, Dutch hostages held by Qaeda appeal in video
• France warns against 'scaremongering' on Britain in EU
• Man who damaged Banksy art in US gets probation
• Congo army colonel, rebel leader sentenced to death
• Hodgson wary of England regeneration talk
• N. African militants release video of French, Dutch hostages
• In Keystone XL debate, Obama's warning on oil exports rings only half true
• UN targets oil trucks to cut off Islamist revenues
• Neil Young vows Starbucks boycott over GMOs
• Suspect in German student death has criminal past

Frenchman seen in Islamic State video of beheadings Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:59 PM PST LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - A Frenchman is believed to have been among Islamic State jihadists appearing on a video showing the severed head of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, but a British man denied earlier reports his medical student son was there too. Sunday's announcement of Kassig's death, the fifth such killing of a Western captive by Islamic State, formed part of a video that also showed the beheadings of at least 14 men Islamic State said were Syrian military pilots and officers. ...

Thousands of Greeks march against austerity to mark 1973 uprising Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:49 AM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Greeks poured into the streets to march against austerity on Monday in one of the biggest anniversary protests in recent years to mark a bloody 1973 student revolt against the then-ruling military junta. About 40,000 students, workers and pensioners waving red flags and chanting "EU, IMF out!" marched near parliament to the embassy of the United States, which protesters accuse of backing the 1967-74 military dictatorship. Clashes broke out as the march ended, and police fired teargas at groups of youths who hurled stones and plastic bottles. ...

Iran and six powers haven't discussed extending nuclear talks: U.S. Posted: 17 Nov 2014 01:16 PM PST By Louis Charbonneau VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six major powers have so far not discussed extending negotiations on a nuclear agreement despite the fact that their deadline is a week away, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. Senior foreign officials from Iran and the six powers - the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China - gather in Vienna this week for the last round of negotiations before a Nov. 24 deadline to reach an accord that would end sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran's atomic program. ...

EU targets Ukraine separatists but is split on more Russia sanctions Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:03 AM PST By Adrian Croft and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments moved to put more Ukrainian separatists under asset freezes and travel bans on Monday but took no action to step up economic sanctions on Russia despite voicing alarm about an upsurge of violence in Ukraine. EU foreign ministers in Brussels asked officials to put forward names of an unspecified number of pro-Russian separatists to be added to the EU's sanctions list by the end of the month. "Sanctions ... ...

U.S. targets Islamic militants with more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq: Central Command Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:30 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military forces conducted 11 air strikes against Islamic militants in Syria and 20 in Iraq since Friday, Central Command said on Monday. Nine of the Syria strikes were near the Turkish border city of Kobani and destroyed seven Islamic State positions and four staging areas and struck one unit, the command said in a statement. Two near Dayr Az Zawr hit an Islamic State crude oil collection facility and destroyed a tank, it said The U.S. ...

Australian, Indian leaders target free trade pact, economic boost Posted: 17 Nov 2014 05:05 PM PST By Matt Siegel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia and India will push for a free trade pact, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday during a rare state visit to Canberra by an Indian leader. Australia on Monday finalised a landmark free trade deal with China more than ten years in the making, significantly expanding ties between the world's second-largest economy and one of Washington's closest allies in Asia. Trade between Australia and India stands at around $15 billion a year, or just a tenth of that between Australia and China. ...

Colombia peace talks in limbo over kidnapped army general Posted: 17 Nov 2014 05:02 PM PST By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels were in crisis on Monday as troops scoured a Pacific coast region for an army general kidnapped over the weekend in a brash move by guerrillas that endangers efforts to end 50 years of war. President Juan Manuel Santos suspended the negotiations in Havana after General Ruben Dario Alzate, who heads the Titan task force in the western department of Choco, and two others were captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). ...

Kerry arrives in Britain as Iran nuclear talks loom Posted: 17 Nov 2014 05:00 PM PST London (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Britain on Tuesday for meetings focused on the Middle East ahead of crunch talks in Vienna this week over Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

Colombia halts peace talks after general is taken Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:57 PM PST BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia's largest rebel group demonstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured Sunday, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century conflict depend on it.

Keystone vote Tuesday will be nail-biter in US Senate Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:52 PM PST The US Senate braced for Tuesday's cliffhanger vote on whether to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, with President Barack Obama signaling he might veto the controversial bill. Congressional Republicans have long pushed the Obama administration to lift its hold on the $5.3 billion, shovel-ready project, which remains under extended review some six years after it was submitted. Now, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid finally allowing a vote on the bill, Tuesday's action in the Democratically-run Senate -- the most high-profile vote since Republicans swept to victory in midterm elections earlier this month -- will mark the closest Keystone has ever been to approval. One of the legislation's sponsors, Senate Democrat Mary Landrieu, said "yes" when asked by reporters Monday whether she had the 60 votes necessary for passage, but she declined to name the elusive final Democrat needed.

Kerry: US 'not intimidated' by Islamic militants Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:39 PM PST LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a warning Monday to Islamic State militants that "we are not intimidated" after another American hostage was killed.

FBI looking into laws about body parts shipments Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:39 PM PST LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken by two American tourists who police say tried to ship preserved human parts from Thailand to Las Vegas.

5.2-magnitude quakes rattle central Greece Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:34 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two magnitude 5.2 earthquakes rattled central Greece early Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of any injury or serious damage.

Amnesty: UAE in unprecedented clampdown on dissent Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:34 PM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has quietly mounted "an unprecedented clampdown on dissent" since 2011, with more than 100 political activists jailed or prosecuted for calling for political reforms, leading human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.

India, Australia vow closer security and trade ties Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:34 PM PST India and Australia vowed closer defence and security ties Tuesday while stressing the importance of economic cooperation a day after Canberra sealed a huge trade pact with fellow Asian superpower China. India's charismatic leader Narendra Modi, who was given a rock star welcome by thousands of rapturous supporters in Sydney on Monday, described the closer ties as "natural". "This is a natural partnership emerging from our shared values and interests and strategic maritime locations," he said in Canberra after inking agreements on security cooperation, narcotics control, social security, and tourism.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of killing two Chinese graduate students was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to multiple life terms in prison by a judge who denounced him for showing no remorse and smiling while a grief-stricken victim's father spoke in court. Javier Bolden made no comment during a lengthy hearing during which the mother of one victim sobbed and the father of another called him "human trash" and "a monster."

Report: 51 killed in Congo police sweep vs. gangs Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:28 PM PST KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Human Rights Watch says in a new report that police in Congo's capital conducted dozens of extrajudicial killings in a three-month crackdown against organized crime gangs.

Widows: Probe into Peru activist killings stalled Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:27 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — The widows of four indigenous leaders allegedly slain by illegal loggers in Peru's remote Amazon complained Monday that the investigation into their husbands' September deaths is stalled.

Keystone Senate vote hangs in balance after Obama remarks Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:07 PM PST By Timothy Gardner and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. Senate scrambled on Monday to gather one last vote to pass a bill that authorizes the project that would help send Canadian oil to the U.S. Gulf, a task that became harder after President Barack Obama made his toughest comments yet on the topic. Momentum appeared to be going against the pipeline as Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia told reporters late on Monday that he would vote against it on Tuesday. ...

Ecuador's humble Aucas returns to big league Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:05 PM PST QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — After the penalty shot went in the goal, fans of Ecuador's Aucas erupted in tears of joy as the long-suffering soccer team notched the win that sends it back to the country's premier league.

Congo police executed 51 in anti-gang operation: Human Rights Watch Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:02 PM PST By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - The U.S. campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused police in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday of summarily executing at least 51 people in an anti-gang operation, and being responsible for the disappearance of at least 33 more. The report, based on witness testimony, is the second high-profile inquiry into Operation Likofi, or 'punch' in the Lingala language, launched last November to tackle criminal gangs in the capital Kinshasa. ...

Study: Terror attacks soar in 2013, kill 18,000 Posted: 17 Nov 2014 04:02 PM PST LONDON (AP) — A new global study says there were nearly 10,000 terrorist attacks in 2013, 44 percent more than the year before.

Earthquake felt in Greek capital, no reports of injuries Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:56 PM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake shook central Greece early on Tuesday and was felt as far away as its capital Athens but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, Greek police and firebrigade officials said. The quake of 5.2 magnitude occurred at 0105 local time (2305 GMT), the Athens Geodynamic Institute said on its website. It struck near the city of Chalkida on the island of Evia, and its epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles). Greece is often rattled by earthquakes, most causing no serious damage. Greeks still have fresh memories of a 5. ...

Widows: Probe into Peru killings stalled Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:51 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — The widows of four indigenous leaders slain in Peru's Amazon say the investigation into their husbands' September deaths, allegedly by illegal loggers, is stalled.

Hungarian protesters hold anti-PM Orban 'indignation' rallies Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:43 PM PST Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Budapest on Monday in a show of "indignation" over the policies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with riot police moving in to stop an attempted storming of parliament. The "Day of Indignation" was the latest in a series of large street protests begun last month after Orban's right-wing Fidesz party proposed a tax on Internet usage. A crowd estimated by an AFP photographer at around 25,000 held placards reading "We can't pay as much taxes as you steal!" at the largest rally, outside the Hungarian parliament in Budapest. We are an EU country, and we want to stay in Europe, where we belong," Balint Farkas, a 26-year-old IT student, told AFP.

Australia wants to be source of energy, resource, food security for India Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:41 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia wants to be a dependable source of energy, resource and food security for India, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday during a state visit to Canberra by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "If all goes to plan, next year an Indian company will begin Australia's largest-ever coal development which will light the lives of 100 million Indians for the next half-century," Abbott told the Australian parliament. ...

'Contagious' bird flu outbreaks on Dutch, British farms Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:34 PM PST Hekendorp (Netherlands) (AFP) - Dutch officials were on Monday checking poultry farms for a highly infectious strain of bird flu following outbreaks of similar strains of the virus in Britain and Germany.

EU sanctions separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:32 PM PST The EU agreed to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists Monday but stopped short of fresh sanctions against Russia, saying there was hope of restarting dialogue with Moscow to end the worst standoff since the Cold War. New European Union diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said foreign ministers meeting in Brussels had raised the possibility of her visiting Moscow for talks to seek a solution to a crisis that has claimed 4,100 lives. World leaders chastised Russian President Vladimir Putin at a glacial G20 summit in Brisbane at the weekend over Moscow's role in the Ukraine bloodshed, causing him to fly home early.

French, Dutch hostages held by Qaeda appeal in video Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's north African arm, AQIM, has issued a video of a French national and a Dutch national they are holding hostage in which the two men urge their respective governments to negotiate for their release. The video, posted on a popular jihadi forum by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's media branch, is divided into two scenes showing each hostage in a different location. ...

France warns against 'scaremongering' on Britain in EU Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:22 PM PST London (AFP) - French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron warned against "scaremongering" over Britain's EU membership as he visited London on Monday in an attempt to defend his government's reform record.

Man who damaged Banksy art in US gets probation Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:19 PM PST PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A California man who pleaded guilty to defacing two murals believed to have been created by the mysterious British graffiti artist Banksy was sentenced to five years' probation Monday.

Congo army colonel, rebel leader sentenced to death Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:18 PM PST By Aaron Ross KALEMIE Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A military tribunal in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday sentenced to death a senior army officer and a rebel commander he was meant to be fighting, defense counsel and observers said. In a trial that highlighted the deep splits that plague Congo's military, sentence was pronounced after Lieutenant Colonel Nzanzu Birotsho and Jamil Makulu, leader of the Ugandan Islamist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, were convicted of terrorism and belonging to an insurrection movement. ...

Hodgson wary of England regeneration talk Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:17 PM PST Glasgow (AFP) - England manager Roy Hodgson admitted on Monday that his players are still digesting the disappointment of their World Cup group-stage exit despite their impressive form since the tournament.

N. African militants release video of French, Dutch hostages Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST The North African jihadist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released a video Monday purporting to show a French and a Dutch hostage held since November 2011 in the Sahara. In the video, found on the Internet by the private terrorism watchdog SITE, French national Serge Lazarevic and a man identifying himself as Sjaak Rijke appeal to their governments to negotiate their release. There is nothing in the footage of Lazarevic to suggest when it was shot, but Rijke says he is speaking on September 26 this year and refers to a US-Taliban prisoner exchange conducted in May. Lazarevic, 50, who was kidnapped in the Malian town of Hombori in November 2011, appears in a dark headdress and with a thick beard in the front of a pick-up truck with a black jihadist banner behind him.

In Keystone XL debate, Obama's warning on oil exports rings only half true Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:08 PM PST By Nia Williams and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's sharpest criticism yet of Keystone XL this weekend included a controversial contention that the huge pipeline would be used to pump Canadian oil sands crude to global markets, not to U.S. refiners. TransCanada Corp., the pipeline giant that has been waiting six years for U.S. approval to build the $8 billion line, strongly denies it and says it is constructing the 1,179-mile (1,900-km) conduit only to serve import-dependant Gulf Coast refiners, weaning them away from supplies of heavy crude from Saudi Arabia and ...

UN targets oil trucks to cut off Islamist revenues Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST A UN report is recommending the seizure of all oil tanker trucks leaving Islamist-controlled territory in Iraq and Syria to cut off millions of dollars from crude sales now bankrolling the jihadists. The UN's Al-Qaeda Monitoring Team is also proposing an embargo on flights taking off or landing in territory seized by the Islamic State (IS) group and its allies to prevent them from moving assets and possibly weapons. The report obtained by AFP on Monday will be discussed at an upcoming meeting of the Security Council called to follow up on a resolution aimed at choking off financing to IS fighters and the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front in Syria. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will be chairing the special meeting on Wednesday to ramp up international efforts to confront the Islamist threat from Iraq and Syria.

Neil Young vows Starbucks boycott over GMOs Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:03 PM PST Rock icon Neil Young has pledged to stop drinking at Starbucks over an industry challenge to laws on genetically modified crops, but the coffee giant says the charges are false. The Canadian songwriter and environmental activist urged his fans to put pressure on Starbucks over a lawsuit filed by an industry group against the US state of Vermont, the first state to pass a law requiring labels on genetically modified products. Young accuses Starbucks of backing the industry group challenging the GMO law. Young was referring to a lawsuit filed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, an industry group that fought a similar ballot initiative in California.

Suspect in German student death has criminal past Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:00 PM PST MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — A man charged with shooting and killing a German exchange student in his garage has a criminal record in Washington state and Montana, and has been ordered to undergo a pretrial psychiatric evaluation.

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