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• Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists
• Taliban suicide bombers die in attack on international zone in Kabul
• Britain says not optimistic about Iran nuclear deal by deadline
• Syrian air force strikes increasing, civilians killed: monitoring group
• Honduran Miss World contestant and sister found murdered
• Niger sends helicopters to Mali border after militant attack
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• UN impose sanctions on Libya's Ansar al-Sharia
• Colombia, rebels agree to terms on releasing captured general
• Colombia, FARC agree on steps for freeing general
• Two California cities weigh putting climate-change warning on gas pumps
• Mike Hussey to captain side against England
• Samoa gets support from All Blacks in pay dispute
• Burkina army maintains hold on power as Zida named PM
• Niagara women's basketball team endures 24 hours on snowbound bus
• Somali-American who helped Mogadishu govt killed
• Clashes as thousands join London student cuts demo
• US sanctions Colombia soccer team for drug ties
• France identifies second national in IS execution video
• Kosovo leaders pledge grand coalition
• U.N. blacklists Libya's Ansar al-Sharia, involved in Benghazi attack
• Jihad lures teens from unsuspected corners of France
• UN condemns 'despicable' attack in Jerusalem
• Police: Miss Honduras, sister found shot to death
• UN Security Council adds Libya Islamists to terror list
• U.S. should look at giving weapons to Ukraine: top U.S. official
• U.S. voters view climate change at 'hyperlocal' level: Dem donor
• Troops, vigilantes reclaim seized Nigerian towns
• Tory first to be jailed in Canada for election fraud
• Snowstorm traps rock band Interpol
• US woman charged in terror case detained
• Ivory Coast government opens talks with disgruntled soldiers
• Greece asks tourists to join Elgin Marbles debate
• Widow of Zambian president joins succession race
• Honduras beauty queen, sister found dead
• Hodgson cheered by newly dependable Wilshere
• Whistleblower: FIFA report discredited my account
• Washington state to sue federal government over nuclear site vapors
• American jailed over photo in Emirates back home

Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:12 AM PST By Natalia Zinets and Gabriela Baczynska KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged Ukraine's leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the conflict in the east, but Kiev rejected the call and told Moscow to stop "playing games" aimed at legitimizing "terrorists". Kiev and the West accuse Russia of destabilizing Ukraine by providing the rebels with money, arms and reinforcements. The West has imposed sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in which more than 4,000 people have been killed since mid-April. ...

Taliban suicide bombers die in attack on international zone in Kabul Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:33 AM PST By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Four Afghan Taliban suicide bombers died when a group of the militants tried to storm an international zone in Kabul on Wednesday in the latest high-profile assault aimed at foreign targets in Afghanistan. The attackers tried to break into a complex known as Green Village, starting with the explosion of a van at the gate of the heavily guarded area in eastern Kabul that houses foreign contractors and various facilities. ...

Britain says not optimistic about Iran nuclear deal by deadline Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:34 AM PST RIGA (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday he was not optimistic that world powers and Iran would clinch a full nuclear deal by Nov. 24 but that there may be a way of extending the self-imposed deadline. "I'm not optimistic that we can get everything done by Monday," Hammond told reporters in the Latvian capital. "But I think if we make some significant movement we may be able to find a way of extending the deadline to allow us to get to the final deal if we're making a good progress in the right direction. ...

Syrian air force strikes increasing, civilians killed: monitoring group Posted: 19 Nov 2014 07:52 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian air force launched about 1,592 strikes across Syria over the past month, killing at least 396 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday. The Britain-based group, which monitors the war in Syria using sources on the ground, said at least 1,500 people were also wounded in the attacks, which were carried out by warplanes and helicopters which dropped "barrel bombs", steel drums full of shrapnel and explosives. The group said air raids since Oct. ...

Honduran Miss World contestant and sister found murdered Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:56 PM PST By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A Honduran beauty queen has been found shot dead in a suspected crime of passion just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London, police said on Wednesday. The bodies of Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia, 23, were found buried near a river in the mountainous region of Santa Barbara in western Honduras, said Leandro Osorio, head of the criminal investigation unit. ...

Niger sends helicopters to Mali border after militant attack Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:52 PM PST NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger sent army helicopters to its western border with Mali on Wednesday to repel unidentified militants who crossed over to attack the town of Bani-Bangou, residents and military sources said. Residents said that the attackers had arrived on trucks and motorcycles during the afternoon before exchanging fire with Niger's security forces, causing locals to flee. ...

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST HONG KONG (AP) — Tensions spiked at democracy protests that have gripped Hong Kong for nearly two months as a small group of activists clashed with police while trying to break into the city's legislature early Wednesday. Police detained six people in the overnight clashes and warned of more arrests. The scuffles came hours after authorities enforced a court order to clear some barricades from a small section of a nearby site occupied by pro-democracy activists.

UN impose sanctions on Libya's Ansar al-Sharia Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions Tuesday on the Libyan Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia, which took part in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, for its ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups.

Colombia, rebels agree to terms on releasing captured general Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:31 PM PST By Nelson Acosta HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to unspecified conditions under which the rebels will release General Ruben Dario Alzate and four others as soon as possible, representatives of the Cuban and Norwegian governments said on Wednesday. The Colombian government had suspended peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) until Alzate was freed. ...

Colombia, FARC agree on steps for freeing general Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:27 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Countries assisting peace talks between Colombia's government and leftist rebels say an agreement has been reached on the steps needed for the release of an army general whose capture has put the negotiations in jeopardy.

Two California cities weigh putting climate-change warning on gas pumps Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:20 PM PST By Shelby Sebens (Reuters) - Officials in San Francisco and Berkeley are considering what they say would be a first-in-the-nation move to require warnings about climate change to be placed at gas pumps at filling stations in the two California cities. In famously liberal Berkeley, the City Council voted on Tuesday to draft an ordinance that would require labels warning consumers that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change, city spokesman Matthai Chakko said on Wednesday.. ...

Mike Hussey to captain side against England Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:17 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Retired Australian cricketer Mike Hussey will once again take to the pitch — for one match, at least — when he captains a Prime Minister's XI side against England in January.

Samoa gets support from All Blacks in pay dispute Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:14 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Senior All Blacks have sided with Samoan players in their dispute with their national rugby union, joining a social media campaign to force changes in the sport's administration in the Pacific island nation.

Burkina army maintains hold on power as Zida named PM Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:12 PM PST The army officer who took power after the fall of Burkina Faso's president was Wednesday named prime minister, ensuring the military keeps a grip on government despite pressure for a civilian transition. Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida was appointed premier by the country's interim president three weeks after longtime leader Blaise Compaore fled the country under pressure from mass protests. While interim president Michel Kafando, a former foreign minister, is a civilian, Zida's appointment as head of his government showed the military had no immediate plans to retreat from a role in running the west African nation. In the immediate aftermath of Compaore's fall, Zida, then second-in-command of the presidential guard, was installed in what appeared to be a military power grab.

Niagara women's basketball team endures 24 hours on snowbound bus Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:09 PM PST By Sebastien Malo (Reuters) - `For Niagara University's women's basketball team, the experience of being stranded for more than 24 hours on a bus during a massive western New York snowstorm was a bit frightening, but the players say the ordeal helped bring them closer together. The team, rescued early Wednesday morning in an area south of Buffalo that was buried under 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow, realized their situation was dire when head coach Kendra Faustin decided it was time to melt snow in empty Gatorade bottles to make drinking water. ...

Somali-American who helped Mogadishu govt killed Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:02 PM PST MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a Somali-American from Minnesota who had left a well-paying job in the U.S. to help the fledgling city government in Mogadishu, an official and relative said Wednesday.

Clashes as thousands join London student cuts demo Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:46 PM PST London (AFP) - Police and protesters clashed as several thousand students took to the streets of central London on Wednesday to rally against tuition fees, education cuts and debt.

US sanctions Colombia soccer team for drug ties Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:36 PM PST BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a popular Colombian soccer team for alleged ties to a drug cartel.

France identifies second national in IS execution video Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:34 PM PST France on Wednesday identified a second national who appeared unmasked in a grisly Islamic State execution video and announced it was sending more jets to the region to step up air strikes. He said French aircraft in Iraq had pummelled trenches used by IS fighters around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday night. Currently France is using nine Rafale jets based in the more distant United Arab Emirates as part of a US-led international campaign to provide air support to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting the group. Meanwhile, Nozad Hadi, the governor of Arbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, blamed IS jihadists for a suicide car bombing which left four dead on Wednesday.

Kosovo leaders pledge grand coalition Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:33 PM PST PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister and main opposition leader have pledged to form a coalition government, ending five months of political fighting plagued by accusations of government corruption, President Atifete Jahjaga said in a statement late Wednesday.

U.N. blacklists Libya's Ansar al-Sharia, involved in Benghazi attack Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday blacklisted two branches of the Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya, which Washington says was behind the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Ansar Al Sharia Benghazi and Ansar Al Sharia Derna, both associated with al Qaeda, were added to the al Qaeda sanctions list and will face an arms embargo and a global travel ban and asset freeze, U.N. diplomats said. ...

Jihad lures teens from unsuspected corners of France Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:27 PM PST For the French public, the idea is deeply jarring: youngsters from everyday backgrounds with names like Maxime, Helene and David joining the jihad or turning up in brutal Islamic State execution videos. One was identified as Maxime Hauchard, 22, from a village in Normandy in northern France, seen with a knife to the neck of one of the 18 Syrian prisoners decapitated in the video. Meanwhile, the picture of a smiling, young David Drugeon -- the 24-year-old killed by a US drone in Syria this month -- is hard to square with reports that he was a senior bomb-maker for the Khorasan group, an Al-Qaeda offshoot planning attacks in the West. She recently co-authored a report examining the backgrounds of 160 families who had contacted the centre seeking help with a child's radicalisation.

UN condemns 'despicable' attack in Jerusalem Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:26 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning in the strongest terms the "despicable" terrorist attack at a Jerusalem synagogue that killed four worshippers and a police officer Tuesday.

Police: Miss Honduras, sister found shot to death Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:20 PM PST SANTA BARBARA, Honduras (AP) — The dark-haired beauty was to have flown to London Wednesday to compete in the Miss World pageant — the high point of her reign as Miss Honduras. Instead, the beauty queen and her sister were found shot to death along a remote river bank.

UN Security Council adds Libya Islamists to terror list Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:19 PM PST The UN Security Council on Wednesday added to its terror list a Libyan Islamist group accused of involvement in the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. The council blacklisted Ansar al-Sharia for its ties to Al-Qaeda, slapping an arms embargo, assets freeze and global travel ban on the extremists at the request of Britain, France and the United States. The measure targets Ansar al-Sharia Benghazi and its sister group Ansar al-Sharia Derna, which both have links to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and other violent radical outfits. In October, Ansar al-Sharia Derna pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), the Islamist group that has seized control of territory in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. should look at giving weapons to Ukraine: top U.S. official Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:17 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to fill the number two spot at the State Department, Anthony Blinken, spoke favorably on Wednesday about the possibility of providing weapons to Ukraine, which is grappling with pro-Russian separatists. Testifying at a congressional hearing on his nomination to be Obama's deputy secretary of state, Blinken said the administration should consider rethinking its policy of not providing lethal aid to Kiev. ...

U.S. voters view climate change at 'hyperlocal' level: Dem donor Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change resonates with voters more on a local than a national level, billionaire hedge fund trader turned Democratic fundraiser Tom Steyer said Wednesday, reflecting on the 2014 mid-term elections. Steyer made a splash ahead of this month's elections, spending over $70 million to back candidates who took strong positions on climate change policy in key congressional and gubernatorial races. ...

Troops, vigilantes reclaim seized Nigerian towns Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST Nigerian troops, backed by civilian vigilantes and local hunters, have reclaimed two towns seized by Boko Haram Islamists last week, residents and a local fighter said Wednesday. The re-capture of the towns of Gombi and Hong on Tuesday was the latest success the military has recorded against Boko Haram in recent days, they claimed. "Gombi and Hong have been liberated from Boko Haram by the combined effort of soldiers and our men," said Phillip James, spokesman for the local hunters' union in northeast Adamawa state. "Boko Haram are on the run but soldiers and hunters are pursuing them," he said.

Tory first to be jailed in Canada for election fraud Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:08 PM PST A Conservative campaign worker became the first person in Canada to be jailed for vote fraud Wednesday, landing a blow to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ruling party ahead of elections next year. Michael Sona, 26, who was convicted in August, was sentenced to nine months in prison over a scheme that misdirected Canadian voters to fake polling stations during the last election. Public Prosecution Service of Canada spokeswoman Ruth McGuirl said she hoped the sentence would "discourage" others from engaging in election fraud. A flood of complaints from across Canada prompted the probe into "robocalls," but all were dismissed except one involving Sona in Guelph, west of Toronto.

Snowstorm traps rock band Interpol Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST Wednesday's epic snowstorm turned a drive of a few hours into a two-day wintry slog for rock band Interpol, thwarted in its valiant effort to keep its Canada gigs. The New York-based group tweeted pictures Wednesday of their bus stuck in mounds of snow near Buffalo, New York. We will make it," guitarist Daniel Kessler tweeted along with pictures of the band settling in with their refreshments for a snowed-in night on the bus.

US woman charged in terror case detained Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:04 PM PST RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — A woman charged with lying to federal investigators about supporting the Islamic State militant group softly answered yes-or-no questions from the judge Wednesday in agreeing to remain in jail until her trial.

Ivory Coast government opens talks with disgruntled soldiers Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:03 PM PST By Joe Bavier and Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's government opened negotiations with disgruntled soldiers on Wednesday, promising to pay back wages and overdue benefits to thousands of ex-rebels now serving in the army in a bid to quell unrest. The soldiers, who on Tuesday erected barricades in the commercial capital Abidjan and the second city Bouake as well as in Korhogo, Odienne, and Daloa returned to barracks as they awaited the outcome of the meeting. Government officials and representatives for the protesters said the talks would stretch into Thursday. ...

Greece asks tourists to join Elgin Marbles debate Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:01 PM PST Athens (AFP) - The Greek government is asking tourists at Athens airport to join the notorious debate over the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece from London.

Widow of Zambian president joins succession race Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:01 PM PST The battle for Zambia's presidency became even more of a family affair on Wednesday with late leader Michael Sata's widow joining the race to become the ruling party's candidate. Christine Kaseba joins Sata's stepson Mulenga and his nephew Miles Sampa, who have also declared themselves in the running to be the governing Patriotic Front's candidate.

Honduras beauty queen, sister found dead Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:57 PM PST Police found the bodies of Honduras's Miss World contestant and her sister buried beside a river Wednesday, and said they are holding the sister's boyfriend on suspicion of killing them. Maria Jose Alvarado, who was crowned Miss Honduras in April and had planned to fly to London Wednesday to compete in the Miss World pageant, disappeared with her sister Sofia Trinidad last Thursday after a party, sparking an exhaustive search. Chief detective Leandro Osorio said the bodies of the 19-year-old beauty queen and her 23-year-old sister had been found buried along the banks of the Aguagual River in the town of Arada, in violence-plagued Honduras's northwest. Police are holding Trinidad's boyfriend, arrested Tuesday in connection with the sisters' kidnapping, on suspicion of killing them, Osorio said.

Hodgson cheered by newly dependable Wilshere Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:47 PM PST Glasgow (AFP) - England manager Roy Hodgson believes that he is finally seeing the best of Jack Wilshere following the talented Arsenal midfielder's well-documented struggles with injury.

Whistleblower: FIFA report discredited my account Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:43 PM PST LONDON (AP) — A World Cup bidding whistleblower fears her treatment by FIFA will prevent people from coming forward with evidence as world football's governing body grapples with allegations of corruption.

Washington state to sue federal government over nuclear site vapors Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:43 PM PST By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state's attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S. government for not adequately protecting workers involved in the decades-long cleanup of a decommissioned nuclear site, saying dozens have been sickened by toxic vapors. The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a World War Two-era nuclear weapons site in southeastern Washington, has 56 million gallons (211.98 million liters) of nuclear waste in 177 underground tanks, several with known leaks, according to federal officials. The U.S. ...

American jailed over photo in Emirates back home Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:42 PM PST ATLANTA (AP) — An American man who was jailed over taking an unauthorized photo in the United Arab Emirates has returned to the United States.

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