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• Iran nuclear talks stuck, deadline may be extended: officials
• Russia warns U.S. against arms to Ukraine as Biden due in Kiev
• Exclusive: U.S. increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
• Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources
• Last British governor of Hong Kong says confront China on rights
• Molotov cocktails, clashes as Mexico City braces for massacre protests
• Steady Boston College slips past New Mexico, 69-65
• Britain's UKIP set for landmark poll win
• Senators get no clear answers on air bag safety
• UK Labour's Emily Thornberry quits over Rochester tweet: Sky News
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Key elements of Obama's actions on immigration
• US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia
• Scotland welcome Tonga with 2012 loss in mind
• FIFA panel member charged with fraud in Cayman
• French aim for November hat trick against Pumas
• Jordan arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood for criticizing UAE
• LA Kings' Voynov charged with domestic violence
• Wales eyes first win over All Blacks in 61 years
• Italy looking to limit damage from Springboks
• Basketball without Borders camp to NY for All-Star
• Protesters, police clash in Mexico before marches
• Ivory Coast soldiers end protests after government concessions
• England fending off crisis talk before Samoa test
• Twitter boss launches global cash register service
• Romanian prosecutor is detained for questioning
• Singer Robbie Williams launches clothes collection
• Obama immigration orders will spare 5M in US illegally _ mostly parents _ from deportations
• Nicaragua: Studies say canal impact to be minimal
• Lewis in range of big prize at Tour Championship
• Critics storm Poland's electoral body over delays
• Papal official tempers point about accused bishops
• Tunisia court doubles 2 policemen's rape sentences
• Israeli mayor's ban on Arab workers ignites uproar
• Slain beauty queen, sister buried in Honduras
• Public transport to say: 'Falklands are Argentine'
• Mali Ebola crisis deepens with doctor's death
• Wigan owner makes controversial comment about Jews
• Boko Haram said to kill about 45 people in Nigeria

Iran nuclear talks stuck, deadline may be extended: officials Posted: 20 Nov 2014 01:58 PM PST By Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA (Reuters) - A deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran's nuclear program may be extended from Monday until March because of sharp disagreements between Tehran and world powers, officials close to the talks said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif with European Union envoy Catherine Ashton to try to break the stalemate, but talk of an extension prompted calls for tougher sanctions in Washington. ...

Russia warns U.S. against arms to Ukraine as Biden due in Kiev Posted: 20 Nov 2014 12:45 PM PST By Thomas Grove and Richard Balmforth MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia warned the United States on Thursday against supplying arms to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, hours before U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden was due to arrive in Kiev. Ukraine accused President Vladimir Putin of treating its territory like a "playing field", trying to unleash a full-scale war that would pose a broader threat to NATO countries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in Moscow that a U.S. ...

Exclusive: U.S. increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine Posted: 20 Nov 2014 11:05 AM PST By Warren Strobel and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, U.S. officials said. The increase in non-lethal aid to Ukraine, which is grappling with a Russian-backed separatist movement in its east, is expected to be announced on Thursday during a visit to Kiev by Vice President Joe Biden. The officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, described it as an expansion of U.S. ...

Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources Posted: 20 Nov 2014 08:54 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday. Radwan Taleb al-Hamdouni, whom the sources described as the radical militant group's leader in Mosul, was killed with his driver when their car was hit in a western district of the city on Wednesday afternoon. The ultra-hardline Islamic State swept through northern Iraq in June almost unopposed by the Iraqi army, consolidating gains made in the country's Sunni heartland region of Anbar. Hamdouni was buried later on Wednesday. ...

Last British governor of Hong Kong says confront China on rights Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:33 PM PST By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countries should not be afraid to stand up to China over democratic rights in Hong Kong, the last British governor of the territory, Chris Patten, told a U.S. government commission on Thursday. Patten rejected Chinese charges that Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were puppets of foreigners as a "slur" on a "wonderfully principled" movement. It was important to stand up for principles and it was ridiculous to suggest that to do so carried the risk of economic damage, he told the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. ...

Molotov cocktails, clashes as Mexico City braces for massacre protests Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:19 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Masked demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and shot fireworks at police near Mexico City's airport on Thursday as thousands prepared to protest President Enrique Pena Nieto's handling of the apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers. Police in riot gear faced down around 300 protesters near the airport a few hours before three major marches were due to begin in support of the students apparently murdered after their abduction by corrupt police on the night of Sept. 26. No one was injured in the clashes, police said. ...

Steady Boston College slips past New Mexico, 69-65 Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:40 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Olivier Hanlan had 20 points and Aaron Brown added 16 as Boston College held off New Mexico 69-65 Thursday in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Britain's UKIP set for landmark poll win Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:38 PM PST Rochester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) was set to claim its second seat in parliament, as votes were counted early Friday in the town of Rochester, foreshadowing a possible political upheaval at next year's general election.

Senators get no clear answers on air bag safety Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — There were apologies and long-winded explanations, but after nearly four hours of testimony about exploding Takata air bags, senators never got a clear answer to the question most people have: whether or not their cars are safe.

UK Labour's Emily Thornberry quits over Rochester tweet: Sky News Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:33 PM PST (Reuters) - Emily Thornberry, UK Labour party's spokeswoman on judicial affairs, has resigned from the shadow cabinet over a tweet she sent during a special election in the southeast English constituency of Rochester and Strood, according to Sky News. Emily Thornberry, who is the MP for Islington South and Finsbury in London, stirred up a controversy when she posted a picture on the social media website of a house draped with three England flags with a white van parked in the drive. The caption, "Image from Rochester," was seen by some as contemptuous of working-class voters. (http://bit. ...

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened Thursday to bolster its war capability and conduct a fourth nuclear test to cope with what it calls U.S. hostility that led to the approval of a landmark U.N. resolution on its human rights violations. A U.N. committee on Tuesday adopted the resolution urging the Security Council to refer the North's rights situation to the International Criminal Court. It's the first time a U.N. resolution included the idea that the North's absolute leader Kim Jong Un could be targeted by prosecutors. Before the U.N. vote, a North Korean envoy threatened a nuclear test.

Key elements of Obama's actions on immigration Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:30 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system could shield nearly 5 million people here illegally from deportation, without going through Congress. A look at the key executive measures Obama announced Thursday:

US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:30 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — Five prisoners have been released from Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed effort to close the detention center at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba, officials said Thursday.

Scotland welcome Tonga with 2012 loss in mind Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:10 PM PST KILMARNOCK, Scotland (AP) — Of all of Scotland's defeats in recent years, Tonga remains the low point.

FIFA panel member charged with fraud in Cayman Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:08 PM PST GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — A member of FIFA's financial monitoring panel has been charged with fraud in a criminal investigation in his Cayman Islands homeland.

French aim for November hat trick against Pumas Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:08 PM PST PARIS (AP) — France coach Philippe Saint-Andre might finally have found his pair of halfbacks in Sebastien Tillous-Borde and Camille Lopez.

Jordan arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood for criticizing UAE Posted: 20 Nov 2014 04:01 PM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan arrested the deputy head of the country's mainstream Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday for criticizing the UAE's move to designate the Brotherhood as a terrorist group in an article where he attacked the oil Gulf state's role in a regional crackdown on political Islam, official sources said. They said Zaki Bani Rushaid was detained shortly after a late night meeting of the Shura Council at the party's headquarters in Amman, and were told the state security prosecutor general had ordered his arrest on charges of "souring relations with a friendly country. ...

LA Kings' Voynov charged with domestic violence Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:53 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kings defenseman Slava Voynov was charged with felony domestic violence on Thursday by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Wales eyes first win over All Blacks in 61 years Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:47 PM PST Scarred by a run of 25 straight losses to New Zealand stretching back to 1963, Wales will cling to any signs of potential weakness in the All Blacks going into their latest crack at the world champions.

Italy looking to limit damage from Springboks Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:39 PM PST PADUA, Italy (AP) — With only one win in a year, Italy faces a heavy defeat at the hands of South Africa in test rugby on Saturday.

Basketball without Borders camp to NY for All-Star Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:38 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA says there will be a Basketball without Borders camp in New York in February during All-Star weekend.

Protesters, police clash in Mexico before marches Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters marched in the capital Thursday to demand authorities find 43 missing college students, seeking to pressure the government on a day traditionally reserved for the celebration of Mexico's 1910-17 Revolution.

Ivory Coast soldiers end protests after government concessions Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:28 PM PST By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Disgruntled former rebels now serving in Ivory Coast's army have agreed to end a protest over back pay and overdue benefits, they said on Thursday, following two days of talks with government ministers and a meeting with the president. The world's top cocoa-producing country is still emerging from a decade of political upheaval and a 2011 civil war that saw French- and U.N.-backed rebels topple President Laurent Gbagbo after his refusal to accept an election defeat. "You have been heard. ...

England fending off crisis talk before Samoa test Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:25 PM PST LONDON (AP) — With England in turmoil on the field and Samoa in a crisis off it, there will be an unexpected edge to Saturday's rugby test at Twickenham when they meet for the first time in four years.

Twitter boss launches global cash register service Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:23 PM PST London (AFP) - Twitter's co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past on Thursday as he held a global launch for new software that he said would help small businesses grow.

Romanian prosecutor is detained for questioning Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:18 PM PST BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian prosecutor has been detained for questioning about a payment that the government made to compensate a citizen whose property had been seized by the nation's ruling communists in the 1940s.

Singer Robbie Williams launches clothes collection Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:15 PM PST London (AFP) - British star Robbie Williams is to launch a 30-piece clothing collection with retailer Primark, the singer announced on Thursday.

Obama immigration orders will spare 5M in US illegally _ mostly parents _ from deportations Posted: 20 Nov 2014 03:02 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama immigration orders will spare 5M in US illegally — mostly parents — from deportations.

Nicaragua: Studies say canal impact to be minimal Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:51 PM PST MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Officials said Thursday that studies have determined a $40 billion inter-oceanic canal across Nicaragua will have minimal impact on the environment and society, and construction is to begin next month.

Lewis in range of big prize at Tour Championship Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:41 PM PST NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Stacy Lewis was three shots out of the lead Thursday and one step closer to the largest payoff in women's golf at the CME Group Tour Championship.

Critics storm Poland's electoral body over delays Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:41 PM PST WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Dozens of protesters stormed Poland's main voting commission and occupied the building Thursday night, angry over the delay in the vote count for recent local elections.

Papal official tempers point about accused bishops Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:40 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of Pope Francis' commission to fight clerical sex abuse is tempering his remarks about accountability for bishops accused of covering up for abusive priests, saying they deserve a fair hearing, too.

Tunisia court doubles 2 policemen's rape sentences Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:37 PM PST TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian appeals court has increased the prison terms of two policemen convicted of raping a woman from seven years to 15.

Israeli mayor's ban on Arab workers ignites uproar Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:29 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — The mayor of a southern Israeli city sparked a national uproar Thursday by barring Israeli Arab construction workers from jobs in local preschools, citing security concerns after a rash of attacks by Palestinian assailants elsewhere in the country.

Slain beauty queen, sister buried in Honduras Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:27 PM PST GUALJOCO, Honduras (AP) — Grieving family members laid to rest a beauty queen and her sister amid drenching rains Thursday, pleading for divine justice after the women were shot to death in what police say was a jealous rage by the sister's boyfriend.

Public transport to say: 'Falklands are Argentine' Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:22 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Congress has ruled that all public transportation must display a sign saying: "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" ("The Falklands are Argentine").

Mali Ebola crisis deepens with doctor's death Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:22 PM PST BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's emerging Ebola crisis deepened Thursday as the government announced that a doctor had died from the disease, becoming the second health worker fatality linked to a single patient initially thought to have kidney disease.

Wigan owner makes controversial comment about Jews Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:19 PM PST WIGAN, England (AP) — The owner of English club Wigan has made controversial comments about Jewish people while defending his decision to hire a coach who is under investigation for sending racist and anti-Semitic messages.

Boko Haram said to kill about 45 people in Nigeria Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:14 PM PST MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of a vigilante fighter group in Nigeria says Boko Haram militants have killed about 45 people in an attack on a village.

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