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• North, South Korea reach agreement to ease tensions
• U.S., Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation
• Ukraine faces risky year fighting to escape Russian orbit: Poroshenko
• Brazil VP drops liaison role, remains in Rousseff government
• Islamic State executes four people in central Libyan city: residents
• U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Record wildfire in Washington gets international, local help
• Ban marks deadly Boko Haram attack on UN in Nigeria
• Guinea-Bissau parliament adopts resolution to 'depose' new PM
• Creamer, Lang fill out US team for Solheim Cup
• Bush, at Mexican border, denounces Trump's immigration plan
• Walker calls for cancellation of Chinese president's visit
• Merkel, Hollande urge unified EU response to refugee crisis
• California priest gets prison in sexual abuse during flight
• Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption as scandal swirls
• Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese prepares bankruptcy filing
• Rival Koreas again show mastery at pulling back from brink
• One Direction member denies band to split
• Panama draft law calls for jail time for anti-gay hate crimes
• Amnesty report finds Saudi Arabia executed 175 in past year
• All Blacks hooker Mealamu to retire after World Cup
• Man admits forcing immigrant teenagers into egg farm work
• Colombia says Venezuela deportations caused border 'tragedy'
• Presidents Cup to reduce number of matches
• Stocks slump; Dow ends down 588 after early 1,000-pt. slide
• Air Force deploying F-22 fighter jet to Europe
• Iran victory within Obama's reach
• Cech an asset this time for Arsenal in draw with Liverpool
• Rival Koreas find a way to avoid disaster, reach deal
• Palestinian sentenced to death in Gaza for providing info to Israel
• How the world's major stocks markets have done this month
• US judge orders Palestinian deposits over attacks
• Recycling -- fashion world's antidote to environmental concerns
• Bolt, Gatlin renew rivalry in 200m
• US airman on Paris-bound train could get Air Force medal
• Arsenal, Liverpool share spoils in slugfest
• Balotelli to sign Milan loan deal - report

North, South Korea reach agreement to ease tensions Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:05 PM PDT By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea reached agreement early on Tuesday to end a standoff involving an exchange of artillery fire that had pushed the divided peninsula into a state of heightened military tension. Under the accord reached after midnight on Tuesday morning after more than two days of talks, North Korea expressed regret over the recent wounding of South Korean soldiers in a landmine incident and Seoul agreed to halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts, both sides said. North Korea also agreed to end the "semi" state of war it had declared.

U.S., Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:11 PM PDT By Nick Tattersall ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and the United States will soon launch "comprehensive" air operations to flush Islamic State fighters from a zone in northern Syria bordering Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Reuters on Monday. Detailed talks between Washington and Ankara on the plans were completed on Sunday and regional allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan as well as Britain and France may also take part, Cavusoglu said in an interview.

Ukraine faces risky year fighting to escape Russian orbit: Poroshenko Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:19 PM PDT By Natalia Zinets KIEV(Reuters) - President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukraine was facing a precarious year struggling to fend off what he called Russian strategies to undermine Kiev's drive for closer relations with Europe. The war for Ukrainian independence is continuing," he said, addressing a crowd of several thousand. At a news conference later in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, Poroshenko expressed his appreciation for their backing.

Brazil VP drops liaison role, remains in Rousseff government Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:18 PM PDT By Leonardo Goy BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer has decided to drop his role as day-to-day political coordinator in Congress for President Dilma Rousseff but is not leaving her government, two sources in the administration said on Monday. Temer is an important ally of the embattled Rousseff and his decision will further hamstring the unpopular president, who is facing calls for her resignation or impeachment as the economy flounders. The sources, who asked not to be named, said Temer would no longer handle Rousseff's political relations with coalition allies, which have been tense due to corruption allegations and disagreement over budget cuts aimed at saving the country's investment-grade credit rating.

Islamic State executes four people in central Libyan city: residents Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:01 PM PDT Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a rival group whose body was put on display, according to residents and a video published on social media on Monday. The man was identified as an alleged spy for Libya Dawn, an armed group backing a non-recognised government in Tripoli, which has flown air strikes against Islamic State in Sirte. Sirte residents, asking not to be named, said Islamic State had executed a total of four people, which all had been wearing orange jumpsuits.

U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:51 PM PDT By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe very soon as part of a broader effort to support eastern European members of the NATO alliance unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said on Monday. James did not give details about the specific number of planes, date or location of the deployment, but said it was in line with Defense Secretary Ash Carter's recent call for a strong and balanced approach to Russia. The first deployment of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-22 to Europe outside air shows is seen as a move to address growing concerns among NATO allies about Russian military aggression.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 24 Aug 2015 05:02 PM PDT U.S. stocks slid again Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly plunging more than 1,000 points in a sell-off that sent a shiver of fear from Wall Street to Main Street. Stocks regained some of that ground as the day wore on, but the Dow finished with a loss of 588 points, the eighth-worst single-day point decline and the second straight fall of more than 500.

Record wildfire in Washington gets international, local help Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:59 PM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — As Washington state's wildfires burned into the record books Monday, calls for help were answered from far and near.

Ban marks deadly Boko Haram attack on UN in Nigeria Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:59 PM PDT UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed Nigeria's "greater stability and peace" under its new leader as he commemorated a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram militants. The secretary-general hugged relatives of the victims of the 2011 bombing as he laid a wreath at United Nations House in the capital Abuja and praised "the extraordinary fortitude and determination" of the survivors. "But nowhere are the memories of these colleagues more immediate, more vivid and more compelling than here in Abuja.

Guinea-Bissau parliament adopts resolution to 'depose' new PM Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:56 PM PDT Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau lawmakers on Monday adopted a proposal to try and get rid of the country's new prime minister through legal means in a bid to resolve a political crisis over his appointment.

Creamer, Lang fill out US team for Solheim Cup Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:52 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paula Creamer and Brittany Lang have been added to the U.S. Solheim Cup team as captain's picks.

Bush, at Mexican border, denounces Trump's immigration plan Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:48 PM PDT McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush — on his own visit to the Mexican border Monday — denounced party front-runner Donald Trump's immigration plan as unrealistic and expensive.

Walker calls for cancellation of Chinese president's visit Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:43 PM PDT MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — Republican Scott Walker says President Barack Obama needs to have some "backbone" and cancel a planned official state visit next month by the president of China.

Merkel, Hollande urge unified EU response to refugee crisis Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:38 PM PDT The leaders of France and Germany called Monday for a unified response to Europe's biggest migrant crisis since World War II, as a new wave of refugees began entering the EU from Serbia. "We must put in place a unified system for the right to asylum," French President Francois Hollande said in a brief statement ahead of talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling the influx from the world's crisis zones "an exceptional situation that will last for some time". "Rather than wait, we should organise and reinforce our policies, and that is what France and Germany are proposing," Hollande said.

California priest gets prison in sexual abuse during flight Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:36 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California-based Catholic priest was sentenced Monday to six months in prison followed by six months of home confinement for groping a sleeping woman seated next to him on an airliner.

Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption as scandal swirls Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:28 PM PDT Guatemalan prosecutors formally charged former vice president Roxana Baldetti with corruption Monday, three days after she was arrested for allegedly masterminding a customs bribery ring with President Otto Perez. As angry protesters continued calling on the embattled president to resign, prosecutors told the court that Baldetti took a 50-percent cut on all illegally slashed customs payments, for a total of some $3.8 million between May 2014 and April 2015. The scandal erupted in April when a United Nations commission tasked with fighting high-level corruption in Guatemala accused one of Baldetti's top aides, Juan Carlos Monzon, of running the bribery scheme.

Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese prepares bankruptcy filing Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:27 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee expects to file its bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday, formalizing a recent settlement deal that will divvy up $21 million among more than 300 victims of clergy sex abuse.

Rival Koreas again show mastery at pulling back from brink Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:17 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Koreas on Tuesday once again proved their mastery at pulling back from the brink — this time with an accord forged in two marathon negotiating sessions over three days.

One Direction member denies band to split Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:17 PM PDT A member of British-Irish pop phenomenon One Direction on Monday denied press reports the band was to split, saying instead the group is to take a "break" in 2016. The comments followed a report in British newspaper The Sun citing a "1D source" that the band was to separate for at least a year, which left the band's enormous global teenage following devastated. Bee @hellobee added: "WHAT IS THIS NEWS ABOUT ONE DIRECTION SPLITTING UP IM DYING IN THE GROCERY STORE OMG".

Panama draft law calls for jail time for anti-gay hate crimes Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:10 PM PDT Gay rights activists in Panama on Monday presented a bill to lawmakers that would make hate crimes against gays, lesbians and transsexuals illegal -- and punishable by up to a year in jail. "What we want is for the Panamanian state to recognize our sexual orientation and gender identity, so we can be citizens legally speaking," said Ricardo Beteta. It calls for perpetrators of hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity to get sentences of six months to one year in jail, as well as fines of 500 to 5,000 dollars.

Amnesty report finds Saudi Arabia executed 175 in past year Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:05 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has executed at least 175 people over the past 12 months, on average one person every two days, according to a report released Tuesday by Amnesty International.

All Blacks hooker Mealamu to retire after World Cup Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:58 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hooker Keven Mealamu has announced he will retire after this year's Rugby World Cup, joining a number of senior All Blacks who will make the tournament their international swansong.

Man admits forcing immigrant teenagers into egg farm work Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:48 PM PDT MARION, Ohio (AP) — The thousand-mile journey to the Texas border was supposed to bring the Guatemalan teenagers to a better life. Instead, it was the beginning of a terrible ordeal: Prosecutors say they were fraudulently plucked from U.S. custody by conspirators posing as friends or family who forced them to work as virtual slaves.

Colombia says Venezuela deportations caused border 'tragedy' Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:46 PM PDT Colombia complained Monday that Venezuela's mass deportation of its citizens during a crackdown on smuggling has created a "humanitarian tragedy" on part of their border. Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo and Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin were in the northeastern city of Cucuta to address the issues created by the deportations and meet with Colombians in the area. "There is a social tragedy... there is a humanitarian tragedy that we are here working to solve here in Cucuta," Cristo told a news conference.

Presidents Cup to reduce number of matches Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:42 PM PDT EDISON, N.J. (AP) — The PGA Tour agreed Monday to reduce by four the number of matches in the Presidents Cup, giving the event its fewest matches since it began in 1994.

Stocks slump; Dow ends down 588 after early 1,000-pt. slide Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:37 PM PDT U.S. stocks slid again Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly plunging more than 1,000 points in a sell-off that sent a shiver of fear from Wall Street to Main Street.

Air Force deploying F-22 fighter jet to Europe Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force officials say they will soon be deploying stealthy, high-tech F-22 fighter jets to Europe to train with other nations' militaries and reassure allies worried about Russian aggression.

Iran victory within Obama's reach Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:06 PM PDT US President Barack Obama has won the backing of a fresh clutch of senators for his Iran deal, raising the prospect he could yet dodge a humiliating legislative rebuke. For months, Republicans and rebellious Democrats have looked on course to pass a resolution against the nuclear deal, a stinging rejection of a central Obama foreign policy goal. A 'no' vote next month would not be enough to scupper the whole nuclear agreement -- thanks to Obama's veto power -- but it could foreshadow trouble ahead.

Cech an asset this time for Arsenal in draw with Liverpool Posted: 24 Aug 2015 03:06 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — After Petr Cech's opening-day blunders proved so costly for Arsenal, the veteran goalkeeper demonstrated against Liverpool on Monday why he will be an asset rather than a liability for his new team.

Rival Koreas find a way to avoid disaster, reach deal Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:56 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After 40-plus-hours of talks, North and South Korea on Tuesday pulled back from the brink with an accord that allows both sides to save face and avert the bloodshed they've been threatening each other with for weeks.

Palestinian sentenced to death in Gaza for providing info to Israel Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:51 PM PDT A Hamas military court in the Gaza Strip on Monday sentenced a Palestinian to death for allegedly providing information to Israel said to have led to Palestinians being killed, judicial sources said. The 28-year-old man was identified only by the initials N.A. and no other details on the accusations against him were provided by Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Palestinian territory which has seen three wars with Israel in six years. According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, 157 people have been sentenced to death in the occupied territories since the creation of the Palestinian Authority in 1994.

How the world's major stocks markets have done this month Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — With the U.S. and global markets having their worst month in years, here is a breakdown on how bad the damage has been since the declines started last week:

US judge orders Palestinian deposits over attacks Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:50 PM PDT A US judge Monday ordered Palestinian authorities to post $10 million in cash or bond while they appeal a ruling to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to American victims of attacks. Judge George Daniels said the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization must also deposit $1 million every 30 days, pending appeal of the February verdict. A New York jury found the PA and PLO liable for six attacks in Jerusalem between 2002-2004, awarding American victims and their families damages that amounted to $655.5 million.

Recycling -- fashion world's antidote to environmental concerns Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:48 PM PDT By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hennes & Mauritz, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching a new effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials. Sweden's H&M, which is launching a line of jeans containing recycled cotton next week, will offer an annual 1-million-euro ($1.16 million) prize for new techniques to recycle clothes, Chief Executive Karl-Johan Persson told Reuters. "The (prize's) largest potential lies with finding new technology that means we can recycle the fibres with unchanged quality." As population pressure mounts, retailers like H&M are concerned about potential future shortages of cotton, which is heavily water and pesticide dependent.

Bolt, Gatlin renew rivalry in 200m Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:47 PM PDT Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will renew their sprint rivalry in the world championships 200m heats on Tuesday, two days after their explosive 100m showdown in Beijing. World record-holder David Rudisha will go for gold in the men's 800m and Genzebe Dibaba is favourite in the women's 1500m in a star-studded programme at the Bird's Nest stadium. Kenya's Olympic champion Rudisha will be up against it in the 800m as he faces tough challenges in the shape of Ethiopian Mohammed Aman, Botswana's Nijel Amos and Bosnian Amel Tuka.

US airman on Paris-bound train could get Air Force medal Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone's military unit is nominating him for the prestigious Airman's Medal in honor of his actions to subdue a heavily armed gunman on the Amsterdam-to-Paris train last Friday, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told reporters.

Arsenal, Liverpool share spoils in slugfest Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:38 PM PDT Arsenal and Liverpool had to settle for a point each after a richly entertaining game of two halves beneath the Emirates Stadium drizzle implausibly finished 0-0 on Monday. With Arsenal centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny absent -- the former ill, the latter laid low by a back problem -- Liverpool dominated the first half, hitting the woodwork twice and seeing Petr Cech produce an astonishing save to deny Christian Benteke, although Aaron Ramsey also had a goal contentiously ruled out for Arsenal. The hosts took control in the second half, Alexis Sanchez striking the post, but Liverpool held firm for a result that left them two points below leaders Manchester City -- the only team in the Premier League to have won their first three games -- and three points above Arsenal.

Balotelli to sign Milan loan deal - report Posted: 24 Aug 2015 02:36 PM PDT Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli will return to AC Milan on a season-long loan deal thrashed out by the clubs on Monday, reports in Italy said. Italy international Balotelli's career has hit the skids since he joined the English Premier League club following last year's World Cup and he has not played for Italy since. A report on Gazzetta dello Sport's website said Balotelli would undergo a medical at Milan's Milanello training ground on Tuesday.

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