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• Suspected architect of Paris attacks dead: Washington Post
• Syrian Observatory: 15-day ceasefire near Damascus to be announced shortly
• Stranded at Nicaragua border, Cuban migrants' American dream in peril
• Russia, France set for showdown at U.N. over Islamic State fight
• Algeria book fair ban exposes stability debate
• Two army soldiers shot dead in Bosnia shooting spree
• 2 dead, 5 arrested in raid targeting Paris attack mastermind
• All Blacks captain McCaw confirms his retirement from rugby
• Russia, France push UN resolutions on fighting IS
• Report: FBI tips Italy to possible targets in Rome, Milan
• The Latest: Video of restaurant shooting posted online
• Assad: no political process while 'terrorists' in Syria
• France to urge EU to tighten passport checks
• McCaw exits as one of the all time greats
• Rugby world mourns death of Lomu, the game's 1st superstar
• Polar bear numbers to fall as Arctic ice shrinks: study
• UN team identifies detention center at Sri Lankan navy base
• Syria army, rebels in talks over 15-day truce near capital
• All Black skipper Richie McCaw announces retirement
• Germany's largest trade union opening US office with UAW
• Fate of Paris attacks 'mastermind' unknown after massive raid
• Abuses surge in Mexico's migrant crackdown: NGOs
• Syrian refugee policy roils Republican presidential field
• Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks
• Kia extends LPGA Tour event title sponsorship through 2018
• Australia bars foreigners from buying world's largest ranch
• Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
• Bellator's Kato stunned by attacks in his Paris neighborhood
• Venezuelan opposition 'skeptical' of vote observers
• A partial list of victims of the Paris attacks
• Suarez says Messi looks sharp ahead of the 'clasico'
• Italy ups security at Vatican, Duomo after FBI tipoff: reports
• Details of bill boosting screening of refugees from Mideast
• Jewish school teacher stabbed in Marseille: police
• US strikes on IS oil supply initially only 'minimally effective'
• Obama would veto bill toughening Syria refugee checks: White House
• Suicide bombers in Nigerian city of Kano kill at least 14, wound over 100
• Police: Gunman kills 2 Bosnian soldiers; injures 3 civilians

Suspected architect of Paris attacks dead: Washington Post Posted: 18 Nov 2015 10:16 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suspected architect of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is dead, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two intelligence officials. The Post did not provide details, including the intelligence officials' nationalities, and Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. (Reporting by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Syrian Observatory: 15-day ceasefire near Damascus to be announced shortly Posted: 18 Nov 2015 01:59 PM PST The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday a local 15-day ceasefire between Syrian rebels and government forces in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus would be announced "in the coming hours". The ceasefire will take effect early on Thursday as a "test period" that could be extended if there is further agreement, the British-based Observatory said. Clashes were ongoing between rebels and pro-government forces late on Wednesday, the Observatory said.

Stranded at Nicaragua border, Cuban migrants' American dream in peril Posted: 18 Nov 2015 01:44 PM PST By Dave Graham PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica (Reuters) - In the week Cuban migrant Lenin Rivacoba has slept rough on Costa Rica's border with Nicaragua, he was briefly blinded by tear gas, lost hearing in one ear and is now almost out of money. "It's get there, or die," said Rivacoba, a 30-year-old teacher and father of two whose grandmother sold her house for $5,000 to pay for his passage to the United States.

Russia, France set for showdown at U.N. over Islamic State fight Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:25 PM PST By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia revived on Wednesday a push for United Nations approval of international military campaigns combating Islamic State, setting up a showdown with France over its rival bid for a U.N. Security Council resolution on the issue. Russia circulated to the 15-member council an updated version of a draft resolution it first proposed on Sept. 30, diplomats said. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told the council the text had been updated to focus more on combating Islamic State in reaction to recent attacks by the militant group, according to diplomats at the closed-door meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Algeria book fair ban exposes stability debate Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:35 PM PST By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - Organizers of an international book fair in Algeria last week confiscated more than 100 books on jihadism and the Arab Spring, highlighting sensitivities over regional turmoil in one of the few Arab countries to remain relatively unscathed. For Algerian authorities, the subsequent chaos in neighboring Libya and militant attacks across the border in Tunisia are a reminder of their own 1990s war with armed Islamists that killed 200,000 people. Book fair organizers said the ban was to keep publications in line with the event's policy.

Two army soldiers shot dead in Bosnia shooting spree Posted: 18 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST Two soldiers of the Bosnian army were shot dead late on Wednesday when an attacker opened a fire from an automatic weapon at a betting shop near the army barracks at the periphery of the capital Sarajevo. "An unknown attacker fired shots from an automatic weapon, killing two servicemen of the Bosnian armed forces," said Sarajevo police spokesman Irfan Nefic. Nefic said the attacker also fired at a city bus while he was fleeing the scene.

2 dead, 5 arrested in raid targeting Paris attack mastermind Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:47 PM PST SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's gun and bomb rampage was believed to be holed up, police said.

All Blacks captain McCaw confirms his retirement from rugby Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:43 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks captain Richie McCaw made it official: he's retiring from all rugby after a record 148 test matches across a 14-year international career capped with back-to-back World Cup titles.

Russia, France push UN resolutions on fighting IS Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:39 PM PST Russia submitted a revised draft UN resolution Wednesday on fighting the Islamic State group that France said could be partially included in its own Security Council measure following the Paris attacks. The Russian draft text was first presented to the Security Council in late September but was rejected by the United States, Britain and France over a provision that calls for battling the IS extremists with the consent of the Syrian regime -- a Moscow ally. The new draft resolution still contains that provision, said Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, but he downplayed disagreements.

Report: FBI tips Italy to possible targets in Rome, Milan Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:37 PM PST ROME (AP) — The State Department is warning that St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Milan's cathedral and La Scala opera house, as well as "general venues" like churches, synagogues, restaurants, theaters and hotels have been identified as "potential targets" in those two cities for terrorist attacks.

The Latest: Video of restaurant shooting posted online Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:33 PM PST PARIS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):

Assad: no political process while 'terrorists' in Syria Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:31 PM PST ROME (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has told Italian state television that no political process can begin while "terrorists" occupy his nation.

France to urge EU to tighten passport checks Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:29 PM PST By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France wants the EU to tighten rules on passport checks on EU citizens entering and leaving the Schengen free-travel zone in the wake of the attacks in Paris, to make it harder for European jihadists to return from Syria unnoticed. The proposal, seen by Reuters on Thursday, is among several to be presented by France to a crisis meeting of EU interior ministers on Friday. It reflects impatience with progress since EU leaders agreed in February after the attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo that the passports of all EU travelers routinely be checked against criminal and security databases.

McCaw exits as one of the all time greats Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:15 PM PST Retiring All Black skipper Richie McCaw is known by many names to Kiwi rugby fans -- "Captain Fantastic", "The Real McCaw", "Richie McAwesome" -- but teammates simply call him GOAT -- Greatest Of All Time. Statistics back up the players' assessment -- McCaw is rugby's most capped Test player, three-time world player of the year and the only captain to win the World Cup twice. "He's the greatest All Black we've ever had," coach Steve Hansen said after McCaw led New Zealand to a dominant 34-17 win over Australia to claim back-to-back world titles at Twickenham last month.

Rugby world mourns death of Lomu, the game's 1st superstar Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:03 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The worshippers gathered at the Lotofale'ia Mangere Tongan Church in the South Auckland suburb where Jonah Lomu was raised grieved for the man who put their community on the international map as he strode or barged his way to becoming the first genuinely global super star of rugby.

Polar bear numbers to fall as Arctic ice shrinks: study Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:03 PM PST Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30 percent by around mid-century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said on Thursday in the most detailed review of the predators to date. The report, by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), estimated there are between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears in the Arctic and said they will be increasingly vulnerable as their habitat shrinks. "Climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival in the future," Inger Andersen, IUCN Director General, said of the study, based on updated counts and new projections of sea ice since a previous review in 2008.

UN team identifies detention center at Sri Lankan navy base Posted: 18 Nov 2015 04:01 PM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.N. team says it found a secret underground detention center at a Sri Lankan navy base where many post-civil war detainees were believed to have been interrogated and tortured. The navy, however, denied there was any such center at the base.

Syria army, rebels in talks over 15-day truce near capital Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:55 PM PST Syria's army and rebels were locked in talks Wednesday night to reach a 15-day ceasefire in the Eastern Ghouta region east of the capital, a monitor and a security source told AFP. If agreement is reached, "a ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta would begin at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) Thursday and will last 15 days," Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said. A senior Syrian security source told AFP "talks are ongoing between the government and a number of armed groups in Eastern Ghouta... to stop military operations," but did not give further details.

All Black skipper Richie McCaw announces retirement Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:54 PM PST Two-time World Cup-winning All Blacks captain Richie McCaw announced his immediate retirement on Thursday after a record 148 Tests, with a new career beckoning as a commercial helicopter pilot. "I'm going to be hanging up my boots, the end of my rugby days," the 34-year-old told a press conference that opened with a minute's silence for All Black legend Jonah Lomu, who died on Wednesday. Last month McCaw, a three-time World Rugby player of the year, became the only captain to ever claim back-to-back World Cups, capping a career that has seen him anointed as one of the all-time greats.

Germany's largest trade union opening US office with UAW Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:52 PM PST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Germany's largest trade union is opening a joint office with the United Auto Workers in Tennessee to promote labor issues at German automakers and suppliers in the southern United States.

Fate of Paris attacks 'mastermind' unknown after massive raid Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:52 PM PST The fate of the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was unknown Wednesday after a massive police raid in a suburb of the city that left at least two dead, including a female suicide bomber. Intelligence led investigators to believe the Belgian suspect was in an apartment in Saint-Denis to the north of Paris, triggering a ferocious seven-hour shootout there with police that began before dawn. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said the raid had thwarted a "team of terrorists that... could have struck".

Abuses surge in Mexico's migrant crackdown: NGOs Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:46 PM PST Human rights violations against migrants in Mexico have surged since the government launched an operation last year to curb illegal crossings at the country's southern border, non-governmental organizations said Wednesday. The Frontera Sur (Southern Border) operation was launched in 2014 to stop illegal crossing at the southern border with Guatemala following a surge of unaccompanied migrant children arriving in the United States. Authorities apprehended 168,280 migrants between July 2014 and June 2015, a 73 percent increase from the same period year earlier, when 97,254 were caught, the groups said in a report released in Mexico City.

Syrian refugee policy roils Republican presidential field Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:42 PM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans are pushing back against aggressive opposition in their party to Syrian refugees resettling in the U.S., offering fresh evidence of a rift within the Republican that could complicate the party's outreach to minorities heading into the 2016 presidential contest.

Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:41 PM PST They were artists and students, music lovers, parents and newlyweds. The victims of last week's attacks in Paris had varied backgrounds and interests. Among the 129 killed in the attacks, here are some of their stories:

Kia extends LPGA Tour event title sponsorship through 2018 Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:33 PM PST CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Kia Motors has extended its title sponsorship of the LPGA Tour event at Aviara Resort through 2018.

Australia bars foreigners from buying world's largest ranch Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced on Thursday it had barred foreigners from buying a company that owns the world's largest cattle ranch and other Australian farmland greater in area than South Korea.

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

Bellator's Kato stunned by attacks in his Paris neighborhood Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:21 PM PST Hisaki Kato left his native Paris last week to travel to the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts career. When he touched down in New York, he learned that terrorists were killing dozens in the Bataclan concert hall — just down the street from his training gym.

Venezuelan opposition 'skeptical' of vote observers Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:20 PM PST Venezuela's opposition said Wednesday it is "deeply skeptical" of the objectivity of election observers for high-stakes legislative polls next month. Leaders of the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) said they briefed election observers from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) on a series of alleged irregularities but got an unconvincing response. "We're not condemning (the UNASUR observers) outright, but we are deeply skeptical about the profile of this mission," he told AFP.

A partial list of victims of the Paris attacks Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:17 PM PST Here is a partial list of victims of Friday's attacks in Paris confirmed by The Associated Press and other media:

Suarez says Messi looks sharp ahead of the 'clasico' Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:15 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi appears to be ready to play this weekend's "clasico" against Real Madrid according to Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez.

Italy ups security at Vatican, Duomo after FBI tipoff: reports Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:14 PM PST Italy has increased security at its historic monuments in the Vatican, Rome and Milan after a warning from the FBI of possible jihadist attacks, media reports said Wednesday. Saint Peter's Square, Milan's Duomo cathedral and its famous Scala opera house were among possible targets flagged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which also passed on information on five potentially dangerous individuals in Italy, according to the reports.

Details of bill boosting screening of refugees from Mideast Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Thursday on a bill aimed at boosting screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees before they enter the United States. President Barack Obama, who wants to allow 10,000 more Syrians into the U.S. this year, has threatened to veto it.

Jewish school teacher stabbed in Marseille: police Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:13 PM PST A teacher at a Jewish school in the southern French city of Marseille was stabbed Wednesday evening by three people shouting anti-Semitic obscenities and expressing support for the Islamic State group, local authorities said. The attack on the teacher took place around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) in the city's 13th district, police prefect Laurent Nunez said. The attackers who were travelling by scooter demanded he look at smartphone pictures of Toulouse jihadist Mohamed Merah, who shot dead three Jewish schoolchildren, a teacher and three soldiers in southwestern France in 2012, Marseille public prosecutor Brice Robin told AFP.

US strikes on IS oil supply initially only 'minimally effective' Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:12 PM PST US air strikes have been only "minimally effective" in destroying oil infrastructure in the hands of jihadists, a military spokesman said Wednesday, explaining why tanker trucks in Syria are now being targeted instead. The US-led coalition that has been conducting drone and plane strikes in Iraq and Syria for more than a year has repeatedly hit IS oil equipment -- only to see the jihadists quickly repair it. IS militants reportedly rake in millions of dollars in revenue from oil fields under their control.

Obama would veto bill toughening Syria refugee checks: White House Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:08 PM PST President Barack Obama would veto a Republican bill introduced in the wake of the Paris attacks to toughen the screening process for Syrian refugees, the White House said Wednesday. The US House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on resolution 4038, which aims to block administration plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year. "Given the lives at stake and the critical importance to our partners in the Middle East and Europe of American leadership in addressing the Syrian refugee crisis, if the President were presented with H.R. 4038, he would veto the bill," the White House said.

Suicide bombers in Nigerian city of Kano kill at least 14, wound over 100 Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:07 PM PST By Nnekule Ikemfuna KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 100 others, the country's emergency response agency said. The explosions occurred around 4 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) at the Farm Center phone market, near the center of Nigeria's second biggest city, and come a day after a blast in the northeastern city of Yola killed 32 people and wounded 80 others. The attacks bear the hallmarks of Boko Haram, suggesting that the militant Islamist group, which has killed thousands over the last six years in its bid to create a state adhering to strict Sharia or Islamic law in the northeast, is stepping up its operations.

Police: Gunman kills 2 Bosnian soldiers; injures 3 civilians Posted: 18 Nov 2015 03:03 PM PST SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian government convened an emergency meeting late Wednesday after a man armed with an automatic rifle killed two Bosnian soldiers in a betting shop and injured three people on a public bus driving by.

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