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• NATO ponders future of Afghan mission as fatigue, frustration mount
• Exclusive: Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane
• Russian soldiers geolocated by photos in multiple Syria locations, bloggers say
• Germany's capacity to take in refugees is limited, Schaeuble says
• Venezuela says U.S. intelligence plane violated air space
• Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT
• Derailed Wisconsin train leaks ethanol into Mississippi
• Croatia's conservatives set to take power, early results say
• Andrade wins Champions Tour event, Langer takes season title
• Latvia's airBaltic to be Bombardier CS300's first operator
• Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst
• Mexico rights group blasts prosecutors over missing students
• Australia names squad for Olympic sevens qualifying games
• Libya: 'Full alert' in Sabratha as Serbia embassy staff abducted
• Castro clings to 1-stroke lead at Sanderson Farms
• Governor: Missing in Brazil disaster unlikely to be found
• Seven killed in clashes after election upset in eastern Nigeria: police
• Protests continue in Romania, fire death toll reaches 45
• Portuguese leader Sporting beats Arouca on 90th-minute goal
• Madrid loses at Sevilla, surrenders league lead to Barcelona
• Venezuela claims US spy plane violated its airspace
• Second rare cyclone batters Yemen, kills one: official
• Allrounder Neesham ruled out of Australia tour
• Okaka and Cerci among recalls for Italy friendlies
• Romania president meets with protesters as fire toll mounts
• World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor
• 6 arrested in killing of Mexican filmmaker's father, brother
• Lorenzo wins season-ending Valencia GP, secures MotoGP title
• Madrid loses 1st game at Sevilla, Barca takes lead with win
• Lacazette scores hat trick as Lyon beats St. Etienne 3-0
• Reports of rioting at Australia's Christmas Island after detainee death
• Rossi lashes out at Marquez after losing MotoGP title
• 2 blasts in Chad kill 3, injure 14, officials say
• Inter and Fiorentina win, Roma beats Lazio 2-0 in derby
• Venezuela says US intelligence plane violated airspace
• Sao Paulo club Corinthians on cusp of Brazil title
• The unbearable lightness of Chinese emissions data
• Palestinian driver shot dead in West Bank after injuring four

NATO ponders future of Afghan mission as fatigue, frustration mount Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:01 PM PST By Krista Mahr and Sabine Siebold KABUL/ZARAGOZA, Spain (Reuters) - NATO partners are considering ways of beefing up their training and assistance mission in Afghanistan as concern grows over the ability of local forces to fight an escalating insurgency by Taliban militants, according to officials in Brussels and Kabul. The Taliban's success in seizing the northern city of Kunduz in late September and holding it for several days caused shock among Afghanistan's international partners, who have invested billions of dollars trying to create a security force capable of standing on its own. "The situation is sobering, it is not as stable as we hoped it would be," said General Hans-Lothar Domroese, a veteran of Afghanistan who is Germany's second-most senior general in the NATO alliance.

Exclusive: Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:03 AM PST By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Michael Georgy CAIRO (Reuters) - Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters on Sunday. The Airbus A321 crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the Sharm al-Sheikh tourist resort eight days ago, killing all 224 passengers and crew. Islamic State militants fighting Egyptian security forces in Sinai said they brought it down.

Russian soldiers geolocated by photos in multiple Syria locations, bloggers say Posted: 08 Nov 2015 06:57 AM PST By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three serving or former Russian soldiers have been geolocated by photographs in Syria, including locations near Hama, Aleppo and Homs, Russian bloggers said on Sunday, suggesting the Kremlin's operation stretches well beyond its air campaign. Russia first launched air strikes to support President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's four-year civil war on Sept. 30 but has repeatedly said it has no intention of mounting a ground operation. U.S. security officials and independent experts told Reuters last week that Moscow had increased its forces in Syria to 4,000 personnel from an estimated 2,000.

Germany's capacity to take in refugees is limited, Schaeuble says Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:08 AM PST Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees. Germany has become a magnet for people fleeing war and violence in the Middle East. "We need to send a clear message to the world: we are very much prepared to help, we've shown that we are, but our possibilities are also limited," Schaeuble said in an interview with ARD television.

Venezuela says U.S. intelligence plane violated air space Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:25 AM PST Venezuela said a U.S. Coast Guard intelligence plane violated its airspace on Friday and that other planes with capacity to gather information were circulating close to the South American country. "Forty-eight hours ago, an intelligence plane for the U.S. Coast Guard took off from the air base in Curacao," Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a televised broadcast on Sunday. "The most serious part is that this plane, a Dash-8 ... violated air space, our air space," he said, adding the aircraft was close the western Los Monjes archipelago on the Caribbean coast.

Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:02 PM PST YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — With tremendous excitement and hope, millions of citizens voted Sunday in Myanmar's historic general election that will test whether the military's long-standing grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party expected to secure an easy victory. In a country that was under military rule for almost a half-century, many of the eligible 30 million voters cast ballots for the first time in what was billed as the nation's freest election ever. It was the first time even for Suu Kyi, the epitome of the democracy movement who had defied the junta for decades.

Derailed Wisconsin train leaks ethanol into Mississippi Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:00 PM PST (Reuters) - A Canadian Pacific freight train carrying crude oil through Wisconsin derailed on Sunday, knocking 12 cars off the tracks and spilling oil in the state's second derailment in two days. Earlier on Sunday, the BNSF Railway Co said its crews had stanched the flow of ethanol from a freight train that derailed on Saturday about 140 miles (220 km) away in Alma, Wisconsin, after thousands of gallons of the denatured alcohol leaked into the Mississippi River. In that incident, 25 cars derailed about two miles (3.2 km) north of Alma, a rural community close to the Minnesota border, at about 8:45 a.m. (1445 GMT) on Saturday, the railroad said.

Croatia's conservatives set to take power, early results say Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:56 PM PST Croatia's conservative opposition was set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed Monday, but tough negotiations were expected after it fell short of an outright majority. Whoever wants to fight with us for the quality of life in Croatia is welcome," opposition leader Tomislav Karamarko of the HDZ party told cheering supporters. The new government will be under pressure to push through much-needed reforms in Croatia as it slowly emerges from six years of recession, and oversee the transit of tens of thousands of migrants through the country of 4.2 million people.

Andrade wins Champions Tour event, Langer takes season title Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:44 PM PST SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Billy Andrade won the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday, beating Champions Tour points winner Bernhard Langer with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

Latvia's airBaltic to be Bombardier CS300's first operator Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:43 PM PST Latvia's airBaltic will be the first airline to operate Bombardier's CS300 plane commercially in about a year's time, the Canadian manufacturer said Sunday. "Bombardier's CS300 airliners are integral to the execution of airBaltic's business development strategy and fleet optimization plan," airBaltic chief executive officer Martin Gauss said in a statement. "The unrivaled cabin living space offered by the CS300 aircraft will allow airBaltic to optimize its extra capacity seating offerings without comprising passenger comfort, together with world-class flying experience," he added.

Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:39 PM PST By Stephen Eisenhammer MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) - Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away in the torrent. The disaster in the mineral-rich southeastern state of Minas Gerais, directly north of Rio de Janeiro, has prompted a rescue and salvage operation involving about 500 people, many of whom are still searching with the help of dogs and special equipment for victims along the floodplain downstream from the dams. Authorities late Sunday recovered two more corpses of possible victims that if confirmed would raise the death toll so far to four.

Mexico rights group blasts prosecutors over missing students Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:24 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's National Human Rights Commission is criticizing the Attorney General's Office for failing to address all the recommendations it made in July about the investigation into the fate of 43 missing college students.

Australia names squad for Olympic sevens qualifying games Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:17 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Australia coach Tim Walsh has named an extended 15-man rugby sevens squad including Wallabies winger Henry Speight for the Oceania Regional Olympic Qualifier in Auckland on Saturday and Sunday.

Libya: 'Full alert' in Sabratha as Serbia embassy staff abducted Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:05 PM PST Two Serbian embassy employees, a man and a woman, were abducted in Libya's coastal city of Sabratha on Sunday while they were travelling in convoy to Tunisia, officials said. Serbia's ambassador to Libya was in the motorcade in a separate car when the incident took place, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the main border crossing between Libya and Tunisia. A foreign ministry statement identified the abducted pair as Sladjana Stankovic, in charge of communications, and Jovica Stepic, a driver.

Castro clings to 1-stroke lead at Sanderson Farms Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:01 PM PST JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Roberto Castro finished just six holes Sunday at a soggy Sanderson Farms Championship.

Governor: Missing in Brazil disaster unlikely to be found Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:01 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The 28 people missing since the failure of two dams at an iron ore mine flooded a village in southeastern Brazil are unlikely to be found alive, the governor of the affected state said Sunday.

Seven killed in clashes after election upset in eastern Nigeria: police Posted: 08 Nov 2015 03:46 PM PST At least seven people were killed Sunday in clashes between supporters of rival political parties in Nigeria's eastern Taraba state after a court nullified the election win of the state governor, police said. "Seven people were killed and 15 injured in fighting between supporters of PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) and APC (All Progressives Congress) in Wukari following the election tribunal verdict overturning the governorship election in favour of the APC," Taraba state police spokesman Joseph Kwaji said. An election petition tribunal in Nigeria's capital Abuja had ruled Saturday that Aisha Alhassan of the APC was the rightful winner of the April 11 polls, annulling the victory of Darius Ishaku of the PDP -- Nigeria's main opposition party at the federal level but the governing party in Taraba state.

Protests continue in Romania, fire death toll reaches 45 Posted: 08 Nov 2015 03:34 PM PST Protests continued for a sixth straight day in Romania on Sunday as the death toll from a fire at a rock concert in a night club nine days ago reached 45. While the number of protesters fell at the weekend, to an estimated 1,000 in Bucharest, President Klaus Iohannis was at the rally in the capital's downtown on Sunday. Iohannis, who made no comment to the media, stayed for roughly 20 minutes as many in the crowd booed, while others shouted he should help cleanse the political class, widely seen as corrupt.

Portuguese leader Sporting beats Arouca on 90th-minute goal Posted: 08 Nov 2015 03:10 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Islam Slimani scored in the 90th minute to give Sporting Lisbon a 1-0 win at Arouca on Sunday, maintaining its lead of the Portuguese league by extending its unbeaten streak to 21 games in the competition.

Madrid loses at Sevilla, surrenders league lead to Barcelona Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:57 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar scored a spectacular goal to help Barcelona capture the Spanish league lead Sunday as Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season was brought to an end with a 3-2 loss at Sevilla.

Venezuela claims US spy plane violated its airspace Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:56 PM PST Venezuela claimed Sunday that a US Coast Guard intelligence plane violated its airspace, an allegation promptly denied by the American military branch. The Dash 8 plane took off Friday from the Hato Rey base on the Caribbean island of Curacao and entered Venezuelan airspace close to the western Los Monjes archipelago on the Caribbean coast, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a televised address. "The most serious part is that this aircraft violated airspace, our airspace," he said, adding that the plane flew in a "circular search pattern" by the Gulf of Venezuela.

Second rare cyclone batters Yemen, kills one: official Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:48 PM PST By Noah Browning DUBAI (Reuters) - A second extremely rare and powerful cyclone in two weeks battered the Yemeni island of Socotra with hurricane-force winds on Sunday, killing a woman and causing around 5,000 people to flee their homes, a local official said. The new storm, called Megh, comes less than a week after Cyclone Chapala killed 11 Yemenis on Socotra and the mainland, dumping nearly a decade of average annual rainfall on the impoverished and war-torn country in just two days. "A woman in her forties died when her home collapsed on her, and four others were wounded ... Cyclone Megh is several times worse than Chapala because it is passing directly over Socotra," said Mohammed Alarqbi of the Socotra Environment Office by telephone from the island's stricken provincial capital, Hadibu.

Allrounder Neesham ruled out of Australia tour Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:41 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Allrounder Jimmy Neesham has been ruled out of New Zealand's cricket tour of Australia because of continuing back pain.

Okaka and Cerci among recalls for Italy friendlies Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:39 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Italy coach Antonio Conte has recalled Stefano Okaka and Alessio Cerci, as well as Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio to his 28-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Romania.

Romania president meets with protesters as fire toll mounts Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:37 PM PST Romania's president appealed for protesters' support on Sunday in reforming the country, as the death toll rose to 45 from a horrific nightclub fire that brought down the government. Klaus Iohannis was met with shouted slogans and whistles from demonstrators seeking "profound change" as he paid a visit to the capital's University Square, the focal point of nearly a week of protests. "It is only together that we can make this change, neither you alone, nor I alone can do it," Iohannis told the several hundred-strong crowd on the sixth consecutive night of demonstrations.

World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:37 PM PST STOCKHOLM (AP) — Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday.

6 arrested in killing of Mexican filmmaker's father, brother Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:25 PM PST CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Police have detained six people in northern Mexico in connection with the killing of the father and brother of movie director Alejandro Monteverde.

Lorenzo wins season-ending Valencia GP, secures MotoGP title Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:21 PM PST VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — While Jorge Lorenzo was celebrating another world title, Valentino Rossi was left complaining.

Madrid loses 1st game at Sevilla, Barca takes lead with win Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:18 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid lost the Spanish league lead and its first game of the season as Sevilla mounted a 3-2 comeback on Sunday, letting Barcelona take over top spot in the standings before the title rivals meet next round.

Lacazette scores hat trick as Lyon beats St. Etienne 3-0 Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:08 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Alexandre Lacazette delivered a timely reminder to France coach Didier Deschamps by scoring a hat trick as Lyon beat bitter local rival Saint-Etienne 3-0 on Sunday.

Reports of rioting at Australia's Christmas Island after detainee death Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:03 PM PST (Reuters) - Fences at an immigration detention facility on the remote Australian outpost of Christmas Island were torn down and fires were lit following the death of a detainee, forcing some guards to abandon the facility, according to reports on Monday. Australia's Department of Immigration confirmed there was a "disturbance" at the center, saying there were reports of damage but no injuries. The Department of Immigration said the man, identified by refugee advocates as an Iranian Kurdish asylum seeker, had escaped on Saturday.

Rossi lashes out at Marquez after losing MotoGP title Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:00 PM PST VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Valentino Rossi went on a rant against Marc Marquez after falling short in his attempt to win another MotoGP title, accusing the Spaniard of ruining his championship chances by helping countryman Jorge Lorenzo in the final three races of the season.

2 blasts in Chad kill 3, injure 14, officials say Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:00 PM PST DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two suicide bombings in Ngouboua village near Lake Chad have killed at least three people and injured 14, Chad officials said Sunday.

Inter and Fiorentina win, Roma beats Lazio 2-0 in derby Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:54 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan and Fiorentina remained level at the top of Serie A after wins at Torino and Sampdoria respectively on Sunday, while Roma kept up the pressure with a 2-0 victory over Lazio in the capital derby.

Venezuela says US intelligence plane violated airspace Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:49 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela claims a U.S. Coast Guard plane it describes as an intelligence aircraft violated the South American country's airspace.

Sao Paulo club Corinthians on cusp of Brazil title Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:34 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Corinthians will have to wait a few more days to celebrate its championship in Brazil's top league.

The unbearable lightness of Chinese emissions data Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:29 PM PST By David Stanway and Kathy Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it pays to visit the Deqingyuan poultry farm on the outskirts of Beijing, where streams of chicken manure are piped from wooden sheds to an industrial gas digester that rises above the ground like a tethered balloon. Turning waste into kilowatts qualifies Deqingyuan for valuable carbon credits under a UN-backed scheme known as the Clean Development Mechanism.

Palestinian driver shot dead in West Bank after injuring four Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:20 PM PST A Palestinian driver was shot dead after ramming his car into a bus stop in the occupied West Bank, injuring four people, police said on Sunday, the latest episode in an outbreak of violence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss in talks at the White House. Since Oct. 1, 12 Israelis have been killed in street attacks by Palestinians, motivated in part by stepped-up Jewish visits to a Jerusalem site holy to both Muslims and Jews, and by deadlocked U.S.-backed peace-making efforts. Israeli forces have killed at least 72 Palestinians, including 43 who Israel says were carrying out or about to carry out attacks with knives, guns or cars.

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