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• Libyan drownings, truck of corpses drive up migrant toll
• Greece's Syriza to win election but face setback, polls show
• Syrians fear for relatives after Austrian migrant tragedy
• New Turkish cabinet includes opposition, but little policy change seen
• Iraqi PM orders easier access to Baghdad's Green Zone as protests surge
• Weekend of protests set to pile more pressure on Malaysia's PM
• El Salvador reports 51 violent deaths in a day
• Money laundering probe in case of Argentine prosecutor
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Albino and proud: DR Congo festival promotes persecuted minority
• Guatemala commission calls president to appear amid crisis
• Policeman killed and seven people injured in Bahrain blast
• Watson takes 1-shot lead at Barclays as Spieth misses cut
• IndyCar drivers find comfort in getting back to work
• Calm on Wall Street: A turbulent week ends on a placid note
• Extremists kill 28 in villages in northeastern Nigeria
• Republicans' tough talk doesn't fit US-China relationship
• Column: IndyCar is clearly too risky; time to shut it down
• Storm kills 12 in Dominica, menaces Haiti
• Tropical Storm Erika to lose steam, but death toll rising
• German court reinstates ban on demos in flashpoint refugee town
• University defends mattress-carrying project against lawsuit
• Venezuela expands Colombian border closure
• An Olympic-sized question mark: Housing in plan for 2024
• Van Gaal dismisses talk of 'easy' Champions League draw
• U.S. confirms Islamic State computer expert killed in air strike
• Venezuela's Maduro to visit China, Vietnam for finance deals
• Venezuelan row with Colombia an election ploy: analysts
• Brazil's GDP posts second consecutive contraction
• Haiti probes robbery as possible motive in killing of ex-cop
• Tropical Storm Erika losing its punch as it heads for Florida
• Herbert advances to Winston-Salem final
• Venezuela extends border closure despite Colombia's protests
• With election near, Tsipras faces widening rift within Syriza
• Greek presidency confirms elections to be held on Sept 20: source
• Greek poll gives leftists small lead over conservatives
• Villarreal beats Espanyol 3-1 in Spanish league
• Ex-US state official who fled to Pakistan heads to US prison
• Air guitarists strum out for the world title in Finland

Libyan drownings, truck of corpses drive up migrant toll Posted: 28 Aug 2015 10:51 AM PDT By Karin Strohecker and Ahmed Elumami EISENSTADT, Austria/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Austria said on Friday 71 refugees, including a baby girl, were found dead in an abandoned freezer truck, while Libya recovered the bodies of 105 migrants washed ashore after their overcrowded boat sank on its way to Europe. Both tragedies were a result of a renewed surge in migrants fleeing war and poverty that has confronted Europe with its worst refugee crisis since World War Two. The International Organization for Migration said it estimated a third of a million people had crossed the Mediterranean so far this year to wash up in southern Europe.

Greece's Syriza to win election but face setback, polls show Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:44 PM PDT By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza will emerge as the biggest party in next month's election but without the majority it was hoping for, the first opinion polls since he resigned last week showed on Friday. One found that almost two thirds of voters felt Tsipras should not have sought a fresh mandate, while three surveys showed that his favored coalition ally, the Independent Greeks party, would not make it into parliament. Syriza was supported by 23 percent of those polled by ProRata for Friday's Efimerida Ton Syntakton newspaper, with the conservative opposition New Democracy party second on 19.5 percent.

Syrians fear for relatives after Austrian migrant tragedy Posted: 28 Aug 2015 01:06 PM PDT By Karin Strohecker and Anna McIntosh VIENNA (Reuters) - Distraught over missing relatives en route from Syria to western Europe, two young men waited anxiously on Friday for news outside Vienna's forensic department, where some of the bodies of 71 dead migrants found in Austria have been brought. Last time we heard, they were in Hungary," one of the young Syrian-Kurdish men said, declining to give his name for fear of upsetting his family back home. "And the worst thing is: we tried to contact the smuggler in Hungary, who was meant to take them to Austria, but he has switched off his phone," he added, with hands shaking and tears in his eyes.

New Turkish cabinet includes opposition, but little policy change seen Posted: 28 Aug 2015 12:24 PM PDT By Gulsen Solaker and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu appointed nationalist and pro-Kurdish opposition politicians to an interim power-sharing cabinet on Friday, but left his finance and economy ministers unchanged in a team dominated by ruling party loyalists. Davutoglu was forced to form the temporary cabinet after his AK Party failed to find a junior coalition partner following the loss of its parliamentary majority in a June election which ended more than a decade of single-party rule. The uncertainty has unnerved investors in Turkey's $870 billion economy and comes as it battles Kurdish militants at home and Islamic State fighters on its borders, helping send the lira currency to a series of record lows.

Iraqi PM orders easier access to Baghdad's Green Zone as protests surge Posted: 28 Aug 2015 12:38 PM PDT By Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday ordered security forces to ease access to Baghdad's fortified Green Zone and main streets, in an apparent bid to improve daily life for ordinary Iraqis as fresh protests erupted across the country. The capital and many southern cities have witnessed demonstrations in recent weeks calling for provision of basic services, the trial of corrupt politicians, and the shakeup of a system riddled with graft and incompetence. Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in what a senior security official called the biggest protest of the summer.

Weekend of protests set to pile more pressure on Malaysia's PM Posted: 28 Aug 2015 10:09 AM PDT By Trinna Leong KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters are expected to march through Malaysia's capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has weathered public outrage over a multi-million-dollar payment made to a bank account under his name. The party, which has been in power since 1957, lost the popular vote for the first time in 2013 to an opposition alliance that split this year.

El Salvador reports 51 violent deaths in a day Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:34 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The small nation of El Salvador has recorded another milestone in criminal violence: At least 51 people were killed in a single day this week, the National Civil Police force said Friday.

Money laundering probe in case of Argentine prosecutor Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:32 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge is approving a money laundering probe involving a prosecutor who died mysteriously while investigating the bombing of a Jewish center.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:32 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed top officials in the wake of a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported Friday, a move that suggests the young leader holds them responsible for allowing the confrontation to nearly spin out of control. The rival Koreas earlier this week threatened strikes against each other before agreeing on measures to reduce animosity. The standoff began after land mines that Seoul says the North planted maimed two South Korean soldiers. Seoul responded by resuming propaganda broadcasts critical of Kim's authoritarian rule for the first time in 11 years. Pyongyang then threatened to destroy the South Korean loudspeakers, and Seoul says the rivals exchanged artillery fire at the border.

Albino and proud: DR Congo festival promotes persecuted minority Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:27 PM PDT Albinos gathered Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa for a first-of-its-kind festival to celebrate a minority that suffers rampant persecution in Africa. "We want to reinforce the visibility of albinos in the upper spheres of society and create role models that allow parents of albino children to not feel ashamed," said Yan Mambo, an organiser of the "Proudly Albino" event. Albinism is a hereditary genetic condition which causes a total absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes.

Guatemala commission calls president to appear amid crisis Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:23 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A congressional commission considering whether to remove Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina's immunity from prosecution called on him Friday to appear before the body as a corruption scandal swirls around his government.

Policeman killed and seven people injured in Bahrain blast Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:22 PM PDT A policeman was killed and seven people, including a child, injured in an explosion Friday evening in a predominantly Shiite district of Bahrain's capital Manama, authorities said. Four police officers were among the injured, one of them seriously, Information Minister Isa Abdulrahman Al Hammadi told AFP. The minister said the explosives used in the apparent bomb attack was "very similar" to that seized by authorities last month which "came from Iran".

Watson takes 1-shot lead at Barclays as Spieth misses cut Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:21 PM PDT EDISON, N.J. (AP) — Jordan Spieth lost out on a chance to play the weekend at The Barclays.

IndyCar drivers find comfort in getting back to work Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:17 PM PDT SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — It was back to work for IndyCar on Friday as its drivers were able to climb back into their cars as a distraction — albeit a temporary one — from their grief over the death of Justin Wilson.

Calm on Wall Street: A turbulent week ends on a placid note Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:03 PM PDT Well, that was exciting.

Extremists kill 28 in villages in northeastern Nigeria Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:58 PM PDT BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists killed 28 people during attacks on remote villages in northeast Nigeria, members of a civilian defense group said on Friday.

Republicans' tough talk doesn't fit US-China relationship Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:51 PM PDT CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — If there was ever a week for the Republican presidential candidates to talk tough on China, this was it: Spurred by the stock market's wild ride, they lashed out at the world's most populous nation.

Column: IndyCar is clearly too risky; time to shut it down Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:49 PM PDT Justin Wilson. Dan Wheldon. Paul Dana.

Storm kills 12 in Dominica, menaces Haiti Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:47 PM PDT Tropical Storm Erika left at least 12 people dead when it swept over the island of Dominica on Friday before rolling on to pummel the Dominican Republic and menace Haiti. While crews rushed to search for survivors and clean up scenes of chaos on Caribbean islands, Haitian authorities issued travel restrictions and the US state of Florida declared a state of emergency. Forecasters expect the southeastern United States to feel Erika's wrath as early as this weekend, after it lashes the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and the north coast of Cuba, which has also issued an alert over the storm.

Tropical Storm Erika to lose steam, but death toll rising Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:46 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Erika began to lose steam Friday as it skirted along the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, but it left behind a trail of destruction that included at least a dozen people killed on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said.

German court reinstates ban on demos in flashpoint refugee town Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:41 PM PDT The German government said Friday it was sending police reinforcements to the eastern state of Saxony, following violent anti-migrant protests which prompted a ban on rallies in the flashpoint town of Heidenau. Heidenau, a town of around 16,000 inhabitants near Dresden, has become the focus of Germany's struggle to absorb a vast wave of asylum seekers that is expected to reach a record 800,000 this year. "Saxony sought the help of federal police and this support will be provided," interior ministry spokesman Johannes Dimroth said, without saying how many officers would be deployed.

University defends mattress-carrying project against lawsuit Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, Columbia University asked a judge Friday to reject a German student's lawsuit alleging the school failed to protect him after a onetime friend called him a "serial rapist" and carried a mattress around campus in a high-profile protest against sexual abuse.

Venezuela expands Colombian border closure Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:31 PM PDT Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalated his country's spat with Colombia Friday by expanding the partial closure of their shared border to four new frontier towns. The countries have been locked in a diplomatic row since Maduro closed part of the border last week after unidentified assailants attacked a Venezuelan anti-smuggling patrol, wounding three soldiers and a civilian. Maduro blamed the attack on right-wing paramilitaries from Colombia.

An Olympic-sized question mark: Housing in plan for 2024 Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:21 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The centerpiece of the proposed 2024 Olympic Games in Los Angeles would be a $1 billion village where thousands of athletes would eat, sleep and stroll on tree-lined walks and clipped lawns.

Van Gaal dismisses talk of 'easy' Champions League draw Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:13 PM PDT Louis van Gaal has refused to accept that Manchester United have been fortunate in their Champions League draw and insisted he would take nothing for granted as he prepares for the club's European return. The English giants, back in Europe's top competition after a painful one-season absence, were drawn in the same Group B as PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg. "It could be worse...and it could be better," said van Gaal at a news conference on Friday.

U.S. confirms Islamic State computer expert killed in air strike Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:12 PM PDT The U.S. military confirmed on Friday that a British hacker who was one of the Islamic State movement's top computer experts and active in encouraging people abroad to carry out "lone wolf" attacks was killed in Syria by a U.S. air strike. Junaid Hussain of Birmingham, England, was killed on Aug. 24 by a U.S. military air strike on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqah, said Air Force Colonel Pat Ryder, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command. Hussain had been involved in "actively recruiting ISIL sympathizers in the west to carry out 'lone wolf' style attacks," Ryder said, using an acronym for the militant group that has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq.

Venezuela's Maduro to visit China, Vietnam for finance deals Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:10 PM PDT Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday said he will visit China and Vietnam to sign economic and financing deals, as the OPEC nation struggles to make ends meet at a time of low oil prices. "I leave tomorrow for Vietnam and China to seal agreements for the economic and financial security of Venezuela, and to seek support in these difficult times," Maduro said during a televised broadcast.

Venezuelan row with Colombia an election ploy: analysts Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:06 PM PDT The escalating row over Venezuela's mass deportations of Colombians is less about neighborly strains than the economic crisis, crippling shortages and dismal popularity ratings facing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, analysts said Friday. The images of desperate Colombians streaming across the border with their belongings strapped to their backs captured international attention this week after Maduro's socialist government deported 1,000 Colombians and frightened thousands more into fleeing preemptively. Maduro "needs to change the scenery, divert the focus of debate to an issue where he stands to gain something," said Luis Vicente Leon, the director of polling firm Datanalisis.

Brazil's GDP posts second consecutive contraction Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:01 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government says gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter, sending the economy of Latin America's biggest country into a technical recession.

Haiti probes robbery as possible motive in killing of ex-cop Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:58 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti say three men on a motorcycle have shot and killed a former national police director and a retired Boston police officer, and they say robbery could be a motive.

Tropical Storm Erika losing its punch as it heads for Florida Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:55 PM PDT By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Erika threatened Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it swirled across the Caribbean but showed signs of petering out as it headed toward south Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. At least eight people were confirmed dead on the island of Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said on Twitter, though rescuers still searched for others reported missing. Due to some likely weakening over mountainous areas of Haiti and Cuba, Erika was no longer forecast to make landfall in the United States as a hurricane.

Herbert advances to Winston-Salem final Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:53 PM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — French qualifier Pierre-Hughes Herbert advanced to the Winston-Salem Open final, beating 13th-seeded Steve Johnson of the U.S. 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday.

Venezuela extends border closure despite Colombia's protests Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:45 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro announced Friday that he would extend the week-old partial closure of the border with Colombia to four more cities and send an additional 3,000 troops to the area, doubling down on a policy has drawn rebuke by Colombian leaders.

With election near, Tsipras faces widening rift within Syriza Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:44 PM PDT By Renee Maltezou and Deepa Babington ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras has seen off a threat from far-left rebels but his anti-austerity-turned-pro-bailout Syriza party is struggling through a deeply divisive identity crisis weeks before a national election. Just hours after Tsipras resigned as prime minister last week to pave the way for early elections, a sixth of Syriza's lawmakers broke away to form their own party to fight the 86 billion euro bailout package their former boss signed up to. The break-up initially allowed Tsipras to clear out his party's ranks of the vocal, anti-bailout faction that openly defied him in parliament.

Greek presidency confirms elections to be held on Sept 20: source Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:44 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's president has signed a decree to dissolve parliament in order for early elections to be held on September 20, an official at the presidency told Reuters on Friday. "The decree ordering parliament to dissolve has been signed. Elections will be held on Sept. 20," the official said, declining to be named. (Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou; Writing by Renee Maltezou)

Greek poll gives leftists small lead over conservatives Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:44 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party would get 29 percent of the vote in a Sept. 20 snap election, versus 27.8 percent for the conservative New Democracy party, an opinion poll by Metron Analysis showed on Friday. Popular Unity, a party formed last week by disaffected Syriza rebels who oppose the country's latest 86 billion euro bailout, would be backed by 4.1 percent of those polled. Far-right Golden Dawn ranked third, at 8.3 percent, followed by centrist Potami which would get 6.7 percent. ...

Villarreal beats Espanyol 3-1 in Spanish league Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:43 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — New signing Cedric Bakambu scored two late goals to give Villarreal a 3-1 win over Espanyol on Friday in the Spanish league.

Ex-US state official who fled to Pakistan heads to US prison Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:35 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former deputy treasurer in the state of Ohio who fled to Pakistan in the face of a 15-year prison sentence for a kickback scheme delivered a public apology before a federal judge on Friday and was sent to begin his time in U.S. prison.

Air guitarists strum out for the world title in Finland Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT OULU, Finland (AP) — In a sweaty, dark, clubhouse in northern Finland, people were jerking, jumping and screaming into the early hours Friday while moving their fingers with precision through the air.

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