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• Hungary authorizes govt. to use army in migration crisis
• Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief
• Pope celebrates Mass in east Cuba on anniversary of his calling
• At least 80 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Borno state
• Russia starts Syria drone surveillance missions: U.S. officials
• Exclusive: 'Putin's banker' Pugachev files $10 billion claim against Russia
• The Latest: Pope prays at shrine of Cuba's patron saint
• Burkina Faso coup leader says he will hand back power
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Solheim Cup joins list of dustups in international golf
• German auto giant Volkswagen slams into huge false emission scam
• For 7 years, VW software thwarted pollution regulations
• Australia's new prime minster receives opinion poll boost
• White House: 'Surprising uptick' in US border crossings
• Burkina Faso army starts talks with presidential guard: source
• Bombings kill 13 in Shiite areas of Baghdad
• Indian widow fights Modi in 'final' court battle over deadly riots
• Archbishop who retired amid abuse scandal returning for pope
• Pope presses message to Cuba: Be willing to change
• Bickering in the Balkans: Officials clash over migrants
• Russia deploys 28 combat planes in Syria: US officials
• China cyber espionage is more than an irritant, must stop: U.S.
• VW rocked by emissions scandal as prosecutors come calling
• Security is tight after Cuban dissident confronts pope
• Ferguson reveals pursuit of Guardiola as United successor
• Bombs in and around Baghdad kill at least 17
• Ex-Auschwitz worker, 91, accused of complicity in 260,000 WWII murders
• New look Australia cabinet features a first - female defense minister
• Pope praises Church 'sacrifices' in Cuba
• Soldier punished for interfering in child assault by Afghan
• Rockets strike Baghdad airport area: security officials
• Trinidad AG paves way for Warner extradition proceedings
• Burkina Faso president inside French ambassador's residence
• India turns to Israel for armed drones as Pakistan, China build fleets
• Stars join growing opposition to Canada wolf cull
• Iran took samples for IAEA at suspect military site
• Wildfires push Californians to high-risk insurance market
• Belgian designer to pursue Tokyo Olympics logo plagiarism case

Hungary authorizes govt. to use army in migration crisis Posted: 21 Sep 2015 08:13 AM PDT By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament authorized the government on Monday to deploy the army to help handle a migrant crisis, granting the military the right to deploy a range of non-lethal force. Hungary, a landlocked nation of 10 million, lies in the path of the largest migration wave Europe has seen since World War Two. Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament that police were unable to secure Hungary's borders with Serbia and Croatia - outer borders of the EU's passport-free Schengen zone - without help form the army.

Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief Posted: 21 Sep 2015 12:00 PM PDT By Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Alexis Tsipras took the oath of office for a second term as Greek prime minister on Monday, promising to revive the crippled economy while demanding debt relief from creditors as his "first big battle" following an unexpectedly clear election victory. Voters gave Tsipras and his Syriza party the benefit of the doubt over a dramatic summer U-turn, when he ditched his anti-austerity platform to secure a new bailout and avert 'Grexit', a Greek exit from the euro zone.

Pope celebrates Mass in east Cuba on anniversary of his calling Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:06 PM PDT By Philip Pullella and Diego Ore SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (Reuters) - On a special personal anniversary, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in east Cuba on Monday on the last full day of a trip where he has been praised for aiding rapprochement between the communist government and the United States. Two predecessors have visited Cuba, but Francis was the first pope to visit Holguin, capital of the region where the Castro brothers and leaders of Cuba, Fidel and Raul, grew up.

At least 80 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Borno state Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:33 PM PDT At least 80 people were killed and about 150 injured in multiple bomb attacks in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said on Monday. The state is the birthplace of the insurgency waged by Boko Haram and has been the focus of attacks by suspected members of the militant Islamist group that have killed more than 800 people since President Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29. Three bomb blasts in the state capital Maiduguri around 7:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) left at least 54 people dead and 90 injured.

Russia starts Syria drone surveillance missions: U.S. officials Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:39 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow's first military air operations there since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base. The beginning of Russian drone flights underscored the risks of U.S.-led coalition planes and Russian aircraft operating within Syria's limited airspace, without agreeing on coordination or objectives in Syria's civil war. The former Cold War foes have a common adversary in Islamic State militants in Syria.

Exclusive: 'Putin's banker' Pugachev files $10 billion claim against Russia Posted: 21 Sep 2015 01:43 PM PDT By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed "Putin's banker" because of his influence in the Kremlin, has filed a claim against Russia for more than $10 billion after his business empire was carved up when he fell out of favor with President Vladimir Putin. Lawyers for Pugachev on Monday issued notice of a claim against Russia that is likely to be heard in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, a source close to Pugachev told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Pugachev's lawyers will outline his claim against Russia on Tuesday in Paris, the source said.

The Latest: Pope prays at shrine of Cuba's patron saint Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:10 PM PDT HOLGUIN, Cuba (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:

Burkina Faso coup leader says he will hand back power Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:10 PM PDT OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The Burkina Faso general who seized power in a coup last week apologized to the nation Monday and said he would hand over control to a civilian transitional government after the military warned that its forces would converge on the capital and forcibly disarm the soldiers behind the power grab.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Key issues facing the United States and China as the Asian nation's leader, Xi Jinping, makes his first U.S. state visit since becoming president in 2013. President Barack Obama will host Xi at the White House on Friday. CYBERSECURITY

Solheim Cup joins list of dustups in international golf Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:01 PM PDT U.S. captain Juli Inkster didn't want to see tattoos and red, white and blue face paint on her players at the Solheim Cup. She wanted them to view the competition in Germany over the weekend as a business trip, with none of the over-the-top displays of previous years.

German auto giant Volkswagen slams into huge false emission scam Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:58 PM PDT German auto giant Volkswagen's shares plummeted nearly 20 percent Monday as investigations spread into revelations that hundreds of thousands of its diesel cars have software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests. Volkswagen, the world's largest automaker by sales in the first half of this year, said it had halted all diesel vehicle sales in the United States during a probe into the scandal, which could lead to fines of more than $18 billion (16 billion euros). In addition to the environmental fines, US authorities have reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the company.

For 7 years, VW software thwarted pollution regulations Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:52 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen became the world's top-selling carmaker trumpeting the environmental friendliness, fuel efficiency and high performance of diesel-powered vehicles that met America's tough Clean Air laws.

Australia's new prime minster receives opinion poll boost Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:49 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's new prime minister has received a boost in a respected opinion poll while the leader he ousted has attacked the credibility of the nation's new treasurer as the fallout from the sudden regime changed continues.

White House: 'Surprising uptick' in US border crossings Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol arrested nearly 10,000 unaccompanied immigrant children and families caught illegally crossing the border with Mexico in August, a 52 percent jump from August 2014, according to statistics published by the agency Monday afternoon.

Burkina Faso army starts talks with presidential guard: source Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:40 PM PDT OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso soldiers entered the capital Ouagadougou late on Monday night without resistance from the elite presidential guard who led a coup last week, a senior military source said. At the same time, talks between army leaders and the presidential guard on the terms of the latter's surrender began in central Ouagadougou, he added. (Reporting by Nadoun Coulibaly; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Toni Reinhold)

Bombings kill 13 in Shiite areas of Baghdad Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:40 PM PDT Bombs exploded in two Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 13 people, security and medical officials said. The Islamic State jihadist group, which overran swathes of Iraq in June last year, claimed responsibility for the Ameen car bombing in a statement posted online.

Indian widow fights Modi in 'final' court battle over deadly riots Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:30 PM PDT By Rupam Jain Nair AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Zakia Jafri, a frail 76-year-old, has begun what may be the last legal battle to pin blame on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deadly riots that shook the state of Gujarat when he was chief minister, and claimed her husband's life. Modi denies any involvement in the 2002 unrest, one of the worst outbreaks of religious violence in independent India. In 2013, a panel appointed by the Supreme Court said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him.

Archbishop who retired amid abuse scandal returning for pope Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:26 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Roman Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia who retired amid a scandal over clergy sex abuse is returning to the city for the pope's visit.

Pope presses message to Cuba: Be willing to change Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:21 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Pope Francis marked the anniversary Monday of the day he decided as a teenager to become a priest by pressing a subtle message to Cubans at a delicate point in their own history: Overcome ideological preconceptions and be willing to change.

Bickering in the Balkans: Officials clash over migrants Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:21 PM PDT BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The war of words over Europe's migrant crisis is turning vicious, with officials in the bickering Balkans trading blame and accusations of lying, while also disparaging each other's actions as "pathetic" and a "disgrace."

Russia deploys 28 combat planes in Syria: US officials Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:17 PM PDT Russia has deployed 28 combat planes in Syria, US officials said Monday, confirming the latest move in Moscow's increasing military presence in the war-torn nation. Washington in recent weeks has expressed growing concern over Russia's moves to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned that militarily backing his regime risks further hampering efforts at bringing peace. "There are 28 fighter and bomber aircraft" at an airfield in the western Syrian province of Latakia, one of the officials told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

China cyber espionage is more than an irritant, must stop: U.S. Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:16 PM PDT U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice on Monday issued a stern warning to China before President Xi Jinping's visit that state-sponsored cyber espionage must stop, calling it a national security concern and critical factor in U.S.-China relations. "This isn't a mild irritation, it's an economic and national security concern to the United States," she said during remarks at George Washington University. "It puts enormous strain on our bilateral relationship, and it is a critical factor in determining the future trajectory of U.S.-China ties." President Barack Obama and Xi are expected to have an intense back-and-forth about the issue when the Chinese leader comes to the White House this week.

VW rocked by emissions scandal as prosecutors come calling Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:15 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen, the world's top-selling automaker, lost a stunning 17.1 percent of its value Monday after admitting that it intentionally rigged nearly half a million cars to defeat U.S. smog tests.

Security is tight after Cuban dissident confronts pope Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:05 PM PDT SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Security was tight Monday for Pope Francis after a dissident got close enough to touch the popemobile a day earlier and at least three other opposition members were thwarted trying to accept Vatican invitations to greet the pontiff at ceremonies in Havana.

Ferguson reveals pursuit of Guardiola as United successor Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:04 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Alex Ferguson lined up Pep Guardiola as his potential successor at Manchester United but the Spanish coach didn't call him before taking the Bayern Munich job.

Bombs in and around Baghdad kill at least 17 Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT At least 17 people were killed in and around the Iraqi capital on Monday in four bomb attacks, including a car bomb claimed by Islamic State militants, while rockets landed near Baghdad airport. In a statement, the Sunni insurgent group said it had targeted Shi'ite militiamen in the Ameen district of eastern Baghdad. In Baghdad, two civilians were killed and seven others were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in the northern Shi'ite neighborhood of Shaab, police and medics said.

Ex-Auschwitz worker, 91, accused of complicity in 260,000 WWII murders Posted: 21 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT A 91-year-old woman who worked at Auschwitz has been accused of complicity in the murders of at least 260,000 Jews during World War II, the German news agency DPA said Monday. The woman, who worked as a telegraph operator in Auschwitz, would be tried in a court for minors because she was under 21 at the time of alleged crimes, the agency said. A court in the northern German city of Kiel is to decide whether to proceed with a trial next year, taking both the charges against her and her health into consideration, DPA said, quoting the city's chief prosecutor, Heinz Dollel.

New look Australia cabinet features a first - female defense minister Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:51 PM PDT By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Monday swore in its first female defense minister, Senator Marise Payne, who will oversee open-ended military engagements in two countries and some of the country's most important defense contracts in a generation. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last week ousted long-time rival Tony Abbott as leader of their ruling Liberal Party, citing a chaotic management style and dismal poll numbers. Turnbull's cabinet which was sworn in on Monday features five women, more than double the previous number.

Pope praises Church 'sacrifices' in Cuba Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:48 PM PDT Pope Francis on Monday praised the sacrifices of the Catholic Church in communist Cuba, with the island in the midst of a delicate process of resuming relations with the United States. Francis, the first Latin American pope, made the comments to tens of thousands of fans and faithful in the sweltering eastern city of Holguin before arriving in the afternoon to rain in Santiago.

Soldier punished for interfering in child assault by Afghan Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon and the White House condemned on Monday reports that Afghan forces who worked with U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted boys, and members of Congress complained about a U.S. soldier being forced out of the military because he intervened in 2011, attacking an Afghan police commander he believed was raping a child.

Rockets strike Baghdad airport area: security officials Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:26 PM PDT Rockets fired by militants struck the area of Baghdad's vast airport complex on Monday, security officials said. The Baghdad Operations Command later posted images on its Facebook page showing a heavy truck with 40 tubes for launching rockets facing outward from the back of the bed, saying the vehicle was used in the attack. A police colonel told AFP 13 rockets struck two areas near the airport, but said an official at the facility had reported that none hit the airport itself.

Trinidad AG paves way for Warner extradition proceedings Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general has signed documents allowing authorities to potentially go ahead with a U.S. effort to extradite former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner to face charges in a corruption case that has shaken international soccer, officials said in court Monday.

Burkina Faso president inside French ambassador's residence Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:10 PM PDT ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's interim president Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage in a coup last week then held under house arrest, was seeking refuge inside the French ambassador's residence in the capital late on Monday, the ambassador said. "I confirm, with the authorization of President Kafando, he is indeed in the French residence," Ambassador Gilles Thibault wrote on his Twitter account. (Reporting by Joe Bavier; Editing by Chris Reese)

India turns to Israel for armed drones as Pakistan, China build fleets Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:06 PM PDT By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has accelerated plans to buy drones from Israel that can be armed, defense sources said, allowing the military to carry out strikes overseas with less risk to personnel. The news comes weeks after long-time rival Pakistan first reported using a home-made drone in combat when it attacked militants on its soil, raising the prospect of a new front in the nuclear-armed neighbors' standoff over Kashmir that has twice spilled into war. The plan to acquire Israeli Herons was first conceived three years ago, but in January the military wrote to the government asking for speedy delivery, the sources said, as Pakistan and China develop their own drone warfare capabilities.

Stars join growing opposition to Canada wolf cull Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:02 PM PDT Pop star Miley Cyrus and former Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson added their voice to opposition to a government plan to shoot wolves to reduce their population and save caribou herds in western Canada. British Columbia said the killings are needed to save herds of caribou whose numbers have plummeted to 1,500 and are now at risk of extinction. The province's wolf population, which is estimated to top 8,500, is not endangered.

Iran took samples for IAEA at suspect military site Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:49 PM PDT Iran said Monday it independently collected samples at a suspect military site where illicit nuclear work is alleged to have occurred and later handed them to the UN's absent inspectors. The disclosure that international monitors were not physically present is likely to feed critics of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, who have poured scorn on measures used to check if Tehran's atomic programme is peaceful. In a mark of the high stakes at play it drew a quick reaction from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, whose chief insisted that "the integrity of the sampling process and the authenticity of the samples" was not compromised.

Wildfires push Californians to high-risk insurance market Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:47 PM PDT By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - There are lots of reasons people live in California's Modjeska Canyon. In the last decade, major wildfires in California - and losses in the billions of dollars - have led some big insurance companies to stop writing homeowners policies for many of the nearly 2 million households that are considered at high risk of fire. Allstate Corp, for instance, in 2007 stopped writing new homeowners policies in the Golden State altogether.

Belgian designer to pursue Tokyo Olympics logo plagiarism case Posted: 21 Sep 2015 02:43 PM PDT A Belgian graphic designer will press on with a court case against the International Olympic Committee over a logo for the Tokyo 2020 Games despite the withdrawal of a key co-plaintiff, his lawyer said on Monday. Olivier Debie filed a lawsuit in a Belgian court in August alleging that Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano's Olympic design was plagiarised from the logo Debie made for a theatre in the Belgian city of Liege. Late on Monday, just hours before a preliminary hearing, the theatre announced it was dropping out of the case.

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