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• EU backs refugee-sharing plan, exposing east-west rift
• Tsipras to back Greek bailout with Tsakalotos as finance minister
• Pentagon announces transfer of Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia
• Militants, migrants, pope and Putin to headline at United Nations
• Chinese aircraft performed 'unsafe' maneuver near U.S. plane: Pentagon
• Rival forces in Burkina stand-off ahead of mediation mission
• Greater sage grouse denied U.S. Endangered Species Act protection
• Twins call up top hitting prospect Max Kepler
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Colombia revamps drug policy as US eradication program ends
• Pope Francis makes historic first US visit
• Tsipras names cabinet, hands top job to pro-euro economist Tsakalotos
• Oregon town seeks solutions to droves of fearless deer
• Iraqi man charged with war crimes scolded for dropping lawyers
• Snow kidding: Scots have 421 words for the white stuff
• Clinton breaks silence on Keystone pipeline, opposes it
• U.S. envoy for anti-Islamic State coalition Allen to step down
• Easy for Man City, Swansea loses to 2nd tier Hull in Cup
• Greece keeps bailout rescuer Tsakalotos as finance minister
• Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears
• EU official: Haitian ban on Dominican goods will be costly
• Guyana says Venezuela deploys troops to disputed border
• No cyber sanctions before China's Xi visit: White House
• Kiwi Villumsen wins women's world time trial title
• Balotelli is back: Super Mario scores opener in AC Milan win
• Arsenal successful in appealing Gabriel's red card
• Pope Francis brings message about power and the poor to U.S.
• Chelsea's Costa banned for 3 matches by FA
• U.S., India agree to jointly train peacekeepers in Africa
• Deposed Burkina president to be returned to office Wednesday: coup leader to AFP
• Five-star Lewandowski shoots Bayern to top of Bundesliga
• Syrian political process must be revived: Cameron and Hollande
• Obama, Merkel discuss European refugee response in call: White House
• Who needs a limo? Pope Francis opts for a more modest Fiat
• UCI passes reforms for men's professional road cycling
• Villumsen finally captures time trial world championship
• Chinese jets in 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane
• Canadian detained in Colombia for smuggling Cuban migrants
• Mexico police, protesters clash in 43 missing case
• White House sends tough message on NGOs as Xi visits

EU backs refugee-sharing plan, exposing east-west rift Posted: 22 Sep 2015 12:30 PM PDT By Jan Strupczewski and Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union approved a plan on Tuesday to share out 120,000 refugees across its 28 states, overriding vehement opposition from four ex-communist eastern nations. The European Commission, the EU executive, had proposed the scheme with the backing of Germany and other big powers in order to tackle the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War Two. "We would have preferred a consensus but we could not reach that, and it is not for want of trying," Luxembourg Interior Minister Jean Asselborn, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, told a news conference.

Tsipras to back Greek bailout with Tsakalotos as finance minister Posted: 22 Sep 2015 02:52 PM PDT By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appointed two respected bailout negotiators to head his economic team on Tuesday, moving to assure wary European partners that the new government will not backtrack on its cash-for-reform deal. Tsipras reappointed Euclid Tsakalotos as finance minister and made George Chouliarakis deputy finance minister. Tsakalotos, a low-key Oxford University-trained Marxist economist, was at the finance helm when Greece and its creditors produced an 86 billion-euro loan accord on August.

Pentagon announces transfer of Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia Posted: 22 Sep 2015 02:56 PM PDT By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had transferred Abdul Shalabi, a longtime hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison and described as a bodyguard for former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to his home country of Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Defense Department has described the 39-year-old Shalabi as a member of al Qaeda and a longtime bodyguard for bin Laden, who received "specialized close combat training for his role as a suicide operative in an aborted component" of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Militants, migrants, pope and Putin to headline at United Nations Posted: 22 Sep 2015 02:03 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders will gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations starting Friday as Europe faces a flood of asylum seekers, many fleeing Syria's civil war in the worst humanitarian crisis since the world body was created 70 years ago. Islamic State will also top the agenda. U.S. President Barack Obama will host a counterterrorism meeting, with over 100 countries invited, that will address Islamic State, foreign terrorist fighters and violent extremism.

Chinese aircraft performed 'unsafe' maneuver near U.S. plane: Pentagon Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:01 PM PDT A Chinese aircraft performed an unsafe maneuver during an air intercept of a U.S. spy plane last week, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday, an incident revealed just as Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a week-long U.S. visit. The intercept occurred on Sept. 15, about 80 miles east of the Shandong peninsula in the Yellow Sea and involved an American RC-135 reconnaissance plane, said Peter Cook, the Pentagon spokesman.

Rival forces in Burkina stand-off ahead of mediation mission Posted: 22 Sep 2015 02:06 PM PDT By Nadoun Coulibaly and Mathieu Bonkoungou OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The elite guards behind a coup in Burkina Faso defied an ultimatum on Tuesday to surrender to regular troops loyal to the government, leading to a stand-off in the capital as they awaited a mediation mission by regional leaders. Loyalist forces marched into Ouagadougou overnight saying they would disarm the 1,200-strong presidential guard, whose putsch just weeks before an Oct. 11 poll threatens to derail a transition back to democracy after last year's overthrow of longtime leader Blaise Compaore. "I am still the president of the National Democratic Council (junta)." Coup leaders and loyalist officers negotiated throughout the morning, and army chief General Pingrenoma Zagre said he would give time to the mediation efforts.

Greater sage grouse denied U.S. Endangered Species Act protection Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:41 PM PDT By Keith Coffman COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Reuters) - A long-simmering debate in the American West over the fate of a ground-dwelling bird reached a climax on Tuesday as the Obama administration denied Endangered Species Act protections to the greater sage grouse in favor of less rigid habitat conservation measures. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the need to list the charismatic bird as threatened or endangered was averted by the success of "unprecedented" collaboration among state and local governments, scientists, ranchers and other private interests over the last five years. "This is the largest, most complex land conservation effort in the history of the United States," Jewell told a news conference, joined by four Western governors and a host of top federal land managers, at a wildlife refuge in Colorado.

Twins call up top hitting prospect Max Kepler Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:33 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have promoted one of their top hitting prospects from Double-A for the stretch drive.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects U.S. personnel to report to military superiors any allegations of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan forces. He added that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has assured him the government "will not tolerate abuse of its children." The statement from Gen. John Campbell, who heads U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, came in response to reports that Afghan forces who worked with U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted boys and that U.S. troops were told to ignore suspicions of abuse. Members of Congress have complained that a U.S. soldier was forced out of the military because he intervened in 2011, attacking an Afghan police commander he believed was raping a child.

Colombia revamps drug policy as US eradication program ends Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:31 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia is overhauling its anti-drug strategy, aiming to boost alternative development efforts and relying more on manual eradication to replace U.S.-backed aerial spraying of the crop used to make cocaine.

Pope Francis makes historic first US visit Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:17 PM PDT Pope Francis arrived in the United States on Tuesday for his first visit -- a historic six-day trip to the spiritual home of capitalism after his tour of communist-ruled Cuba. The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff stepped onto US soil for the first time at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, where he was greeted by US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters. A small group of children from Catholic schools in the Washington area were brought forward to welcome the pontiff.

Tsipras names cabinet, hands top job to pro-euro economist Tsakalotos Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:15 PM PDT Greece's freshly-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new cabinet on Tuesday, giving the crisis-hit country's key finance portfolio back to Euclid Tsakalotos, a leftwing economist determined to keep Greece in the euro. The 55-year-old Oxford-educated Tsakalotos faces the thankless task of steering a slew of unpopular economic reforms agreed by Tsipras with Europe's leaders in July, in return for Greece's third financial rescue in five years. The new cabinet, announced by its spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili, is largely a carbon-copy of Tsipras' outgoing leftwing government.

Oregon town seeks solutions to droves of fearless deer Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:14 PM PDT By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - A town in southern Oregon will hold a public meeting to discuss how to deal with droves of fearless deer that wander the streets, occasionally acting aggressively toward residents, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday. The "Deer Summit 2015" will be chaired on Wednesday by Ashland Mayor John Stromberg as part of efforts to address deer that have stalked people, pawed at them with their hooves and even stomped on small dogs. "The deer have no fear of humans," said Mark Vargas, District Wildlife Biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Iraqi man charged with war crimes scolded for dropping lawyers Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:11 PM PDT By Lacey Ann Johnson FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) - An Iraqi man accused of being an al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan was lectured by a military judge for firing his defense attorneys on Tuesday, a move that will further postpone his trial at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.  The suspect, Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi, is charged with conspiring to bomb Western forces in Afghanistan and killing civilians and U.S. soldiers. It can't become something that can be done lightly, on a whim."  "Just because you disagree or don't like rulings of the commission is not good cause for excusal of your counsel," he said, addressing Hadi al-Iraqi directly.  Court proceedings were suspended indefinitely on Tuesday, pending security clearance approval for a new military defense attorney, Waits said. Hadi al-Iraqi said he would prefer a civilian lawyer but does not have the funds to obtain one.  Hadi al-Iraqi said he spent a long time thinking about his decision to replace his attorneys and deflected blame for the delays in the case to the military justice system.

Snow kidding: Scots have 421 words for the white stuff Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:07 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary.

Clinton breaks silence on Keystone pipeline, opposes it Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:06 PM PDT By Amanda Becker DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who has long avoided a firm position on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, broke her silence on Tuesday and said she opposed it. "I have a responsibility to you and other voters," Clinton, a former secretary of state, said at a town hall event in Iowa about TransCanada Corp's project to bring Canadian oil to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico via Nebraska. A decision on Keystone that has been pending for seven years is important as it has become "a distraction from the important work we have to do to combat climate change," she said.

U.S. envoy for anti-Islamic State coalition Allen to step down Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:01 PM PDT The U.S. special envoy for countering the Islamic State militant group, retired General John Allen, plans to step down for personal reasons, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Allen, a retired U.S. Marine four star general and a former commander of NATO and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, had originally agreed to serve in the job for six months and has done it for a year, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. While acknowledging disagreements within Washington over U.S. policy toward the militant group, which has seized control of parts of Iraq and Syria, the U.S. official said Allen's plan to step down reflected personal, not professional, factors.

Easy for Man City, Swansea loses to 2nd tier Hull in Cup Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:57 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Manchester City bounced back from its shock Premier League loss to West Ham at the weekend by scoring four goals in the first 36 minutes to beat Sunderland 4-1 in the League Cup third round on Tuesday.

Greece keeps bailout rescuer Tsakalotos as finance minister Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:54 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's newly re-elected left-wing government has retained Euclid Tsakalotos as finance minister to continue tough negotiations with other eurozone countries on the terms of a large new bailout deal.

Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:51 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs.

EU official: Haitian ban on Dominican goods will be costly Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:49 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A European Union official warned Tuesday that an impending Haitian ban on some Dominican Republic products will drive up prices in the impoverished country.

Guyana says Venezuela deploys troops to disputed border Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:47 PM PDT GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana President David Granger said Tuesday that Venezuela has deployed troops to a contested border region in what he called a "dangerous" escalation of a long-running dispute between the South American nations.

No cyber sanctions before China's Xi visit: White House Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:45 PM PDT The White House said on Tuesday that it does not expect to level economic sanctions against China for cyber espionage ahead of a state visit this week by Chinese President Xi Jinping. "I don't want to suggest a particular formal agreement," said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to Obama.

Kiwi Villumsen wins women's world time trial title Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:44 PM PDT Danish-born New Zealander Linda Villumsen, five times previously on the podium without a victory, broke through on Tuesday to win the women's individual time-trial at the World Road Cycling Championships. Dutch star Anna Van der Breggen was the runner-up, 2.54 seconds back, with 2014 world champion Lisa Brennauer of Germany third, 5.26 off the pace. "It's difficult being every time on the podium and nearly there and not quite there and almost there," Villumsen said.

Balotelli is back: Super Mario scores opener in AC Milan win Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:42 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Mario Balotelli broke out of his seven-month scoring slump with a beautiful free kick and AC Milan held on for a 3-2 win over Udinese in Serie A on Tuesday.

Arsenal successful in appealing Gabriel's red card Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:41 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista has had a three-match ban for violent conduct withdrawn by the English Football Association following a successful appeal by the club after his red card against Chelsea.

Pope Francis brings message about power and the poor to U.S. Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:40 PM PDT Pope Francis arrived on his first visit ever to the United States on Tuesday, bringing to Washington a message that its power and wealth should be used to serve humanity. Bestowing on Francis an honor that few foreign dignitaries receive, both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden personally greeted the 78-year-old Argentine on the tarmac after the Alitalia papal plane landed at Joint Base Andrews near the capital. Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and their daughters shook the pope's hand on the red carpet.

Chelsea's Costa banned for 3 matches by FA Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:39 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Chelsea striker Diego Costa was banned for three matches on Tuesday after a charge of violent conduct during his team's 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was upheld by a disciplinary panel.

U.S., India agree to jointly train peacekeepers in Africa Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:32 PM PDT The United States and India agreed on Tuesday to train troops in six African countries before they are deployed to U.N. peacekeeping missions, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said. "We agreed on a joint initiative to train troops in six African countries before they deploy to U.N. peacekeeping missions," Kerry told reporters without specifying which African countries would be involved.

Deposed Burkina president to be returned to office Wednesday: coup leader to AFP Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:27 PM PDT Burkina Faso's interim president Michel Kafando, who was deposed last week during a coup, will be returned to office on Wednesday, putsch leader General Gilbert Diendere told AFP on Tuesday. The (African) heads of state arrive tomorrow to put him back in office," Diendere said. Earlier, West African leaders from ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) had announced they would return to the capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday to "restore Michel Kafando (to his role) as interim president of Burkina Faso" and to initiate a dialogue "among all stakeholders" in the crisis.

Five-star Lewandowski shoots Bayern to top of Bundesliga Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:24 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Substitute Robert Lewandowski made Bundesliga history on Tuesday after scoring five goals in the space of nine minutes as Bayern Munich came from behind to rout Wolfsburg 5-1 and move top of the standings.

Syrian political process must be revived: Cameron and Hollande Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:24 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande agreed that a political process in Syria must be revived, a source close to the French president said on Tuesday. At a meeting at Cameron's country residence, Chequers, the two leaders "expressed agreement on the need to revitalise the political process" in Syria, according to a source in Hollande's entourage. Instability in Libya and a devastating war in Syria have been blamed for helping fuel the worst refugee crisis since World War II.

Obama, Merkel discuss European refugee response in call: White House Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:24 PM PDT President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the European response to the Syrian refugee crisis in a call on Tuesday, the White House said in a statement. "The two leaders agreed on the need for a Europe-wide solution in which all European member states accept their fair share of refugees," the White House said. "They also discussed how to alleviate the root causes of the refugee flow, in particular by facilitating a political transition that can unite Syrians," the White House said.

Who needs a limo? Pope Francis opts for a more modest Fiat Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis was hard to spot in the motorcade of more than 20 armed SUVs and police cars that motored into the nation's capital late Tuesday. The pontiff ditched the fancy wheels in favor of a much more modest ride: a Fiat.

UCI passes reforms for men's professional road cycling Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:23 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The UCI announced a series of reforms Tuesday aimed at streamlining the calendar and providing the top level of men's professional cycling with a more stable operating environment.

Villumsen finally captures time trial world championship Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:20 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Linda Villumsen finally knows what it feels like to stand on the top step of the podium.

Chinese jets in 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:17 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Two Chinese fighter jets passed dangerously close to an American spy plane in international airspace over the Yellow Sea, a US official said Tuesday.

Canadian detained in Colombia for smuggling Cuban migrants Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:11 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities said Tuesday that they arrested a Canadian boat captain who they allege was caught illegally transporting 28 Cuban immigrants.

Mexico police, protesters clash in 43 missing case Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:09 PM PDT Protesters angry at the disappearance of 43 students clashed with police and torched a truck in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero Tuesday, days before the tragedy's first anniversary. The protesters threw Molotov cocktails at officers in riot gear who responded with tear gas on a road near the Ayotzinapa teacher training college, where the missing students were studying. Two students were also hurt, according to the protesters.

White House sends tough message on NGOs as Xi visits Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:07 PM PDT A top White House official Tuesday hosted US non-governmental groups who face tough new Chinese security laws, a high-profile statement of concern as Xi Jinping arrived in the United States. White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice met several representatives from among the universities, businesses and rights groups who would be forced to register and report to the Chinese security services if the draft law enters into force. "Today's discussion focused on concerns that the draft legislation would further narrow space for civil society in China," the White House said in a statement that came hours after the Chinese leader landed in the United States.

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