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• Hurricane Patricia spares Mexican cities, roars through remote villages
• Kerry lays out steps to ease Israeli-Palestinian strife
• Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army
• Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks
• Identifying victims of French bus crash to take weeks
• U.S. patrols to raise stakes with Beijing in disputed South China Sea
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Carter at brilliant best in leading All Blacks to RWC final
• Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva wins Skate America
• Beaten Boks are 'Carters of tomorrow', says Meyer
• Arsenal go top, Mourinho off as Chelsea lose
• Montenegrin police fire teargas to disperse opposition
• Smolka beats hometown fighter Holohan at UFC Dublin
• Sock to play Berdych in Stockholm Open final
• Tear gas as thousands demand Montenegro PM quits
• Kerry talks Syria with Saudi king
• NFL to fund study on link between concussion, brain damage
• Hamilton tops practice, qualifying delayed at US Grand Prix
• Megastorm Patricia inflicts little damage on Mexican coast
• Kerry: Video monitoring to ease Jerusalem holy site tensions
• Montenegro police throw tear gas on protest
• Mourinho sent off in Chelsea loss, Madrid and Bayern win
• Ronaldo, Navas help Madrid beat 10-man Celta 3-1
• Estoril scores late for 2-2 draw with Rio Ave in Portugal
• Israel to take steps to calm holy site unrest: Kerry
• Inter Milan fails to move top after 1-1 draw at Palermo
• Douglas edges teammate Raisman for spot in all-around final
• US races to huge lead at gymnastics worlds in Scotland
• Catholic bishops at synod call for a more welcoming church
• Netanyahu pledges to "uphold status quo" at Al-Aqsa mosque: statement
• Smoke bombs thrown at police during London migrant protest
• Rain pushes US Grand Prix qualifying to Sunday before race
• Female bomber kills three in Nigeria's Maiduguri: witnesses
• Greek parliament approves TV bill to regulate 'vampire' media
• Patricia weakens further to low pressure area over Mexico: NHC
• Support for Irish PM's party hits three-year high in poll
• Ajaccio ends Nice's good run of form with 1st topflight win
• High speed, mountains blunt Hurricane Patricia's blow in Mexico

Hurricane Patricia spares Mexican cities, roars through remote villages Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:03 PM PDT By Lizbeth Diaz and David Alire Garcia CHAMELA, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Patricia caused less damage than feared on Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, but hammered an isolated part of the shoreline dotted with luxury villas and fishing villages, where the storm and its 165 mph (266 kph) winds landed. There were no early reports of deaths and it appeared major damage was averted as Patricia missed tourist centers like Puerto Vallarta and the major cargo port of Manzanillo. "I've lost everything, I don't even have anywhere to sleep," said Roberto Gonzalez, a farmer, as he salvaged belongings from mangled debris of trash, toys and branches strewn across his hamlet of Chamela near the coast of Jalisco state, which took a direct hit.

Kerry lays out steps to ease Israeli-Palestinian strife Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:17 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Ori Lewis AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday proposed steps, including 24-hour video surveillance, to end weeks of violence over a Jerusalem site holy to Muslims and Jews. Speaking in Amman after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Israel had embraced "an excellent suggestion" by the king, who is the custodian of the site within Jerusalem's walled Old City, for round-the-clock monitoring. Kerry said Israel had also given assurances it had no intention of changing the status quo at the al-Aqsa mosque compound that is the third holiest site in Islam.

Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:58 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement. In comments which mark a shift in Russia's position, he also said that Russia's airforce, which has been bombing Islamist militants in Syria since Sept. 30, would be ready to help Western-backed Free Syrian Army rebels, if it knew where they were.

Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:50 AM PDT By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Maja Zuvela SOFIA/RIGONCE, Slovenia (Reuters) - European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis. Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, many from war zones in the Middle East, and camping in western Balkan countries in ever colder conditions as winter approaches. More than 680,000 migrants and refugees have crossed to Europe by sea so far this year, fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Identifying victims of French bus crash to take weeks Posted: 24 Oct 2015 11:36 AM PDT By Stephane Mahe PUISSEGUIN, France (Reuters) - French investigators at the scene of a crash involving a truck and a coach carrying elderly day-trippers that killed at least 43 people said on Saturday that identifying the victims of France's worst road accident in decades could take weeks. At least 41 people on the coach taking pensioners on a day excursion were killed shortly before dawn on Friday when it collided head-on with the truck in France's Bordeaux wine-growing region and burst into flames. The truck driver and his three-year old son also died.

U.S. patrols to raise stakes with Beijing in disputed South China Sea Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:08 AM PDT By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-U.S. rivalry. A range of security experts said Washington's so-called freedom of navigation patrols would have to be regular to be effective, given Chinese ambitions to project power deep into maritime Southeast Asia and beyond. China's navy could for example try to block or attempt to surround U.S. vessels, they said, risking an escalation.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 24 Oct 2015 05:02 PM PDT HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — Residents of this town in northern Myanmar's opium country became their own drug investigators out of frustration with authorities' failure to keep heroin and methamphetamine addiction from consuming their villages. Now they say they have an explanation for officials' poor performance, thanks to a woman charged with drug-dealing who kept careful track of her expenses. When the community-based Kachin Anti-Drug Committee made a citizen's arrest of the suspect, it found two notebooks listing a combined $500,000 in payoffs to authorities in Kachin state including an army commander, top police officials, anti-drug officers, township officials and others.

Carter at brilliant best in leading All Blacks to RWC final Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:55 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The booing was just starting to get louder when Dan Carter finally moved, swung his left boot, and struck the conversion between the posts.

Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva wins Skate America Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:49 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — Russian world junior champion Evgenia Medvedeva won Skate America on Saturday, edging U.S. Olympian Gracie Gold in her first Grand Prix Series event.

Beaten Boks are 'Carters of tomorrow', says Meyer Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:44 PM PDT South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer forecast a bright future for his side despite their agonising defeat by New Zealand in a gripping World Cup semi-final. Veteran fly half Dan Carter was the All Black hero of the day and Meyer predicted several of the young Springboks would be Carter-style superstars of rugby. South Africa, for whom Handre Pollard kicked four penalties, gave up a 12-7 half-time lead at a rainswept Twickenham on Saturday.

Arsenal go top, Mourinho off as Chelsea lose Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:43 PM PDT Arsenal took over at the Premier League summit on Saturday, while Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands as his side crashed to defeat at West Ham United. Buoyed by their mid-week win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Arsenal defeated Everton 2-1 to usurp previous leaders Manchester City, who visit Manchester United on Sunday in the Manchester derby.

Montenegrin police fire teargas to disperse opposition Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:32 PM PDT By Petar Komnenic PODGORICA (Reuters) - Police in Montenegro on Saturday fired teargas for the second successive weekend to break up around 5,000 protesters who marched on the parliament demanding the resignation of veteran Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and snap elections. The rally began peacefully but turned violent after demonstrators attempted to break through a police cordon at the parliament building, hurling stones, flares and an incendiary device, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. Interior Minister Rasko Konjevic told a news conference that 15 police officers were injured, one seriously, and that 24 civilians sought medical treatment.

Smolka beats hometown fighter Holohan at UFC Dublin Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:10 PM PDT DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Louis Smolka defeated hometown fighter Paddy Holohan via tap-out Saturday at UFC Dublin, while Northern Ireland's Norman Parke earned a unanimous decision over Reza Madadi.

Sock to play Berdych in Stockholm Open final Posted: 24 Oct 2015 04:04 PM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — American Jack Sock reached his second ATP tour final of the season Saturday by beating second-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-2 at the Stockholm Open.

Tear gas as thousands demand Montenegro PM quits Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:52 PM PDT Police in Montenegro's capital Podgorica fired tear gas on Saturday night to disperse several thousand people who rallied demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, the third such clash in a week. Fifteen police officers were injured in the clash, including one seriously, while 24 protesters asked for medical help, mostly over problems caused by tear gas, Montenegrin Interior Minister Rasko Konjevic told reporters. Andrija Mandic, a MP and an opposition leader who was among the organisers of the protest, was detained, he added, giving no further details.

Kerry talks Syria with Saudi king Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:40 PM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Saudi Arabia's monarch, King Salman, to follow up on discussions he held earlier this week with others about efforts to revive a peace process for Syria.

NFL to fund study on link between concussion, brain damage Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:39 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The National Football League said Saturday it will help fund new research on the suspected link between sports-related concussions and long-term brain degeneration.

Hamilton tops practice, qualifying delayed at US Grand Prix Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:24 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lewis Hamilton slipped and skidded around the Circuit of the Americas, then retreated to the Mercedes garage.

Megastorm Patricia inflicts little damage on Mexican coast Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:24 PM PDT CHAMELA, Mexico (AP) — Only a day after menacing Mexico as one of history's strongest storms, Hurricane Patricia left surprisingly little damage in its wake Saturday and quickly dissipated into an ordinary low-pressure system that posed little threat beyond heavy rain.

Kerry: Video monitoring to ease Jerusalem holy site tensions Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:21 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Looking to reduce tensions at a Jerusalem holy site that set off weeks of Mideast violence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Saturday that Israel and Jordan had agreed on steps, including round-the-clock video monitoring, to bring an end to the unrest.

Montenegro police throw tear gas on protest Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:16 PM PDT PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin police on Saturday fired tear gas at opposition supporters who hurled fire bombs and torches to demand the resignation Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's government which hopes to steer the Balkan country toward NATO membership later this year.

Mourinho sent off in Chelsea loss, Madrid and Bayern win Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:10 PM PDT Jose Mourinho was sent off during another Premier League defeat for his Chelsea on Saturday, before London rival Arsenal won to provisionally move to the top of the table.

Ronaldo, Navas help Madrid beat 10-man Celta 3-1 Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:01 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 12th goal in as many games and Keylor Navas made several saves to help Real Madrid earn a deceptively tough 3-1 win at second-place Celta Vigo on Saturday and provisionally increase its Spanish league lead.

Estoril scores late for 2-2 draw with Rio Ave in Portugal Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:52 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Estoril midfielder Afonso Taira scored six minutes into stoppage time to snatch a 2-2 draw with Rio Ave in a Portuguese league match both teams finished with 10 men on Saturday.

Israel to take steps to calm holy site unrest: Kerry Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:52 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel had agreed on steps to calm tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, at the centre of Palestinian unrest, including 24-hour security cameras. Several hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his pledge of "upholding unchanged the status quo of the Temple Mount", as Jews refer to the highly-sensitive site, which allows Muslims to pray at the site, and non-Muslims to visit, but not pray.

Inter Milan fails to move top after 1-1 draw at Palermo Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:40 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Palermo in a match that saw the visitors reduced to 10 men as they failed to move provisionally two points clear atop Serie A on Saturday.

Douglas edges teammate Raisman for spot in all-around final Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:39 PM PDT GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — When Aly Raisman fell off the uneven bars, she knew her chance to make it to the world championship all-around final had suddenly dimmed.

US races to huge lead at gymnastics worlds in Scotland Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — In 15 minutes, it was over. Done. The message had been sent.

Catholic bishops at synod call for a more welcoming church Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:29 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops called Saturday for a more welcoming church for cohabitating couples and Catholics who have divorced and civilly remarried, endorsing Pope Francis' call for a more merciful and less judgmental church.

Netanyahu pledges to "uphold status quo" at Al-Aqsa mosque: statement Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:28 PM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday restated a pledge to retain intact the custom of not permitting non-Muslim prayer at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, at the centre of a spike in unrest. "Israel re-affirms its commitment to upholding unchanged the status quo of the Temple Mount, in word and in practice," he said in a statement, using the Jewish term for the site, sacred to both faiths.

Smoke bombs thrown at police during London migrant protest Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:19 PM PDT Projectiles including smoke bombs were thrown at police on Saturday outside a London train station where a protest to highlight the plight of migrants seeking refuge in Britain was taking place, transport police said. Pictures on a news website showed over a dozen police holding protesters behind metal gates placed in front of an entrance to London's King's Cross St Pancras station, from where Eurostar trains to continental Europe arrive and depart. British Transport Police said in a statement that they had been facilitating a peaceful protest at the station when others arrived.

Rain pushes US Grand Prix qualifying to Sunday before race Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:11 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The United States Grand Prix has postponed qualifying until Sunday morning before the race because of torrential rain.

Female bomber kills three in Nigeria's Maiduguri: witnesses Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:05 PM PDT A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing three people and injuring several others, residents said. The bombing in the city's Dala Yazaram neighbourhood happened a day after at least 55 people were killed in attacks in northeast Nigeria, where jihadist group Boko Haram are seeking to create a hardline Islamic state. Although no group has claimed responsibility for Saturday's blast, immediate suspicion fell on Boko Haram.

Greek parliament approves TV bill to regulate 'vampire' media Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:52 PM PDT By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek parliament on Saturday approved a bill to regulate the awarding of TV licences to broadcasters, as part of the leftist government's efforts to clean up a sector it says is mired in debts and corruption. In the first such reform for years, the bill would require television stations to bid for 10-year licences via auctions. To change things, the political system must change, the banking system and the business model must change," Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragassakis told parliament.

Patricia weakens further to low pressure area over Mexico: NHC Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patricia, one of the strongest ever hurricanes, has weakened further into a remnant low pressure area over northeastern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. It said in its latest advisory that the storm was about 45 miles (70 km) southwest of the Mexican city of Monterrey with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 kph). The storm's remnants are expected to reach Texas later on Saturday or Sunday. (Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Marguerita Choy)

Support for Irish PM's party hits three-year high in poll Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:49 PM PDT Support for the party of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has hit a three-year high in one of the country's main opinion polls months ahead of a general election and following a budget of tax cuts and spending increases. Kenny has until early April to hold a general election and he has said he is not planning to call it before the start of 2016, when many of the budget measures kick in. Kenny's center-right Fine Gael has the support of 30 percent of voters, according to the Red C/Sunday Business Post poll, up from 28 percent in its last poll taken in September.

Ajaccio ends Nice's good run of form with 1st topflight win Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:43 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Struggling Ajaccio stunned in-form Nice 3-1 on Saturday as the Corsican side secured its first win ever in the French topflight.

High speed, mountains blunt Hurricane Patricia's blow in Mexico Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:41 PM PDT Barreling in from the Pacific, powerful Hurricane Patricia moved so quickly past the Mexican coast that it failed to saturate the ground and produce the devastating flooding that often comes with storms of this size, meteorologists said on Saturday. Cutting a path through a sparsely populated coastline dotted with fishing villages and exclusive villas, Patricia quickly met high, jagged coastal mountains that cut the storm's force. Early Friday, officials warned that Patricia could cause catastrophic damage after it drew strength in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the warm waters of this year's El Nino climate phenomenon and reached a windspeed at sea of 200 mph, making it the strongest storm recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

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