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• Russian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says
• Turkey returns to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan
• Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify
• In Central Asia, Kerry raises rights but tempers public criticism
• Merkel's conservatives align refugee policy but coalition still at odds
• Al Qaeda chief urges militant unity against Russia in Syria
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• La Liga goes abroad to try to keep pace with Premier League
• Gordon wins Martinsville to earn spot in championship finale
• Cardinal: Pope Francis to visit Mexico in February
• British finance minister visits Germany to sell EU-reform push
• Beleaguered Chelsea boss Mourinho faces must-win match in CL
• Somalia: 5 Islamic militants attack hotel in capital, kill 6
• NZ's Dan Carter wins 3rd world rugby player of year award
• APNewsBreak: South Korea pulls plug on child monitoring app
• Turkey's ruling party sweeps back to majority in parliament
• At Egypt crash scene, suitcases piled near charred wreckage
• Turkish election outcome an opportunity for reform: finance minister
• Turkey's Erdogan says election outcome was a vote for stability
• Mexican driver Perez finishes 8th in home race
• NFL Capsules
• Azerbaijan president cements power in boycotted parliamentary polls
• Ukraine leader says arrest of oligarch ally just 'the start'
• Europe rights body says Cyprus hate crimes underreported
• AP's composite team of the Rugby World Cup
• Fiorentina reclaims Serie A lead on low-key day in Europe
• At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel
• N'Koudou scores vs. former club as Marseille beats Nantes
• The Latest: Total of 19 dead recovered from Aegean Sea
• IS claims murders of Syrian activist, friend in Turkey: video
• All Blacks have succession plan to replace old guard
• Rosberg wins 1st Mexican Grand Prix since 1992; Hamilton 2nd
• Russia plane 'broke up in air', bodies flown home from Egypt
• Erdogan's AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback
• Fiorentina beats Frosinone 4-1 to return to top of Serie A
• Most Gulf carriers re-route flights over Sinai after Russian crash
• The Latest: Turkey's nationalist party head stays after vote
• Joy and anguish greet AKP win in Turkey vote

Russian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says Posted: 01 Nov 2015 01:51 PM PST By Lin Noueihed, Ahmed Aboulenein and Alexander Winning CAIRO/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency said on Sunday after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions from this. Russian authorities also ordered Kogalymavia airline, operator of the Airbus A321 which came down on Saturday killing all 224 people on board, not to fly its jets of the same model until the causes of the crash are known. The jet, which Kogalymavia flew under the brand name Metrojet, was carrying holidaymakers from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg when it crashed into a mountainous area of central Sinai shortly after losing radar contact near cruising altitude.

Turkey returns to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:38 PM PST By Ercan Gurses and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions. Erdogan said the outcome was a vote for stability, and a message to Kurdish insurgents in the country's restive southeast that violence could not coexist with democracy. Prime Minister and AKP leader Ahmet Davutoglu tweeted simply "Elhamdulillah" (Thanks be to god), before emerging from his family home in the central Anatolian city of Konya to briefly address crowds of cheering supporters.

Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify Posted: 01 Nov 2015 11:45 AM PST By John Davison and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals. Syrian parties to the multi-sided conflict said they saw no end to fighting between rebels and the government despite talks in Vienna on Friday that included Iran for the first time. Iran's supreme leader meanwhile said elections should be held to end the war, echoing a proposal by Russia that has been dismissed by President Bashar al-Assad's opponents as a ruse by his allies to keep him in power.

In Central Asia, Kerry raises rights but tempers public criticism Posted: 01 Nov 2015 12:08 PM PST By Matt Spetalnick SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday met Uzbekistan's autocratic ruler and officials from other Central Asian states accused of being among the world's worst human rights offenders. Kerry was in Samarkand to meet his five Central Asian counterparts and reassure them of continued U.S. engagement in the strategic region. On the fringes of that meeting, he spoke to Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who has ruled Uzbekistan for a quarter of a century and is often criticized internationally for heading a repressive government.

Merkel's conservatives align refugee policy but coalition still at odds Posted: 01 Nov 2015 12:04 PM PST By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed on Sunday to fully resolve differences within her ruling coalition over how to deal with the huge refugee influx, leaving open a row that has rocked her government. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert described talks between the three party leaders as "constructive", but said they would meet again on Thursday. Germany, Europe's biggest economy and long a magnet for migrants, expects between 800,000 and a million asylum seekers to arrive this year, twice as many as in any previous year, and far more than in any other European Union country.

Al Qaeda chief urges militant unity against Russia in Syria Posted: 01 Nov 2015 01:37 PM PST Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslim supporters to band together to confront the threat from the West and Russia in Syria and Iraq, the latest recording suggesting greater unity between al Qaeda and Islamic State. "The Americans, Russians, Iranians, Alawites, and Hezbollah are coordinating their war against us -- are we not capable of stopping the fighting amongst ourselves so we can direct all our efforts against them?" Zawahri said in an audio recording released on the Internet on Sunday. It was not clear when the recording was made but references to Russian aggression suggest it was made after Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, launched air raids against opposition groups and Islamic State in Syria on Sept. 30.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 01 Nov 2015 04:32 PM PST LONDON (AP) — The most widely used child surveillance app in South Korea is being quietly pulled from the market after security specialists raised serious concerns about the program's safety. Moon Hyun-seok, a senior official at the Korea Communications Commission, told The Associated Press that "Smart Sheriff" has been removed from the Play store, Google's software marketplace, and that existing users are being asked to switch to other programs. Smart Sheriff's maker, an association of South Korean mobile operators called MOIBA, declined comment.

La Liga goes abroad to try to keep pace with Premier League Posted: 01 Nov 2015 04:31 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Spain's main soccer league is fighting back against the domination of England's Premier League and is embarking on an aggressive international drive to introduce its top stars and traditional clubs to a greater audience.

Gordon wins Martinsville to earn spot in championship finale Posted: 01 Nov 2015 04:18 PM PST MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jeff Gordon earned an automatic berth in NASCAR's championship race — where he'll try to win a fifth title in his final season — with a victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.

Cardinal: Pope Francis to visit Mexico in February Posted: 01 Nov 2015 04:03 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — A leading Roman Catholic official in Mexico says Pope Francis will visit that country starting Feb. 12, 2016.

British finance minister visits Germany to sell EU-reform push Posted: 01 Nov 2015 04:02 PM PST Britain's finance minister travels to Germany on Monday to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc. In talks with officials including Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble, George Osborne will outline ways of protecting London's financial services. Before his visit, Osborne said the British and German economies were the "beating heart" of Europe.

Beleaguered Chelsea boss Mourinho faces must-win match in CL Posted: 01 Nov 2015 04:01 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Few would have imagined that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's job would be in danger just six months after winning the Premier League title.

Somalia: 5 Islamic militants attack hotel in capital, kill 6 Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:59 PM PST NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five of Somalia's Islamic extremists attacked a leading hotel in the capital at dawn Sunday, killing at least six people and injuring 10, before all the assailants were killed by security forces.

NZ's Dan Carter wins 3rd world rugby player of year award Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:56 PM PST LONDON (AP) — New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter received his third world rugby player of the year award on Sunday, 10 years after his first.

APNewsBreak: South Korea pulls plug on child monitoring app Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:40 PM PST LONDON (AP) — The most widely used child surveillance app in South Korea is being quietly pulled from the market after security specialists raised serious concerns about the program's safety.

Turkey's ruling party sweeps back to majority in parliament Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:28 PM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's ruling party secured a stunning victory in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, sweeping back into single-party rule only five months after losing it.

At Egypt crash scene, suitcases piled near charred wreckage Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:28 PM PST By Mohamed Abdel Ghany HASSANA, Egypt (Reuters) - In a desolate area of stony ground, little remains from the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula except its blackened wreckage and a heap of colorful suitcases. Rescue teams scoured the area where the Airbus A321 came down on Saturday, collecting into a pile the dead holidaymakers' belongings that were spread around the main part of the wreckage.

Turkish election outcome an opportunity for reform: finance minister Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:25 PM PST Turkey has gained an opportunity for reforms after the ruling AK Party won back a parliamentary majority at a general election on Sunday, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said. "Political uncertainty has decreased after the election results. Turkey has a great opportunity to carry out reforms," Simsek told Reuters.

Turkey's Erdogan says election outcome was a vote for stability Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:25 PM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday's election result, in which the AK Party he founded regained its majority, showed that the nation had chosen to protect an environment of stability and confidence. Erdogan also said in an emailed statement that the most important message from the result was for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group that "violence, threats and bloodshed cannot coexist with democracy and the rule of law. ...

Mexican driver Perez finishes 8th in home race Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:19 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sergio Perez soaked in the cheers of the adoring home crowd and touched his chest to show the fans he loved them right back.

NFL Capsules Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:17 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees passed for career highs of 511 yards and seven touchdowns, and recently signed Kai Forbath kicked a 50-yard field goal as time ran out Sunday, giving the New Orleans Saints a 52-49 victory in a game with a record 13 scoring passes.

Azerbaijan president cements power in boycotted parliamentary polls Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:17 PM PST Azerbaijan's ruling party won an outright majority Sunday in parliamentary polls that were boycotted by the mainstream opposition, near-complete results showed, cementing strongman President Ilham Aliyev's grip on power. The Central Election Commission said Aliyev's Yeni (New) Azerbaijan party took at least 69 seats in the country's 125-seat parliament, with 91 percent of votes counted. International rights groups have cast doubt on the election, accusing the government of jailing political opponents on trumped-up charges and limiting parties' ability to campaign in the ex-Soviet state.

Ukraine leader says arrest of oligarch ally just 'the start' Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:09 PM PST Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Sunday that the arrest of a millionaire associate of one of the country's most powerful oligarchs was only "the start" of a fight against the corruption plaguing the ex-Soviet country. Guennadi Korban, 45, a businessman and right-hand man of billionaire Igor Kolomoyski, was arrested Saturday as part of a probe into organised crime and corruption. "Korban won't be the last," Poroshenko said in a joint interview with three television networks.

Europe rights body says Cyprus hate crimes underreported Posted: 01 Nov 2015 03:02 PM PST NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A European minority rights body is urging Cypriot authorities to ensure that hate crimes are properly identified an effectively dealt with following reports of an increase in racially motivated violence.

AP's composite team of the Rugby World Cup Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:58 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Imagine having Rugby World Cup stars Dan Carter, David Pocock, Fourie du Preez and Mamuka Gorgodze in the same side.

Fiorentina reclaims Serie A lead on low-key day in Europe Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:49 PM PST Fiorentina won to reclaim the lead of Italy's Serie A on an otherwise subdued Sunday for Europe's major leagues.

At least 12 killed as Shebab attack Somalia hotel Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:34 PM PST At least 12 people were killed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday after Shebab gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to blast their way inside a hotel, police said. After the car bomb ripped a hole in the hotel's fortified walls, gunmen stormed the building firing semi-automatic rifles and throwing grenades, witnesses said. "This is the action of an increasingly desperate, internally-divided group of extremists," Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in a statement, after security forces overpowered the attackers in a gunbattle.

N'Koudou scores vs. former club as Marseille beats Nantes Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:25 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Marseille midfielder Georges-Kevin N'Koudou had no qualms celebrating enthusiastically against his former club after scoring the winner in a 1-0 away to Nantes in the French league on Sunday.

The Latest: Total of 19 dead recovered from Aegean Sea Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:19 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest as hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety flood into Europe in search of a new life. All times local.

IS claims murders of Syrian activist, friend in Turkey: video Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:18 PM PST The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday posted a video claiming responsibility for the brutal murders of a Syrian anti-IS activist and his friend in southern Turkey last week. The video posted online said IS "slaughtered" Ibrahim Abdul Qader, 20, and fellow media activist Fares Hamadi in Sanliurfa on Friday "after they conspired with the Crusaders against the Islamic State". Abdul Qader had been working with the Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) activist group, which sheds light on IS atrocities in areas under jihadist control in Syria.

All Blacks have succession plan to replace old guard Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:16 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Players come and go, and yet the All Blacks keep winning.

Rosberg wins 1st Mexican Grand Prix since 1992; Hamilton 2nd Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:14 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nico Rosberg stood highest on the post-race podium, wearing a big black sombrero as the champagne sprayed amid chants of "Ole! Ole!" from the massive crowd.

Russia plane 'broke up in air', bodies flown home from Egypt Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:07 PM PST WADI Al-ZOLOMAT (Egypt) (AFP) - A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt broke up "in the air", an investigator said Sunday, as the bodies of many of the 224 people killed on board were flown home. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged patience to determine the cause of Saturday's crash, after the Islamic State jihadist group (IS) claimed it brought down the A-321 in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula. "The disintegration happened in the air and the fragments are strewn over a large area," said Viktor Sorochenko, a senior official with Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee, quoted by the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti from Cairo.

Erdogan's AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:05 PM PST Turkey's long-dominant Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a stunning electoral comeback on Sunday, regaining its parliamentary majority in a poll seen as pivotal for the future of the troubled country. The party founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won 49.4 percent of the vote to secure 316 seats in the 550-member parliament with nearly all votes counted, easily enough to form a government on its own. "Today is a day of victory," a beaming Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a crowd of jubilant supporters in his hometown.

Fiorentina beats Frosinone 4-1 to return to top of Serie A Posted: 01 Nov 2015 02:02 PM PST ROME (AP) — Dominating the ball possession and finding the goal with ease, Fiorentina returned to the top of Serie A with a convincing 4-1 win over promoted Frosinone on Sunday.

Most Gulf carriers re-route flights over Sinai after Russian crash Posted: 01 Nov 2015 01:59 PM PST By Nadia Saleem DUBAI (Reuters) - Most Gulf airlines said on Sunday they were re-routing flights to avoid Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian aircraft carrying 224 passengers crashed on Saturday. Carriers from United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait said they would re-route flights as a security precaution until there was more clarity. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said it would continue to fly over Sinai but avoid certain areas on the advice of Egyptian authorities.

The Latest: Turkey's nationalist party head stays after vote Posted: 01 Nov 2015 01:56 PM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The latest as tens of millions of Turkish voters cast ballots in a contest that will determine whether the ruling party can restore the parliamentary majority it had enjoyed for over a decade. All times are local.

Joy and anguish greet AKP win in Turkey vote Posted: 01 Nov 2015 01:49 PM PST Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) was celebrating "victory day" on Sunday but many greeted the surprise result with dismay -- and deep disquiet about what may be ahead for the restive country. Violence also erupted briefly in the main Kurdish city of Diyarbakir after it became clear that the AKP had clawed back the parliamentary majority it lost in another election just five months ago. Analysts say the decisive result may give the AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a clear mandate to pursue its military campaign against Kurdish rebels and what critics say are increasingly authoritarian policies.

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