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• FBI offer of assistance in Egypt crash probe goes unanswered: U.S. source
• Jordanian officer shoots dead two Americans, one South African at security training site
• Myanmar ruling party concedes as Suu Kyi heads for poll landslide
• Britain's demands from EU are not 'Mission Impossible': Cameron
• Russian officials believe Sinai plane brought down by bomb: U.S. sources
• Europe depends on German approach to refugees: EU's Tusk
• France seeks UN action to halt Burundi killings
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Military identifies remains of 7 Pearl Harbor 'unknowns'
• Mexican president opposes marijuana legalization
• Kate likely to move away from northwestern Bahamas on Monday: NHC
• Australia tries to halt unrest at immigration detention camp
• Tropical Storm Kate passing east of the Bahamas
• Obama, Netanyahu focus on 'common interest' in Iran
• Britain: 'High probability' IS bomb downed Russian jet
• Despite genocide warnings, Burundi says it's 'not in flames'
• Egypt antiquities officials scoff at Carson pyramid claims
• California storms bring early ski season, hope for replenished snowpack
• Peter Malnati wins Sanderson Farms for 1st PGA Tour victory
• Mexico leader wants expert debate on pot legalization
• Lawyer: Turncoats framed old gangster in 'Goodfellas' heist
• Brazil mine dam burst endangers water supply far downstream
• Bombshell report urges Russian ban over state-sanctioned doping
• Chile-bound cocaine seized on buses transporting soccer fans
• Kobe says another Olympics 'would mean the world' to him
• Two women risk jail time for same-sex wedding in Costa Rica
• Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace
• Israel lacks evidence against extremists in arson attack
• More Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US
• The Latest: Russian ministry 'not surprised' by WADA report
• 2 Americans among 5 killed in rare Jordan police shooting
• Slovenia to tighten border control, fears unmanageable migrant wave
• US ambassador: More needs to be done to end Kenya corruption
• Canada eyes taking in Syrian refugees from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
• 'Anomalies' found in thermal scanning of Egypt pyramids
• Tropical Storm Kate halts salvage operation for El Faro cargo ship
• West Africa conference focuses on threat posed by jihadists
• Saudi execution toll highest in two decades: Amnesty
• Vale says burst dams in Brazil to hit Mariana output

FBI offer of assistance in Egypt crash probe goes unanswered: U.S. source Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:50 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Neither Russia nor Egypt has accepted an offer from the FBI to assist them in investigating the crash of Metrojet flight 9268 which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31 shortly after takeoff, a U.S. government source said. The FBI has offered "forensic assistance" and other unspecified services to both Russia and Egypt, said Joshua Campbell, an FBI spokesman. (Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Jordanian officer shoots dead two Americans, one South African at security training site Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:11 PM PST By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - A Jordanian officer shot dead two U.S. government security contractors, a South African trainer and two Jordanians at a U.S. funded police training facility near Amman on Monday before being killed in a shootout, Jordanian authorities said. U.S. President Barack Obama said he was treating the attack at the King Abdullah Training Center, in which three Jordanians and one Lebanese citizen were wounded, very seriously and a full investigation was under way. The gunman was a police captain, a senior Jordanian official told Reuters.

Myanmar ruling party concedes as Suu Kyi heads for poll landslide Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:12 PM PST By Antoni Slodkowski and Timothy Mclaughlin NAYPYITAW/HINTHADA, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling party conceded defeat on Monday in a general election as the opposition led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appeared on course for a landslide victory that could ensure it forms the next government. "We lost," Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) acting chairman Htay Oo told Reuters a day after the Southeast Asian country's first free nationwide election in a quarter of a century. By late afternoon on Monday, vendors outside the headquarters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the commercial capital Yangon were selling red T-shirts with Suu Kyi's face and the words "We won".

Britain's demands from EU are not 'Mission Impossible': Cameron Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:12 PM PST By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will kick off his efforts to reform the European Union on Tuesday with a declaration that his demands are not "Mission Impossible", just the price EU leaders must pay if he is to keep Britain in the bloc. Cameron, who has frustrated some EU officials by giving away few details on the changes he would like to see, will on Tuesday send a letter to the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, setting out his four main objectives. "There will be those who say, here and elsewhere in the EU, that we are embarked on Mission Impossible," Cameron will say in a speech in London, according to advance extracts released by his office.

Russian officials believe Sinai plane brought down by bomb: U.S. sources Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:28 PM PST By Jonathan Landay and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian communications intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies showed Russia believed the plane that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, on Oct. 31 was brought down by a bomb, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. The intercepts are among pieces of evidence leading U.S. officials to suspect that a device planted on Metrojet Flight 9268 exploded shortly after the Airbus A321 took off from the resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh, the sources said. All 224 passengers and crew were killed when the plane crashed in the desert on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia.

Europe depends on German approach to refugees: EU's Tusk Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:28 PM PST By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's future will depend to a large degree on Germany's approach to the migration crisis and other states should show more solidarity by jointly tackling this historic challenge, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Monday. Europe is grappling with its worst refugee crisis since World War Two and Germany so far has taken in the bulk of some one million people expected to arrive this year. While Tusk has repeatedly stressed the urgency of tightening Europe's borders, Chancellor Angela Merkel has pushed for states to show solidarity and share responsibilities for refugees.

France seeks UN action to halt Burundi killings Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:41 PM PST France on Monday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at toughening the international response to the violence in Burundi, where fears of Rwanda-style mass killings are rife. The measure threatens targeted sanctions against Burundian leaders who incite attacks or hamper efforts to end the crisis that followed protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term. "The escalating violence in Burundi has reached a very worrying stage, maybe a tipping point," French Deputy Ambassador Alexis Lamek told reporters.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:32 PM PST YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in virtually every seat in four states where results of Myanmar's historic parliamentary election were known, signaling a sweep that could give it the presidency and further loosen the military's stranglehold. The announcement at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy set off a new round of jubilation among the party's red-shirted supporters, who already had been celebrating the result of Sunday's vote.

Military identifies remains of 7 Pearl Harbor 'unknowns' Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:26 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) — The remains of seven crew members missing since the USS Oklahoma capsized in the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have been identified, the military said Monday.

Mexican president opposes marijuana legalization Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:14 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Monday he opposes any eventual legalization of marijuana, five days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of four people who wanted to grow pot for personal use.

Kate likely to move away from northwestern Bahamas on Monday: NHC Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:03 PM PST (Reuters) - The center of tropical storm Kate, the eleventh named storm of the 2015 Atlantic season, was likely to move away from the northwestern Bahamas on Monday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Kate was located about 70 miles (115 kms) east-northeast of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 km/h), the Miami-based agency said. A turn toward the north is expected on Monday night, followed by a faster northeastward motion on Tuesday, the agency said.

Australia tries to halt unrest at immigration detention camp Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:59 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police were trying to restore order on Tuesday at a remote detention center for asylum seekers in the Indian Ocean, after detainees staged a protest and lit a series of small fires throughout the compound.

Tropical Storm Kate passing east of the Bahamas Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:57 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Kate is passing east of the northwestern Bahamas.

Obama, Netanyahu focus on 'common interest' in Iran Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:54 PM PST President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed close US-Israeli ties Monday, during a tightly choreographed White House appearance designed to quiet disputes over Iran and Middle East peace. Speaking in the Oval Office, Obama admitted it was "no secret" the two men disagreed on how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, but both sought to end bitter public rancor and focus on areas of cooperation, including a military deal worth more than $30 billion. Obama said Israel's security was a "top" foreign policy priority for his White House.

Britain: 'High probability' IS bomb downed Russian jet Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:53 PM PST Britain's foreign minister said Monday it is highly likely that a bomb planted by an Islamic State group supporter downed the Russian passenger jet lost over Egypt. Arriving for talks at the State Department with his US opposite number John Kerry, Philip Hammond said the definitive cause of the crash would be determined by Egyptian-Russian investigation of the wreckage.

Despite genocide warnings, Burundi says it's 'not in flames' Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:48 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — "Burundi is not in flames," its foreign minister said Monday, dismissing international concerns that his country is at risk of a Rwanda-like genocide. But reports of killings by police continued, and France circulated a U.N. Security Council draft resolution threatening sanctions.

Egypt antiquities officials scoff at Carson pyramid claims Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:44 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities officials on Monday scoffed at claims by Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson that Egypt's ancient pyramids were not built as pharaonic tombs but used to store grain.

California storms bring early ski season, hope for replenished snowpack Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:41 PM PST By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Snow and rain brought an autumn respite in Northern California from the state's devastating drought on Monday, with up to 12 inches (30 cm) of snow forecast for the Sierra Nevada mountains, raising hopes for a strong ski season and a replenished snowpack. "This is the third storm that's rolled through and we're in early November so this is fantastic," said Michael Reitzell, president of the California Ski Industry Association. "Everyone in California is excited to see rain but the fact that it is also falling in the form of snow in the mountains is fantastic." Last year, dry conditions forced several ski resorts to close early, and some smaller ski areas were not able to open at all.

Peter Malnati wins Sanderson Farms for 1st PGA Tour victory Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:39 PM PST JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Peter Malnati finished his final round with a one-stroke lead. He then went to the clubhouse, where he watched the rest of the tournament on TV, talked with his wife and even did a few pull-ups to stay loose.

Mexico leader wants expert debate on pot legalization Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:24 PM PST Mexico's president indicated on Monday that his administration could drop its opposition to legalizing marijuana based on results of a debate of experts on the matter. Five days after the Supreme Court authorized four people to grow their own pot for consumption, President Enrique Pena Nieto said he would convene medical experts, sociologists, academics and civil society to debate the issue. "I have always said that I, personally, am not in favor of an eventual legalization of marijuana," Pena Nieto said during a security forum, warning that cannabis could lead to the consumption harder drugs.

Lawyer: Turncoats framed old gangster in 'Goodfellas' heist Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:22 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The government used opportunistic Mafia turncoats to make its case against aging mobster Vincent Asaro in a decades-old airport heist immortalized in the hit gangster movie "Goodfellas," a defense attorney said in closing arguments on Monday at Asaro's racketeering trial.

Brazil mine dam burst endangers water supply far downstream Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:21 PM PST By Stephen Eisenhammer and Marta Nogueira BENTO RODRIGUES, Brazil (Reuters) - A river of mud from burst dams at a Brazilian iron ore mine forced populous cities more than 300 km (200 miles) downstream to cut off drinking water on Monday, raising health and environmental concerns as slow-moving search efforts continued. Twenty-five people are still missing after one of the worst mining disasters in Brazil's history. Exhausted search teams waded through waist-deep mud as thick as wet concrete among the tangled remains of Bento Rodrigues, the village most devastated by the mudslides.

Bombshell report urges Russian ban over state-sanctioned doping Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:19 PM PST Russia's athletics federation should be suspended from all competition, including the 2016 Olympic Games, over widespread doping, a damning report by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Monday. The report outlined evidence of systematic cheating with the consent of the government in Moscow, noting that drug tests for athletes were conducted at a Russian lab which totally lacked credibility. "It's pretty disturbing," said former WADA chief Richard Pound, who headed the three-man commission, adding that the extent of the cheating was "worse than we thought".

Chile-bound cocaine seized on buses transporting soccer fans Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:15 PM PST Colombian police seized 575 kg (1,265 pounds) of cocaine bound for Chile on two buses carrying Colombia fans to a World Cup qualifying soccer match in Santiago. Police made the discovery at the weekend in Pasto near Colombia's southern border with Ecuador and about 400 km from Cali from where the buses set out on a road trip of more than 4,000 km across Ecuador and Peru to Chile.     "These drugs, hidden inside these buses, were bound for Santiago de Chile and the method of doing it was by transporting it through some tourists who were going to see the Colombia-Chile match," Major General Rodrigo Gonzalez, Commander of the Region Four National Police of Colombia, told reporters.

Kobe says another Olympics 'would mean the world' to him Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:13 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — Kobe Bryant sounds like someone who wants to play beyond this season — if only for a few months.

Two women risk jail time for same-sex wedding in Costa Rica Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:00 PM PST San José (AFP) - Same-sex weddings may be legal in a small but growing number of countries, but not in Costa Rica where two women who married, and their lawyer, face criminal charges, and having the union annulled. The director of Costa Rica's Civil Registry, which records all in-country marriages and births, Luis Bolanos, said Monday he was referring the matter to prosecutors and seeking the annulment. The statute against same-sex marriages in Costa Rica provides for jail time of between two and six years for those who know they are breaking the law, and the annulment of the marriage.

Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:59 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though prospects for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians appear ever further out of reach.

Israel lacks evidence against extremists in arson attack Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:47 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is still lacking evidence to charge those responsible for a deadly arson attack on a Palestinian family this summer, Israeli media reported the country's defense minister as saying Monday, in a case that Palestinians say helped fuel the past weeks of bloodshed.

More Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:46 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in the United States has skyrocketed since the country was wracked by a wave of anti-government protests last year.

The Latest: Russian ministry 'not surprised' by WADA report Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:43 PM PST GENEVA (AP) — The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):

2 Americans among 5 killed in rare Jordan police shooting Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:38 PM PST AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian police captain opened fire Monday on instructors at an international police training center in Jordan's capital, killing at least five people, including two Americans, before being shot dead by security forces.

Slovenia to tighten border control, fears unmanageable migrant wave Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:36 PM PST Slovenian government said Monday it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new wave of migrants would be scarcely manageable. "The government has prepared additional urgent measures to manage the migrants' flow, including the necessary measures to safeguard the Schengen border," the administration said in a statement issued late Monday. Earlier in the day Slovenian foreign minister Karl Erjavec said that 20,000-30,000 migrants heading towards western Europe could flock on Slovenia's border -- the passport-free Schengen area's external frontier -- later this week, following the end of a Greek ferry crews' strike that contained the flow for days.

US ambassador: More needs to be done to end Kenya corruption Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:28 PM PST NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Kenya said Monday that much more needs to be done to curb endemic corruption in the East African country as he launched a major U.S. aid initiative to provide life-saving drugs.

Canada eyes taking in Syrian refugees from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:13 PM PST Canada will soon discuss with Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey taking 25,000 Syrian refugees off their hands and resettling them in this country by year's end, the immigration minister said Monday. "It's possible that we will take refugees from each of those countries, or maybe there will be more of a focus on one or two of them," he said.

'Anomalies' found in thermal scanning of Egypt pyramids Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:05 PM PST Anomalies have been found in Egypt's Khufu pyramid two weeks into a thermal scanning project aimed at discovering the famed pharaonic monument secrets, officials said on Monday. Operation Scan Pyramids began on October 25 to search for hidden chambers inside four pyramids including Khufu's, the tallest and also known as the Great pyramid of Giza. Two weeks on, the team of architects and scientists from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan said in a joint statement they had observed "thermal anomalies" on the monuments, including on the Khufu pyramid.

Tropical Storm Kate halts salvage operation for El Faro cargo ship Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:43 PM PST Salvage operations for the sunken cargo ship El Faro were suspended on Friday due to Tropical Storm Kate, which moved through the Bahamas with winds of 45 miles (75 km) per hour, U.S. authorities said. The El Faro sank off the southern Bahamas in a hurricane last month with the loss of 33 mostly American crew. A U.S. Navy salvage tug, Apache, is searching for the ship's bridge and voyage data recorder, which became separated from the wreck, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said last week.

West Africa conference focuses on threat posed by jihadists Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:40 PM PST DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Islamic extremists are expanding their reach in West Africa, using porous borders and exploiting political chaos to further their attacks, security experts said Monday at the opening of a regional conference on the jihadist threat.

Saudi execution toll highest in two decades: Amnesty Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:38 PM PST Rights group Amnesty International sounded alarm bells Monday over a spike in executions in Saudi Arabia, where at least 151 people have been put to death this year. The latest execution was on Monday of a Saudi convicted of killing a policeman trying to arrest him for smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said. "So far in 2015, on average, one person has been executed every other day," said Amnesty.

Vale says burst dams in Brazil to hit Mariana output Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:31 PM PST Mudslides from burst dams at the Germano mine complex in Brazil have taken out a conveyor belt at a nearby mine and will affect the output of iron ore giant Vale SA, the company told Reuters on Monday. Vale and BHP Billiton are co-owners of Samarco, operator of the Germano mine near Mariana. Vale produced nearly 39 million tonnes of iron ore at its Mariana complex last year and output was up 1 percent in the first nine months of 2015.

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