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• U.S., Russia clinch Syria cooperation deal
• North Korea's fifth nuclear test prompts U.S. calls for more sanctions
• Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria's besieged Aleppo
• Islamic State twin suicide bombings at Baghdad mall kill 12
• Cuba launches new international campaign against U.S. embargo
• Informants admit lying during U.S. probe of Venezuela first lady's nephews
• US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
• US, Russia to carry out joint air strikes in Syria: Lavrov
• Top Asian News 11:55 p.m. GMT
• Russia's Lavrov says 'creative' response to North Korea needed
• NHC says 70 percent chance of tropical cyclone off Lesser Antilles
• Lavrov turns pizza man to show up 'slow' Kerry
• Chinese Super League player suspended for doping
• UN to begin work on new North Korea sanctions
• Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel: Palestinian official
• US and Russia announce Syria truce plan: Kerry
• Hunger-striking Gitmo ex-detainee's health said to worsen
• US wheelchair racer's bid for 7 golds falls short
• France, Germany plan 'more active' EU defence policy
• Violent extremist groups take special aim at women, U.N. official says
• US seeks halt to work on pipeline opposed by Native Americans
• Chocolatito seeks record 4th belt in Forum bout with Cuadras
• Credibility of witnesses in Venezuelan drug case takes hit
• Cuba says Obama's easing of embargo hasn't helped economy
• The Latest: UN Security Council condemns North Korea test
• More charges likely as VW engineer details emissions scandal
• Prosecutor: Failed Paris car bomb plotted by IS-guided women
• Calls mount for new UN sanctions against North Korea
• U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korean nuclear test
• Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10: police
• Paris Saint-Germain held to 1-1 home draw by Saint-Etienne
• Sandi Morris joins exclusive 5-meter club at Van Damme
• Executives see little progress on easing Cuba-U.S. financial services
• U.S., France, Britain urge new U.N. sanctions on North Korea
• Final group of Iranian dissidents leaves Iraq camp
• US agency: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 too dangerous to use

U.S., Russia clinch Syria cooperation deal Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:38 PM PDT The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide ceasefire effective from sundown on Monday, improved aid access and joint targeting of banned Islamist groups. "Today, Sergei Lavrov and I, on behalf of our president and our countries call on every Syrian stakeholder to support the plan that the United States and Russia have reached, to ... bring this catastrophic conflict to the quickest possible end through a political process," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.

North Korea's fifth nuclear test prompts U.S. calls for more sanctions Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:00 PM PDT By Jack Kim and Michelle Nichols SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. The blast, on the 68th anniversary of North Korea's founding, drew a fresh wave of global condemnation. The United States said it would work with partners to impose new sanctions, and called on China to use its influence as North Korea's main ally to pressure Pyongyang to end its nuclear program.

Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria's besieged Aleppo Posted: 09 Sep 2016 11:22 AM PDT By John Davison and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Even if it were somehow possible to escape eastern Aleppo, Abdullah Shiyani, a 10-year-old boy who dreams of being a doctor, says he wouldn't leave. Its picturesque old center of covered spice markets has long since been reduced to rubble by street fighting.

Islamic State twin suicide bombings at Baghdad mall kill 12 Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:11 PM PDT Twelve people were killed late on Friday in two suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State at a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. Unconfirmed amateur video published on Facebook showed what appeared to be four separate fires, including two cars engulfed in flames, under a highway overpass near the mall amid the wailing sirens of first responders. Amaq news agency, which supports Islamic State, said in an online statement that two suicide bombers, one wearing a vest and the other in a car, had targeted "a gathering of Shi'ites" on Palestine Street.

Cuba launches new international campaign against U.S. embargo Posted: 09 Sep 2016 02:36 PM PDT By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions cost Cuba $4.6 billion last financial year, the government said on Friday, and called on U.S. President Barack Obama to do more to ease the pressure in the spirit of improved relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez made the comments at the launch of an annual campaign for a United Nations resolution condemning the U.S. trade embargo put in place after Cuba's 1959 revolution, but which has softened a little under Obama.

Informants admit lying during U.S. probe of Venezuela first lady's nephews Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:24 PM PDT By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A father-son team of informants testified on Friday that they repeatedly lied to U.S. investigators in order to secretly traffic drugs, even while they were working on a narcotics probe of two nephews of Venezuela's first lady. Testifying in Manhattan federal court, the informants also said they engaged in other unauthorized activities, including sleeping with prostitutes in the midst of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) probe of Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas and Efrain Antonio Campo Flores.

US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership Posted: 09 Sep 2016 05:28 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia early Saturday announced a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed a week later by an unlikely new military partnership targeting the Islamic State and al-Qaida as well as new limits on President Bashar Assad's forces.

US, Russia to carry out joint air strikes in Syria: Lavrov Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:56 PM PDT The United States and Russia have agreed to carry out joint air strikes in Syria if a newly agreed ceasefire holds for a week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We will jointly agree on strikes against terrorists to be carried out by the Russian and American air forces. The truce, agreed after a day of marathon talks in Geneva between Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry, will come into force on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Top Asian News 11:55 p.m. GMT Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:55 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it conducted a "higher level" nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons, a move strongly condemned by the U.N. Security Council which promised new measures against Pyongyang. The North's fifth atomic test and the second in eight months brought the U.N.'s most powerful body into emergency session, just three days after it strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches. South Korea's president said the detonation, which Seoul estimated was the North's biggest-ever in explosive yield, was an act of "fanatic recklessness" and a sign that leader Kim Jong Un "is spiraling out of control." President Barack Obama condemned the test and said the U.S.

Russia's Lavrov says 'creative' response to North Korea needed Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:45 PM PDT Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday the international community should find new ways to respond to North Korea's nuclear tests to defuse tensions, rather than just slapping more sanctions on the country. "The current situation shows that diplomats should be more creative than just responding by sanctions, sanctions and sanctions again on any aggravation of the situation," Lavrov told a news conference in Geneva.

NHC says 70 percent chance of tropical cyclone off Lesser Antilles Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:44 PM PDT (Reuters) - A broad area of low pressure located about 1,200 miles east of the Lesser Antilles has a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday. A tropical depression is likely to form this weekend or early next week while the disturbance moves toward the west-northwest and then toward the northwest over the central Atlantic during the next several days, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. (Reporting by Nithin Prasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr)

Lavrov turns pizza man to show up 'slow' Kerry Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:38 PM PDT Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used pizza and vodka to have a dig at his U.S. counterpart Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, as talks between the two veteran diplomats on Syria dragged on towards midnight in Geneva. Lavrov made three unscheduled visits to the windowless basement ballroom of the President Wilson Hotel where journalists had been waiting for hours for news of a possible breakthrough in the talks. On his first appearance, Lavrov made clear that the waiting reporters should blame Kerry for the delay, and expressed disbelief that things were taking so long.

Chinese Super League player suspended for doping Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:36 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation says Jin Jingdao of Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng has been provisionally suspended following a positive doping test during the Asian Champions League quarterfinals.

UN to begin work on new North Korea sanctions Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:34 PM PDT The UN Security Council agreed on Friday to immediately begin work on a new raft of sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test drew global condemnation. During a meeting behind closed doors, the council strongly condemned the test and agreed to begin drafting a new resolution under article 41 of the UN charter, which provides for sanctions. "The members of the Security Council will begin to work immediately on appropriate measures under article 41 in a Security Council resolution," New Zealand's Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, who holds the council's rotating presidency, told reporters after the urgent talks.

Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel: Palestinian official Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:22 PM PDT An 18-year-old Palestinian was killed during a rock-throwing protest near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday and a Palestinian health official said Israeli soldiers shot him, but the Israeli army said troops were not responsible. Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra said Abdel-Rahman Al-Dabbagh was killed by an Israeli bullet to the head during the border clash in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said troops had sought to contain the violence on the other side of the border fence and had used only tear gas.

US and Russia announce Syria truce plan: Kerry Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:17 PM PDT The United State and Russia on Friday agreed a plan to impose a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war and lay the foundation of a peace process, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. Standing by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after a day of marathon talks in Geneva, Kerry said he believed the plan would lead to talks to "stop the conflict".

Hunger-striking Gitmo ex-detainee's health said to worsen Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:16 PM PDT MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The health of a former Guantanamo detainee who resettled in Uruguay is deteriorating as he continues a hunger strike to demand he be allowed to leave the South American nation, activists and officials said Friday.

US wheelchair racer's bid for 7 golds falls short Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:12 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden was aiming to win seven gold medals at the Rio Paralympics, in every event from the 100 meters to the marathon.

France, Germany plan 'more active' EU defence policy Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:59 PM PDT France and Germany are preparing joint proposals for a "more active and more useful" European defence policy, the French defence ministry told AFP Friday. The document, by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen, will serve as a "basis for considering a relaunch of European defence", the ministry said and comes ahead of a European Union summit to discuss plans to boost the bloc's security and defence mechanisms. The objective is to make European defence "more active and more useful without substituting it for national defence bodies which remain, by definition, the key to the security of EU member states," a member of Le Drian's entourage said.

Violent extremist groups take special aim at women, U.N. official says Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:55 PM PDT By Anastasia Moloney SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Armed extremist and fundamentalist groups worldwide are increasingly eroding women's rights and undermining gains made in gender equality in recent years, the head of U.N. Women said on Friday.   Militant groups from Boko Haram in Nigeria to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria target women in their attacks on human rights, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the head of the United Nations' women's advocacy agency, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview. "Fundamentalists have an issue with women.

US seeks halt to work on pipeline opposed by Native Americans Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:49 PM PDT The US government on Friday sought to stop construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota that has angered Native Americans, blocking any work on federal land and asking the company to "voluntarily pause" work nearby. The move by the government came after a federal judge denied a request by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to halt construction on the 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer) long project amid fears it could endanger its drinking water. It claims those concerns were not properly addressed by the pipeline's developer and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the governmental body responsible for approving construction under the river (the state approved the rest of the route).

Chocolatito seeks record 4th belt in Forum bout with Cuadras Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:44 PM PDT SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Although Roman Gonzalez can become the first Nicaraguan boxer to win championship belts in four weight classes on Saturday night, that historic achievement is only one part of his motivation.

Credibility of witnesses in Venezuelan drug case takes hit Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:41 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The lies of U.S. operatives who gathered evidence used to arrest two nephews of Venezuela's first lady on drug charges threatened to spoil the government's case Friday as new revelations emerged about a key witness's use of prostitutes and his work as an informant even as he was dealing drugs himself.

Cuba says Obama's easing of embargo hasn't helped economy Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:40 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama's easing of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba has had virtually no positive effect on the island's economy, Cuba's top diplomat asserted Friday.

The Latest: UN Security Council condemns North Korea test Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:34 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's nuclear test (all times local):

More charges likely as VW engineer details emissions scandal Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:34 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — A Volkswagen engineer's decision to tell everything he knows about the company's scheme to cheat on U.S. emissions tests is a major break for investigators and a message to others involved to cooperate or face prosecution, according to legal experts.

Prosecutor: Failed Paris car bomb plotted by IS-guided women Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:27 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — A failed car bombing in the heart of Paris was hatched by a group of French women, including one once engaged to men who had already killed in the name of the Islamic State group, France's top anti-terrorism prosecutor said Friday.

Calls mount for new UN sanctions against North Korea Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:25 PM PDT South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia and China all condemned the blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site, the North's most powerful yet at 10 kilotons. US President Barack Obama called the test "a grave threat to regional security and to international peace and stability" and vowed to push for new international sanctions.

U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korean nuclear test Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:21 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday strong condemned a North Korean nuclear test and said it would begin work immediately on a resolution in response. The United States, Britain and France pushed the Security Council on Friday to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its fifth and biggest nuclear test. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Eric Walsh)

Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10: police Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:20 PM PDT Two car bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad late Friday killed at least 10 people and wounded another 28, police and medical sources said. One explosion came from a parked car and the other was caused by an explosives-laden vehicle driven by a suicide bomber outside the Nakheel mall, a police colonel said. An official in Baghdad's health department confirmed the figures.

Paris Saint-Germain held to 1-1 home draw by Saint-Etienne Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:16 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for its Champions League match against Arsenal next week with a tepid 1-1 home draw against Saint-Etienne on Friday night.

Sandi Morris joins exclusive 5-meter club at Van Damme Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:12 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — It is the way the bar trembles.

Executives see little progress on easing Cuba-U.S. financial services Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:11 PM PDT By Dan Freed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Multinational financial companies met on Friday with U.S. and Cuban officials to discuss making financial transactions between the two countries easier but reported no concrete signs of progress. Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Central Bank of Cuba First Vice President Irma Martinez Castrillon said global financial institutions are afraid of facing U.S. sanctions for allowing money to move through Cuba.

U.S., France, Britain urge new U.N. sanctions on North Korea Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:03 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and France pushed the United Nations Security Council on Friday to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its fifth and biggest nuclear test as the 15-member council met to discuss condemning the move by Pyongyang. North Korea conducted the nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. "North Korea is seeking to perfect its nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles so they can hold the region and the world hostage under threat of nuclear strike," U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told reporters ahead of the council meeting.

Final group of Iranian dissidents leaves Iraq camp Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:02 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A camp housing members of an Iranian opposition group in Iraq was officially closed after the last 280 residents were flown to Albania on Friday, the group said.

US agency: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 too dangerous to use Posted: 09 Sep 2016 02:56 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones should turn them off and stop using them because of the risk that their batteries can explode.

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