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• Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria
• Russia questions report blaming Syrian government for gas attacks
• U.S. lauds fragile respite between Turkey, Kurdish fighters in Syria
• North Korea makes progress on missiles, but no evidence of nuclear weapons yet
• Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan hit by suspected suicide car bomb
• Car bomb outside Somali President's Palace kills at least 10
• Day of the Disappeared: South Asia's torturous wait for the missing
• El Salvador judge orders ex-attorney general remain in jail
• Islamic State group says spokesman killed in Syria
• Top Asian News 12:34 a.m. GMT
• US evaluating Taliban video of captive couple
• IS says spokesman Adnani killed in Syria's Aleppo
• Gabon condemns Ping, warns French officials against 'interference'
• Concussion-related lawsuit pending, Bouchard out at US Open
• The Latest: In another Tomic outburst, lewd comments to fan
• Diplomats disagree over Syria chemical sanctions
• Mexico issues transit visas to surge of African migrants
• Brush fire prompts evacuation of 700 people east of Los Angeles
• AP documents 72 mass graves left by IS militants
• Gabon opposition leader Ping says he has won presidential election
• Another early exit for Ana Ivanovic at US Open
• Hurricane threatens Hawaii; storm churns off Florida
• Kurdish-backed fighters in Syria agree Turkey truce
• Russia questions report blaming Syria regime for gas attacks
• Endesa Chile gives up water rights to hydroelectric projects
• Singapore confirms Zika spread; U.S. and other countries issue travel warnings
• Novartis wins US OK for biosimilar version of Amgen's Enbrel
• Venezuela arrests opposition activists ahead of anti-government rally
• Indictment: Woman used feds' fake university to get visas
• Brazil Senate debates fate of Rousseff, final vote Wednesday
• Egypt's new law on churches angers Christian critics
• Brazil senators inch toward Rousseff impeachment vote
• Hard Knox: Russell Knox out of Ryder Cup despite strong play
• U.S. targeted Islamic State chief Adnani in Syria strike: official
• Venezuela's Maduro vows crackdown on protest violence
• Prosecutors to decide in September on Samarco dam spill charges
• Dominican police arrest 15-year-old in slaying of Canadian
• Skyscraper-filled Dubai burnishes arts scene with new opera
• 3 men in line for Brazilian presidency accused of corruption

Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:18 PM PDT BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Islamic State group announced on Tuesday that one of its longest-serving and most prominent leaders, responsible for attacks overseas, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, had been killed in Aleppo province in Syria. Adnani had been one of the last living senior members, along with self-appointed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, that founded the group and stunned the Middle East by seizing huge tracts of Iraq and Syria in 2014. As Islamic State's spokesman, he was its most visible member.

Russia questions report blaming Syrian government for gas attacks Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:57 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia questioned on Tuesday a report by the United Nations and a global chemical weapons watchdog that blamed Syrian government forces for two chlorine gas attacks, saying the U.N. Security Council could not use the conclusions to impose sanctions. A year-long U.N. and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inquiry, unanimously authorized by the 15-member Security Council, also found that Islamic State militants used sulfur mustard gas. The U.N. Security Council began talks on Tuesday on how to respond to the inquiry.

U.S. lauds fragile respite between Turkey, Kurdish fighters in Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:07 PM PDT By Angus McDowall , Orhan Coskun and Phil Stewart BEIRUT/ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States welcomed an apparent pause in fighting between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia fighters in Syria on Tuesday, both of them members of the coalition fighting Islamic State, but it was far from clear that any truce would hold. Washington has been alarmed by NATO ally Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, launched almost a week ago. The operation, dubbed "Euphrates Shield," aims to push back Islamic State but also to prevent U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters from seizing more territory along the Turkish border.

North Korea makes progress on missiles, but no evidence of nuclear weapons yet Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:04 PM PDT By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has made considerable progress this year on weapons technology, including testing a submarine-launched missile for the first time, but it's still not clear if the isolated nation has developed a nuclear warhead. It also does not yet have a fleet of submarines that can launch the newly developed missile. Also, three major factories known to produce machine parts for North Korea's sanctioned nuclear and missile programs have been modernized or expanded, according to analysis of recent satellite imagery seen by Reuters, a further sign of its commitment of scarce resources to weapons.

Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan hit by suspected suicide car bomb Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:55 PM PDT By Olga Dzyubenko BISHKEK (Reuters) - A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Tuesday, killing the attacker and wounding at least three other people, officials said. China condemned the attack and urged Kyrgyz authorities to "quickly investigate and determine the real situation behind the incident. "China is deeply shocked by this and strongly condemns this violent and extreme act," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing in Beijing.

Car bomb outside Somali President's Palace kills at least 10 Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:54 AM PDT By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Tuesday when a car bomb claimed by al Shabaab exploded outside the Presidential Palace and also damaged two nearby hotels, an official said. Information Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir told state radio that a meeting of security officials was under way inside one of the hotels, the SYL, at the time of blast and that one minister and some state radio journalists were injured in the attack. The hotel is frequented by government officials and police said it believed the facility was the likely target.

Day of the Disappeared: South Asia's torturous wait for the missing Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:45 PM PDT By Nita Bhalla and Gopal Sharma NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shova Bhatta vividly remembers the morning 16 years ago, when five men came to her grocery shop on the outskirts of the Nepali capital and took her husband Shyam. The region is vulnerable to earthquakes and floods which force hundreds of thousands from their homes annually, and it has witnessed violent conflicts.

El Salvador judge orders ex-attorney general remain in jail Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:40 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered that El Salvador's former attorney general remain in jail on new charges that he divulged intercepted telephone conversations while prosecuting a Roman Catholic priest from Spain in 2014.

Islamic State group says spokesman killed in Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:37 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group's spokesman and chief strategist, who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group's attacks against the West, has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syria, the group announced Tuesday.

Top Asian News 12:34 a.m. GMT Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:34 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — The video footage posted on social media by India's self-proclaimed cow saviors was brutal. It showed four bare-chested men tied with ropes to a car, flinching as an angry group of men took turns beating them with wooden sticks, belts and iron rods. Their crime: skinning a dead cow. The savage beating of the men — all "Dalits" from the lowest rung of India's caste hierarchy — in the small town of Una in the western state of Gujarat last month stirred outrage across the country. The men were beaten by a group of upper-caste men, highlighting how the rigid social hierarchy persists more than 65 years after India instituted laws banning caste discrimination.

US evaluating Taliban video of captive couple Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them unless the Kabul government ends its executions of Taliban prisoners.

IS says spokesman Adnani killed in Syria's Aleppo Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:28 PM PDT The Islamic State group said Tuesday its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo, as the US confirmed it had targeted him in the same area. Should Adnani's death be confirmed, it "would mark another significant blow to ISIL," he added in a statement. Cook said the strike took place in Al-Bab, in the province of Aleppo.

Gabon condemns Ping, warns French officials against 'interference' Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:23 PM PDT By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The Gabon government on Tuesday accused President Ali Bongo's challenger, Jean Ping, of trying to destabilize the country, and warned French ruling party officials against "interference" in its affairs. Ping, a former foreign minister, African Union Commission chairman and longtime political insider, is the main challenger to Bongo, whose family has ruled the oil-producing central African nation for half a century. "Jean Ping's victory is no longer in doubt," the statement signed by him said, adding he had received 59.32 percent support in the eight out of the nine provinces for which they had data, with Bongo getting just 37.97 percent.

Concussion-related lawsuit pending, Bouchard out at US Open Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:15 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Eugenie Bouchard wrung her hands at her post-match news conference. She rubbed her lower lip. She squeezed her left arm.

The Latest: In another Tomic outburst, lewd comments to fan Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:08 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):

Diplomats disagree over Syria chemical sanctions Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:06 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council failed to agree Tuesday on whether Syria merited sanctions over the use of chemical weapons, with Russia questioning the evidence from an independent commission that found government forces were behind at least two such attacks.

Mexico issues transit visas to surge of African migrants Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:57 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican immigration authorities say 424 migrants from African countries arrived at the southern state of Chiapas over two days last week.

Brush fire prompts evacuation of 700 people east of Los Angeles Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:33 PM PDT A fast-growing brush fire prompted the evacuation of roughly 700 people on Tuesday from a mobile home park and nearby community in Southern California's Riverside County, state fire officials said. The blaze erupted shortly before 12:30 p.m. local time and charred about 400 acres of drought-parched vegetation within three hours as flames roared through canyons and foothills in the Cherry Valley area, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles.

AP documents 72 mass graves left by IS militants Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:30 PM PDT HARDAN, Iraq (AP) — Peering through binoculars, the young man watched as Islamic State extremists gunned down the handcuffed men and then buried them with a waiting bulldozer. For six days he watched as IS filled one grave after another with his friends and neighbors.

Gabon opposition leader Ping says he has won presidential election Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:23 PM PDT ACCRA (Reuters) - Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping said on Tuesday that election results his team has collated from almost all of the country's regions show he has defeated President Ali Bongo, whose family has been in power for nearly 50 years. Gabon's interior minister was to announce official results from Saturday's election on Tuesday evening. The government has warned that anyone who announces results before the electoral commission has done so is breaking the law, and it has accused Ping of trying to destabilize the country. ...

Another early exit for Ana Ivanovic at US Open Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Ana Ivanovic is searching for answers after another disappointing performance in the U.S. Open.

Hurricane threatens Hawaii; storm churns off Florida Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:57 PM PDT By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S forecasters warned residents of Hawaii's Big Island on Tuesday of an encroaching hurricane expected to bring strong winds and heavy rains, while Floridians were told to prepare for a tropical system later in the week. The storm was forecast to "pass dangerously close" on Wednesday, prompting the NWS to issue a hurricane warning for the island. Madeline was ranked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), though some weakening was expected before Wednesday, the weather service said.

Kurdish-backed fighters in Syria agree Turkey truce Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:54 PM PDT Kurdish-backed militias in Syria agreed Tuesday to a US initiative to stop fighting Turkish forces whose week-old incursion in the country has stoked tensions between Washington and Ankara. The truce was announced separately by a senior US defence official in Washington and the Kurdish-backed Syrian fighters, but Turkey neither confirmed nor denied it had agreed to hold fire. Turkey launched an unprecedented cross-border offensive into Syria last Wednesday, saying it was aimed at ridding the frontier of both Islamic State group jihadists and a Kurdish militia.

Russia questions report blaming Syria regime for gas attacks Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:53 PM PDT Russia on Tuesday questioned the findings of a UN-led investigation that blamed the Syrian regime for chemical attacks, saying they were not conclusive enough to trigger sanctions. Britain and France called for UN sanctions after the investigative panel found that President Bashar al-Assad's forces had carried out at least two chemical attacks, one in 2014 and one in 2015. Following a closed-door Security Council meeting to discuss the report, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said he had "very serious questions" about the findings and suggested the panel should continue its work.

Endesa Chile gives up water rights to hydroelectric projects Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:53 PM PDT Endesa Chile, the country's largest power generator, said on Tuesday it is rescinding the water rights to several hydroelectric projects and will take a $52 million writedown this year associated with those investments. "Endesa Chile wants to only move forward on projects that are technically and economically viable and that are embraced by the local communities," said Chief Executive Valter Moro. "In the case of these projects ... we've concluded that they are not viable and for that reason we are returning the water rights to the state so they can be used for some other type of development," he said in a statement.

Singapore confirms Zika spread; U.S. and other countries issue travel warnings Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:37 PM PDT By Marius Zaharia SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Confirmed cases of Zika virus in Singapore rose to 82 on Tuesday, as the United States joined a growing list of countries warning pregnant women or those trying to get pregnant to avoid travel to the city-state. The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has caused explosive outbreaks in the Americas and the Caribbean since late last year, poses a particular risk to pregnant women because it can cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains. On Tuesday, the United States warned pregnant women not to travel to Singapore, joining Australia, Taiwan and South Korea.

Novartis wins US OK for biosimilar version of Amgen's Enbrel Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:29 PM PDT U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the first lower-cost version of Enbrel, a blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug from Amgen that is among the top-selling drugs in the world.

Venezuela arrests opposition activists ahead of anti-government rally Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:23 PM PDT By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has arrested several opposition activists accused of plotting violence during an anti-government rally scheduled for Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, and opposition leaders slammed the arrests as intimidation. The opposition is calling on sympathizers from across the country to march in the capital of Caracas to push for a recall referendum against Maduro, who calls the rally a plot to stir up violence and set the stage for a coup. The upcoming march follows months of tensions between Maduro and the opposition-controlled legislature, exacerbated by triple-digit inflation, Soviet-style product shortages and a severe economic recession.

Indictment: Woman used feds' fake university to get visas Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:14 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A woman accused of participating in a student visa pay-to-stay scam uncovered when authorities set up a fake university with no professors or classes was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury.

Brazil Senate debates fate of Rousseff, final vote Wednesday Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:14 PM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Senators deciding whether to oust President Dilma Rousseff headed into a long night of debate Tuesday, with so many wanting to speak that the judge presiding over the impeachment trial put off the final vote until Wednesday.

Egypt's new law on churches angers Christian critics Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:13 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules for building a church, a step Christians have long hoped would free up construction that was often blocked by authorities. But angry critics in the community say the law will only enshrine the restrictions.

Brazil senators inch toward Rousseff impeachment vote Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:59 PM PDT Lawyers on both sides of the impeachment trial dividing Brazil made impassioned closing arguments, followed by final speeches from senators. The vote on Rousseff's fate, originally set for Tuesday, was put off to Wednesday. Brazil's first woman president, 68, is accused of taking illegal state loans to patch budget holes in 2014, masking the country's problems as it slid into its deepest recession in decades.

Hard Knox: Russell Knox out of Ryder Cup despite strong play Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A top European Tour official waited patiently as Russell Knox wrapped up his duties from winning a World Golf Championship. He wanted to introduce himself to Knox and share details on how to become a tour member.

U.S. targeted Islamic State chief Adnani in Syria strike: official Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States carried out an air strike on Tuesday targeting one of Islamic State's longest serving leaders, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a U.S. defense official said after the militant group announced Adnani had been killed. The U.S. official said the strike targeted a vehicle in the town of al-Bab in Syria but declined to say whether Adnani was killed. ...

Venezuela's Maduro vows crackdown on protest violence Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:54 PM PDT Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowed Tuesday to jail opposition leaders if they incite violence at upcoming protests to pressure authorities to allow a referendum on removing him from power. Maduro, whose opponents blame him for a devastating economic crisis, accused opposition leaders of plotting a "terrorist coup" against him ahead of Thursday's nationwide protests. One opposition figure, Yon Goicoechea, was arrested on charges of possessing explosives he allegedly planned to detonate at the upcoming protests.

Prosecutors to decide in September on Samarco dam spill charges Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:45 PM PDT By Marta Nogueira BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors investigating the deadly dam spill in November at the Samarco iron ore mine, owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton, will decide in coming weeks whether to charge the company and executives, a prosecutor in the case said on Tuesday. A police investigation accused Samarco in June of willful misconduct, saying the company ignored clear signs the dam was at risk of collapsing. Samarco denies any wrongdoing.

Dominican police arrest 15-year-old in slaying of Canadian Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:37 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A police spokesman in the Dominican Republic says a 15-year-old girl has been arrested in the slaying of a Canadian man living in the Caribbean country.

Skyscraper-filled Dubai burnishes arts scene with new opera Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:30 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Already filled with towering skyscrapers, Dubai will soon offer soaring arias inside a new opera house.

3 men in line for Brazilian presidency accused of corruption Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:25 PM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on corruption in the ranks of Brazil's lawmakers. Watchdog groups say about 60 percent of the 594 legislators in both chambers of Congress are being investigated for wrongdoing or are facing corruption charges, including the three men in line to replace Rousseff if she is removed from office.

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