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• Syria truce largely holds as aid preparations begin
• U.S. says strikes in Syria may have resulted in civilian casualties
• Record U.S. military aid deal for Israel to be signed on Wednesday
• U.S. bombers fly over South Korea in show of force after nuclear test
• Spanish court to investigate politician from Rajoy's People's Party
• Germany's Steinmeier against new integration push by EU
• The Latest: 20 countries seeking Syria peace may meet in NY
• Filo Tiatia named Sunwolves head coach in Super Rugby
• Hanjin crisis brings new headache to U.S. importers; trailer shortage looms
• U.S. Hurricane Center says 70 percent chance of cyclone developing near Florida
• India woos new Nepali PM to claw back ground from China
• Israel's Peres hospitalized after stroke
• Syria ceasefire deal rife with legal, liability questions
• Appeals court won't toss charges against NJ Sen. Menendez
• Broncos defenders dispute the notion they're dirty
• Protesters slam North Dakota pipeline but company 'committed'
• British man pleads guilty in Trump attack case in Las Vegas
• Israel ex-president Peres suffers 'major' stroke
• Son and brother of Guatemala's president in corruption case
• Libya's NOC to 'begin work immediately to restart exports' from seized ports
• Fires sweeps through shantytown on outskirts of Sao Paulo
• Cameron slammed over Libya planning in new report
• UN approves Colombia peace mission
• Philippines suspends scallops linked to Hawaii outbreak
• German coalition strains spill over to European Parliament
• Brazil launches economic reforms with privatizations
• After a decade, UN chief disappointed in many world leaders
• WADA says Russian hackers published athletes' medical data
• Olympic runner yearns for peace, fears bloodletting in Ethiopia
• Israel's Peres in serious but stable condition: office
• Peter Thomson assumes presidency of UN General Assembly
• Honduran mayor accused of murders, ties to criminal groups
• Judge dismisses suit from dethroned Puerto Rico beauty queen
• Israel to get $38 billion in US military aid over 10 years
• Messi rains goals on Celtic as downpour denies Man City
• Syrian army says it shot down Israeli warplane, drone

Syria truce largely holds as aid preparations begin Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:45 PM PDT By Lisa Barrington and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - A new ceasefire in Syria brought a full day with no combat deaths in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, a monitoring body said on Tuesday, as efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas got cautiously under way. Twenty-four hours after the truce took effect, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura declared the situation had improved dramatically, saying U.N. aid access should be possible soon including to eastern Aleppo, the rebel-held half of the city that is under blockade. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had not received a single report of combatants or civilians killed by fighting in any areas covered by the truce.

U.S. says strikes in Syria may have resulted in civilian casualties Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:06 PM PDT The U.S. military said on Tuesday that three strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria in the past six days may have caused civilian casualties. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that strikes near Dayz Az Zawr on Sept. 7, near Raqqa on Sept. 10 and near Ash Shaddadah on Sept. 12 may have resulted in civilian casualties.

Record U.S. military aid deal for Israel to be signed on Wednesday Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:23 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have agreed on a record $38 billion package of U.S. military aid and will sign the new pact on Wednesday, enshrining defense funding for Washington's closest Middle East ally for the next decade, officials said. The deal will represent the biggest pledge of U.S. military assistance made to any country but also involves major concessions granted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to officials on both sides and U.S. congressional aides.

U.S. bombers fly over South Korea in show of force after nuclear test Posted: 13 Sep 2016 02:00 AM PDT By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. B-1 bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force and solidarity with its ally after North Korea's nuclear test last week, while a U.S. envoy called for a swift and strong response to Pyongyang from the United Nations. Speaking in the South Korean capital on Tuesday, Sung Kim, the U.S. envoy on North Korea, added that the United States remained open to meaningful dialogue with Pyongyang on ending its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Spanish court to investigate politician from Rajoy's People's Party Posted: 13 Sep 2016 11:17 AM PDT Spain's Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would investigate a prominent figure from the conservative People's Party (PP) for alleged money laundering offences, as politicians struggling to form a government clash over corruption cases. Rita Barbera had been in the public eye for several months in connection with an investigation into an alleged irregular party financing scheme in the eastern city of Valencia, where she used to be mayor. Now a senator in Spain's upper house of parliament, Barbera - a PP heavyweight praised in the past by party leader and acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy - has legal protection and can be judged only by Spain's highest court.

Germany's Steinmeier against new integration push by EU Posted: 13 Sep 2016 12:15 PM PDT German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday said the European Union lacked the cohesion to undertake major new integration steps after Britain's vote to leave the bloc, but also warned against efforts to unwind the current EU structure. Steinmeier, speaking after a meeting with his Danish counterpart, said moves to revamp the current EU treaties would result in lengthy and complex negotiations that would go nowhere. "We do not have the necessary authority to take that next big integration step after the vote by Britain and given all we are hearing from other EU members," Steinmeier said.

The Latest: 20 countries seeking Syria peace may meet in NY Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:20 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times local):

Filo Tiatia named Sunwolves head coach in Super Rugby Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:19 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former All Blacks Filo Tiatia has been named head coach of the Japan-based Sunwolves in Super Rugby, replacing fellow New Zealander Mark Hammett.

Hanjin crisis brings new headache to U.S. importers; trailer shortage looms Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:09 PM PDT The world's seventh-largest container carrier has more than 500,000 containers, and many already are clogging up ports and truck yards, tying up trailers that cannot be used to handle other cargo. Terminal operators in the California ports of Long Beach and Oakland are not taking back empty containers. Many in the industry doubt Hanjin will pay storage costs, and a growing number of empty containers and the trailers they sit on are stranded.

U.S. Hurricane Center says 70 percent chance of cyclone developing near Florida Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - An area of low pressure located just inland near St. Augustine, Florida, has a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. The system is expected to move north-northwestward to northward at 10-15 miles per hour on Tuesday night, near and parallel to the northeast coast of Florida, the Miami-based weather forecaster added. (Reporting by Harshith Aranya in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)

India woos new Nepali PM to claw back ground from China Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:03 PM PDT By Sanjeev Miglani and Gopal Sharma NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (Reuters) - India is likely to offer Nepal's new prime minister help building an east-west railway line and better access to its ports on his first visit this week, as it tries to regain ground lost recently to China. Prachanda, a former Maoist rebel commander, has chosen New Delhi as his first foreign stop, seeking to rebalance ties that chilled under his pro-China predecessor. K.P. Oli had sealed trade deals that sought to reduce landlocked Nepal's economic dependence on India.

Israel's Peres hospitalized after stroke Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:01 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli President Shimon Peres suffered a "major stroke" on Tuesday and experienced heavy bleeding in the brain, hospital officials said, as doctors raced to stabilize the 93-year-old Nobel laureate.

Syria ceasefire deal rife with legal, liability questions Posted: 13 Sep 2016 05:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The deal crafted by the U.S. and Russia to halt the Syrian civil war and focus efforts on rooting out extremists in the country is rife with legal and liability questions that are fueling Pentagon skepticism about military cooperation between the two powers, senior U.S. officials said.

Appeals court won't toss charges against NJ Sen. Menendez Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:57 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to dismiss corruption charges against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey.

Broncos defenders dispute the notion they're dirty Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:56 PM PDT ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — Nasty, hard-hitting, wicked. Sure. But dirty? No way, say the Denver Broncos.

Protesters slam North Dakota pipeline but company 'committed' Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:55 PM PDT By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Holding signs and banners and chanting "Oil Kills," protesters in Atlanta and other U.S. cities on Tuesday shouted support for Native American activists trying to stop construction of a North Dakota pipeline they say will desecrate sacred land and pollute water. The protests against the Dakota Access pipeline have drawn international attention, sparking a renewal of Native American activism and prompting the U.S. government to block its construction on federal land, even as the company building the line expressed its commitment to the project on Tuesday. "We were all moved by the spirit to be here," said Linda James Thomas, 59, who attended the Atlanta rally in support of the Georgia State Tribe of the Cherokee.

British man pleads guilty in Trump attack case in Las Vegas Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:52 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — A British man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. federal court to trying to grab a police officer's gun and open fire at a June campaign rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump in Las Vegas.

Israel ex-president Peres suffers 'major' stroke Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:37 PM PDT Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, the last of Israel's founding fathers, suffered a "major" stroke and was breathing with the aid of a respirator in intensive care early Wednesday. Nationwide concern mounted over the condition of 93-year-old Peres, widely respected as an elder statesman both in Israel and abroad. Peres suffered "a major stroke today with a component of bleeding," Dr. Yitzhak Kreis told journalists late Tuesday outside the hospital near Tel Aviv where he was being treated.

Son and brother of Guatemala's president in corruption case Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:36 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The son and brother of Guatemala's president have made statements to prosecutors investigating the misappropriation of funds.

Libya's NOC to 'begin work immediately to restart exports' from seized ports Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:27 PM PDT By Aidan Lewis TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday it would immediately start working to resume crude exports from ports seized in recent days by forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar. Welcoming pledges from Haftar's Libyan National Army and the pro-Haftar head of Libya's eastern parliament that the ports would be placed under NOC control, NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla said he hoped for a "new phase of cooperation", and that production could be raised to 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) from about 290,000 bpd within a month. Haftar has so far opposed a United Nations-backed government in Tripoli.

Fires sweeps through shantytown on outskirts of Sao Paulo Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:23 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — A fire swept through a slum on the outskirts of Brazil's biggest city Tuesday, and authorities said hundreds of people had to flee as flames consumed wooden homes.

Cameron slammed over Libya planning in new report Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:20 PM PDT Former British prime minister David Cameron launched a bombing campaign in Libya based on "erroneous assumptions" and failed to adequately plan for the aftermath, according to a damning parliamentary report released on Wednesday. The Foreign Affairs Committee analysed Britain's decision-making in the run up to its intervention alongside France in 2011, which the government said at the time was aimed at protecting civilians under fire from dictator Moamer Kadhafi. "UK strategy was founded on erroneous assumptions and an incomplete understanding of the evidence," the report added.

UN approves Colombia peace mission Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:17 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Tuesday approved the deployment of a U.N. political mission to monitor a cease-fire between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

Philippines suspends scallops linked to Hawaii outbreak Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:06 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government has suspended distribution of seafood believed to be the cause of a hepatitis A outbreak in Hawaii.

German coalition strains spill over to European Parliament Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:02 PM PDT Strains in Germany's right-center ruling coalition are playing out in the race for the presidency of the European Parliament, with the conservative European People's Party (EVP) trying to oust Martin Schulz, a German center-left Social Democrat. Manfred Weber, who heads the EVP party in the European Parliament and is also German, told the Bild newspaper the party would present its own candidate for the presidential race in January 2017 to replace Schulz. The dispute reflects growing tensions between German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats, junior partners in the ruling coalition, about issues ranging from Russia to Merkel's open-door refugee policy.

Brazil launches economic reforms with privatizations Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:57 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Brazil announced a series of auctions and tenders Tuesday aimed at privatizing infrastructure -- part of new President Michel Temer's plans to revive the moribund economy. The center-right president was sworn in on August 31 to serve out the rest of predecessor Dilma Rousseff's term, after she was removed from office on charges of illegally manipulating the government's accounts. The impeachment drama ended 13 years of leftist rule in Brazil amid the worst recession in 80 years.

After a decade, UN chief disappointed in many world leaders Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:57 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's disappointed by many world leaders who care more about retaining power than improving the lives of their people — and can't understand why Syria is being held hostage to "the destiny" of one man, President Bashar Assad.

WADA says Russian hackers published athletes' medical data Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:47 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Confidential medical data of gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and other female U.S. Olympians was hacked from a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted online Tuesday.

Olympic runner yearns for peace, fears bloodletting in Ethiopia Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:45 PM PDT Ethiopia faces potential tragedy -- even ethnic bloodletting -- if the international community looks away from repression there, runner Feyisa Lilesa warned Tuesday. The marathon runner made headlines during the Rio Olympics last month when he made a protest signal as he claimed silver in the men's marathon. The gesture -- crossing his wrists, arms raised above his head -- is a symbol of defiance against the Ethiopian government's crackdown on anti-government protests that started in the Oromo region in November last year.

Israel's Peres in serious but stable condition: office Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:43 PM PDT Jerusalem (AFP) - Former Israeli president and Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres was in serious but stable condition early Wednesday after the 93-year-old suffered a major stroke, his office said.

Peter Thomson assumes presidency of UN General Assembly Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:43 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fiji's U.N. Ambassador Peter Thomson is the new president of the General Assembly.

Honduran mayor accused of murders, ties to criminal groups Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:41 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Honduras' judiciary says a small-town mayor has made an initial appearance before a judge in San Pedro Sula on murder and illicit association charges.

Judge dismisses suit from dethroned Puerto Rico beauty queen Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:35 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed a $3 million lawsuit filed by a former beauty queen whose title was taken away for purported attitude problems and who sought to be reinstated as Puerto Rico's Miss Universe representative.

Israel to get $38 billion in US military aid over 10 years Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will provide Israel's military with $38 billion during the next 10 years, officials said Tuesday, the largest batch of military assistance the U.S. has ever pledged to another country.

Messi rains goals on Celtic as downpour denies Man City Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:21 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Lionel Messi's first goal of the Champions League season took three minutes. Edinson Cavani needed just 44 seconds for Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City never got the chance to start.

Syrian army says it shot down Israeli warplane, drone Posted: 13 Sep 2016 03:18 PM PDT Syria's military said Tuesday it shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone in response to an attack on Syrian army positions -- a claim denied by Israel. "Our air defences blocked the attack and shot down the military aircraft in (the southern province of) Quneitra and a drone" in the province of Damascus, said the Syrian army statement carried by state news agency SANA. It accused Israeli forces of supporting "armed terrorist groups" in the country's south.

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