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• Venezuela summit draws few leaders in blow to Maduro
• U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency U.N. meeting
• Pro-Putin party seen winning even greater sway in Russia's parliament
• Merkel faces setback in Berlin vote due to migrant fears
• False alarm leads to major police operation in central Paris
• Canada's Trudeau sees potential for stronger ties with China
• Christine Song wins Symetra Tour event in Kansas
• Gunmen kill two policemen in Saudi Eastern Province: Arabiya TV
• 'Coalition raid' hits Syria army as truce wavers
• US admits coalition air strike against Syrian military position
• Pagenaud wins pole as he closes in on IndyCar championship
• Halak, Team Europe stun United States in World Cup opener
• South Korea wins Women's World Amateur Team title
• Aid budgets under pressure as funds stretched to cope with refugees, say campaigners
• The Latest: US expresses regret over errant Syrian airstrike
• Venezuela's crisis keeps non-aligned summit turnout low
• U.N. Security Council to meet on U.S.-led air strikes in Syria
• Obama administration official expresses US regret for 'unintentional loss of life' after airstrike on Syrian forces
• World Leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN
• UN Security Council to meet Saturday on Syria: diplomats
• Iranian Paralympic cyclist dies in race accident: official
• Britain fight back, Croatia eye final
• Levy leads by one at rain-affected Italian Open
• Iranian cyclist dies after crash in Paralympics road race
• Higuain who? Milik scores 2nd double of the week for Napoli
• Global Fund collects almost $13 bn to fight AIDS, malaria and TB
• Syria calls for U.N. Security Council to condemn U.S.
• Resurgent Falcao scores to help Monaco to 3-0 win vs. Rennes
• European caddie working for Americans in Ryder Cup
• Russia says wants emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria
• Russia votes for new parliament with Putin secure
• Davis Cup: Croatia stuns in doubles to lead France 2-1
• Global fund raises $12.9 billion to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
• Messi scores 2 as Barcelona routs Liga newcomer Leganes 5-1
• Morocco's elections pose test for law on vote observers
• Russia tells U.S. to make sure Syrian opposition does not launch new offensive
• U.S.-led jets kill dozens of Syrian soldiers: Russia, monitor

Venezuela summit draws few leaders in blow to Maduro Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:13 PM PDT By Girish Gupta and Deisy Buitrago MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (Reuters) - Only a handful of leaders have traveled to a meeting of a large Cold War-era bloc in Venezuela this week, in an embarrassment for the crisis-hit socialist government. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has touted the 17th meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement as one that would "be remembered for centuries," as the unpopular leftist seeks to bolster his international legitimacy. Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, Iran's Hassan Rouhani and Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas, as well as regional allies from Cuba, Ecuador and Bolivia are among the few heads of states who have landed on the Caribbean island of Margarita.

U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency U.N. meeting Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:56 PM PDT By Angus McDowall and Andrew Osborn BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition air strikes killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, Russia and a monitoring group said, putting a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire in jeopardy and prompting an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting. The United States military said the coalition stopped the attacks against what it had believed to be Islamic State positions in northeast Syria after Russia informed it that Syrian military personnel and vehicles may have been hit. Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after the incident, and diplomats said the 15-member body was due to meet behind closed doors at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Pro-Putin party seen winning even greater sway in Russia's parliament Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:17 PM PDT By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - The ruling United Russia party is expected to win even greater dominance over Russia's lower house in a parliamentary election on Sunday, showing that support for President Vladimir Putin is holding up despite sanctions and a deep economic slowdown. The election for the Duma, or lower house, is being seen as a dry run for Putin's expected presidential campaign in 2018. It is also a test of how well the Kremlin can oversee trouble-free elections.

Merkel faces setback in Berlin vote due to migrant fears Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:10 PM PDT By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives look set to suffer a second electoral blow in two weeks in a Berlin city vote on Sunday as a growing number of voters are expected to express their unease with her refugee-friendly policy. The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to profit from a popular backlash over Merkel's decision a year ago to keep German borders open for refugees and the party could enter its tenth regional assembly out of Germany's 16 states. Polls point to heavy losses for Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in the vote for the Berlin city assembly which means the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) may be able to ditch them from their current coalition.

False alarm leads to major police operation in central Paris Posted: 17 Sep 2016 08:57 AM PDT Parts of central Paris were cordoned off on Saturday after a false alarm triggered a major security operation, French police said. French government security alert app - SAIP - warned citizens that a police operation was under way in Saint-Leu church in the busy shopping district of Chatelet and advised people to stay away. Interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, issued a statement confirming the false alarm and said that "the circumstances around the intervention" had yet to be determined.

Canada's Trudeau sees potential for stronger ties with China Posted: 17 Sep 2016 12:46 PM PDT By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking days after a Canadian man was released from prison in China, said on Saturday there was "tremendous potential" for stronger and more stable ties with the Asian country. Trudeau won a diplomatic coup last week after China deported Kevin Garratt, who had been detained for two years on allegations of spying. The release came shortly after Trudeau's official visit to China earlier this month and ahead of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's arrival in Canada next week.

Christine Song wins Symetra Tour event in Kansas Posted: 17 Sep 2016 05:22 PM PDT GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — LPGA Tour player Christine Song won the Garden City Charity Classic on Saturday for her fifth career Symetra Tour title.

Gunmen kill two policemen in Saudi Eastern Province: Arabiya TV Posted: 17 Sep 2016 05:03 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Two policemen were shot dead in Saudi Arabia's oil-producing Eastern Province by unknown assailants, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television channel reported on Sunday. The shooting occurred in Dammam while the policemen were on patrol, Al Arabiya said. The Eastern Province is home to many Shi'ite Muslims, who form a minority in the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom. There have been shootings of security forces in the Eastern Province in the past by Shi'ite militants angry at what they say is repression of their community. ...

'Coalition raid' hits Syria army as truce wavers Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:50 PM PDT A US-led coalition fighting jihadists in Syria admitted it may have hit an army position in the east Saturday, in strikes that Russia and a monitor said killed at least 62 soldiers. The strikes came less than a week into a fragile ceasefire aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria's five-year civil war, as Russia accused what it termed "moderate rebels" of causing the truce to fail. American officials said the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria may have hit Syrian military positions.

US admits coalition air strike against Syrian military position Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:47 PM PDT The Pentagon admitted the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria may have struck Syrian military positions inside the country on Saturday after Russia accused it of killing at least 62 Syrian troops. "Coalition forces believed they were striking a Daesh fighting position," Central Command, known as Centcom, said in a statement, using an alternate term for the IS group. The United States "regrets" the death of Syrian troops, a senior US administration official said.

Pagenaud wins pole as he closes in on IndyCar championship Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:44 PM PDT SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Simon Pagenaud moved one step closer to his first IndyCar championship with a pole-winning run for Sunday's season finale at Sonoma Raceway.

Halak, Team Europe stun United States in World Cup opener Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:43 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — When the United States filled out its roster for the World Cup of Hockey, it looked heavy on grit and physicality and light on skill and scoring.

South Korea wins Women's World Amateur Team title Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:30 PM PDT RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico (AP) — Hye Jin Choi and Min Ji Park each shot 5-under 67 on Saturday to complete South Korea's record-tying 21-stroke victory in the Women's World Amateur Team Championships.

Aid budgets under pressure as funds stretched to cope with refugees, say campaigners Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:16 PM PDT Governments are failing to meet the world's massive humanitarian challenges because aid budgets in many countries are being stretched to cover the refugee crisis, a leading anti-poverty group said on Sunday. Goals such as tackling disease and ending extreme poverty by 2030 may slip down the agenda as donor governments shift funds away from long-term development aid, The ONE Campaign said. The group's analysis of international aid budgets comes ahead of a major U.N. summit on Monday on tackling the refugee and migrant crisis at a time of record displacement.

The Latest: US expresses regret over errant Syrian airstrike Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:12 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria, where the U.S. military says it may have unintentionally struck government forces. (all times local):

Venezuela's crisis keeps non-aligned summit turnout low Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:00 PM PDT PORLAMAR, Venezuela (AP) — Crisis-hit Venezuela's economic and political problems are keeping world leaders away from a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement that was supposed to hit its full stride on Saturday.

U.N. Security Council to meet on U.S.-led air strikes in Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:56 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday at the request of Russia, diplomats said, to discuss air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria, which Moscow said had targeted and killed Syrian military personnel. Russia and a war monitoring group said coalition jets bombed a Syrian army position near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, killing dozens of Syrian soldiers. In a statement carried on Syria's state-owned media, Syria's foreign ministry called for the Security Council to condemn what it described as U.S. aggression and require Washington to respect Syrian sovereignty.

Obama administration official expresses US regret for 'unintentional loss of life' after airstrike on Syrian forces Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration official expresses US regret for 'unintentional loss of life' after airstrike on Syrian forces.

World Leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:45 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at the top of the global agenda — the biggest refugee crisis since World War II and the Syrian conflict now in its sixth year which has claimed over 300,000 lives.

UN Security Council to meet Saturday on Syria: diplomats Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:16 PM PDT The UN Security Council will hold urgent consultations on Saturday after US-led coalition air strikes hit Syrian military positions, diplomats said. Russia requested the meeting, which is set to take place from 7:30 pm (2330 GMT). "We demand Washington's full and detailed explanation, and that must be made before the UN Security Council," Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in Moscow.

Iranian Paralympic cyclist dies in race accident: official Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:57 PM PDT An Iranian Paralympic cyclist died Saturday after an accident in the road race on the penultimate day of the Rio Games, officials said. Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, fell during the event and died of his injuries despite an attempt to take him to the hospital for treatment, officials said. "He unfortunately passed away," International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesman Craig Spence told AFP.

Britain fight back, Croatia eye final Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:50 PM PDT Andy and Jamie Murray kept Great Britain's hopes of retaining their Davis Cup title alive on Saturday while 2005 winners Croatia took a step closer to the final. In Glasgow, the Murray brothers defeated Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 while in Zadar, Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig downed top-ranked French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (8/6), 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3. Both semi-finals are finely-poised with Argentina and Croatia holding 2-1 leads ahead of Sunday's reverse singles.

Levy leads by one at rain-affected Italian Open Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:47 PM PDT MONZA, Italy (AP) — Alexander Levy surged into a one-shot lead midway through the third round of the weather-affected Italian Open before play was suspended due to darkness on Saturday.

Iranian cyclist dies after crash in Paralympics road race Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:42 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Iranian cyclist died after crashing in a road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday.

Higuain who? Milik scores 2nd double of the week for Napoli Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:37 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Arkadiusz Milik is ensuring Napoli fans quickly forget about Gonzalo Higuain.

Global Fund collects almost $13 bn to fight AIDS, malaria and TB Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:37 PM PDT Donors pledged nearly $13 billion on Saturday in the fight to eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at an international conference. "It is my great honor to announce that for the fifth replenishment conference for the Global Fund to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, we have reached our goal together," he said at the close of the donors' meeting. Trudeau hosted the conference, which was attended by several heads of states as well as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, and pop singer Bono -- who co-founded the nonprofit group ONE, which works to reduce poverty and disease in Africa.

Syria calls for U.N. Security Council to condemn U.S. Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:25 PM PDT Syria's foreign ministry called for the United Nations Security Council to condemn what it called U.S. aggression and require Washington to respect Syrian sovereignty, it said in a statement carried on the country's state-owned media. Syria and Russia earlier said jets from a U.S.-led coalition had struck a Syrian army position near Deir al-Zor, killing scores and allowing Islamic State fighters to briefly overrun it. The U.S. military said it had stopped an air strike after being told by Russia it may have hit a Syrian army position.

Resurgent Falcao scores to help Monaco to 3-0 win vs. Rennes Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:18 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — After two seasons of misery in England's Premier League, striker Radamel Falcao is proving his worth again in France.

European caddie working for Americans in Ryder Cup Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:11 PM PDT CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — Ricky Elliott always hoped he could be in the Ryder Cup, the dream of any aspiring golfer from Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Russia says wants emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:10 PM PDT Russia wants an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss air strikes by U.S.-led forces on Syrian troops near Deir al-Zor, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Maria Zakharova said the strikes, which the Russian Defence Ministry had said killed 62 Syrian soldiers, jeopardized a Russian-U.S. agreement on Syria and looked like evidence that Washington was helping Islamic State militants. "We are reaching a really terrifying conclusion for the whole world: That the White House is defending Islamic State.

Russia votes for new parliament with Putin secure Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:01 PM PDT Russians began voting in parliamentary polls late Saturday, with parties loyal to President Vladimir Putin set to maintain their dominance despite the Kremlin making a show of cleaning up the vote after mass protests last time around. The nationwide elections follow several years of tumult that have seen the country annex Crimea from Ukraine, lurch into its worst stand-off with the West since the Cold War, plunge into economic crisis and launch a military campaign in Syria. Despite the dramatic events that have rocked the country, the campaign for the State Duma -- widely seen as a rubber-stamp body that has slavishly toed the Kremlin line -- was dubbed the most boring in recent memory by observers and high levels of voter apathy suggest that turnout could be low.

Davis Cup: Croatia stuns in doubles to lead France 2-1 Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:52 PM PDT ZADAR, Croatia (AP) — Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig put Croatia 2-1 ahead in the Davis Cup semifinal against France by upsetting top-ranked doubles pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6 (6), 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Saturday.

Global fund raises $12.9 billion to fight AIDS, TB and malaria Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:50 PM PDT By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on Saturday. The Global Fund asked government, faith-based and private-sector partners to raise a total of $13 billion at a donor conference in Montreal to support its activities over the next three years, starting in 2017. "We can declare success for we have saved the lives of 8 million people in the coming years," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters after attending the conference, which drew several heads of state, singer Bono and Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Messi scores 2 as Barcelona routs Liga newcomer Leganes 5-1 Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:48 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi and Barcelona gave newly promoted Leganes a ruthless welcome to the Spanish league on Saturday.

Morocco's elections pose test for law on vote observers Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:40 PM PDT RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco's elections next month will draw attention from around the region and beyond — but not all eyes will be welcome.

Russia tells U.S. to make sure Syrian opposition does not launch new offensive Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:35 PM PDT The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday it had told the United States to rein in the Syrian opposition and make sure it did not launch a new offensive which Moscow warned would be met with full force by the Syrian army.

U.S.-led jets kill dozens of Syrian soldiers: Russia, monitor Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:31 PM PDT U.S.-led coalition jets bombed a Syrian army position at Jebel Tharda near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, killing dozens of Syrian soldiers, Russia and a war monitor said, paving the way for Islamic State to briefly overrun it. The U.S. military, in an apparent admission that it may have hit the position, said in a statement that coalition air strikes near Deir al-Zor had been halted when Russia told coalition officials they may have hit the Syrian army.

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