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• Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce
• U.S. tests for mustard agent after rocket attack near Iraq base
• Saudi-led coalition air strike kills at least 19 in Yemen: residents
• Obama tells Netanyahu of U.S. concern on settlements, urges peace
• As Obama's term wanes, so does focus on Israeli-Palestinian issue
• U.S. begins unblocking jetliner sales to Iran
• Venezuela to gather signatures for recall in late October
• Scotland leads World Amateur Team Championship
• Top Asian News 12:37 a.m. GMT
• The Latest: PM: Bangladesh taking steps to fight terrorism
• Brazil's ousted leader defends predecessor against charges
• Mexican minister says prepared to 'talk to the devil' if Trump wins
• North America beats Sweden in OT, needs help to advance
• Obama set to veto 9/11 victims' bid to sue Saudis
• Suu Kyi makes 1st UN speech as Myanmar leader
• Boat with up to 450 migrants capsizes off Egypt, 42 drowned
• 'Positive' steps in Mexico missing student case: UN
• Puerto Rico hit with islandwide blackout after fire erupts
• Disney pulls boy's costume critics lambasted as 'Polyface'
• The Latest: Trump flipped on 'birtherism' for campaign
• US city braces for more unrest after deadly police shooting
• Congo threatens to punish those behind anti-Kabila riots
• Schools in Canada province closed by threat, but no device found
• Russia, US clash at UN as air strikes pound Aleppo
• Messi hurt in Barca draw with Atletico, Madrid misses record
• Venezuela bus strike causes traffic chaos in Caracas
• Putin wants U.S. to protect aid convoys in Syria, Germany's Gabriel says
• UN holds first leaders' meeting on LGBT rights
• Totti showing no signs of age as 40th birthday approaches
• Chemical agent possibly found on rocket fired at US troops in Iraq
• Corn mold lurks in U.S. fields, threatening crop yields
• Barca's Messi out for 3 weeks with groin injury
• The Latest: Some Polynesians happy Disney pulls Maui costume
• International Syria Support Group to meet Thursday: diplomats
• Congo opposition calls for new sanctions on leaders for protest deaths
• U.N. council urges Congo leaders not to fuel tensions after riots
• Chile's president says will send gay marriage bill to Congress in 2017
• United ends losing run, set up Mourinho vs Guardiola in cup
• IS rocket fired in Iraq may have contained mustard agent

Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:40 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols and Tom Perry UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Wednesday that Russia and the Syrian government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones, in what he called a last chance to salvage a collapsing ceasefire and find a way "out of the carnage". An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the U.N. Security Council in New York, during a tense televised showdown, saying the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria raised "profound doubt whether Russia and the Assad regime can or will live up to" ceasefire obligations.

U.S. tests for mustard agent after rocket attack near Iraq base Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:30 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is testing to see if a chemical agent may have been used in a rocket attack in Iraq by Islamic State that came within hundreds of yards (meters) of U.S. forces but injured no one, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday. The rocket fell on Tuesday in an unpopulated area near the Qayyara West base, where hundreds of U.S. forces are working to prepare an airfield ahead of Iraq's offensive to retake the city of Mosul from the radical group Islamic State, said the official, who spoke with Pentagon reporters on condition of anonymity. A group of U.S. forces inspected the fragments afterwards and took a small sample of a suspicious "tar-like, black, oily" substance, which initially tested positive for mustard agent but then tested negative in a subsequent examination, the official said.

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills at least 19 in Yemen: residents Posted: 21 Sep 2016 02:47 PM PDT At least 19 civilians were killed on Wednesday when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a house in western Yemen, according to residents, medics and a local official. Fighter jets of an Arab alliance launched missiles on Wednesday at a presidential palace in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah occupied by leaders of the Iran-allied Houthi militia, a resident told Reuters. A raid hit a house in a neighborhood populated by workers adjacent to the palace killing 19 civilians and wounding dozens, according to Hashim Azazi, deputy governor of Hodeidah province.

Obama tells Netanyahu of U.S. concern on settlements, urges peace Posted: 21 Sep 2016 12:29 PM PDT By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday he had concerns about Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and hoped the United States could still help to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. "Clearly there is great danger of not just terrorism but also flare-ups of violence," Obama said at the start of what was likely to be his last meeting as president with Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who has had a rocky relationship with Obama, said he appreciated their many talks about challenges facing Israel.

As Obama's term wanes, so does focus on Israeli-Palestinian issue Posted: 21 Sep 2016 01:30 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In his first major United Nations speech eight years ago, President Barack Obama said he would not give up on Israeli-Palestinian peace. In likely his last U.N. speech, on Tuesday, he spoke little about the conflict beyond voicing the unsurprising sentiment that matters would improve if Israel let go of Palestinian land and if the Palestinians rejected incitement and embraced Israel's legitimacy. While U.S. officials have said Obama could lay out the rough outlines of a deal - "parameters" in diplomatic parlance - after the Nov. 8 presidential election and before he departs on Jan. 20, many Middle East analysts doubt this will have much effect.

U.S. begins unblocking jetliner sales to Iran Posted: 21 Sep 2016 01:26 PM PDT PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has begun unblocking deals by Western giants to sell jetliners to Iran in a move likely to ease complaints from Tehran over implementation of last year's sanctions deal, but test conservative opposition to the deals in both nations. Europe's Airbus said on Wednesday it had received U.S. Treasury approval to begin exporting jets to Iran, under a deal for more than 100 jets struck in January. Hours later, its U.S. rival Boeing , which had been behind Airbus in the line for permits because its matching deal for over 100 jets came six months later, said it had received a sales license and remained in talks with IranAir.

Venezuela to gather signatures for recall in late October Posted: 21 Sep 2016 05:44 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan election officials have set the guidelines for the next phase in a campaign to hold a recall referendum against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, and the rules are unfavorable to the opposition.

Scotland leads World Amateur Team Championship Posted: 21 Sep 2016 05:39 PM PDT RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico (AP) — Connor Syme shot a 6-under 6 to help Scotland take a one-stroke lead over Australia after the first round of the World Amateur Team Championship.

Top Asian News 12:37 a.m. GMT Posted: 21 Sep 2016 05:37 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States on Wednesday flew a pair of supersonic bombers over ally South Korea for the second time in as many weeks in a show of force following North Korea's latest nuclear test earlier this month. U.S. Forces Korea said one of the two B-1B bombers landed at Osan Air Base, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the border with North Korea, but did not say when it will return to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Such flyovers are common when animosity rises on the Korean Peninsula, which is technically in a state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.

The Latest: PM: Bangladesh taking steps to fight terrorism Posted: 21 Sep 2016 05:37 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local):

Brazil's ousted leader defends predecessor against charges Posted: 21 Sep 2016 05:14 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday called the prosecution of her predecessor on corruption charges another attack on Brazil's democracy, speaking just weeks after the Senate removed her from office in an impeachment trial.

Mexican minister says prepared to 'talk to the devil' if Trump wins Posted: 21 Sep 2016 05:13 PM PDT Mexican Economic Minister Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal said on Wednesday that Mexico was prepared to "talk to the devil" should Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump win the U.S. election in November. Villarreal gave the response during a forum in New York on Wednesday night that featured the presidents of Peru, Chile and Colombia with Villarreal standing in for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. "We cannot afford to risk a very important bilateral agreement," Villarreal said.

North America beats Sweden in OT, needs help to advance Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:57 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — When Nathan MacKinnon deked Henrik Lundqvist out for a highlight-reel overtime goal and got mobbed by teammates, he couldn't be happier.

Obama set to veto 9/11 victims' bid to sue Saudis Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:56 PM PDT President Barack Obama is poised to veto legislation exposing Saudi Arabia to court action over the 9/11 attacks, stepping in to defend legal precedent and an awkward ally, but inviting election-time opprobrium. White House officials say Obama will reject the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act" by a Friday veto deadline, after a little over a week of deliberation. The administration is worried the bill -- passed unanimously by Congress -- would undermine state immunity, setting a dangerous legal precedent.

Suu Kyi makes 1st UN speech as Myanmar leader Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:56 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.

Boat with up to 450 migrants capsizes off Egypt, 42 drowned Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:51 PM PDT A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt's north coast on Wednesday, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. The vessel overturned off the port city of Rosetta, police and health officials said. My three children died," said Badr Abdel Hamid, 28, before breaking into tears.

'Positive' steps in Mexico missing student case: UN Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:49 PM PDT A UN human rights official met Wednesday with parents of 43 Mexican students missing since 2014 and praised the much-criticized authorities for looking into new lines of investigation in the unsolved case.

Puerto Rico hit with islandwide blackout after fire erupts Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:42 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A big fire erupted at an electricity plant that powers most of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, causing a blackout that swept across the U.S. territory of 3.5 million people.

Disney pulls boy's costume critics lambasted as 'Polyface' Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:38 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy's costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface.

The Latest: Trump flipped on 'birtherism' for campaign Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT):

US city braces for more unrest after deadly police shooting Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:33 PM PDT The southern US city of Charlotte, North Carolina braced for a possible new flare-up of violence on Wednesday ignited by the fatal police shooting of a black man. A downtown Bank of America branch sent employees home early to avoid potential unrest. Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot dead in an apartment complex parking lot on Tuesday after an encounter with officers searching for a suspect wanted for arrest.

Congo threatens to punish those behind anti-Kabila riots Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:32 PM PDT By Benoit Nyemba and Amedee Mwarabu KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's government vowed on Wednesday to hunt down and punish those responsible for riots in which around three dozen people were killed, as small pockets of protest continued in the capital, Kinshasa. Anti-government protesters gathered in parts of Kinshasa on Wednesday, but normal life resumed in most of the capital after two days of deadly riots, residents and witnesses said. "The Congolese national police are actively seeking out the ... authors of these grave acts of murder and plunder," Attorney General Flory Kabange Numbi told reporters in Kinshasa.

Schools in Canada province closed by threat, but no device found Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:29 PM PDT By Jim Day CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Canadian police evacuated all schools in the eastern province of Prince Edward Island on Wednesday after a bomb threat, but authorities said the situation was under control after no explosive device was found. The situation is under control," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference in Ottawa. In Prince Edward Island's capital of Charlottetown, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Kevin Bailey said at a press conference he was aware of separate threats in the nearby province of Nova Scotia and the United States.

Russia, US clash at UN as air strikes pound Aleppo Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:27 PM PDT Russia and the United States clashed at the United Nations over the carnage in Syria on Wednesday, as air strikes pounded Aleppo following the collapse of a ceasefire. The UN Security Council met for tense crisis talks to try to revive the truce and chart a course toward ending the five-year war in Syria that has killed 300,000 people.

Messi hurt in Barca draw with Atletico, Madrid misses record Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:19 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona lost Lionel Messi to injury and a chance to beat a title rival on Wednesday, when it was held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league.

Venezuela bus strike causes traffic chaos in Caracas Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:13 PM PDT Venezuelan bus drivers protesting their country's economic crisis parked their buses in the street on Wednesday, causing traffic chaos in Caracas and embarrassing President Nicolas Maduro, a former colleague. Well, we are too," spokesman Hugo Ocando shouted from a parked bus. Transport Minister Ricardo Molina had refused to meet union leaders, blaming schedule conflicts, Ocando said.

Putin wants U.S. to protect aid convoys in Syria, Germany's Gabriel says Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:09 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the United States to protect aid convoys in Syria, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said after meeting him in Moscow. The United States believes Russian aircraft are responsible but Moscow has denied involvement and the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday a U.S. Predator drone was in the area when the convoy was attacked. Gabriel, who spoke to Putin in private for around an hour on Wednesday, said the Russian leader denied any Russian involvement in the attack on the aid convoy and added that Putin signaled he was very interested in re-establishing the ceasefire.

UN holds first leaders' meeting on LGBT rights Posted: 21 Sep 2016 04:00 PM PDT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday warned countries that criminalize homosexuality they were "bucking the tide of history," during the first UN high-level meeting on LGBT rights. Held on the sidelines of the General Assembly, the meeting was attended by US Vice President Joe Biden and leaders from some 20 countries defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide. "Several countries are bucking the tide of history with draconian new punishments for being gay -- or even just talking about being gay," he said.

Totti showing no signs of age as 40th birthday approaches Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:57 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — It might be just days before his 40th birthday but Roma forward Francesco Totti is showing no signs of slowing down.

Chemical agent possibly found on rocket fired at US troops in Iraq Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:55 PM PDT A rocket fired by Islamic State jihadists at US forces in Iraq may have carried a chemical agent, a US defense official said Wednesday. No one was injured in Tuesday's blast near an airfield by the northern town of Qayyarah and no one showed any immediate signs of exposure to the suspected mustard agent, the official said. Several hundred US troops are working with Iraqi partners to strengthen the airfield ahead of a push on the IS stronghold of Mosul.

Corn mold lurks in U.S. fields, threatening crop yields Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:51 PM PDT By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fungal disease called Diplodia ear rot is lurking in corn fields in portions of the U.S. Midwest, and crop experts and farmers fear lower yields and crop damage that could force growers to accept steep discounts on the cash market. Diplodia, which causes a whitish mold between kernels, is common in corn but its emergence this year appears to be more severe than normal, particularly in central Illinois and western Ohio following rainy summer weather, agronomists in those states said. The discounts loom at a time when Chicago Board of Trade spot corn futures are hovering near $3.40 a bushel after approaching seven-year lows near $3 last month, below break-even for some growers.

Barca's Messi out for 3 weeks with groin injury Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:37 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks with a groin strain in his right leg.

The Latest: Some Polynesians happy Disney pulls Maui costume Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:37 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on Disney's costume for Maui, a character in its upcoming movie "Moana." (all times local):

International Syria Support Group to meet Thursday: diplomats Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:37 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Syria Support Group will meet on Thursday on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, diplomats said, as the United States and Russia seek to salvage a truce. The meeting is due to take place at 2 p.m. ET. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Chris Reese)

Congo opposition calls for new sanctions on leaders for protest deaths Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:34 PM PDT "Without sanctions, they will continue killing people like mosquitoes," said Moise Katumbi, a business tycoon and former Kabila ally. At least 37 protesters and six police officers died this week in the violence, according to Human Rights Watch. Katumbi, who put the number of dead at more than 50, denies the corruption charges, and said that African Union mediator Edem Kodjo, a former Togolese premier appointed to arbitrate between the government and opposition, should be replaced because he is biased toward Kinshasa.

U.N. council urges Congo leaders not to fuel tensions after riots Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:34 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called on Congolese authorities to exercise maximum restraint and urged the country's leaders not to exacerbate the situation following deadly anti-government protests. Congo's government vowed on Wednesday to hunt down and punish those responsible for riots in which around three dozen people were killed, as small pockets of protest continued in the capital Kinshasa. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by James Dalgleish)

Chile's president says will send gay marriage bill to Congress in 2017 Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:31 PM PDT Chile's President Michelle Bachelet said during a United Nations General Assembly panel on LGBT rights on Wednesday that she would send a bill legalizing gay marriage to Congress in the first half of 2017. "My government has committed to submit to Congress a bill on marriage equality during the first half of 2017," Bachelet said, according to a transcript of her remarks. "Furthermore, it will also consider governmental support for several measures destined to strengthen the rights of the LGBT community, including reforms to anti-discrimination laws." The move would follow the Chilean Congress' legalization of same sex civil unions in January of last year and comes as many Latin American nations are extending rights to gay and lesbian citizens.

United ends losing run, set up Mourinho vs Guardiola in cup Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:28 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Get ready for Jose Mourinho vs. Pep Guardiola, part II.

IS rocket fired in Iraq may have contained mustard agent Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A small rocket that landed on a military base in northern Iraq where hundreds of U.S. troops are working with Iraqi troops may have contained a mustard agent, a U.S. military official said Wednesday.

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