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• Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive
• U.S. says THAAD not negotiable, but confident on North Korea sanctions
• Colombia's FARC rebels ratify peace accord to end 52-year war
• EU drops Myanmar rights resolution, citing progress under Suu Kyi
• Clashes in central Congo kill at least 13
• Mideast Quartet warns that Israeli settlements eroding two-state solution
• Fighting, fatalities in central DR Congo city of Kananga
• South Sudan's opposition figure 'not dead politically': U.N.
• North Korea tells UN 'going nuclear' is only option
• Magnitude 6.3 quake hits off Philippines' Mindanao island: USGS
• The Latest: Donors pledge $163 million to Boko Haram areas
• Russia's Lavrov says wrong to use North Korea to militarize NE Asia
• Defying U.N., North Korea vows to strengthen nuclear capability
• China's Li calls for 'win-win' cooperation with Canada
• Ridings, Flores share Web.com Tour Finals lead
• FARC ratifies Colombia peace deal, declares war over
• UN Security Council backs nuke test ban implementation
• Canada rolling ahead of World Cup semifinal vs Russia
• Free-scoring Dortmund beats Freiburg 3-1 as newcomers shine
• Canada review says Petronas plant would hit environment: sources
• Sedins relishing chance for major title at World Cup
• Thiem leads top 4 seeds into Moselle Open semifinals
• Push for Iraq's Mosul to start in a few weeks: UK minister
• Dominant Pakistan enjoys 9-wicket win against West Indies
• 5 years after biker gang casino shootout, new trial looms
• White Sox minor league pitcher suspended for positive test
• Gabon on a knife-edge as court mulls vote outcome
• VP says South Sudan isn't a 'dumping place' for peacekeepers
• DR Congo opposition suspends role in 'dialogue' process
• Real Betis beats Malaga 1-0 in heated Spanish league match
• Mourinho looks to get over 1st wobble of Man United reign
• Family releases shocking video of Charlotte shooting
• Top Asian News 9:28 p.m. GMT
• US, Russia fail to renew Syria ceasefire deal
• PSG's frailties exposed as it loses 2-0 to Toulouse
• Mexico cleans up thousands of fish killed by red tide
• North Korea vows in UN speech to strengthen nuclear forces

Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:23 PM PDT By Ellen Francis and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria's biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire. "What's happening now is annihilation in every sense of the word," he told Reuters.

U.S. says THAAD not negotiable, but confident on North Korea sanctions Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:12 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom NEW YORK (Reuters) - The planned U.S. deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea is not negotiable as part of efforts to agree new U.N. sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test, but Washington is confident tougher steps will be agreed before long, the senior U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Friday. China, whose full backing is widely seen as crucial for sanctions on North Korea to be effective, is strongly opposed to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system and some experts have argued it should be part of talks on new U.N. measures.

Colombia's FARC rebels ratify peace accord to end 52-year war Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:26 PM PDT By Julia Symmes Cobb YARI PLAINS, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebel group voted unanimously to approve a peace deal with the government on Friday, declaring an end to the five-decade war as it prepares to transition into a new political party. After four years of negotiations in Havana, the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reached a final peace accord last month that will end a war that has left a quarter of a million people dead. "The war is over, long live Colombia, long live peace," FARC commander Ivan Marquez told reporters following a secret vote at the close of a guerrilla congress on the southern Yari Plains.

EU drops Myanmar rights resolution, citing progress under Suu Kyi Posted: 23 Sep 2016 01:51 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The European Union praised Myanmar's progress on human rights under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday and said that it would not be introducing a resolution at the United Nations condemning the country's record for the first time in 15 years. Addressing the Partnership Group on Myanmar at the United Nations General Assembly, EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini called Suu Kyi's progress from political prisoner to government "powerful testimony to the incredible change Myanmar is going through." "The government has taken bold measures to improve human rights and re-invigorate the peace process.

Clashes in central Congo kill at least 13 Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:44 PM PDT At least 13 people have died in two days of clashes in a city in central Democratic Republic of Congo that pitted security forces against militia fighters seeking to avenge the death of their leader, witnesses and local media said on Friday. Fighters loyal to a traditional chief named Kamwina Nsapu, who was killed in a clash with police last month, first entered the city of Kananga on Thursday morning. Eight militia members were killed by security forces before the group fled, according to national broadcaster Radio Okapi.

Mideast Quartet warns that Israeli settlements eroding two-state solution Posted: 23 Sep 2016 12:46 PM PDT By John Irish NEW YORK (Reuters) - The "Quartet" of Middle East peace mediators said on Friday it was strongly opposed to Israel's ongoing settlement activity, warning that it risked ending the chance of a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Peace talks, envisaging a Palestinian state in territory Israel captured in a 1967 war, collapsed two years ago after nine months of largely fruitless discussions sponsored by the United States. The acid political climate between Israelis and Palestinians makes progress unlikely.

Fighting, fatalities in central DR Congo city of Kananga Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:41 PM PDT Heavy fighting in the city of Kananga in central Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed many lives, sources said. The violence erupted on Thursday and continued into Friday, with attacks on the city's airport by supporters of a tribal chief, Kamwena Nsapu, who was killed in August by the military, they said. "There was a bust-up in Kananga but calm returned in the late afternoon," DR Congo government spokesman Lambert Mende told AFP.

South Sudan's opposition figure 'not dead politically': U.N. Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:39 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - South Sudan's exiled opposition figure Riek Machar "is not dead politically," United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said on Friday as the country's vice president accused Machar of attempting to overthrow President Salva Kiir in July. Political rivalry between Kiir and Machar sparked a civil war in 2013 and, while the pair signed a shaky peace deal a year ago, fighting has continued and Machar fled the country after the eruption of violence in July. Senior diplomats met to discuss South Sudan on Friday on the sidelines of the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders.

North Korea tells UN 'going nuclear' is only option Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:31 PM PDT North Korea's foreign minister on Friday told the United Nations that "going nuclear" is his country's only way to defend itself and vowed to further bolster its nuclear military forces. "Going nuclear armed is the policy of our state," Ri, who has been foreign minister since May, told the world gathering.

Magnitude 6.3 quake hits off Philippines' Mindanao island: USGS Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:26 PM PDT (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the Philippine's Mindanao island on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.5, struck at 6:53 a.m. (22:53 GMT on Friday) and was centered 71 miles (114.26 km) east of Davao on Mindanao. It was a deep tremor, 43 miles (69 km) below the seabed, and was not expected to cause a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The Latest: Donors pledge $163 million to Boko Haram areas Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:19 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local):

Russia's Lavrov says wrong to use North Korea to militarize NE Asia Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:12 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday it was wrong of the United States to use the threat of an attack by North Korea to deploy a THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea. "It is inadmissible to use this situation as a pretext for massive militarization of northeast Asia and deployment of another position area for U.S. global missile defense there," Lavrov told the United Nations General Assembly. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols and Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Toni Reinhold)

Defying U.N., North Korea vows to strengthen nuclear capability Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:12 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea vowed on Friday to further strengthen its nuclear weapons capability, in spite of U.N. condemnation and sanctions, and said it would never abandon its deterrence while it was threatened by nuclear-armed states. In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho described his country's nuclear weapons as "a righteous self-defense measure" against "constant nuclear threats of the United States." "Going nuclear-armed is the policy of our state," he said. "As long as there exists a nuclear-weapon state in hostile relations with the DPRK, our national security and peace on the Korean peninsula can be defended only with reliable nuclear deterrence," he said, using the acronym for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name.

China's Li calls for 'win-win' cooperation with Canada Posted: 23 Sep 2016 04:04 PM PDT Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called Friday for strong relations with Canada as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the important trading partner. "We have no excuses," Li told a Canadian-Chinese business council in Montreal. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Li announced Thursday an agreement to begin talks aimed at reaching a free-trade agreement.

Ridings, Flores share Web.com Tour Finals lead Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:54 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tag Ridings shot a 6-under 65 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Martin Flores in the Web.com Tour Finals' Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.

FARC ratifies Colombia peace deal, declares war over Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:50 PM PDT The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia declared the end of its 52-year war Friday as it ratified a historic peace deal with the government. To a burst of applause and cheers, the FARC's chief peace negotiator announced the guerrillas had unanimously backed the agreement at a national conference. "The war is over," said Ivan Marquez, flanked by top FARC commanders, all dressed in civilian clothes and sitting at an impromptu conference table draped with Colombia's yellow, blue and red flag.

UN Security Council backs nuke test ban implementation Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:31 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry invoking North Korea's latest nuclear explosion as a "reckless act of provocation," the U.N. Security Council on Friday approved a resolution urging quick global implementation of a treaty that would ban tests of such weapons.

Canada rolling ahead of World Cup semifinal vs Russia Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:27 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Getzlaf doesn't remember a single thing from Canada's last matchup with Russia in a tournament featuring the best hockey players in the world.

Free-scoring Dortmund beats Freiburg 3-1 as newcomers shine Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:21 PM PDT FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund's new signings proved their class in a hard-earned 3-1 Bundesliga win over promoted Freiburg on Friday.

Canada review says Petronas plant would hit environment: sources Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:18 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian review of a proposed Petronas-led liquefied natural gas plant has found the project would have a significant environmental impact that requires major remedial measures, two sources briefed on the report said. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has until Oct. 2 to decide whether to approve the Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal in northern British Columbia. Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas [PETR.UL] and its partners have been waiting about three years for a permit for the C$11 billion ($8.35 billion), which depends on the review by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), an independent body.

Sedins relishing chance for major title at World Cup Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:15 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Sedin knows the World Cup of Hockey may be his final chance to represent Sweden at a best-on-best tournament along with twin brother Henrik.

Thiem leads top 4 seeds into Moselle Open semifinals Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:14 PM PDT METZ, France (AP) — Top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria beat sixth-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-4, 7-6 (5) to reach the Moselle Open semifinals on Friday, keeping alive his bid to reach the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals for the first time.

Push for Iraq's Mosul to start in a few weeks: UK minister Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:08 PM PDT An offensive to encircle Iraq's second city of Mosul should begin "in the next few weeks", Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Friday, after a visit to the country. Mosul has been held by Islamic State jihadists since June 2014 and British jets are part of a US-led coalition flying missions against them in Iraq and Syria. "Though Mosul is a large and complex city, it will fall and will fall soon.

Dominant Pakistan enjoys 9-wicket win against West Indies Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:04 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Babar Azam struck a half century and spinner Imad Wasim grabbed five wickets in Pakistan's nine-wicket win against the West Indies in the first Twenty20 international on Friday.

5 years after biker gang casino shootout, new trial looms Posted: 23 Sep 2016 03:04 PM PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) — Casino patrons dived for cover under blackjack tables as two rival gangs fired dozens of shots at each other during a deadly brawl on the floor of a northern Nevada casino five years ago this weekend.

White Sox minor league pitcher suspended for positive test Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:52 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox pitcher Yojensy Arias has been suspended for 72 games under baseball's minor league drug program following a positive test for hydrochlorothiazide, a banned diuretic used to treat high blood pressure.

Gabon on a knife-edge as court mulls vote outcome Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:48 PM PDT The streets of Libreville were empty late Friday, with residents fearing a new bout of bloodshed as the Constitutional Court prepared to rule on who will be Gabon's next president following bitterly-fought elections. With the country in political limbo for nearly a month, concern has been growing that a ruling in favour of President Ali Bongo could spark a fresh wave of opposition protests. The court was expected to rule Friday on whether to uphold Bongo's wafer-thin victory in the August 27 elections or to overturn it, according to plaintiffs.

VP says South Sudan isn't a 'dumping place' for peacekeepers Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:47 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan's vice president dismissed the need for peacekeepers in his country, insisting Thursday that peace has been achieved after a civil war that broke out in 2013 and produced more than 1 million refugees.

DR Congo opposition suspends role in 'dialogue' process Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:41 PM PDT An opposition delegation taking part in a so-called "national dialogue" to resolve a political crisis in DR Congo said Friday it had suspended its participation after deadly violence in the capital this week. "In light of the tragedy of these lives cut short, the delegation... has agreed to postpone the ongoing work... during this time of contemplation," said a co-moderator of the opposition groups taking part, Vital Kamerhe, in a statement. Kabila's political foes have formed a "Gathering" around the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party founded by veteran Etienne Tshisekedi.

Real Betis beats Malaga 1-0 in heated Spanish league match Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:37 PM PDT SEVILLA, Spain (AP) — Midfielder Joaquin Sanchez headed in the only goal to give Real Betis a 1-0 win over Malaga in a heated Spanish league match on Friday.

Mourinho looks to get over 1st wobble of Man United reign Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:36 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jose Mourinho has cut an unhappy figure during Manchester United's first wobble in his time at Old Trafford.

Family releases shocking video of Charlotte shooting Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:31 PM PDT The family of the African-American man whose death has triggered days of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday released a dramatic video of the moment he was shot by police, raising pressure on the authorities to make their own footage public. Police have refused to release body-cam and dash-cam video of the shooting Tuesday, which they say shows Keith Lamont Scott posed officers a threat.

Top Asian News 9:28 p.m. GMT Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:28 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea's foreign minister condemned the United States on Friday for flying supersonic bombers over South Korea earlier this week and vowed his country will strengthen its nuclear capabilities in defiance of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions. In a defiant speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Ri Yong Ho said the Korean Peninsula "has now been turned into the world's most dangerous hot spot which can even ignite the outbreak of a nuclear war." He blamed the United States and "its hostile policy" against North Korea. Ri claimed that B-1B bombers the U.S. military flew over South Korea earlier this week crossed the demarcation line separating the two Koreas.

US, Russia fail to renew Syria ceasefire deal Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:26 PM PDT The United States and Russia failed Friday to renew their pact to impose a ceasefire in Syria after a week of bitter diplomatic battles at the UN General Assembly. Despite the ferocity of the exchanges and the heavy fighting continuing on the ground, world powers at the meeting agreed the US-Russian talks must continue.

PSG's frailties exposed as it loses 2-0 to Toulouse Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:21 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain wasted chances in the first half and fell apart in the second as it lost 2-0 away to Toulouse on Friday.

Mexico cleans up thousands of fish killed by red tide Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:19 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has hired 80 workers to clean up thousands of dead fish that piled up on Gulf coast shores in Matamoros, near the Texas border.

North Korea vows in UN speech to strengthen nuclear forces Posted: 23 Sep 2016 02:17 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea's foreign minister condemned the United States on Friday for flying supersonic bombers over South Korea earlier this week and vowed his country will strengthen its nuclear capabilities in defiance of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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