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• Kerry defends diplomacy as Russian-backed forces pound Aleppo
• Gulf may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead: U.S. officials
• U.S. hotels in Adana, Turkey, could be targets of attacks -U.S. consulate
• Islamic State 'dead set' on using chemical arms: Pentagon spokesman
• Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war
• Venezuela opposition calls October 12 protest to press Maduro recall
• Kerry meets with Venezuelan President Maduro amid tension over vote
• Exchange of imprisoned FARC leader not part of peace deal: Kerry
• Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic peace deal
• Driving rain and wind diverts plans for Canadian royal tour
• England manager Allardyce probed by FA over newspaper sting
• Gordon homers leading off as Marlins mourn Fernandez
• Snake wrapped around armrest halts Japanese 'bullet' train
• Nine injured in Houston shooting, suspect killed
• Clash of the titans: Clinton, Trump go head to head
• Celtic's Rodgers out to topple idol Guardiola
• The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with 'Ode to Peace'
• Melchiorri kicks winner, caps recovery from brain surgery
• Feds accuse Silicon Valley firm of hiring bias
• Passed over to play, Watson added to US team as vice captain
• Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war
• Azerbaijan holds referendum on presidential term extension
• 72 accused of running drug-trafficking ring in Puerto Rico
• Families of missing 43 students lead march in Mexico
• Kings F Gaborik out 8 weeks with foot injury from World Cup
• Drug lord Guzman 'serene' as extradition ruling looms
• England manager Allardyce exposed in newspaper sting
• Police: Bus from Yosemite going too fast before deadly crash
• Sex offender selling Nazi flag is booted from county fair
• Amnesty slams Hungary's migrant 'abuse' ahead of vote
• US stocks slide as banks tumble on Deutsche Bank worries
• How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday
• Team Sky could releases TUE info after Wiggins furor
• Bosnian Serb leader summoned for questioning over referendum
• Kerry: U.S. to review removing Colombia's FARC from terrorism list
• Colombia will 'leap into abyss' if votes against peace: negotiator
• Puerto Rico Tipoff moves to Orlando due to Zika concerns
• Grizzlies healthy, excited for training camp with new coach
• Egypt detains owner of capsized migrant ship

Kerry defends diplomacy as Russian-backed forces pound Aleppo Posted: 26 Sep 2016 11:30 AM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and Lisa Barrington CARTAGENA, Colombia/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended his efforts to negotiate with Moscow over the war in Syria on Monday, despite the collapse of a ceasefire that has led to a massive Russian-backed assault on the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo. Medical supplies were running out in eastern Aleppo, with victims pouring into barely functioning hospitals as Russia and its ally President Bashar al-Assad ignored Western pleas to stop the bombing of the last major urban area in opposition hands. Moscow and Damascus launched their assault last week despite months of negotiations led by Kerry that resulted in a short-lived ceasefire this month.

Gulf may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead: U.S. officials Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:06 PM PDT By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The collapse of the latest Syria ceasefire has heightened the possibility that Gulf states might arm Syrian rebels with shoulder-fired missiles to defend themselves against Syrian and Russian warplanes, U.S. officials said on Monday. The latest U.S. attempt to end Syria's 5-1/2 year civil war was shattered on Sept. 19 when a humanitarian aid convoy was bombed in an attack Washington blamed on Russian aircraft.

U.S. hotels in Adana, Turkey, could be targets of attacks -U.S. consulate Posted: 26 Sep 2016 01:59 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey, warned Americans on Monday that it had received specific and credible threats of potential terrorist activity targeting U.S.-branded hotels in Adana. "U.S. citizens in Adana are advised to exercise caution when patronizing these establishments," the consulate said in a statement on its website. The warning did not name the hotels.

Islamic State 'dead set' on using chemical arms: Pentagon spokesman Posted: 26 Sep 2016 11:43 AM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Islamic State militants are "dead set" on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, a week after a rocket with a possible chemical agent landed near U.S. troops. The shell initially tested positive for a mustard agent, but two subsequent tests have been inconclusive and the device is undergoing further tests, Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters.

Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:28 PM PDT By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday, ending a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse. After four years of peace talks in Cuba, President Juan Manuel Santos, 65, and rebel leader Timochenko - the nom de guerre for 57-year-old Rodrigo Londono - warmly shook hands on Colombian soil for the first time and signed the accord with a pen made from a bullet casing. A crowd of dignitaries chanted "long live Colombia, long live peace" as Santos handed Timochenko a white dove pin.

Venezuela opposition calls October 12 protest to press Maduro recall Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:26 PM PDT By Daniel Kai and Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition called on Monday for mass rallies nationwide on Oct. 12 to push for a referendum to recall President Nicolas Maduro this year as they seek to oust his Socialist Party in an early presidential election. The campaign for a recall vote has run into resistance from the country's elections board, which is imposing further restrictions and argues it will take until 2017 to put the proper conditions for such a referendum in place. The Democratic Unity coalition urged daily protests against "anti-constitutional" conditions set by the electoral board.

Kerry meets with Venezuelan President Maduro amid tension over vote Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:42 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, the first formal meeting between the two since Kerry became the top U.S. diplomat. Several journalists were allowed into the meeting as it began, but neither Kerry nor Maduro gave an indication of what they would discuss. Maduro said the peace agreement signed in Cartagena was "like a dream." "My hope is we could have a serious conversation," Kerry told reporters in Cartagena a few hours before the meeting, although he declined to provide specifics about what he thought might come out of the conversation with a leader who has been a persistent critic of U.S. policy.

Exchange of imprisoned FARC leader not part of peace deal: Kerry Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:28 PM PDT The fate of Ricardo Palmera, an imprisoned leader of Colombia's FARC rebels known as Simón Trinidad, is not on the table as part of a peace agreement between the group and the Colombian government, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday. There have been questions about whether Trinidad's pardon or some kind of exchange might come about as a result of the peace accord set to be signed on Monday. "Simon Trinidad was not and is not part of this agreement," Kerry told reporters during a trip to Cartagena for the signing of the agreement to end 52 years of war.

Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic peace deal Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:25 PM PDT Colombia's leftist FARC rebel force signed a historic peace accord with the government and apologized to the countless victims of the country's half-century civil war. In an emotional open-air ceremony, President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday welcomed the communist rebels into the political sphere after signing the accord with FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timoleon "Timochenko" Jimenez. "We are being reborn to launch a new era of reconciliation and of building peace," Timochenko said.

Driving rain and wind diverts plans for Canadian royal tour Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:24 PM PDT BELLA BELLA, British Columbia (AP) — Plans to show off one of British Columbia's most beautiful areas to Prince William and his wife, Kate, were scuttled by bad weather.

England manager Allardyce probed by FA over newspaper sting Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:21 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — England manager Sam Allardyce's comments during a newspaper sting will be examined by his employers at the Football Association.

Gordon homers leading off as Marlins mourn Fernandez Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:18 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — In tribute to Jose Fernandez, left-handed hitter Dee Gordon stepped to the plate as a righty to lead off the first inning of Monday's mournful game.

Snake wrapped around armrest halts Japanese 'bullet' train Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:03 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — A passenger spotted a snake curled around the armrest of another passenger's seat on a Japanese Shinkansen "bullet" train on Monday, forcing the train to make an unscheduled stop.

Nine injured in Houston shooting, suspect killed Posted: 26 Sep 2016 05:02 PM PDT A gunman, who police say was wearing military attire with Nazi emblems, opened fire in Houston on Monday just before daybreak, wounding nine people before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The shooter was a Houston-area lawyer, the Texas city's police chief Martha Montalvo told a news conference. Four, five, six at a time," said Jaime Zamora, a cameraman for Houston television station KTRK, who witnessed some of the shooting.

Clash of the titans: Clinton, Trump go head to head Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:55 PM PDT Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off Monday in one of the most consequential presidential debates in modern US history, with up to 100 million viewers to tune in for the hotly-anticipated political duel. With polls tightening into a virtual dead heat, the stakes could hardly be higher: the first woman to win the White House nomination for a major US party, against a New York tycoon turned reality star who has upended the political establishment. Commentators call it a clash of the titans: a 90-minute endurance test between Clinton the Democrat, arguably the most experienced US presidential candidate ever, and Trump the Republican, perhaps the least experienced nominee for a major party.

Celtic's Rodgers out to topple idol Guardiola Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:51 PM PDT In Celtic's Champions League clash with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on Wednesday, Brendan Rodgers will pit his wits against a man who has had a defining influence on his career. Whether with Swansea City, Liverpool or Celtic, Rodgers has sought to emulate the kind of passing football with which Guardiola took first Barcelona and then Bayern Munich to the summits of the game. "I've admired him from the outside looking in, at the courage he has showed to play the modern game," Rodgers told Spanish sports newspaper AS in 2014.

The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with 'Ode to Peace' Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:50 PM PDT CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — The latest on the signing of a historic peace deal in Colombia (all times local):

Melchiorri kicks winner, caps recovery from brain surgery Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:50 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Federico Melchiorri capped a long and remarkable comeback from brain surgery when he scored his first Serie A goal in Cagliari's 2-1 victory over Sampdoria on Monday.

Feds accuse Silicon Valley firm of hiring bias Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:47 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically discriminating against Asian job applicants.

Passed over to play, Watson added to US team as vice captain Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:45 PM PDT CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Bubba Watson will be at the Ryder Cup, even if it's not exactly the way he imagined it.

Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:41 PM PDT By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday, ending a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse. After four years of peace talks in Cuba, President Juan Manuel Santos, 65, and rebel leader Timochenko - the nom de guerre for 57-year-old Rodrigo Londono - warmly shook hands on Colombian soil for the first time and signed the accord with a pen made from a bullet casing. A crowd of dignitaries chanted "long live Colombia, long live peace" as Santos handed Timochenko a white dove pin.

Azerbaijan holds referendum on presidential term extension Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:37 PM PDT BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Amid international criticism, Azerbaijanis held a referendum Monday on proposed constitutional changes that would extend the presidential term and powers in the ex-Soviet republic.

72 accused of running drug-trafficking ring in Puerto Rico Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:20 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say 72 people have been indicted on charges of operating a multimillion-dollar drug-trafficking ring.

Families of missing 43 students lead march in Mexico Posted: 26 Sep 2016 04:02 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The families of 43 missing Mexican college students led a march of unions, students and other supporters through the capital Monday to demand the young men be found on the second anniversary of their disappearance.

Kings F Gaborik out 8 weeks with foot injury from World Cup Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:30 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Los Angeles Kings forward Marian Gaborik is leaving the World Cup of Hockey and will be out for eight weeks because of a foot injury.

Drug lord Guzman 'serene' as extradition ruling looms Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:28 PM PDT A Mexican judge held a hearing on Monday on whether Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can be extradited to the United States, although the drug kingpin could have to wait anything from a day to weeks to know his fate. One of Guzman's lawyers, Jose Refugio Rodriguez, said the Sinaloa drug cartel leader was "very serene" as he waits for the decision but that he has "lost a lot of hair" while enduring prison treatment amounting to torture. The foreign ministry gave the green light to Guzman's extradition in May, but the former most wanted man won a temporary injunction in June, which the judge must decide whether to make permanent or strike down.

England manager Allardyce exposed in newspaper sting Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:27 PM PDT England manager Sam Allardyce has been secretly filmed giving advice on how to circumnavigate transfer rules and mocking his predecessor Roy Hodgson's voice, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday. Allardyce, 61, was filmed telling what he thought was a group of Far East investors it was possible to "get around" Football Association regulations preventing third parties from owning players. Allardyce, appointed England manager in July, agreed to travel to Singapore and Hong Kong as an ambassador for their fictitious firm for a fee of 400,000 pounds ($519,000, 461,000 euros).

Police: Bus from Yosemite going too fast before deadly crash Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:23 PM PDT OAKHURST, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a bus carrying students from China was going too fast around a curve when it went off the road and hit a tree near Yosemite National Park, killing a 13-year-old passenger.

Sex offender selling Nazi flag is booted from county fair Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:21 PM PDT BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania fair vendor, who turned out to be a registered sex offender, was booted from the event after visitors complained that he was selling Nazi flags.

Amnesty slams Hungary's migrant 'abuse' ahead of vote Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:18 PM PDT Amnesty International on Tuesday denounced Hungary's right-wing government for "deliberately" mistreating asylum seekers and whipping up anti-migrant fears ahead of a national vote on the EU's troubled refugee relocation plan. "Against the backdrop of a toxic referendum campaign, poisonous anti-refugee rhetoric is reaching fever pitch," the international rights group said in a report. Hundreds of migrants and refugees have suffered physical abuse, illegal border pushbacks and unlawful detention at the hands of Hungarian authorities in recent months, Amnesty said.

US stocks slide as banks tumble on Deutsche Bank worries Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:03 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Monday, and banks took the biggest losses. Deutsche Bank plunged as investors worried about the financial health of Germany's largest bank. Pfizer pulled drugmakers down after it announced it won't break up into two companies.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday Posted: 26 Sep 2016 03:00 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Monday, and banks took the biggest losses. Deutsche Bank hit an all-time low as investors worried about the financial health of Germany's largest bank. Pfizer pulled drugmakers down after it announced it won't break up into two companies.

Team Sky could releases TUE info after Wiggins furor Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:59 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Team Sky is set to publish information about its riders' future Therapeutic Use Exemptions in light of the growing furor around former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins' use of a banned substance to treat his asthma.

Bosnian Serb leader summoned for questioning over referendum Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:59 PM PDT By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's chief prosecutor has summoned the president of the country's Serb Republic for questioning after he defied the top court by holding a banned referendum on whether his autonomous region should mark a national day. Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik played down the threat of prosecution, labeling the investigation politically motivated. The vote on whether the Serb Republic should celebrate a "Statehood Day" on Jan. 9 was widely seen as Dodik's attempt to explore the limits of the region's independence from authorities in Sarajevo, the capital.

Kerry: U.S. to review removing Colombia's FARC from terrorism list Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:54 PM PDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday the United States is not yet ready to remove Colombia's FARC rebel group from its list of terrorist organizations, but will review the matter as a peace accord with Colombia's government is implemented. "We clearly are prepared to review and make judgments about that as the facts come in," Kerry told reporters during a visit to Cartagena, Colombia, for the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the rebel group to end 52 years of war.

Colombia will 'leap into abyss' if votes against peace: negotiator Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:54 PM PDT By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - A rejection of Colombia's peace accord in a referendum next week would be a "leap into the abyss" as it could intensify the war and cost the country a decade to get Marxist FARC rebels back to the negotiating table, the government's chief peace negotiator told Reuters. The government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will on Monday sign the historic accord to end a war that has dragged on for 52 years and claimed the lives of 220,000 people. The final obstacle is a single-question vote on Oct. 2 dividing Colombians between those who believe in forgiving the FARC for the national good and those who prefer to see the rebels defeated on the battlefield and jailed.

Puerto Rico Tipoff moves to Orlando due to Zika concerns Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:49 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — This year's Puerto Rico Tipoff will move to Orlando, Florida, due to concerns about Zika virus on the island.

Grizzlies healthy, excited for training camp with new coach Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:47 PM PDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol's surgically repaired right foot is healthy, and the Memphis Grizzlies center insists he's back — perhaps better than ever.

Egypt detains owner of capsized migrant ship Posted: 26 Sep 2016 02:46 PM PDT Egyptian police on Monday detained the owner of a vessel that capsized in the Mediterranean last week drowning at least 168 migrants, a security official said. Up to 450 migrants may have been on board the fishing boat when it sank off Egypt's coast on Wednesday en route to Italy. The boat's owner will be questioned by prosecutors and is expected to face charges of human trafficking and involuntary manslaughter, a police official and a judicial source said.

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