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• Assad offers rebels amnesty if they surrender Aleppo
• Deadly Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida
• Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from U.S. shackles: foreign minister
• Exclusive: Dozens of Afghan troops AWOL from military training in U.S.
• Security Council nominates Portugal's Guterres as U.N. chief
• Indian police seek kingpins in tax scam aimed at Americans
• Haiti death toll rises as receding waters reveal more bodies
• Hurricane Matthew killed at least 261 in Haiti, dozens in one village
• Samsung flags profit jump despite damaging recall
• Samsung tips 6 percent gain in 3Q profit despite recall
• Jason Day skipping Australian events to rest back
• 'A monster': A deadly Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida
• CIT Group sells aircraft-leasing business for $10 billion
• In Haiti, corpse in street, no aid; anger grows in hurricane-hit town
• Professor: American killed in Ethiopia had bright future
• Brazil lawmakers approve spending cap in victory for Temer
• Backpage raided, CEO arrested on sex-trafficking charges
• Mexico extradites woman sought in Dallas dentist's killing
• Handful of wealthy donors dominated Brexit campaign funding -report
• FBI: Minnesota mall attacker newly interested in Islam
• Brazil approves imports of GMO corn varieties from the U.S.
• Women's hoops tourneys in Puerto Rico moved because of Zika
• U.S. researcher killed in Ethiopia praised for work, kindness
• Colombia's ELN rebels free hostage, moving closer to talks
• Australian BMXer Sam Willoughby in rehab following accident
• Top Asian News 11:06 p.m. GMT
• At least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
• Hurricane Nicole a little stronger, slowing down: U.S. NHC
• Spain dominates but held 1-1 in Italy in World Cup qualifier
• Scientists announce discovery of Brazil's largest dinosaur
• Florida braces for deadly Hurricane Matthew
• NZ All Blacks rugby star suspended amid sex scandal
• Mexican commission calls for protocols for handling bodies
• Mexico's ICA presents bid to build airport terminal foundation
• Dominant Spain held 1-1 in Italy, Croatia trashes Kosovo 6-0
• Want to save the rainforest on the cheap? Give land to the indigenous, report says
• Matthew may return later to Florida in 'funky loop' dance
• Brazil court okays probe of Lula in criminal corruption ring

Assad offers rebels amnesty if they surrender Aleppo Posted: 06 Oct 2016 01:27 PM PDT By Ellen Francis and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Rebels holed up in Aleppo can leave with their families if they lay down their arms, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday, vowing to press on with the assault on Syria's largest city and recapture full control of the country. The offer of amnesty follows two weeks of the heaviest bombardment of the five-and-a-half-year civil war, which has killed hundreds of people trapped inside Aleppo's rebel-held eastern sector and torpedoed a U.S.-backed peace initiative. Fighters have accepted similar government amnesty offers in other besieged areas in recent months, notably in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that was under siege for years until rebels surrendered it in August.

Deadly Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:28 PM PDT By Scott Malone and Gabriel Stargardter ORLANDO, Fla./MIAMI (Reuters) - Matthew, the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years, blasted the Bahamas on Thursday as it headed for Florida after killing at least 265 people in the Caribbean, mostly in Haiti. Carrying extremely dangerous winds of 140 mph (220 kph), the storm pounded the northwestern part of the Bahamas en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Matthew's sustained winds later dropped to 130 mph, but it was likely to remain a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity as it closed in on the United States, where it could either take direct aim at Florida or tear along the state's coast through Friday night, the Miami-based center said.

Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from U.S. shackles: foreign minister Posted: 06 Oct 2016 01:25 PM PDT The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which can not guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister said. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay, in the most forceful show of accord from a top official with President Rodrigo Duterte's tough anti-American stance, said the president was "compelled to realign" Philippine foreign policy and not submit to U.S. demands and interests. "Breaking away from the shackling dependency of the Philippines to effectively address both internal and external security threats has become imperative in putting an end to our nation's subservience to United States' interests," Yasay said in a Facebook post.

Exclusive: Dozens of Afghan troops AWOL from military training in U.S. Posted: 06 Oct 2016 09:04 AM PDT By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small -- some 2,200 Afghan troops have received military training in the United States since 2007 -- the incidents raise questions about security and screening procedures for the programs.

Security Council nominates Portugal's Guterres as U.N. chief Posted: 06 Oct 2016 01:12 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five years from Jan. 1, 2017.     The General Assembly is likely to meet next week to approve the appointment of Guterres, 67, who would replace Ban Ki-moon, 72, of South Korea. "Humility (is what I feel) about the huge challenges ahead of us, the terrible complexity of the modern world," Guterres said in a short statement in Lisbon, which he repeated in various languages. Ban, speaking during a visit to Rome, described Guterres as a "super choice" as his successor.

Indian police seek kingpins in tax scam aimed at Americans Posted: 06 Oct 2016 10:27 AM PDT By Rajendra Jadhav and Rahul Bhatia MUMBAI (Reuters) - Americans were swindled out of tens of millions of dollars in an alleged tax scam that was run for about a year from call centers on the outskirts of Mumbai, a senior investigator said on Thursday, predicting more arrests on top of the 70 made so far. Assistant police commissioner Bharat Shelke told Reuters the alleged scammers posed as U.S. Internal Revenue Service officials and left victims voicemails accusing them of tax evasion and threatening them with arrest. "Fearing arrest, some used to call back, and employees at the call center then demanded a few thousand dollars to settle the case," he said.

Haiti death toll rises as receding waters reveal more bodies Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:30 PM PDT LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's death toll climbed Thursday as rescue crews began reaching remote corners cut off when Hurricane Matthew slammed into the country's southwest peninsula, the first Category 4 storm to hit Haiti in more than a half century.

Hurricane Matthew killed at least 261 in Haiti, dozens in one village Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:28 PM PDT By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva LES CAYES, Haiti/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 261 people in Haiti, including dozens in one coastal town that authorities and rescue workers were only beginning to reach days after the storm, officials said on Thursday. The Interior Ministry, a mayor and other local officials confirmed the numbers across Haiti to Reuters, with many victims killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers when Matthew hit with 145 mph (230 kph) winds on Tuesday. Haiti's civil protection service has so far put the toll in the impoverished Caribbean nation at 108 dead.

Samsung flags profit jump despite damaging recall Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:28 PM PDT Samsung Electronics on Friday flagged a 5.5 percent rise in operating profits, even as it struggles with a damaging global smartphone recall and a shareholder push to split the family-run conglomerate in two. In an earnings forecast that beat analyst estimates, Samsung said its operating profit for the July-September period would stand at around 7.8 trillion won ($7.0 billion), compared to 7.39 trillion won a year ago. The estimate was down on the 8.1 trillion won profit posted in the second quarter.

Samsung tips 6 percent gain in 3Q profit despite recall Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:24 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. estimated its profit rose more than expected in the July-September quarter despite the unprecedented recall of its flagship smartphones.

Jason Day skipping Australian events to rest back Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:22 PM PDT Jason Day is skipping the Australian Open and World Cup of Golf in his home country because of the back injury that forced him to withdraw during the final two PGA Tour events of the season.

'A monster': A deadly Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:18 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland.

CIT Group sells aircraft-leasing business for $10 billion Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — CIT Group Inc. said Thursday it is selling its commercial aircraft-leasing business to a subsidiary of China's Bohai Capital Holding Co. for $10 billion.

In Haiti, corpse in street, no aid; anger grows in hurricane-hit town Posted: 06 Oct 2016 05:02 PM PDT Desperation turned to anger in southwest Haiti on Thursday as residents grappled with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Dozens of men and women in the town of Cavaillon gathered by the corpse, which they said washed up when a river burst its banks as the hurricane hit on Tuesday. The male victim was one of at least 261 storm deaths in Haiti.

Professor: American killed in Ethiopia had bright future Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:59 PM PDT DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — An American researcher killed in a rock attack by protesters in Ethiopia this week was a talented scientist with a bright future, the chairman of her department at the University of California, Davis said Thursday.

Brazil lawmakers approve spending cap in victory for Temer Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:51 PM PDT By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - A congressional committee in Brazil approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday that would limit public spending increases for 20 years, handing President Michel Temer an initial victory in his plan to plug a widening deficit. The unprecedented amendment, which limits the growth of federal spending to the rate of inflation, is aimed at gradually closing a yawning budget gap that topped 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) last year. It is the first of a series of austerity measures to assuage market concerns that the once-booming economy, which was stripped of its investment grade rating last year, could be hurtling towards a debt crisis.

Backpage raided, CEO arrested on sex-trafficking charges Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:44 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — State agents raided the Dallas headquarters of adult classified ad portal Backpage and arrested Chief Executive Officer Carl Ferrer on Thursday following allegations that adult and child sex-trafficking victims had been forced into prostitution through escort ads posted on the site.

Mexico extradites woman sought in Dallas dentist's killing Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:40 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have extradited a fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list to Dallas, where she is accused of murder for the alleged contract-killing of her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend.

Handful of wealthy donors dominated Brexit campaign funding -report Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:38 PM PDT By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - More than half the money donated to groups campaigning in Britain's EU membership referendum was given by 10 individuals or companies, according to research published on Friday, raising questions over the outsize influence of the wealthy on politics. Anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International UK also said 95 percent of donations to the 'Leave' and 'Remain' campaigns in the run-up to the June 23 Brexit vote were made by only 100 donors. "It illustrates the general dependency of our country's political parties on a millionaires club of some 50 donors, many of whom also sit in the House of Lords," he added in a statement, referring to parliament's upper chamber.

FBI: Minnesota mall attacker newly interested in Islam Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:38 PM PDT ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — The man who stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall had become interested in Islam in the last several months, withdrew from his friends and encouraged female relatives to be more religious, the FBI said Thursday.

Brazil approves imports of GMO corn varieties from the U.S. Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:36 PM PDT Brazil's biosafety commission CTNBio approved on Thursday imports of three genetically modified (GM) varieties of corn from the United States for animal feed production, said the government and the poultry and pork industry group ABPA. The measure will facilitate U.S. corn exports to Brazil, said ABPA, adding it will help mitigate tight corn supplies after a harsh drought severely cut production this year, and forced the animal growers to import corn from Argentina. The Brazilian biosafety commission approved two GM corn varieties produced by Monsanto Co and one developed by Syngenta AG .

Women's hoops tourneys in Puerto Rico moved because of Zika Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:33 PM PDT Two women's college basketball tournaments in Puerto Rico have been moved because of concerns about the Zika outbreak.

U.S. researcher killed in Ethiopia praised for work, kindness Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:18 PM PDT The California university researcher killed in Ethiopia protests was a brilliant scientist with an infectious smile who was studying the effects of climate change at the time of her death, the colleague who was traveling with her said on Thursday. Sharon Gray, a 31-year-old postdoctoral scientist at the University of California, Davis, was riding through Addis Ababa with her co-researcher Siobahn Brady when their car was attacked by demonstrators hurling rocks. The U.S. State Department was assisting in bringing Gray's body home.

Colombia's ELN rebels free hostage, moving closer to talks Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:09 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's second-largest rebel group took another step in the direction of peace talks with the government by freeing a politician Thursday after holding him more than three months.

Australian BMXer Sam Willoughby in rehab following accident Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:07 PM PDT Australian BMX cyclist Sam Willoughby is in rehab following a training accident that left the 2012 London Olympics silver medalist with two fractured vertebrae and no movement below his chest.

Top Asian News 11:06 p.m. GMT Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:07 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Nine days had passed since Jeff Gillis, at home in Houston, Texas, had last heard from his wife. During that phone call, she told Gillis she was extending her business trip in China, but he grew anxious. He filed a missing person's report with U.S. consular officials whose response left him flabbergasted: His wife, a business consultant, had been detained by Chinese state security agents almost two weeks earlier. Now, 18 months later, Phan Phan-Gillis is still detained, charged with spying and awaiting trial in China, consigned to an unknown fate in a highly opaque and impenetrable legal system in which even the charges brought against her remain cloudy.

At least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp Posted: 06 Oct 2016 04:03 PM PDT At least 22 soldiers were killed in Niger on Thursday when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees, the West African nation's Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said. The attack targeted a camp in the village of Tassalit in Niger's Tahoua region, around 525 km (326 miles) northeast of the capital Niamey. The camp's residents are Malians who fled to neighboring Niger after Islamist militants, some with links to al Qaeda, seized Mali's desert north in 2012.

Hurricane Nicole a little stronger, slowing down: U.S. NHC Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:54 PM PDT (Reuters) - Hurricane Nicole is now a little stronger and is expected to slow down and meander, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. Nicole, a weak Category 1 hurricane on a scale of 1 through 5, is located about 330 miles (555 km) south of Bermuda and maximum sustained winds have increased to 85 miles per hour (140 km/h), the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Swells associated with this slow-moving storm are affecting Bermuda, and these conditions are likely to continue for the next several days, according to the NHC.

Spain dominates but held 1-1 in Italy in World Cup qualifier Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:42 PM PDT TURIN, Italy (AP) — Spain appeared to have started its new era better than Italy but the Azzurri maintained their unbeaten home record in World Cup qualifiers with a 1-1 draw in Turin on Thursday.

Scientists announce discovery of Brazil's largest dinosaur Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:37 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of what they say is the largest dinosaur ever found in South America's biggest country.

Florida braces for deadly Hurricane Matthew Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:36 PM PDT By Scott Malone and Gabriel Stargardter ORLANDO/MIAMI, Fla. (Reuters) - Matthew, the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years, blasted the Bahamas on Thursday as it headed for Florida after killing at least 140 people in the Caribbean, mostly in Haiti. Matthew, carrying winds of 140 mph (220 kph), pounded the northwestern part of the island chain en route to Florida's Atlantic coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm was likely to remain a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity as it approached the United States, where it could either take direct aim at Florida or tear along the state's coast through Friday night, the centre said, warning of "potentially disastrous impacts." Hurricane conditions were expected in parts of Florida later on Thursday and a dangerous storm surge is expected to reach up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) along the Florida coast, Ed Rappaport, deputy director of the Miami-based NHC, said on CNN.

NZ All Blacks rugby star suspended amid sex scandal Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:35 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's All Blacks are in South Africa preparing to play without their top halfback, who was sent home weeping after getting caught cheating on his girlfriend in an airport restroom.

Mexican commission calls for protocols for handling bodies Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:28 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Thursday that the improper burial of 119 bodies in a common grave is just the latest indication that the country must establish national protocols for handling human remains.

Mexico's ICA presents bid to build airport terminal foundation Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:23 PM PDT Embattled Mexican construction firm ICA on Thursday presented a proposal to build the foundation of a terminal building at Mexico City's new airport, a tender sought by 15 other companies and consortia, Mexico's government airport operator said. The Airport Group of Mexico City (GACM) was set to tentatively release the results of the tender on Oct. 21 after reviewing proposals. ICA, whose shares fell 0.73 percent on the local bourse Thursday, participated unsuccessfully in tenders for the construction of two runways at the airport in a consortium with Portugal's Mota Engil in August.

Dominant Spain held 1-1 in Italy, Croatia trashes Kosovo 6-0 Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:11 PM PDT TURIN, Italy (AP) — Former world champions Italy and Spain played to 1-1 on Thursday, giving a chance for unheralded Albania to take the lead in their Europe qualifying group.

Want to save the rainforest on the cheap? Give land to the indigenous, report says Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:09 PM PDT By Chris Arsenault RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving indigenous people land title deeds is one of the most cost-effective ways to preserve South America's endangered rainforest, a research group said on Thursday. Deforestation rates in Brazil on land formally owned by indigenous groups were 2.5 times lower than on other comparable territories, said a report from the World Resources Institute (WRI), a Washington, D.C.-based group. As governments across South America struggle to balance their budgets following a crash in commodities prices, the report said giving formal title deeds to people who have lived on the land for generations is one of the cheapest ways to protect forests and combat climate change.

Matthew may return later to Florida in 'funky loop' dance Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In what might eventually be more a psychological blow than a meteorological one, there's a decent chance that Hurricane Matthew could loop back full circle for a second, unwelcome visit to South Florida next week.

Brazil court okays probe of Lula in criminal corruption ring Posted: 06 Oct 2016 03:02 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's ex-president Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva will be probed for alleged membership in a crime ring that organized the mass looting of the state oil company Petrobras, the Supreme Court said Thursday. Justice Teori Zavascki authorized the inclusion of Lula -- who already faces related corruption charges -- in a group of politicians suspected of organizing an embezzlement ring at Petrobras.

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