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• Missile again fired at U.S. Navy from Houthi territory in Yemen
• Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row
• Putin rejects accusations of meddling in U.S. election
• Syrian bomb plotter commits suicide in German police custody
• Australia charges two teenagers with planning Islamic State-inspired attack
• Deadly Bangladesh blaze shows up safety gaps three years after factory collapse
• Teens charged with terrorist offences in Australia
• New Zealand makes UN push for end to Syria air attacks
• Colombians take to streets again to support peace deal
• Gunmen kill three soldiers, two others, in north Burkina Faso: government
• Nicole, headed for Bermuda, strengthens to a major hurricane
• Judge: Statements admissible in Venezuelan drug case
• Rebel advances in central Syria set back by infighting
• 2 Sydney teens charged with planning Islamic State attack
• Coast Guard responds to diesel spill on Intracoastal Waterway, Texas
• Explosive Trump repeats call to jail Clinton
• Cab drivers protest Uber, rideshare apps in Mexico City
• Syrian suspect in Germany bomb plot found dead in cell
• Optimism the current buzz word around NBA labor talks
• Scottish leader slams UK 'xenophobia' over Brexit
• Millions of North Carolina chickens die in Hurricane Matthew floods: state
• Britain lacks policies to meet emissions targets: government advisers
• New Zealand pushes to break U.N. Security Council deadlock on Syria
• Scotland's Sturgeon seeks to unite opposition to 'hard Brexit'
• Legal challenge to British government's right to trigger EU divorce begins
• Documentary filmmaker arrested at Canada-U.S. pipeline protest
• Dutch Queen asks Argentina for financial inclusion
• Official: Plane crash appears to be suicide try; 1 dead
• Marmite taken off UK shelves as Brexit bites
• Grillo wins PGA Tour rookie of the year
• Clashes as Venezuela protesters seek Maduro recall
• Global markets: Pound turns around, Samsung sinks
• World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire
• Pound drop ends in fight between supermarkets and supplier
• Mexico: Son says he's innocent in film-maker parents' deaths
• Ancient bird from dinosaur area probably sounded like duck
• Russia rejects allegations of meddling in US elections
• Official: Yemen rebels fire 2 missiles at US ship; both miss
• German bomb plot suspect kills self in Saxony prison cell

Missile again fired at U.S. Navy from Houthi territory in Yemen Posted: 12 Oct 2016 01:59 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Wednesday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the second such incident in four days, the U.S. military said. The USS Mason fired defensive salvos in response to at least one missile which did not hit the ship or caused any damage as it operated north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Pentagon said. Indications are that the second salvo brought down an incoming missile, one U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:57 PM PDT By Vladimir Soldatkin and Tom Perry MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified. The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo last month with Russian air support and Iranian-backed militias, a week into a ceasefire agreed by Washington and Moscow. Kerry broke off talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week over the offensive, which has included air strikes on hospitals that the United States and France said amounted to war crimes for which Syria and Russia were responsible.

Putin rejects accusations of meddling in U.S. election Posted: 12 Oct 2016 11:47 AM PDT By James Oliphant and Katya Golubkova WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Even as WikiLeaks released another trove of internal documents from Hillary Clinton's campaign on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted his country was not involved in an effort to influence the U.S. presidential election. Last week, the U.S. government formally accused Russia of launching a hacking campaign to "interfere with the U.S. election process." Clinton's campaign, which has charged the Kremlin is trying to help Republican Donald Trump win the White House on Nov. 8, took its allegations a step further on Tuesday when John Podesta, chairman of the Democratic nominee's campaign, accused the Trump campaign of colluding with Russia.

Syrian bomb plotter commits suicide in German police custody Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:21 PM PDT A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has committed suicide in a detention center in Leipzig, the Justice Ministry for the state of Saxony said on Wednesday. Investigators believe Jaber Albakr, 22, who arrived in Germany last year, was close to staging an attack comparable to those that killed 130 people in Paris last November and 32 in Belgium in March. "On the evening of October 12, 2016, Jaber Albakr, who was suspected of planning a serious attack, took his life in the detention center at Leipzig correctional hospital," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

Australia charges two teenagers with planning Islamic State-inspired attack Posted: 12 Oct 2016 05:07 PM PDT Australian police on Thursday charged two 16-year boys with planning an imminent, Islamic State-inspired terror attack. The two teenagers, who were arrested in a western suburb of Sydney on Wednesday, were found to be carrying two knives, though police said the exact target of their alleged plot is unknown. "We did prevent what we would suspect was going to be an attack," said Catherine Burn, deputy commissioner, New South Wales Police.

Deadly Bangladesh blaze shows up safety gaps three years after factory collapse Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:11 PM PDT By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's safety inspectors twice extended an operating license at a food and cigarette packaging plant in the capital Dhaka without making physical checks. The cause of the Sept. 10 blaze, the country's worst industrial accident since the 2013 Rana Plaza tragedy in which more than 1,100 mostly garment workers died, is unknown. Syed Ahmed, head of the department charged with inspecting factories and commercial buildings, said his inspectors should have visited Tampaco before renewing its license, but did not, partly because of a shortage of staff.

Teens charged with terrorist offences in Australia Posted: 12 Oct 2016 05:41 PM PDT Two 16-year-old boys were Thursday charged with terror-related offences in Australia, including planning an attack, after being arrested with "bayonet-type" knives in Sydney. The pair, who were not named, were seized in the city's southwest on Wednesday after buying the weapons in a shop, with police saying they were inspired by the so-called Islamic State. "We don't have any specific information of a particular target where we will allege that there was going to be an imminent attack," said New South Wales Police Commissioner Catherine Burn.

New Zealand makes UN push for end to Syria air attacks Posted: 12 Oct 2016 05:37 PM PDT New Zealand, one of the 10 non-permanent Security Council members, has presented a draft resolution demanding an end to air attacks in Syria's battleground city of Aleppo. The new measure followed the failure of the council to adopt two resolutions on a ceasefire in Syria, one of which was vetoed by Russia during a stormy meeting at the weekend. Council members will discuss the crisis in Syria during a luncheon meeting with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, ahead of a new council session on Monday.

Colombians take to streets again to support peace deal Posted: 12 Oct 2016 05:31 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of farmers, indigenous activists and students marched in cities across Colombia on Wednesday to demand a peace deal between the government and leftist rebels not be scuttled.

Gunmen kill three soldiers, two others, in north Burkina Faso: government Posted: 12 Oct 2016 05:17 PM PDT Unidentified gunmen killed three Burkinabe soldiers and two civilians on Wednesday, a military source said, in the latest sign that instability in Mali is spreading to its southern neighbor. The defense ministry had earlier confirmed the deaths of the soldiers. Attacks by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso were rare before a major strike by al Qaeda-linked fighters in the capital killed 29 people in January.

Nicole, headed for Bermuda, strengthens to a major hurricane Posted: 12 Oct 2016 05:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - Nicole, which is on track to hit Bermuda, strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Nicole was located about 210 miles (335 km) southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kph), the Miami-based center said. "An increase in forward speed is expected (on Wednesday night), followed by a northeastward turn and an additional increase in forward speed on Thursday," the NHC said, adding that the core of Hurricane Nicole will pass near or over Bermuda on Thursday.

Judge: Statements admissible in Venezuelan drug case Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Statements obtained by federal agents from two nephews of Venezuela's first lady when they were flown to the U.S. to face trial on drug charges are admissible in court, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Rebel advances in central Syria set back by infighting Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:58 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — For more than a month, insurgents fighting President Bashar Assad's forces had been on the march in central Syria, getting within a few miles of the fourth-largest city of Hama. Many in the opposition hoped they would cut a main government supply line to Aleppo and ease the pressure on the rebels there.

2 Sydney teens charged with planning Islamic State attack Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:48 PM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — Two 16-year-old Australian boys arrested in Sydney after each bought a knife were charged on Thursday with planning a terrorist attack on behalf of the extremist Islamic State group, police said.

Coast Guard responds to diesel spill on Intracoastal Waterway, Texas Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:31 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday about 5,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel spilled into the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) near Port Isabel, Texas, on Tuesday. The amount was substantially less than the preliminary estimate of approximately 20,000 gallons, the Coast Guard said in a release. The source of the spill has been secured and the cause of the incident is under investigation, the Coast Guard said.

Explosive Trump repeats call to jail Clinton Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:26 PM PDT Hillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed rival Donald Trump's "pure negativity" in their bitter presidential race, as he adopted an increasingly incendiary tone and renewed his call for the Democratic nominee to go to jail. With less than four weeks before Election Day, and Clinton maintaining her edge in national polls, the pair bore down on key battleground states where the race is likely to be decided. Trump slammed his opponent, declaring her a criminal who should be prosecuted for endangering national security by using a private email account while secretary of state, and deleting some 33,000 messages that Clinton said were personal and not work-related.

Cab drivers protest Uber, rideshare apps in Mexico City Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:24 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of cab drivers have blocked a central Mexico City boulevard with their taxis to protest Uber and other mobile ride-hailing services.

Syrian suspect in Germany bomb plot found dead in cell Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:20 PM PDT A Syrian man arrested on suspicion of plotting a jihadist bomb attack on a Berlin airport was found dead in his cell Wednesday after an apparent suicide, sparking outrage over a "judicial scandal". Jaber Albakr, who was arrested two days earlier following a nationwide manhunt after police found explosives in his apartment, was discovered hanged in his jail cell in the eastern city of Leipzig, reported Germany's Bild daily and national news agency DPA. "Jaber Albakr took his own life in the Leipzig prison hospital," the government of the eastern, ex-communist state of Saxony said in a statement, without elaborating.

Optimism the current buzz word around NBA labor talks Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:17 PM PDT From Cleveland to China, the message was clear on Wednesday: There is real hope of the NBA and its players getting a new labor deal done in the coming weeks.

Scottish leader slams UK 'xenophobia' over Brexit Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:16 PM PDT Scotland's pro-EU leader Nicola Sturgeon, will on Thursday accuse the British government of "xenophobia" and "scapegoating of foreigners" in its approach to Brexit, according to comments released by her office. First Minister Sturgeon has been a vocal critic of London's handling of the June 23 referendum which saw Britain vote to leave the European Union. In Scotland 62 percent voted to remain part of the 28-country bloc.

Millions of North Carolina chickens die in Hurricane Matthew floods: state Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:12 PM PDT By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Flooding from Hurricane Matthew has killed up to 5 million poultry birds in North Carolina, most of them chickens, the state's top environmental official said on Wednesday, hurting a major contributor to its economy. Donald van der Vaart, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, also told Reuters that some pits that hold hog waste on farms had been inundated with floodwaters. North Carolina officials have been racing to help farmers swamped by Matthew and to assess damages since the storm dumped heavy rains on the state over the weekend.

Britain lacks policies to meet emissions targets: government advisers Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:10 PM PDT Britain lacks the policies needed to achieve its domestic emissions targets, and should by February set out new plans to meet them, the government's climate advisers said on Thursday. Under the Climate Change Act Britain has committed by 2050 to cut emissions by 80 percent compared with 1990 levels, and must produce proposals on how it intends to reach its climate targets, set in five-yearly carbon budgets. "Current policy in the UK is not enough to deliver the existing carbon budgets that Parliament has set," Britain's Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in one of three reports published on Thursday on Britain's climate policy.

New Zealand pushes to break U.N. Security Council deadlock on Syria Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:08 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - New Zealand gave the 15-member United Nations Security Council on Wednesday a draft resolution that would demand an end to all attacks that may kill civilians in Syria, particularly air strikes in Aleppo, just days after Russia vetoed a similar text. Russia on Saturday vetoed a French draft resolution that would have demanded an end to "all aerial bombardments of and military flights over Aleppo city." A similar rival Russian text, which did not include that demand, was voted on straight after the French text, but failed to get enough votes. The New Zealand draft resolution, seen by Reuters, demands an "end to all attacks which may result in the death or injury of civilians or damage to civilian objects in Syria, in particular those carried out by air in Aleppo." The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo last month with Russian air support and Iranian-backed militias, a week into a ceasefire agreed by Washington and Moscow.

Scotland's Sturgeon seeks to unite opposition to 'hard Brexit' Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:07 PM PDT By Elisabeth O'Leary GLASGOW (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will seek to unite and lead political opposition throughout Britain to any "hard Brexit", according to a speech to be given on Thursday. "Brexit has become Tory (Conservative) Brexit," Sturgeon will tell the SNP, by far the dominant Scottish party at Westminster with 56 of Scotland's 59 seats in the UK parliament.

Legal challenge to British government's right to trigger EU divorce begins Posted: 12 Oct 2016 04:05 PM PDT By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A legal bid to force the British government to seek parliamentary approval before starting the formal process of leaving the European Union begins on Thursday, with ministers calling it an anti-democratic tactic to delay Brexit. Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the mechanism by which Britain begins a two-year process to exit the European Union, by the end of March next year and there will be no parliamentary vote beforehand. There is growing concern among some in parliament and in the business community that May will go for a "hard Brexit", with Britain leaving the EU's single market and imposing tight immigration controls, damaging trade and investment.

Documentary filmmaker arrested at Canada-U.S. pipeline protest Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:52 PM PDT A documentary maker who was filming as environmental protesters attempted to shut down the flow of oil through pipelines carrying crude from Canada to the United States was arrested and her footage confiscated, activists said on Wednesday. Deia Schlosberg, producer of the 2016 film "How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change", was taken into custody on Tuesday as an "accessory" to the action despite serving only to document it, said Kyle Cadotte, managing director of the International WOW film company. Cadotte said Schlosberg remained in custody in Pembina County, North Dakota on Wednesday and had not been allowed to speak to an attorney.

Dutch Queen asks Argentina for financial inclusion Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:36 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is asking her native Argentina to use all the necessary tools to encourage financial inclusion.

Official: Plane crash appears to be suicide try; 1 dead Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:30 PM PDT EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A flight instructor and a student pilot had an altercation inside the cockpit of a small plane, and the instructor was unable to regain control from the trainee before the plane crashed near the headquarters of a military jet engine manufacturer, killing the student, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation into what happened said Wednesday.

Marmite taken off UK shelves as Brexit bites Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:26 PM PDT British staple Marmite was taken off the virtual shelves at supermarket Tesco on Thursday, following a reported row with supplier Unilever over pricing after the pound plummeted on fears over the UK's Brexit plans. Jars of Marmite were "currently not available" in the online store of Tesco -- the world's third biggest supermarket chain -- after the company reportedly refused Unilever's request to hike prices.

Grillo wins PGA Tour rookie of the year Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:25 PM PDT NAPA, Calif. (AP) — On the eve of a new PGA Tour season, Emiliano Grillo of Argentina picked up his second trophy of the old season as the rookie of the year.

Clashes as Venezuela protesters seek Maduro recall Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:24 PM PDT Clashes broke out Wednesday between supporters and opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as opposition protesters sought to show momentum in their push to oust him in a referendum. Sticks, stones and punches flew on the Caribbean island of Margarita as red-clad Maduro supporters tried to block opponents determined to march on the town of Villa Rosa, an AFP photographer said. Several protesters were wounded, said the center-right opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), which accuses Maduro of steering Venezuela into an economic crisis marked by severe shortages of food and medicine, spiraling inflation, and rampant crime.

Global markets: Pound turns around, Samsung sinks Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:24 PM PDT New York (AFP) - The British pound reversed its 10-day fall Wednesday on easing worries over a hard Brexit, while Samsung's shares tumbled again after it slashed its earnings outlook due to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.

World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire Posted: 12 Oct 2016 03:20 PM PDT Despite repeated setbacks on the path to peace in war-wracked Syria, the United States and Russia will give diplomacy another chance, as Washington convenes international talks in Europe this weekend to try to secure a ceasefire that sticks. Washington and Moscow, which officially cut off bilateral contact on the issue last week after a truce deal unraveled, on Wednesday announced two days of talks -- in Lausanne on Saturday, and in London on Sunday. The meetings come after Syria was plunged into some of the worst violence it has seen, as government forces backed by Russian airpower push a brutal assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

Pound drop ends in fight between supermarkets and supplier Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:51 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain's biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, has pulled cherished products such as Marmite spread and Ben & Jerry's ice cream from its website amid a dispute with consumer goods giant Unilever.

Mexico: Son says he's innocent in film-maker parents' deaths Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:49 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The son of slain Mexican film director Leon Serment denied arranging to pay two assailants to kill his parents, saying they had their differences but it would never occur to him to settle them through violence.

Ancient bird from dinosaur area probably sounded like duck Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:46 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Scientists for years have known what birds living at the end of the age of dinosaurs looked like. Now, they say they might know what one sounded like: quack!

Russia rejects allegations of meddling in US elections Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:43 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials have once more vigorously rejected accusations of meddling in the U.S. presidential elections and dismissed allegations that Moscow was behind a series of recent hacks on U.S. institutions.

Official: Yemen rebels fire 2 missiles at US ship; both miss Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time this week two missiles were fired at a U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea, and officials believe they were launched by the same Yemen-based Houthi rebels involved in the earlier attack, a U.S. military official said Wednesday.

German bomb plot suspect kills self in Saxony prison cell Posted: 12 Oct 2016 02:41 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A 22-year-old Syrian man arrested in Germany for a suspected Islamic extremist bomb plot killed himself Wednesday in a prison cell in Leipzig, Saxony's state Justice Ministry said late Wednesday.

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