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• Iraqi army aims to reach site of Islamic State executions south of Mosul
• Yemen's Houthis launch missile toward Saudi holy city
• NATO seeks to manage Russia's new military deployments
• Venezuela crisis enters dangerous phase as Maduro foes go militant
• India, Pakistan to expel diplomats amid Kashmir tension
• Iraqi villagers celebrate freedom from Islamic State, but still haunted by terror
• Top Asian News 12:44 a.m. GMT
• Venezuela court annuls Congress probe of $11 billion missing at PDVSA
• Police evict oil pipeline protesters from private land
• Anaheim Ducks sign holdout D Hampus Lindholm to 6-year deal
• Streelman shoots 9-under 63 to take Sanderson Farms lead
• Police arrest 16 in crackdown on North Dakota pipeline protesters
• Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica
• Golf Capsules
• Mexico chief state judge takes leave; ran over woman in 1984
• Struggling Indian savers threaten Modi's growth ambition
• Venezuela's Maduro pledges to crush looming strike
• Gareth Baber appointed as new Fiji sevens rugby coach
• UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban
• 2 extradited from Turkey, Syria accused of arms trafficking
• Russia unconvinced by UN report on Syria chemical weapons
• France's straggling 'Jungle' migrants await fate
• Amy Yang leads LPGA Malaysia at 63; Michelle Wie shoots 66
• Redskins CB Norman, TE Reed cleared to travel to London
• US charges 61 defendants in call center scam based in India
• Guantanamo board rejects release of Palestinian held by CIA
• Turkish, Syrian men extradited to U.S. to face drug charges
• Russia says Syria should look at gas attacks, dimming sanctions hopes
• World Cup, young stars, backup goalies add up to more goals
• Police begin removing protesters from Dakota pipeline encampment
• Russia opposes Syria sanctions after UN gas attacks probe
• Langer has knee injury, could withdraw from playoff opener
• Libya's navy says 90 migrants perished after boat fell apart
• Top seed Murray overcomes slow start to beat Simon in Vienna
• Turkey says gives U.S. new documents on Gulen extradition request
• Patrick Chan adds another quadruple jump to his repertoire
• Tsipras to push for new Greek TV reforms after court setback
• Honduran immigrant granted retrial in Florida double murder
• Colombia postpones ELN talks over hostage dispute

Iraqi army aims to reach site of Islamic State executions south of Mosul Posted: 27 Oct 2016 09:13 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - The Iraqi army was trying on Thursday to reach a town south of Mosul where Islamic State has reportedly executed dozens to deter the population against any attempt to support the U.S.-led offensive on the jihadists' last major city stronghold in Iraq. Eleven days into what is expected to be the biggest ground offensive in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, army and federal police units were fighting off sniper fire and suicide car bombs south of Hammam al-Alil, the site of the reported executions, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The executions were meant "to terrorize the others, those who are in Mosul in particular", and also to get rid of the prisoners, said Abdul Rahman al-Waggaa, a member of the Nineveh provincial council.

Yemen's Houthis launch missile toward Saudi holy city Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:25 PM PDT Yemen's Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile toward Mecca on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen's civil war said on Saudi state news agency SPA. Coalition forces destroyed the missile 65 km (40 miles) from the holy city without damage and retaliated against the launch site inside Yemen, the statement said. Mecca is home to the most sacred sites in Islam, including the Grand Mosque.

NATO seeks to manage Russia's new military deployments Posted: 27 Oct 2016 01:46 PM PDT By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's high-profile military deployments aim to showcase Russian power in any global confrontation with the West, NATO officials say, but the alliance will not seek to match Moscow's actions. Curtis Scaparrotti, the U.S.-led alliance's top commander, told allied defense ministers on Wednesday that more than 120,000 Russian troops took part in exercises in September which culminated with the firing of a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, diplomats said. As Russia's sole aircraft carrier passed Europe's shores this week, reports of its warships equipped with nuclear-capable missiles in the Baltic alarmed allies.

Venezuela crisis enters dangerous phase as Maduro foes go militant Posted: 27 Oct 2016 12:06 PM PDT By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - In a curious convergence of events on the same day last week, four Venezuelan provincial courts issued identical rulings, state governors quickly hit Twitter to celebrate, then the election board emailed a short but bombshell statement. Opposition hopes for a referendum to recall President Nicolas Maduro were dashed, on grounds of fraud in an initial signature drive. For many in the opposition, that settled a years-old debate about the nature of Venezuela's socialist government, uniting them in conviction they are now fighting a dictatorship.

India, Pakistan to expel diplomats amid Kashmir tension Posted: 27 Oct 2016 11:50 AM PDT By Tommy Wilkes and Amjad Ali NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India and Pakistan on Thursday announced they would each expel one of the other's diplomats amid growing tension between the nuclear-armed arch-foes over the disputed region of Kashmir. India said it would expel a Pakistani diplomat based in New Delhi who allegedly ran a spy ring that collected sensitive information about Indian security operations along its border. Late on Thursday night, Pakistan's foreign ministry said it had declared an Indian diplomat, Surjeet Singh, persona non grata and given him 48 hours to leave the country.

Iraqi villagers celebrate freedom from Islamic State, but still haunted by terror Posted: 27 Oct 2016 11:25 AM PDT By Michael Georgy FADILIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - When Kurdish fighters cleared Islamic State from the northern Iraqi village of Fadiliya, some residents celebrated by passing around cigarettes - an act that would have earned them a public whipping under the group's reign of terror. Peshmerga forces took the village on Thursday as they advanced towards Mosul, Islamic State's last main stronghold in Iraq which lies about four km (2.5 miles) away.

Top Asian News 12:44 a.m. GMT Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:44 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica reached an historic agreement on Friday to create the world's largest marine protected area in the ocean next to the frozen continent. The agreement comes after years of diplomatic wrangling and high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia, which has rejected the idea in the past. Proponents of the reserve say it sets a precedent for multiple countries working together to protect a large swath of ocean, which falls outside any single nation's jurisdiction. The agreement covers an area about twice the size of Texas in the Ross Sea.

Venezuela court annuls Congress probe of $11 billion missing at PDVSA Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:50 PM PDT Venezuela's top court on Thursday approved an injunction against a congressional probe that found Rafael Ramirez, the former president of state oil company PDVSA, was responsible for corruption and malfeasance that cost the firm $11 billion. A congressional commission this month said the funds had gone missing during Ramirez's time in charge, from 2004 to 2014, citing 11 cases of alleged corruption including overpricing of drilling rigs and a scandal over money laundering through an Andorra bank.

Police evict oil pipeline protesters from private land Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:27 PM PDT CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officers dressed in riot gear and firing bean bags and pepper spray evicted protesters Thursday from private land in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, dramatically escalating a months-long dispute over Native American rights and the project's environmental impact.

Anaheim Ducks sign holdout D Hampus Lindholm to 6-year deal Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:14 PM PDT ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks signed holdout Hampus Lindholm to a six-year, $31.5 million contract through the 2021-22 season on Thursday, ending a stalemate with their talented Swedish defenseman.

Streelman shoots 9-under 63 to take Sanderson Farms lead Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:14 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kevin Streelman wasn't the only one who took advantage of nearly ideal conditions at Jackson County Club.

Police arrest 16 in crackdown on North Dakota pipeline protesters Posted: 27 Oct 2016 05:01 PM PDT Sixteen Native Americans and other protesters were arrested in North Dakota on Thursday in the latest clash between police and demonstrators seeking to halt construction of a disputed oil pipeline. The arrests came as police moved to clear a camp on private property in the path of the proposed $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, according to the Morton County Sheriff's Department. Native American protesters had occupied the site since Monday, saying they were the land's rightful owners under an 1851 treaty with the U.S. government.

Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica Posted: 27 Oct 2016 04:37 PM PDT The world's largest marine reserve aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica will be created after agreement was finally reached Friday with Russia dropping its long-held opposition. The deal, sealed by the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) at an annual meeting in Hobart after years of negotiations, will see a massive US and New Zealand-backed marine protected area established in the Ross Sea. It will cover more than 1.55 million square kilometres (600,000 square miles), of which 1.12 million square kilometres will be a no fishing zone, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced.

Golf Capsules Posted: 27 Oct 2016 04:36 PM PDT SHANGHAI (AP) — Rikard Karlberg made his World Golf Championships debut with an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over Rickie Fowler in the HSBC Champions.

Mexico chief state judge takes leave; ran over woman in 1984 Posted: 27 Oct 2016 04:28 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Apparently background checks didn't impede a man convicted of a form of manslaughter from becoming the chief justice of the western Mexico state of Jalisco.

Struggling Indian savers threaten Modi's growth ambition Posted: 27 Oct 2016 04:09 PM PDT By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Suvashree Choudhury NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - For India's dream of taking the baton of global growth from China, its savings rate is flashing a warning sign. Gross national savings as a percent of the South Asian nation's gross domestic product will slip this year to 30.2 percent, the lowest since 2003, and fall further over the next two years, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. Since companies use domestic savings to fund their capital spending, the fall would increase their vulnerability to external risks - such as uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election or the prospect of monetary tightening there - that could staunch the flow of cheap investment dollars to emerging markets such as India.

Venezuela's Maduro pledges to crush looming strike Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:57 PM PDT Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday sought to outflank his opponents in their bid to drive him from power, vowing to crush a threatened general strike. At the same time, he moved to placate hard-up citizens by promising to raise the minimum wage by 40 percent. Maduro was on the counterattack a day after the opposition staged anti-government protests that drew hundreds of thousands of people across Venezuela.

Gareth Baber appointed as new Fiji sevens rugby coach Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:51 PM PDT SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Former Wales sevens captain and coach Gareth Baber has been appointed as the new head coach of Olympic champion Fiji's sevens rugby team, replacing Ben Ryan.

UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:51 PM PDT A UN General Assembly committee on Thursday voted to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons despite fierce opposition from the world's nuclear powers. A resolution presented by Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil was adopted by a vote of 123 to 38, with 16 abstentions, following weeks of lobbying by the nuclear powers for 'no' votes. Four of the five UN Security Council nuclear powers -- Britain, France, Russia and the United States -- voted against the resolution while China abstained, as did India and Pakistan.

2 extradited from Turkey, Syria accused of arms trafficking Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:42 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Two men from Turkey and Syria have been extradited to the United States to face international arms trafficking and drug charges, authorities announced Thursday.

Russia unconvinced by UN report on Syria chemical weapons Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:41 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia remains unconvinced by a report linking the Syrian government to the use of chemical weapons in at least three instances, the country's U.N. ambassador said Thursday.

France's straggling 'Jungle' migrants await fate Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:41 PM PDT Migrants left behind after the demolition of France's notorious "Jungle" faced a day of reckoning Friday after spending the night, with official blessing, in a disused part of the camp. Around 100 migrants, including minors, wound up being allowed under police escort to sleep in shelters that remained standing in the former southern section of the slum that was mostly razed in March, a prelude to this week's clearance operation. After thousands were bussed out over the past two days, the camp next to the northern port of Calais was virtually deserted on Thursday.

Amy Yang leads LPGA Malaysia at 63; Michelle Wie shoots 66 Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:34 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Amy Yang took the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia lead, and Michelle Wie had her best score in more than a year. Lydia Ko had to fight to get back to even par in her first event since firing her caddie.

Redskins CB Norman, TE Reed cleared to travel to London Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:34 PM PDT ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and tight end Jordan Reed were cleared to fly with the team to London for its game against the Cincinnati Bengals after dealing with concussions.

US charges 61 defendants in call center scam based in India Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It can be a frightening call to get — and it's a familiar one for thousands of Americans.

Guantanamo board rejects release of Palestinian held by CIA Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:31 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A board deciding whether to continue holding men at Guantanamo Bay has rejected the release of a Palestinian who was the first high-profile CIA prisoner after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.

Turkish, Syrian men extradited to U.S. to face drug charges Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:30 PM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday said two men from Syria and Turkey have been extradited to face criminal charges that they tried to sell military-grade weapons to purported Mexican drug traffickers to help them ship cocaine to the United States. Turkish citizen Memet Gezer, 49, and Syrian citizen Saber Karimch, 50, were arrested by Montenegrin authorities in April and were extradited to the United States on Thursday to face charges filed in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors said. According to prosecutors, between September 2015 and March 2016, Gezer and Karimch during recorded conversations with undercover U.S. informants posing as Mexican drug traffickers agreed to supply them with machine guns, grenades and other weapons.

Russia says Syria should look at gas attacks, dimming sanctions hopes Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:23 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria should investigate accusations that government forces carried out chlorine gas attacks and Islamic State militants used mustard gas, Russia said on Thursday, dimming Western hopes that U.N. sanctions could be imposed on those responsible. The 15-member council met behind closed doors to discuss the findings of an inquiry by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which blamed the Syrian government for three toxic gas attacks.

World Cup, young stars, backup goalies add up to more goals Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:18 PM PDT Just because Wayne Gretzky laced up his skates in an alumni game over the weekend doesn't mean the NHL is back to the 1980s.

Police begin removing protesters from Dakota pipeline encampment Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:17 PM PDT (Reuters) - Police in North Dakota began clearing a group of Native American and environmental protesters from an encampment near an oil pipeline construction site on Thursday in a move that could escalate tensions in a standoff that has lasted several months. The police moved in on the protesters camped on private property near the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline about 11:15 a.m., according to a statement from the Morton County Sheriff's Department. Police were also removing roadblocks set up by the demonstrators, but Donnell Preskey, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's department, said protesters had lit some blockades on fire.

Russia opposes Syria sanctions after UN gas attacks probe Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:16 PM PDT Russia on Thursday dismissed as "unconvincing" the findings of a UN-led investigation showing that Syrian forces had carried out three chemical attacks, and said no sanctions should be imposed. It's simply not there," Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters following a closed-door Security Council meeting. A joint United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) panel concluded that government forces carried out three chlorine gas attacks on villages in 2014 and 2015.

Langer has knee injury, could withdraw from playoff opener Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:15 PM PDT THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Bernhard Langer has a left knee injury that could force him to withdraw from the PowerShares QQQ Championship, the inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs event.

Libya's navy says 90 migrants perished after boat fell apart Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:15 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan navy said on Thursday that at least 90 migrants are believed to have perished when their rickety boat started to fall apart in the Mediterranean Sea, after leaving the Libyan coast.

Top seed Murray overcomes slow start to beat Simon in Vienna Posted: 27 Oct 2016 03:06 PM PDT VIENNA (AP) — Top-seeded Andy Murray overcame a slow start against Gilles Simon of France before winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and advancing to his 13th quarterfinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open on Thursday.

Turkey says gives U.S. new documents on Gulen extradition request Posted: 27 Oct 2016 02:56 PM PDT By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey has handed over to the U.S. Justice Department further documents to back its request for the extradition of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed July 15 coup attempt, Turkey's justice minister said on Thursday. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said that in a meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in Washington on Wednesday he gave U.S. authorities three new folders of evidence they had sought over Turkey's accusations against Gulen. Bozdag described his meeting with Lynch as "fruitful," saying it helped the two sides better understand each other's positions.

Patrick Chan adds another quadruple jump to his repertoire Posted: 27 Oct 2016 02:46 PM PDT MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) — Launching a comeback after an 18-month hiatus, Patrick Chan had been frustrated to find figure skating's version of a slam dunk contest.

Tsipras to push for new Greek TV reforms after court setback Posted: 27 Oct 2016 02:46 PM PDT The Greek government said Thursday it would make a fresh push to reform the private TV sector, after a top court blocked its previous attempt in a major blow to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. On Wednesday, 14 of the State Council's 24 judges said an October 2015 law limiting the number of private TV broadcasting licences to four -- half the current number operating -- was unconstitutional and should be overturned. "The prime minister has asked that a new draft law be ready by Monday so it can be put before parliament," government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili said Thursday.

Honduran immigrant granted retrial in Florida double murder Posted: 27 Oct 2016 02:42 PM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Honduran man on death row for a double murder in central Florida was granted a retrial by the state Supreme Court on Thursday based on new evidence, including comments a woman made to a friend and neighbors that she was the killer.

Colombia postpones ELN talks over hostage dispute Posted: 27 Oct 2016 02:39 PM PDT Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos postponed peace talks with the ELN rebels Thursday just hours before they were due to open, insisting they first release an ex-lawmaker being held hostage. The government's top peace negotiator, Juan Camilo Restrepo, later said an operation was under way for the leftist guerrillas to hand Sanchez over to the Red Cross. "I reiterate all the government's readiness and willingness to advance with this process," Santos said in a speech.

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