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• Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul
• Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely
• U.S. officials say North Korea preparing missile launch: report
• Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
• Pope says he believes ban on female priests is forever
• Venezuela opposition scraps Maduro trial but presses demands
• Top Asian News 12:24 a.m. GMT
• Xi meets Taiwan opposition amid chill in government ties
• Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in hurricane aid
• UK Supreme Court asked to rule on abortion funding for Northern Ireland residents
• Venezuela opposition scraps Maduro trial but presses demands
• 4 advance in Champions League, Barcelona stunned by Man City
• Man City beats Barcelona 3-1 in sweet win for Guardiola
• Reports warn of explosion in cancer deaths among women
• Lawsuit over use of barefoot marathoner's name is dismissed
• Griezmann's goals send Atletico into CL knockout phase
• Napoli stays strong in Group B after equalizer at Besiktas
• UN council in DR Congo to gauge election tensions
• Trump targets Democratic states after shock poll boost
• Clashes between farmers and herders kill 18 in Niger
• Colonial may open key U.S. gasoline line by Saturday after fatal blast
• Venezuelan opposition eases temperature at Vatican request
• California relaxes conservation rules as rain eases drought
• Microsoft: Windows flaw used by hackers linked to Russians
• Ronaldo 2 goals shy of 100 in European competitions
• Arsenal advances in Champs League with 3-2 win at Ludogorets
• Celtic live to fight another day after Gladbach draw
• Qatar predicts '100% compliance' with key labour reform
• Raonic hits 17 aces as he reaches Paris Masters 3rd round
• U.S. floats idea of 'humanitarian parole' for Uzbekistan prisoner
• Top Obama officials meet China state councilor in New York
• New child abuse lawsuit filed again Guam's Catholic Church
• I.Coast voters back new constitution: election body
• New child abuse suits filed against Catholic Church in Guam
• Lewandowski gets brace as Bayern Munich beats PSV to advance
• Ivory Coast approves new constitution, opposition claims fraud
• PSG beats Basel 2-1, advances from Champions League group
• Moenchengladbach and Celtic draw 1-1 in Champions League

Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul Posted: 01 Nov 2016 06:03 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin and Dominic Evans EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul on Tuesday as the two-week campaign to recapture the jihadists' last main bastion in Iraq entered a new phase of urban warfare. Soldiers of the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CST) also entered the state television station in Mosul on Tuesday, the first capture of an important building in the Islamic State-held city since the start of the offensive about two weeks ago, the force commander, Lieutenant-General Talib Shaghati, said. "This is a good sign for the people of Mosul because the battle to liberate Mosul has effectively begun," Shaghati said.

Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely Posted: 01 Nov 2016 07:12 AM PDT Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the resumption of peace talks. Shoigu said that rebels backed by Western governments had been attacking civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo, despite a pause in Russian and Syrian air attacks. "As a result, the prospects for the start of a negotiation process and the return to peaceful life in Syria are postponed for an indefinite period," Shoigu said.

U.S. officials say North Korea preparing missile launch: report Posted: 01 Nov 2016 11:35 AM PDT North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified U.S. officials. North Korea, which is under U.N. and other international sanctions for its nuclear and missile programs, has conducted repeated missile tests this year, the most recent on Oct. 20. It came in spite of the threat of further U.N. sanctions under discussion.

Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:15 PM PDT By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Michael Georgy ZARQA/SHURA, Iraq (Reuters) - After Islamic State conquered villages in northern Iraq, it spelled out in minute detail the rules of its self-proclaimed caliphate, from beard length to alms to guidelines for taking women as sex slaves. Islamic State documents and posters, obtained in villages captured by Iraqi forces, highlight a tight and comprehensive system of rule by the militants, who went to great lengths to explain their extremist philosophy. The documents and other materials, printed with Islamic State logos, were found by Reuters in offices used by the group until a few days ago.

Pope says he believes ban on female priests is forever Posted: 01 Nov 2016 11:02 AM PDT By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Tuesday he believes the Roman Catholic Church's ban on women becoming priests is forever and will never be changed, in some of his most definitive remarks on the issue. A Swedish female reporter noted that the head of the Lutheran Church who welcomed him in Sweden was a woman, and then asked if he thought the Catholic Church could allow women to be ordained as ministers in coming decades. "St. Pope John Paul II had the last clear word on this and it stands, this stands," Francis said.

Venezuela opposition scraps Maduro trial but presses demands Posted: 01 Nov 2016 02:47 PM PDT By Diego Oré and Fabian Cambero CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela freed three activists and the opposition postponed a symbolic trial in congress of President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday even as it warned it would quit Vatican-backed talks in a matter of days if tough conditions were not met. Maduro met with opposition leaders on Sunday for the start of talks to ease a political standoff between the ruling Socialist Party and the opposition-led parliament during a spiraling economic crisis. As well as suspending its parliamentary proceedings against Maduro, the opposition also agreed to postpone a march planned for Thursday to the presidential palace that the government had described as part of a coup plot.

Top Asian News 12:24 a.m. GMT Posted: 01 Nov 2016 05:24 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Taiwan's opposition leader Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's message to the island's independence-leaning administration that it won't have access to the mainland's highest levels of power if it doesn't accept that Taiwan is part of China. Xi's meeting with Nationalist Party Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing comes months after China cut off communication and exchanges with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's administration. Diplomatically, China has also sought to isolate the island even more by having its representatives barred from international gatherings. While Xi referred to neither of those issues in his opening remarks before the media, he reiterated the importance of the "one-China principle" and the "'92 consensus," referring to an agreement reached that year reinforcing the principle.

Xi meets Taiwan opposition amid chill in government ties Posted: 01 Nov 2016 05:24 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Taiwan's opposition leader Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's message to the island's independence-leaning administration that it won't have access to the mainland's highest levels of power if it doesn't accept that Taiwan is part of China.

Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in hurricane aid Posted: 01 Nov 2016 05:21 PM PDT LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — A teenage boy was fatally shot in Haiti on Tuesday amid protests over delays in aid distribution after a Category 4 hurricane pummeled the Caribbean country last month. It is the second such death reported in the past week.

UK Supreme Court asked to rule on abortion funding for Northern Ireland residents Posted: 01 Nov 2016 05:06 PM PDT Women's rights groups are to ask the British Supreme Court on Wednesday to compel the government to fund abortions for Northern Ireland residents traveling to England to avoid some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. While the National Health Service routinely provides free abortions to women in most of the United Kingdom, abortion is only permitted in the British province of Northern Ireland when a woman's life is at risk or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health. Last year just 16 abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland but women's rights groups estimate that around 1,000 women travel to Britain each year for terminations, which they must finance themselves along with travel and other costs.

Venezuela opposition scraps Maduro trial but presses demands Posted: 01 Nov 2016 05:02 PM PDT By Diego Oré and Fabian Cambero CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela freed four activists and the opposition postponed a symbolic trial in congress of President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday even as it warned it would quit Vatican-backed talks in a matter of days if tough conditions were not met. Maduro met with opposition leaders on Sunday for the start of talks to ease a political standoff between the ruling Socialist Party and the opposition-led parliament during a spiraling economic crisis. As well as suspending its parliamentary proceedings against Maduro, the opposition also agreed to postpone a march planned for Thursday to the presidential palace that the government had described as part of a coup plot.

4 advance in Champions League, Barcelona stunned by Man City Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:47 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Four teams, including five-time winner Bayern Munich, sealed early places in the Champions League knockout rounds on Tuesday.

Man City beats Barcelona 3-1 in sweet win for Guardiola Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:43 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola brought down the footballing superpower he helped to create, leading Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Barcelona in a landmark Champions League result for the English club on Tuesday.

Reports warn of explosion in cancer deaths among women Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:41 PM PDT Two reports have warned of an explosion in cancer deaths among women, with a toll, mainly from breast cancer, of some 5.5 million per year by 2030 -- roughly the population of Denmark. This represented a near 60-percent increase in less than two decades, said an analysis conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS), released Tuesday at the World Cancer Congress in Paris. As the global population grows and ages, the highest toll will be among women in poor and middle-income countries, it said, and much of it from cancers which are largely preventable.

Lawsuit over use of barefoot marathoner's name is dismissed Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:39 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — The maker of a popular line of minimalist running shoes doesn't have to pay damages for naming some of its models after Abebe Bikila, the legendary Ethiopian runner who won the 1960 Olympics marathon barefoot, a federal judge has ruled.

Griezmann's goals send Atletico into CL knockout phase Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:35 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid reached the knockout stage of the Champions League after Antoine Griezmann pounced in stoppage time to score his second goal of the night and seal a dramatic 2-1 victory over Russian side Rostov on Tuesday.

Napoli stays strong in Group B after equalizer at Besiktas Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:08 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Napoli remained in a good position to advance from its Champions League group following a 1-1 draw at Besiktas on Tuesday that featured two late goals.

UN council in DR Congo to gauge election tensions Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:07 PM PDT The UN Security Council will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo next week to gauge tensions over the holding of presidential elections. The 15 council envoys will visit Kinshasa, Goma and Beni from November 10 to 14 for talks with President Joseph Kabila, opposition leaders and civil society. "The council considers that it would be useful to go to DRCongo to speak to all the players as part of its prevention role," he told reporters.

Trump targets Democratic states after shock poll boost Posted: 01 Nov 2016 04:02 PM PDT Donald Trump stormed into traditionally Democratic territory on Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to open up a path to an unlikely White House win, buoyed by a shock new poll showing him edging ahead of Hillary Clinton. If Clinton was rattled by the dramatic tightening in the numbers a week before Election Day, she did not show it, barnstorming through key swing state Florida and once again hammering Trump's attitude to women. Forecast models still show the 70-year-old Republican property mogul facing an uphill battle to win enough states to secure an electoral college victory over the 69-year-old Democratic frontrunner on November 8.

Clashes between farmers and herders kill 18 in Niger Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:58 PM PDT Eighteen people were killed and 20 others were wounded on Tuesday in violence in Niger that pitted itinerant cattle herders against farmers, officials said. The clashes broke out near the village of Bangui along the West African nation's southern border with neighboring Nigeria after livestock belonging to ethnic Fulani herders damaged the field of a farmer. "The nomadic herders fought with a farmer, whom they wounded.

Colonial may open key U.S. gasoline line by Saturday after fatal blast Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:58 PM PDT A major gasoline pipeline that is a crucial supply source for the U.S. East Coast could reopen as early as Saturday after an explosion in Alabama killed one worker and injured five others, Colonial Pipeline Co [COLPI.UL] said on Tuesday. The blast on Monday occurred several miles from its biggest gasoline spill in nearly two decades in September. The shutdown will restrict gasoline supplies to millions of Americans in the Southeast and possibly the Northeast.

Venezuelan opposition eases temperature at Vatican request Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:52 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition on Tuesday warily welcomed the government's release of four jailed activists, agreeing to delay a symbolic trial in Congress to void President Nicolas Maduro's authority and to scrap a protest march set for later this week.

California relaxes conservation rules as rain eases drought Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:50 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California on Tuesday moved to ease water conservation rules for farmers in the northern and central parts of the state, a sign that a wet fall may portend an easing of the state's five-year drought. The decision to temporarily stop requiring mostly agricultural users from detailing how much they take from key watersheds comes as new data show that conservation among urban Californians was up slightly in September over August. Felicia Marcus, chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board, said she welcomed rain that drenched cities throughout the state in October, but warned that the state's crushing drought was not yet over.

Microsoft: Windows flaw used by hackers linked to Russians Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:48 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft says a newly discovered flaw in its Windows software was used by a hacking group that other researchers have linked to Russia's government and computer intrusions at the Democratic National Committee.

Ronaldo 2 goals shy of 100 in European competitions Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:47 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Unless Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly decides to add mercy to his list of virtues, the Real Madrid forward will have a good shot at scoring his 100th goal in European competition on Wednesday.

Arsenal advances in Champs League with 3-2 win at Ludogorets Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:44 PM PDT SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Arsenal sealed its place in the knockout stage of the Champions League after coming back from two goals down to grab a late 3-2 victory at Ludogorets on Tuesday.

Celtic live to fight another day after Gladbach draw Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:40 PM PDT Mönchengladbach (Germany) (AFP) - Celtic are still alive in the Champions League after Moussa Dembele's penalty allowed them to come away from their trip to Borussia Moenchengladbach with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The Scottish champions seemed to be heading for elimination with two matches to spare in Group C after Lars Stindl gave the hosts the lead at Borussia-Park. Celtic remain bottom of the section and are five points behind Manchester City in second place with a home clash against Barcelona and a trip to the Etihad Stadium still to come.

Qatar predicts '100% compliance' with key labour reform Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:32 PM PDT Qatar said it expects "100 per cent compliance" from businesses by the end of 2016 with a labour reform designed to ensure the country's vast migrant workforce receive their salaries on time. Government figures released in Doha on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Wage Protection System (WPS) show that 1.8 million -- around 85 per cent -- of Qatar's 2.1 million workforce are now paid electronically. "Our aim is to have 100 per cent compliance by the end of the year," said Mohamed Ali Al-Meer, the director of Qatar's labour inspection department.

Raonic hits 17 aces as he reaches Paris Masters 3rd round Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:31 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Fourth-seeded Milos Raonic hit 17 aces as he beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters.

U.S. floats idea of 'humanitarian parole' for Uzbekistan prisoner Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:30 PM PDT The United States has suggested Uzbekistan grant "humanitarian parole" for a former opposition politician who has spent 22 years in prison and whose sentence was recently extended by another three years, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday. Samandar Kukanov, 72, a former parliamentary deputy, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1994 on embezzlement charges, and in 2014 his term was prolonged for two more years for a breach of prison rules, according to local rights group Ezgulik. Asked if the United States had called for Kukanov's release, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal told Reuters: "We have." "We have raised with them the idea of humanitarian parole as a way of providing an opportunity for these individuals who have spent an extraordinary amount of time in prison, who are toward the end of their life, to be able to be home with their families," she said in an interview.

Top Obama officials meet China state councilor in New York Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry and national security adviser Susan Rice held talks Tuesday with a senior Chinese official on managing differences and expanding cooperation between the two world powers.

New child abuse lawsuit filed again Guam's Catholic Church Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:19 PM PDT HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The new leader of the Catholic Church in Guam will immediately assume all responsibilities in the archdiocese while its suspended archbishop faces a church trial for allegedly sexually abusing altar boys, a church leader said Tuesday.

I.Coast voters back new constitution: election body Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:19 PM PDT Voters in Ivory Coast have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, which the president says will heal a violent rift in national identity. The "Yes" camp won 93 percent of votes cast in Sunday's constitutional referendum, but most eligible voters stayed at home with the official turnout rate put at just over 42 percent, the official results showed. Voters' backing of the new constitution, which President Alassane Ouattara claims will help end years of instability linked to the vexed issue of national identity, had been expected as the opposition called on Ivorians to boycott the poll.

New child abuse suits filed against Catholic Church in Guam Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:17 PM PDT HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The latest on allegations of child sex abuse in Guam's Catholic Church (all times local):

Lewandowski gets brace as Bayern Munich beats PSV to advance Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:16 PM PDT EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored both his team's goals Tuesday and hit the woodwork three times as Bayern Munich beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to secure a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Ivory Coast approves new constitution, opposition claims fraud Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:14 PM PDT By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Voters in Ivory Coast overwhelmingly approved a new constitution in a weekend referendum, according to provisional results announced by the elections commission on Tuesday, though opposition groups denounced the turnout figure as fraudulent. President Alassane Ouattara had argued that the new charter would help the nation turn the page on a decade-long crisis that was capped by a 2011 civil war and create the stability needed to cement its status as Africa's rising economic star. The results showed about 93 percent of voters backed the text on a turnout of around 42 percent, commission president Youssouf Bakayoko said on state-owned television.

PSG beats Basel 2-1, advances from Champions League group Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:11 PM PDT BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — A brilliant 90th-minute goal by Thomas Meunier sealed Paris Saint-Germain's easy progress into the Champions League round of 16 with a 2-1 win at Basel on Tuesday

Moenchengladbach and Celtic draw 1-1 in Champions League Posted: 01 Nov 2016 03:04 PM PDT MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Celtic fought back to earn a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach through a penalty by Moussa Dembele on Tuesday and keep a slim hope of advancing in the Champions League.

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