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• UK court says Brexit needs parliament's approval, complicates government plans
• Syrian held in Germany got Islamic State instructions for attack: prosecutors
• Venezuela opposition gives Maduro until Nov. 11 to meet demands
• Majority of Colombians back peace talks but see no deal this year: poll
• Rebels step up Aleppo offensive with three car bombs
• Wallabies kick off grand slam hopes against Wales
• Exclusive: ACT cancels test scores in Asia after leak of essay question
• France's Juppe says party rival Sarkozy's attacks 'suicidal'
• Turkey's pro-Kurdish party HDP's 11 MPs detained: party lawyers
• Maduro to opposition: 'Don't give me ultimatums'
• Military memorial, wildlife at odds in new Battle of Midway
• Turkey police detain co-leaders of main pro-Kurdish party: reports
• No malicious intent in Hughes' death - coroner
• Cilic qualifies for ATP Finals, Djokovic and Murray advance
• Gambian female goalkeeper drowns in Mediterranean crossing
• Egypt devalues, floats its currency, meeting key IMF demand
• Sudan hikes fuel prices amid foreign currency shortage
• Paris climate pact enters into force, focus shifts to action
• Rod Pampling shoots 11-under 60 to take Las Vegas lead
• With drought over, Cubs' attention turns toward title repeat
• Man United loses at Fenerbahce 2-1 in Europa League
• Syria rebels renew Aleppo attack before Russia ceasefire
• El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras to launch anti-gang force
• No plan so far for U.S. advisors to go into Mosul: U.S. military
• Dominican court upholds drug sentence against French man
• Fighting from above: the air war on IS
• Bahamas fires warning shots, detains Dominican fishermen
• Russia says U.N. South Sudan mission 'in ruins' after firing
• Swiss attorney general halts Iran talks political espionage case
• Canada's Trudeau decries police monitoring of journalists
• Canada to press Saudi king to release blogger Badawi
• Clinton plots final push as race tightens
• Russian helicopter downed in Syria: agencies quoting Russia's defense ministry
• Ordering deadly drugs from China is easy
• Dominican court rejects Frenchman's drugs appeal
• Faltering United downed by Fenerbahce in Istanbul
• Canada minister heads to Africa to set peacekeeping mission

UK court says Brexit needs parliament's approval, complicates government plans Posted: 03 Nov 2016 10:34 AM PDT By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A British court ruled on Thursday that the government needs parliamentary approval to start the process of leaving the European Union, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans. The government said it would appeal against the High Court ruling and Britain's Supreme Court is expected to consider the case early next month. Many investors took the view that lawmakers would now be able to temper the government's policies, making it less likely that the government would opt for a "hard Brexit" -- a scenario in which it prioritizes tight controls on immigration over remaining in the European single market.

Syrian held in Germany got Islamic State instructions for attack: prosecutors Posted: 03 Nov 2016 11:33 AM PDT A Syrian man arrested in Berlin is suspected of belonging to Islamic State and having received IS instructions from Syria to carry out an attack in Germany, the Federal Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday. Police said on Wednesday that the man, identified by the prosecutor's office only as 27-year-old Ashraf Al-T, had been living in Germany since last year. In October, a Syrian refugee was arrested on suspicion of planning a major attack in Berlin after police discovered explosives in his flat.

Venezuela opposition gives Maduro until Nov. 11 to meet demands Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:12 PM PDT By Andreina Aponte and Anggy Polanco CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition exhorted President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday to set an election and start releasing jailed activists within days, while students opposed to Vatican-led talks protested in the streets. The opposition coalition drew hundreds of thousands into the streets when authorities quashed its drive for a referendum against Maduro last month in the country of 30 million people. Carlos Ocariz, an opposition mayor speaking on behalf of the coalition, reiterated their first demand was the revival of the referendum or a moving forward of presidential elections to the first quarter of 2017.

Majority of Colombians back peace talks but see no deal this year: poll Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:13 PM PDT By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - A majority of Colombians support peace talks with Marxist rebels but they also doubt that the government will be able to reach a new accord with the country's largest guerrilla group this year, a poll showed on Thursday. The Gallup poll was published a month after a landmark peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was unexpectedly rejected in a referendum. The Gallup poll showed that 77 percent of Colombians want a negotiated solution to the 52-year conflict with the FARC, while only 19 percent support a military solution.

Rebels step up Aleppo offensive with three car bombs Posted: 03 Nov 2016 08:39 AM PDT Syrian insurgents stepped up a week-long offensive on government-held areas in the city of Aleppo on Thursday, detonating three car bombs and firing shells which killed at least a dozen civilians, state media and a monitor said. Rebel groups detonated three large car bombs near pro-government forces on the western edge of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and rebels said, as they tried to revitalize an offensive which has made little progress since taking most of Dahiyet al-Assad suburb on Friday. A senior medic in government-held Aleppo told Reuters eight people had been brought into hospitals suffering from breathing difficulties thought to be from a poisonous gas attack.

Wallabies kick off grand slam hopes against Wales Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:51 PM PDT It has been so long since the Wallabies achieved a grand slam against the home nations that only two of the Australia side kicking off against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday was even born.

Exclusive: ACT cancels test scores in Asia after leak of essay question Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:49 PM PDT By Steve Stecklow LONDON (Reuters) - Students in Asia have been notified that their scores on the writing section of last month's ACT college-entrance exam are being canceled, in the latest example of how standardized test makers are struggling to contain an international epidemic of cheating. ACT spokesman Ed Colby declined to say how many students were affected by the October score cancellations, which he said involved test centers in Asia and Oceania. Your multiple choice ACT tests—English, mathematics, reading, and science tests—WILL be scored." The message added that ACT will issue each student a $16 refund.

France's Juppe says party rival Sarkozy's attacks 'suicidal' Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:45 PM PDT By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - The top two candidates for the French conservatives' presidential ticket lashed out at each other on Thursday, with Nicolas Sarkozy saying Alain Juppe would be too soft to carry out reforms and Juppe retorting Sarkozy's strategy was suicidal. With less than three weeks before the primaries that will appoint the 2017 nominee, pressure is growing on Sarkozy, a former president, to find ways to close the gap with former prime minister Juppe, the frontrunner in opinion polls. Whoever wins the Les Republicains party's two-round primaries on Nov.20 and 27 will most likely become France's next leader and succeed the deeply unpopular Socialist President Francois Hollande, opinion polls show.

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party HDP's 11 MPs detained: party lawyers Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:44 PM PDT Two co-leaders and nine lawmakers of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) were detained early on Friday over reluctance to give testimony for crimes linked to "terrorist propaganda." Turkish police raided the Ankara house of co-leader Selahattin Demirtas and the house of co-leader Figen Yuksekdag in Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, the party's lawyers told Reuters. Nine other HDP parliamentarians were also detained, lawyers said. Turkey accuses the HDP of links to the Kurdish militant group PKK, which is deemed a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Turkey.

Maduro to opposition: 'Don't give me ultimatums' Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:40 PM PDT Tensions fraying a fragile political truce in Venezuela escalated on Thursday, as President Nicolas Maduro warned his opponents not to issue ultimatums on holding elections and accused them of lying. Maduro took issue with opposition leaders' statements that their goal for the upcoming talks -- set for November 11 -- was an agreement to hold elections early next year, well ahead of the scheduled end of his term in 2019. "There can be no ultimatums.

Military memorial, wildlife at odds in new Battle of Midway Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:36 PM PDT MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (AP) — The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II's Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is pitting preservation of its vaunted military history against the protection of its wildlife.

Turkey police detain co-leaders of main pro-Kurdish party: reports Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:36 PM PDT Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish police on Friday detained the two co-leaders of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), as part of a major crackdown against the group, reports said.

No malicious intent in Hughes' death - coroner Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:31 PM PDT Sydney (AFP) - A "minuscule misjudgement" by Australian batsman Phillip Hughes when facing a bouncer led to his death, a coroner ruled Friday, saying neither the bowler nor anyone else was to blame for the tragedy.

Cilic qualifies for ATP Finals, Djokovic and Murray advance Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:25 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Marin Cilic ended a three-match losing streak against David Goffin at the Paris Masters on Thursday to earn a spot at the ATP Finals.

Gambian female goalkeeper drowns in Mediterranean crossing Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:21 PM PDT A young woman soccer star who had played goalkeeper for Gambia drowned last month while trying to cross from Libya to Europe, her brother said on Thursday. Fatim Jawara, 20, quit Gambia to head across the Sahara desert to Libya in September. Modou Jawara, her elder brother, said that the Libyan agent who organized her attempted crossing to Italy had told the family two weeks ago that she had drowned in the Mediterranean along with several other Gambians.

Egypt devalues, floats its currency, meeting key IMF demand Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:17 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Thursday took the unprecedented step of floating its currency and later hiked fuel prices, meeting key demands by the International Monetary Fund under a $12 billion loan agreement to overhaul the ailing economy of the most populous Arab state.

Sudan hikes fuel prices amid foreign currency shortage Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:16 PM PDT Sudan hiked prices of petrol and diesel Friday by about 30 percent as months of fuel shortages caused by a foreign currency shortage have put pressure on the country's already sanctions-hit economy. The oil ministry raised the price of one gallon (nearly four litres) of petrol to 27.5 Sudanese pounds ($4.30, 3.90 euros) from 21 and diesel from 14 to 18. Fuel price hikes have been a sensitive issue in Sudan, which has seen its economy badly hit since 2011 when South Sudan gained independence and took nearly three quarters of the formerly united country's reserves with it.

Paris climate pact enters into force, focus shifts to action Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:06 PM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global accord to combat climate change agreed in Paris last year officially entered into force Friday, putting pressure on nearly 200 countries to start executing plans to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. "This is a moment to celebrate," said United Nations climate chief Patricia Espinosa. "It is also a moment to look ahead with sober assessment and renewed will over the task ahead." The Paris Agreement seeks to wean the world economy off fossil fuels in the second half of the century, limiting the rise in average world temperatures to "well below" 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial times.

Rod Pampling shoots 11-under 60 to take Las Vegas lead Posted: 03 Nov 2016 04:04 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rod Pampling shot an 11-under 60 on Thursday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, missing a chance for a 59 when he parred the final two holes.

With drought over, Cubs' attention turns toward title repeat Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:53 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — No more Lovable Losers. Forget those curses, too.

Man United loses at Fenerbahce 2-1 in Europa League Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:40 PM PDT Manchester United's attacking problems continued as it lost to Fenerbahce 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, leaving it at risk of a group-stage exit.

Syria rebels renew Aleppo attack before Russia ceasefire Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:28 PM PDT Syrian rebels renewed their bid to break a government siege of eastern Aleppo on Thursday, shelling regime-held parts of the city hours before a brief Russian-declared ceasefire was due to begin. Rebels have been battling for nearly a week in a desperate bid to break the three-month siege but have so far been unable to push through government lines in western Aleppo. The opposition forces on Thursday announced a new phase in their assault on government forces in the city's western outskirts.

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras to launch anti-gang force Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:25 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are planning to launch their joint anti-gang forces on Nov. 15.

No plan so far for U.S. advisors to go into Mosul: U.S. military Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:23 PM PDT Iraq is not planning for U.S. military advisors to accompany Iraqi forces inside the city of Mosul, at least for now, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday, potentially limiting America's role in the offensive against Islamic State. U.S. troops have been accompanying and advising Iraqi forces in fighting on the outskirts of Mosul since Baghdad launched its assault toward the city two weeks ago, keeping some distance behind the fast-shifting front lines of contact. The campaign is expected to become even more complicated as the fighting moves squarely into Mosul, particularly given the risk to the estimated 1.5 million civilians still in the city.

Dominican court upholds drug sentence against French man Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:20 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An appeals court in the Dominican Republic has upheld a 20-year sentence for a French man found guilty of trafficking 1,543 pounds (700 kilograms) of cocaine.

Fighting from above: the air war on IS Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:15 PM PDT The Iraqi security forces' seemingly inexorable push toward Mosul saw fighting begin in the city itself this week, but it is the work taking place in the skies above that has enabled the dramatic advance. A relentless air operation using planes and drones from a dozen or so members of a US-led coalition against the Islamic State group over more than two years has conducted some 16,000 air strikes against the jihadists in Iraq and Syria -- two-thirds of them in Iraq. "The operation in Mosul is the number one priority right now," another US military official said.

Bahamas fires warning shots, detains Dominican fishermen Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:03 PM PDT NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The Royal Bahamas Defense Force says one of its ships fired warning shots to stop two fishing boats from the Dominican Republic suspected of poaching in the south of the island chain and then detained their crews.

Russia says U.N. South Sudan mission 'in ruins' after firing Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:01 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday criticized U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's decision to fire a Kenyan peacekeeping commander in South Sudan as premature, saying the mission there was now "in ruins" after Kenya vowed to withdraw all its troops in response to the move. Ban dismissed Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki after a U.N. inquiry into the response by peacekeepers to several days of violence in the capital Juba in July found a lack of leadership and that U.N. troops failed to protect civilians. Kenya said it would withdraw some 1,000 troops deployed with the 13,000-strong peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, where U.N. peacekeepers have been deployed since 2011 when it gained independence from Sudan.

Swiss attorney general halts Iran talks political espionage case Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:59 PM PDT Switzerland's attorney general has halted an investigation into suspected espionage at a Geneva hotel, which was opened a month after talks on Iran's nuclear plans took place, but Austria said it was investigating possible spying at later talks in Vienna. There was a lack of evidence about the people behind the spying, the Office of the Attorney (OAG) said. "Investigations revealed that a significant number of computers (servers and clients) at a hotel in Geneva had been infected with a form of malware," OAG said in a statement on Thursday.

Canada's Trudeau decries police monitoring of journalists Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:57 PM PDT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday vigorously defended Canada's free press, and said he would consider stricter safeguards after it was revealed that police spied on at least eight journalists. Trudeau said Canadians are rightly concerned after Montreal and Quebec provincial police were found to have monitored the communications and movements of reporters at several news organizations. On Monday, La Presse journalist Patrick Lagace said he learned the police had been tracking his texts and movements through his smartphone's GPS.

Canada to press Saudi king to release blogger Badawi Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:48 PM PDT Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said Thursday he would formally ask Saudi Arabia to release jailed blogger Raif Badawi and allow him to rejoin his wife and children living in Canada. Dion made the remarks prior to a meeting with Saudi Arabia's chief human rights official, Bandar Bin Mohammed Al-Aiban. "We will continue to seek clemency from the (Saudi) king for someone who has just expressed his opinion and we will ask that this person, Mr. Badawi, be allowed to reunite with his family," Dion told reporters.

Clinton plots final push as race tightens Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:43 PM PDT Hillary Clinton saturated the airwaves and deployed star surrogates to battleground states Thursday, looking to snuff-out an eleventh-hour insurgency that has put Donald Trump at the gates of the White House. As a slew of polls showed the race tightening, President Barack Obama shuttled into Florida for multiple rallies aimed at firing up the Democratic base and turning out the vote for Clinton in a must-win state. A CBS/New York Times nationwide survey showed Clinton's lead at 45 percent against Trump's 42 percent, a sign the bombastic mogul is winning over once-wary Republican voters.

Russian helicopter downed in Syria: agencies quoting Russia's defense ministry Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:41 PM PDT A Russian helicopter made an emergency landing near Syria's Palmyra city on Thursday, and was shot at after it touched down, but the crew returned safely to the Hmeimim air base, Russian news agencies quoted Russia's defense ministry as saying. Other reports included one from Amaq, a news agency affiliated with Islamic State, saying a Russian military helicopter had been destroyed by rocket fire in Huwaysis, a rural area east of Homs province in central Syria. Huwaysis is more than 200 km (120 miles) from Hmeimim, a Russian air base southeast of the city of Latakia, on the northeastern coast of Syria.

Ordering deadly drugs from China is easy Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:36 PM PDT SHANGHAI (AP) — A few thousand dollars, a few minutes and a decent internet connection are all it takes to source carfentanil online from multiple Chinese vendors.

Dominican court rejects Frenchman's drugs appeal Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:26 PM PDT Santo Domingo (AFP) - A court in the Dominican Republic upheld a 20-year prison sentence Thursday for a Frenchman convicted of brokering a 2013 plot to smuggle a planeload of cocaine into France.

Faltering United downed by Fenerbahce in Istanbul Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:17 PM PDT Fenerbahce on Thursday claimed a famous 2-1 home victory against Manchester United in the Europa League, electrifying a raucous Istanbul crowd and adding to the woes of Jose Mourinho. The visitors looked flat against a razor-sharp performance by the Turkish side, who took the lead early on with a staggering Moussa Sow overhead kick and added another with a Jeremain Lens free-kick in the second half. A beautifully-judged long-range strike by Wayne Rooney late on led to a tense finale but could barely salvage United's pride.

Canada minister heads to Africa to set peacekeeping mission Posted: 03 Nov 2016 02:16 PM PDT As Canada considers where to send troops as part of a commitment to boost UN peacekeeping efforts, its defense minister will visit Mali and Senegal starting Saturday, the government said Thursday. Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan will spend four days in the two countries to assess local security challenges and concerns. In August, Trudeau pledged Can$450 million (US$350 million) and 600 troops for UN peacekeeping operations around the world.

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