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• Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul
• U.S. acts to block North Korea access to financial system
• Turkey draws Western condemnation over arrest of Kurdish lawmakers
• Three U.S. trainers shot dead at Jordan base - military source
• British PM May confident of Brexit plans, reassures EU leaders
• Rebel-held zone of Syria's Aleppo braces for renewed bombardment
• Haitian president defends aid effort as anger mounts
• APNewsBreak: Sheriff cut jail team as attacks on guards rose
• The Latest: Beholder edges Songbird to win BC Distaff
• Hawaii soldier killed in training exercise
• Fiery protests against Chile's private pension funds
• UN experts: 45,000 opposition fighters in Afghanistan
• IS-linked Amaq says jihadists behind Turkey bombing: SITE
• Clinton, Trump court the undecided as campaign grinds on
• Neil Young relents on streaming
• State of emergency for flooded cities in northern Mexico
• Benin court drops charges against politician over cocaine haul
• US, EU question Turkey's detention of pro-Kurdish lawmakers
• Djokovic loses in Paris quarters, Murray has shot at No 1
• Greek cabinet reshuffle leaves key ministers in place
• UK says Brexit timetable 'unchanged' despite shock ruling
• Thousands of Moroccans keep up pressure over fishmonger's death
• Egyptian judge who tried Mursi survives assassination attempt
• Jurors review video of officer killing unarmed fleeing man
• Officials: Violent passenger causes flight to be diverted
• Social media interrupted in Turkey after crackdown
• Heavy fighting as Iraqi troops drive deeper into Mosul
• EU 'in denial' over migrant carnage
• Egypt arrests militants, links them to Muslim Brotherhood
• Malaga rallies to beat 10-man Sporting 3-2 in Spanish league
• Kalou fires Hertha to 3-0 win over 'Gladbach in Bundesliga
• Greek PM Tsipras reshuffles cabinet in bid to speed up reforms
• Boudebouz scores twice as Montpellier beats Marseille 3-1
• After election, vote monitors urge change in Belarus
• Islamic State claims responsibility for Turkey car bomb: Amaq
• Historic climate pact enters into force
• Turkey jails Kurdish party leaders as attack kills nine
• Langer returns to shoot 67, Byrum leads in Richmond
• Cyprus president urges Turkey to help reunification talks

Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul Posted: 04 Nov 2016 11:28 AM PDT By Michael Georgy MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, expanding the army's foothold in the Islamic State bastion a day after its leader told his jihadist followers there could be no retreat. An officer in the elite Counter Terrorism Service, which has spearheaded the Mosul offensive, said troops had launched a major operation against the militants who are now almost surrounded in their last major urban redoubt in Iraq. CTS special forces took over Malayeen, Samah, Khadra, Karkukli, Quds and Karama districts, the army said.

U.S. acts to block North Korea access to financial system Posted: 04 Nov 2016 12:49 PM PDT The United States on Friday formally prohibited U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining accounts created on behalf of North Korean banks, extending sanctions imposed on the isolated Asian country over its nuclear and missile programs. The U.S. Treasury Department said North Korea was using front companies and agents to conduct illicit financial transactions to support the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to evade international sanctions. "Such funds have no place in any reputable financial system," Adam Szubin, the department's acting under secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence said in a statement.

Turkey draws Western condemnation over arrest of Kurdish lawmakers Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PDT Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish opposition party in a terrorism investigation on Friday, drawing strong international condemnation of a widening crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan. Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, co-leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), were jailed pending trial after being held in overnight raids, officials said. Ten other HDP lawmakers were also detained, although some were later released.

Three U.S. trainers shot dead at Jordan base - military source Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:27 PM PDT Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said. The incident occurred at the Prince Faisal air base in the south of Jordan, which is a close strategic ally of the United States. Two trainers died immediately and the third later in hospital.

British PM May confident of Brexit plans, reassures EU leaders Posted: 04 Nov 2016 01:13 PM PDT By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May told European Union leaders on Friday she was confident a court ruling that could delay Britain's departure from the bloc would be overturned and said she would stick to her Brexit timetable. May told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker she believed her case that the government - not parliament - should be responsible for triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty to begin the divorce would win in Britain's highest court, a spokesman said.

Rebel-held zone of Syria's Aleppo braces for renewed bombardment Posted: 04 Nov 2016 11:59 AM PDT By Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels and civilians showed no sign of leaving the besieged opposition-held sector of Aleppo on Friday, despite a Russian deadline to resume bombing Syria's largest city at nightfall after a 17-day pause. The rebels' own shelling of residential parts of government-held western Aleppo has meanwhile killed dozens in the past week as insurgent groups staged a counter-attack from outside the city aimed at breaking the siege on areas they control. The government sent ambulances and buses to bring people out of the besieged zone as it has done at other times during the pause, but there was still no sign that anybody would leave.

Haitian president defends aid effort as anger mounts Posted: 04 Nov 2016 05:30 PM PDT By Makini Brice PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's interim President Jocelerme Privert defended a government-coordinated storm relief effort on Friday, saying aid had reached some 2 million victims of Hurricane Matthew, amid anger about uneven distribution of food and other materials. The category-4 hurricane hit Haiti a month ago, killing as many as 1,000 people. It wiped out crops, led to a spike in cholera cases and left tens of thousands homeless in the already fragile country.   Privert said the storm cost Haiti $2 billion in damage, nearly a quarter of the annual GDP of the poorest country in the Americas.

APNewsBreak: Sheriff cut jail team as attacks on guards rose Posted: 04 Nov 2016 05:28 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio disbanded a SWAT team that focused on handling dangerous jail inmates at a time when the elite unit was in high demand due to a spike in assaults by inmates on guards, records show.

The Latest: Beholder edges Songbird to win BC Distaff Posted: 04 Nov 2016 05:16 PM PDT ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the Breeders' Cup (all times local):

Hawaii soldier killed in training exercise Posted: 04 Nov 2016 05:01 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii-based soldier who died during a training exercise was a 26-year-old combat engineer from Mississippi, the U.S. Army said Friday.

Fiery protests against Chile's private pension funds Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:30 PM PDT Chilean police used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest Friday against the country's privatized pension system, which opponents say is leaving many retirees in poverty. Protesters set fire to at least two buses, forcing passengers to flee, and blocked some two dozen streets with burning barricades in the capital Santiago on a day of nationwide demonstrations. Launched in 1981, Chile's "pension fund administrators" (AFPs) have been held up by pro-market politicians and pundits worldwide as a model of how to privatize a national pension system.

UN experts: 45,000 opposition fighters in Afghanistan Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:28 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fighters loyal to al-Qaida have taken on a more active supporting role for the Taliban during the current offensive in Afghanistan while the position of the Islamic State extremist group in the country "has distinctly weakened," U.N. experts said in a report circulated Friday.

IS-linked Amaq says jihadists behind Turkey bombing: SITE Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:26 PM PDT A news outlet linked to the Islamic State jihadist group said Friday that its fighters were behind a bombing that killed nine people in Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey, according to US-based monitors. "An insider source for Amaq Agency: Fighters from the Islamic State detonated an explosives-laden vehicle parked in front of a Turkish police headquarters in Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey," the SITE Intelligence Group cited the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency as saying. In an audio message released earlier this week, reclusive IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi broke a nearly year-old silence to call for attacks against Turkey, as well as Saudi Arabia, and for his fighters to hold their ground in their stronghold of Mosul, Iraq.

Clinton, Trump court the undecided as campaign grinds on Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:21 PM PDT White House frontrunner Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump slogged on to secure votes in key battleground states Friday as their nasty, brutal campaign entered its final weekend. Trump, meanwhile, was to swing through the swing states of New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania touting his plan to "drain the swamp" of corrupt politicians to his supporters.

Neil Young relents on streaming Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:16 PM PDT Folk rock icon Neil Young has relented and returned his music to leading streaming sites, a year after declaring that the fast-growing format was grating to his ears. It's here to stay," Young wrote on Facebook. Country superstar Garth Brooks, another opponent of streaming, recently signed an exclusive deal with retail behemoth Amazon's new streaming service.

State of emergency for flooded cities in northern Mexico Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:11 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's federal government has declared a state of emergency for three cities in the northern border state of Tamaulipas that have been hit by heavy flooding.

Benin court drops charges against politician over cocaine haul Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:06 PM PDT A court in Benin on Friday dropped all charges against prominent politician Sebastien Ajavon who was accused of drug trafficking in connection with a haul of 18 kg (40 pounds) of cocaine found last week in a shipping container. "He has been freed on the benefit of the doubt," judge Jacques Hounsou told a tribunal in the commercial capital Cotonou, citing a lack of proof against him. Ajavon, who is also one of Benin's richest businessmen, came third in a presidential election in March.

US, EU question Turkey's detention of pro-Kurdish lawmakers Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:04 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday detained 12 pro-Kurdish members of Parliament for questioning in terror-related probes, drawing sharp concern from the United States and the European Union, who feared the move hurts Turkey's democracy.

Djokovic loses in Paris quarters, Murray has shot at No 1 Posted: 04 Nov 2016 04:00 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Five months after his first French Open title and completing a career Grand Slam in Paris, Novak Djokovic's reign over men's tennis could be about to end in the City of Lights.

Greek cabinet reshuffle leaves key ministers in place Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:54 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, beset by plummeting popularity and tough bailout talks, reshuffled his cabinet late Friday, retaining his ministers of finance and foreign affairs and enhancing the powers of his top official for immigration.

UK says Brexit timetable 'unchanged' despite shock ruling Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:48 PM PDT British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday told European leaders that her March deadline for triggering Brexit negotiations "remains unchanged" despite a court ruling that she first needs parliament's approval. May told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the "government's planned timetable for notification of Article 50 remains unchanged", during separate phone calls, according to a statement released by Downing Street. "The PM explained to both Chancellor Merkel and President Juncker that while the government was disappointed with the judgement, it had strong legal arguments ahead of the case moving to the Supreme Court," the statement said.

Thousands of Moroccans keep up pressure over fishmonger's death Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:37 PM PDT By Aziz El Yaakoubi AL-HOCEIMA, Morocco (Reuters) - Thousands of chanting, flag-waving Moroccans protested in a northern city on Friday, keeping up pressure on authorities a week after a fishmonger was crushed to death in a garbage truck in a confrontation with police. The death of Mouhcine Fikri has prompted a week of street protests in some of the biggest and longest challenges to authority in the North African kingdom since pro-reform demonstrations broke out during the 2011 Arab Spring. Thousands waved candles, flags in the local Amazigh language and banners used by the resistance against Spanish and French colonization, while chanting slogans against the Makhzen, a term used to describe the royal establishment and its allies.

Egyptian judge who tried Mursi survives assassination attempt Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:19 PM PDT An Egyptian judge who tried former president Mohamed Mursi in 2015 survived an assassination attempt on Friday when a parked car exploded as his vehicle drove by, the Interior Ministry said. The target was Judge Ahmed Aboul Fotouh, who presides over a felony court in a district of Cairo. Judges, policemen and other senior officials have increasingly been targeted by radical Islamists angered by the hefty prison sentences imposed on members of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

Jurors review video of officer killing unarmed fleeing man Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:16 PM PDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A fired police officer's defense team couldn't keep jurors from seeing a cellphone video Friday that shows him killing an unarmed man who was running away, so they spent much of the day trying to discredit the man who recorded it.

Officials: Violent passenger causes flight to be diverted Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:16 PM PDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a plane traveling from Mexico to Germany was diverted to Florida after a passenger attacked several people and threatened others.

Social media interrupted in Turkey after crackdown Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:15 PM PDT Internet users in Turkey were on Friday experiencing severe difficulties accessing social media after the country was plunged into new turbulence by the detention of its main pro-Kurdish leaders, correspondents and a watchdog said. The messaging service WhatsApp was not working for most of the day while users were also reporting severe problems accessing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other sites, AFP correspondents and internet users said. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim did not directly confirm that blocks were in place but acknowledged that "from time to time for security reasons we can use such measures".

Heavy fighting as Iraqi troops drive deeper into Mosul Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:09 PM PDT MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi special forces launched a two-pronged assault deeper into Mosul's urban center on Friday, unleashing the most intense street battles against Islamic State militants since the offensive began nearly three weeks ago.

EU 'in denial' over migrant carnage Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:09 PM PDT Aid groups helping rescue migrants in the Mediterranean on Friday accused the European Union of being in denial over the unprecedented carnage unfolding on its southern doorstep. Another deadly week in the waters between Libya and Italy has lifted the tally of migrant deaths at sea since the start of the year to 4,220, higher than the full-year totals for 2014, 2015 or any other year on record, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. More than 725 more migrants have died in 2016 than at the same point last year, the IOM said.

Egypt arrests militants, links them to Muslim Brotherhood Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:09 PM PDT By Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities said on Friday they had arrested members of two recently emerged militant groups, along with weapons, explosives and evidence that the organizations had been set up by the Muslim Brotherhood. Police detained five leaders and other members of the Hasam Movement and Louwaa al-Thawra, the Interior Ministry said - both groups that have claimed responsibility for assassination attempts on judges, policemen and military officers. There was no immediate comment from either organization or from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, which says it is a peaceful movement and accuses the government of abuses.

Malaga rallies to beat 10-man Sporting 3-2 in Spanish league Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:06 PM PDT MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Malaga rallied twice to defeat 10-man Sporting Gijon 3-2 in the Spanish league on Friday.

Kalou fires Hertha to 3-0 win over 'Gladbach in Bundesliga Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:03 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Moenchengladbach endured a night to forget in the Bundesliga on Friday, slumping to a 3-0 defeat as Salomon Kalou scored a hat trick for Hertha Berlin.

Greek PM Tsipras reshuffles cabinet in bid to speed up reforms Posted: 04 Nov 2016 03:00 PM PDT By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reshuffled his cabinet late on Friday in a bid to speed up reforms Athens has agreed to implement under its latest international bailout deal, and to shore up his government's popularity. Greece wants to wrap up a review on labor reforms and fiscal issues swiftly to qualify for more debt relief and for inclusion in the European Central Bank's bond buying program. Tsipras switched his ministers around but brought few new faces to his cabinet.

Boudebouz scores twice as Montpellier beats Marseille 3-1 Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:57 PM PDT MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Montpellier moved away from the relegation zone with a 3-1 win over Marseille in the French league on Friday.

After election, vote monitors urge change in Belarus Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior European official on Friday urged the government of the ex-Soviet state of Belarus to move forward with democratic reforms after a parliamentary election where Western observers noted minor progress.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Turkey car bomb: Amaq Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:51 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Friday that killed eight people and wounded more than 100, the group's Amaq news agency said. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said earlier on Friday that Kurdish militants were responsible for the attack, and that one suspected member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was also killed in the blast. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Historic climate pact enters into force Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:47 PM PDT A worldwide pact to battle global warming entered into force Friday, just a week before nations reassemble to discuss how to make good on their promises to cut planet-warming greenhouse gases. Dubbed the Paris Agreement, it is the first-ever deal binding all the world's nations, rich and poor, to a commitment to cap global warming caused mainly by the burning of coal, oil and gas. "A historic day for the planet," said the office of President Francois Hollande of France, host to the 2015 negotiations that yielded the breakthrough pact.

Turkey jails Kurdish party leaders as attack kills nine Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:46 PM PDT Turkey on Friday jailed the two leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party and several other MPs, in an unprecedented crackdown as a bombing killed nine in the Kurdish-dominated southeast. A court in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir remanded in custody Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag after they were detained along with 10 of its MPs, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Including Demirtas and Yuksekdag, nine of the 12 HDP MPs were placed under arrest by the courts pending trial in hearings that lasted throughout the day.

Langer returns to shoot 67, Byrum leads in Richmond Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:45 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bernhard Langer shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in his return from a left knee injury, and Tom Byrum had a 65 to take the Dominion Charity Classic lead.

Cyprus president urges Turkey to help reunification talks Posted: 04 Nov 2016 02:43 PM PDT NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey's input will be pivotal in overcoming key obstacles preventing a deal to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus, the island's president said Friday ahead of crucial talks in Switzerland next week.

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