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• Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.
• Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues
• London police guilty of 'serious failings' over VIP child sex cases
• Philippines drug war turns a teeming jail into a haven
• Australian theme park to shut down ride that killed four people
• Gunmen kill 30 gold miners in northern Nigeria: police
• Review to tackle New Zealand's macho rugby culture
• Dollar swings wildly as U.S polls too close to call
• The Latest: Australians watch US vote count from afar
• Venezuela's PDVSA says oil spill controlled, Orinoco unaffected
• Top Asian News 1:14 a.m. GMT
• Trump, Clinton wage tight battles in Ohio, Florida and elsewhere
• India uses foreign funding law to harass charities: rights groups
• As Nigerian sex trafficking rises, Italy tracks crime kingpins
• Clinton, Trump notch early wins as US polls start closing
• Ardent statehood supporter wins Puerto Rico's governorship
• Ronaldo signs long-term deal with Nike
• UK Supreme Court to hear Brexit appeal in December
• Seeking Brexit consensus, Britain offers to share information with devolved governments
• Oklahoma regulators target more disposal wells following Cushing quake
• OPEC sees oil prices rising more slowly amid glut of crude
• Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped
• Ukraine pushes UN to step up scrutiny of Crimea
• Congo explosion kills 1, injures 32 UN peacekeepers
• Suspected cattle rustlers kill 36 miners in Nigeria: government
• Monahan brings a personal touch as PGA Tour commissioner
• Brazil says no fear of Messi in World Cup qualifier
• Ex-Venezuela soccer official to plead guilty in U.S. bribe case
• How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday
• US stocks close broadly higher as investors eye election
• Mexican drug lord appeals US extradition
• Ansar Dine claims attack on southern Mali town
• Exiled Turkish journalist working on new venture from abroad
• Taxi drivers protest against Uber in Brazil's capital
• Correction: Wow Air-Pittsburgh story
• Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues
• El Salvador raises alert for security forces after 2 killed
• Stocks, Mexican peso climb ahead of U.S. election results

Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N. Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:51 AM PST By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and also forced 1,500 families to retreat with them from Hammam al Alil town, the United Nations human rights organization said on Tuesday. The abductions took place last week as Iraqi government forces, Kurdish peshmerga and Shi'ite militias backed by U.S.-led air strikes pushed an offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State. "People forcibly moved or abducted, it appears, are either intended to be used as human shields or - depending on their perceived affiliations - killed," said Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:11 PM PST The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by Damascus and its allies in weeks, but rebels said the battle was not over. The 1070 Apartments district is located on the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo and lies alongside the government's corridor into the parts of the city that it controls. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that reports on the war, said government forces and their allies had seized full control of 1070 Apartments, calling it the most significant gain by the government in Aleppo since September.

London police guilty of 'serious failings' over VIP child sex cases Posted: 08 Nov 2016 09:00 AM PST By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - London's police force was guilty of dozens of serious failings in investigations into alleged historical child sex abuse by high-profile figures based on claims that turned out to be not credible, a damning report said on Tuesday. Detectives, including some very senior officers, made a series of mistakes in two inquiries into claims of sex offences and child murders with the suggestion that the crimes had been covered up by the establishment, the report by former High Court judge Richard Henriques found. "It is with much regret that I must find such serious failings in the conduct of both Operation Midland and Operation Vincente," Henriques wrote in a letter to London police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe.

Philippines drug war turns a teeming jail into a haven Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:32 PM PST By Andrew R.C. Marshall MANILA (Reuters) - Jason Madarang, awaiting trial on a charge of drug use, is in a muggy, windowless cell in a Manila prison so overcrowded that inmates must sleep in halls and stairwells and share each toilet with 150 other men. "Outside, if the police want to shoot you, they shoot you, and then say you're a drug pusher." The Philippines police say they have only shot drug suspects in legitimate operations. Nearly 2,300 drug users and dealers have been killed in police operations or by suspected vigilantes since Duterte took office on June 30, according to the Philippines police.

Australian theme park to shut down ride that killed four people Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:04 PM PST Australia's Dreamworld theme park will permanently shut a water ride on which four people were killed last month, owner Ardent Leisure Group said on Wednesday. Two men and two women died in October after getting trapped under an upturned raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld, near the Gold Coast tourist district in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland. Ardent Chief Executive said the ride would be decommissioned out of respect for the memories of the victims and their families.

Gunmen kill 30 gold miners in northern Nigeria: police Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:57 PM PST Gunmen have killed more than 30 gold miners in a remote area of northern Nigeria, police said on Tuesday. The attackers raided a camp of artisan miners late on Monday in the Maru area in the northwestern state of Zamfara, police spokesman Muhammed Shehu said. In March gunmen attacked a camp in the same state, killing one miner in what a police official described as possible conflict between miners.

Review to tackle New Zealand's macho rugby culture Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:24 PM PST New Zealand Rugby (NZR) on Wednesday named a high-powered panel to examine sexism in the game following recent scandals. "In the same way that rugby seeks to do better on the field, we must constantly seek ways to improve off the field," NZR chief executive Steve Tew said. Pundits have labelled it the "season from hell" for the NZR, tarnishing the image of a sport which is viewed with almost religious fervour in New Zealand.

Dollar swings wildly as U.S polls too close to call Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:23 PM PST The U.S. dollar swung wildly in tense Asian trade on Wednesday as early state exit polls in the U.S. presidential election showed wins for both candidates and no clear trend as yet. Much of the action was in currencies where the Mexican peso has become a touchstone for sentiment on the election as Republican Donald Trump's trade policies are seen as damaging to its export-heavy economy. Asian stocks rose, fell, then rose again while U.S. stock futures put on 0.5 percent.

The Latest: Australians watch US vote count from afar Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:22 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on world reaction to the U.S. election (all times EST):

Venezuela's PDVSA says oil spill controlled, Orinoco unaffected Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:18 PM PST Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA said on Tuesday it had controlled a crude spill in a northeastern state and ruled out any contamination of the massive Orinoco river. A pipeline leak at the locality of Santa Clara, in Anzoategui state, has been fixed and even though rains carried crude into the nearby Aribi river, that is still 80 km (50 miles) from the Orinoco, PDVSA said in a statement. Opposition politicians and local media have accused PDVSA of covering up an "ecological disaster" with up to 100,000 barrels spilt since the leak began last week.

Top Asian News 1:14 a.m. GMT Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:14 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Scrambling to defuse a massive scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday conceded to lawmakers the power to name her new prime minister, a move that could seriously hurt, or even destroy, her ability to govern. Park, who has faced tens of thousands of protesters and an investigation into whether a mysterious confidante manipulated government decisions, made the overture during a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun. Just being forced to work with a deputy named by lawmakers — previously a decision left up to the president — would weaken her ability to make basic decisions and influence power in the assembly.

Trump, Clinton wage tight battles in Ohio, Florida and elsewhere Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:32 PM PST Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton waged a tight battle in several crucial battleground states on Tuesday in their bitter race for the White House, although opinion polls showed Clinton had an edge in the closing hours of the campaign. With voting completed in more than half of the 50 U.S. states, the race was too close to call in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Virginia, states that could be vital to deciding which contender wins the presidency. Trump captured conservative states in the South and Midwest, while Clinton swept several states on the East Coast and Illinois in the Midwest.

India uses foreign funding law to harass charities: rights groups Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:03 PM PST By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India's refusal to renew the foreign funding licenses of 25 charities is a violation of their right to freedom of association and appears to be a move to quell criticism, two rights groups said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing nationalist government has tightened surveillance on non-profit groups regulated under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)since sweeping to power more than two years ago. The ministry has an obligation to show how these restrictions are necessary and proportionate," said Aakar Patel, Amnesty International India's executive director, in a statement.

As Nigerian sex trafficking rises, Italy tracks crime kingpins Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:02 PM PST By Tom Esslemont CATANIA, Italy (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Italian prosecutor Lina Trovato first came across a sex trafficking suspect called "Mummy", she sensed she was onto something especially sinister. The code name had appeared several times in wiretapped conversations between Nigerian gang members in Italy and their apparently female boss back in the West African state. "If one of the (trafficked sex worker) girls went astray, the agents in Italy always informed 'Mummy' - otherwise known as the Queen Bee of Nigerian trafficking - so she could keep them in line," Trovato told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Clinton, Trump notch early wins as US polls start closing Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:00 PM PST Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump locked up their first state wins Tuesday as polling stations closed in the eastern United States, with the world waiting anxiously to see who will head to the White House. None of these early results were a surprise and all eyes were fixed on key swing states like Florida or Pennsylvania that will likely decide the result of the long, bruising contest for the right to lead the world's biggest economy. Clinton went into the day with a slim opinion poll lead and a more obvious route to winning the key states that will decide the electoral college.

Ardent statehood supporter wins Puerto Rico's governorship Posted: 08 Nov 2016 05:00 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An ardent supporter of statehood for Puerto Rico won the governor's race on the island Tuesday, after campaigning on a pledge to turn the economically troubled U.S. territory into the 51st state during his term.

Ronaldo signs long-term deal with Nike Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:55 PM PST Nike and Cristiano Ronaldo have extended their long-term sponsorship deal.

UK Supreme Court to hear Brexit appeal in December Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:17 PM PST Britain's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has set aside four days starting on December 5 to hear the government's appeal against a landmark ruling that it must seek parliament's approval to start the Brexit process. All 11 Supreme Court judges will hear the case, which could delay Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, and will deliver their judgement "probably in the New Year", a court statement said. Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government is appealing against a High Court ruling last week that it does not have the executive power alone to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, which begins exit negotiations.

Seeking Brexit consensus, Britain offers to share information with devolved governments Posted: 08 Nov 2016 04:04 PM PST By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The British government on Wednesday pledged to share information with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as it tries to put together a common negotiating position for leaving the European Union while holding together a fraying United Kingdom. The commitment targets the Scottish government in particular although all the devolved governments want a say in shaping the country's future ties with the EU after Britain voted to leave the bloc on June 23. Brexit minister David Davis will meet with counterparts from the United Kingdom's constituent nations in London later, and offer to share analysis on big issues and invite contributions that will help form the government's negotiating position.

Oklahoma regulators target more disposal wells following Cushing quake Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:50 PM PST By Liz Hampton HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) on Tuesday said it was implementing an action plan that shuts or reduces volumes from 58 wastewater disposal wells in the Arbuckle formation of Oklahoma following Sunday's magnitude 5.0 earthquake. In a statement, the state's oil and gas regulator said that under the new directive, it will require seven wells to shut by Nov. 14 with an additional 47 more to reduce volume by Nov. 21. Wastewater injection wells have been tied to a massive increase in seismic activity in the oil and gas producing state, which has naturally occurring fault lines.

OPEC sees oil prices rising more slowly amid glut of crude Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:48 PM PST DALLAS (AP) — OPEC now sees oil prices rising more slowly over the next few years than it had expected, as the oversupply of crude takes longer to work off.

Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:38 PM PST By John Davison SHAHREZAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Seif Mohammed, his nose cut and swollen, winced and held his back. There were three car bombs yesterday in Intisar. The neighbors were killed." Iraqi forces entered Mosul last week and pushed into the Intisar district in an operation to drive the hardline group from its last major city stronghold in Iraq.

Ukraine pushes UN to step up scrutiny of Crimea Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:36 PM PST Ukraine on Tuesday launched a bid at the United Nations to condemn rights abuses in Crimea and press Russia to allow UN monitors to visit the territory. Backed by 38 countries including the United States, France and Britain, Ukraine presented a draft resolution that for the first time puts Crimea under scrutiny by the General Assembly's human rights committee.

Congo explosion kills 1, injures 32 UN peacekeepers Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:29 PM PST GOMA, Congo (AP) — An explosion while a group of Indian peacekeepers were exercising in eastern Congo on Tuesday morning killed a young girl, injured 32 peacekeepers and sparked an angry demonstration that was dispersed by tear gas, U.N. officials and witnesses said.

Suspected cattle rustlers kill 36 miners in Nigeria: government Posted: 08 Nov 2016 03:21 PM PST Gunmen believed to be cattle rustlers have killed 36 miners in northern Nigeria, the government and residents said Tuesday, the latest in a long-running series of such raids. Motorcycle-riding attackers struck late on Monday at a goldmine outside Bindin village in northern Zamfara state, shooting dead miners and gold merchants, they said. The statement said an investigation had been launched, while local residents said it was just the latest deadly raid by cattle thieves on herding communities in the state.

Monahan brings a personal touch as PGA Tour commissioner Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:57 PM PST Not everyone in the golf world knew much about Jay Monahan except that he was anointed, and then appointed, the next PGA Tour commissioner.

Brazil says no fear of Messi in World Cup qualifier Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:57 PM PST BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil players have made it clear they will not fear Argentina's Lionel Messi when the two sides meet for their high-profile World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

Ex-Venezuela soccer official to plead guilty in U.S. bribe case Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:56 PM PST By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former president of Venezuela's soccer federation is expected to plead guilty to U.S. charges stemming from a bribery investigation involving FIFA, the sport's world governing body, according to court records filed on Tuesday. Rafael Esquivel, who was also an executive committee member with South American football's governing body CONMEBOL, is set to plead guilty on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, becoming the latest individual to admit wrongdoing in the case. Neither a lawyer for Esquivel nor a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn, which is prosecuting the case, responded immediately to requests for comment.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:11 PM PST U.S. stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday, building on big gains a day earlier as the market looked ahead to the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Safe-play sectors like utilities and phone companies rose more than the rest of the market. Energy stocks were essentially flat.

US stocks close broadly higher as investors eye election Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:09 PM PST Investors remained in a buying mood on Election Day, sending U.S. stocks broadly higher and building on big gains from a day earlier.

Mexican drug lord appeals US extradition Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:05 PM PST The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman filed an appeal on Tuesday to prevent his extradition to the United States, which the government hopes to carry out in early 2017. The higher court could take three to six months to issue a ruling, Granados said, although the lawyer also plans to take the case up to the Supreme Court. "We know it's a high-profile case, which is very complex because it has to do with Mr Guzman," he told reporters after filing the appeal.

Ansar Dine claims attack on southern Mali town Posted: 08 Nov 2016 02:04 PM PST Islamist militant group Ansar Dine has claimed responsibility for an attack on a town in southern Mali in which 21 prisoners were freed from jail, according to a social media posting monitored by the SITE Intelligence Group. Six attackers tried to release two prisoners from jail in the town of Banamba on Sunday, Mali's Justice Minister Mamadou Ismael Konate said, but the prisoners had already been moved to another town. Ansar Dine said in its statement that it had killed one soldier and captured another in the attack and that it had taken three vehicles and some other gear.

Exiled Turkish journalist working on new venture from abroad Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:55 PM PST The exiled former editor-in-chief of Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet said Tuesday he wants journalists targeted in Turkey's post-coup government crackdown to help him with a new media venture outside the country. Can Dundar, who fled to Germany earlier this year while appealing against a near six-year jail term for revealing state secrets, has vowed to set up a new Turkish-language media outlet. Some 35,000 people have been arrested and tens of thousands more have lost their jobs -- including military officers, judges, teachers, civil servants and journalists -- in a sweeping crackdown in the wake of the failed July bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Taxi drivers protest against Uber in Brazil's capital Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:48 PM PST BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Taxi drivers from around Brazil staged a protest in the capital Tuesday against the presence of Uber, demanding that it be prohibited.

Correction: Wow Air-Pittsburgh story Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:32 PM PST IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) — In a story Nov. 7 about new air service in Pittsburgh, The Associated Press reported erroneously on Wow air's relationship to Icelandic Air. The two airlines are competitors; Wow is not operated by Icelandic Air.

Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:26 PM PST The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by Damascus and its allies in weeks, but rebels said the battle was not over. The 1070 Apartments district is located on the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo and lies alongside the government's corridor into the parts of the city that it controls. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that reports on the war, said government forces and their allies had seized full control of 1070 Apartments, calling it the most significant gain by the government in Aleppo since September.

El Salvador raises alert for security forces after 2 killed Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:25 PM PST SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Authorities in El Salvador have increased their vigilance in an effort to protect their own against gang attacks.

Stocks, Mexican peso climb ahead of U.S. election results Posted: 08 Nov 2016 01:13 PM PST Global equity markets climbed and the Mexican peso rallied on Tuesday as investors tilted toward a potential victory for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election. Markets turned higher near midday after treading water for the early portion of the session, although U.S. equities finished off the session's highs. While the dollar strengthened slightly against a basket of currencies, the Mexican peso shot to a two-month high versus the greenback.

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