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Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 04:32 PM PDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists agreed Sunday to remove some barriers blocking roads and sidewalks ahead of the government's deadline to scale back their protests. But the demonstrators appeared to be divided, and others refused to budge, with only hours to go. An alliance of students said it had tried but so far failed to reach agreement with officials on a plan to begin talks on their demands for wider political reforms. The group vowed to continue protests until details of the talks might be worked out.

Egypt jihadist group releases video of beheadings

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 03:53 PM PDT

A camel stands on the Israeli side of the border with Egypt near an Egyptian military post in the Sinai Peninsula on March 25, 2009Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian jihadist group released a video Sunday showing the execution of four men, including three being beheaded, accused of spying for the army and for Israel's Mossad intelligence service.


UAE says Biden apologizes for any implication it supported militants

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 03:33 PM PDT

Biden addresses a high-level summit during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New YorkDUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had apologized to the Abu Dhabi crown prince for "any implications" in a speech he made last week that the UAE had supported Islamist militants in Syria. The call, confirmed by the White House, came after a day after Biden offered a similar apology to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Biden, who is known for his occasional verbal gaffes, angered U.S. ...


Australian jets fly first mission against IS in Iraq

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 02:45 PM PDT

This photo taken by the Australian Defence Force on September 24, 2014 shows a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet taxiing down the runway after its arrival at Australia's main support base in the Middle EastAustralian fighter jets have flown their first armed combat mission in Iraq against the Islamic State group but did not launch air strikes, the military said Monday.


Webb Inches Closer to Challenging Hillary Clinton

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 02:45 PM PDT

While he insists that he is "taking it one day at a time" in pondering a possible challenge to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, former Sen. Jim  Webb of Virginia sounded on Sunday as if he is clearly moving in that direction. The one-time Navy Secretary and heavily decorated Vietnam-era Marine declined to spell out specific differences between himself and the former Secretary of State and New York senator during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.

PM says 'no one has right' to criticise Turkey on Syria

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 02:38 PM PDT

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu delivers a speech during a meeting at the headquarters of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara on September 26, 2014Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday said no one has the right to criticise Ankara on Syria, after US Vice President Joe Biden accused Turkey of financing and even arming jihadists.


Germany can play its part in foreign missions despite equipment problems: defense minister

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 01:27 PM PDT

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani in ArbilBy Michelle Martin BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that Germany could still play a strong role in foreign military missions despite reports of problems in defense equipment and procurement. Von der Leyen has acknowledged in recent weeks that some of Germany's military hardware is in such disrepair that it is unable to meet its NATO commitments. ...


Kurds battle for key Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds, seen from the Turkish town of Suruc, October 5, 2014Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday, with one woman defender blowing herself up using the jihadists' own tactic.


British hostage released in Libya after five months

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 12:42 PM PDT

A general view of the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on the Mediterranean Sea on November 1, 2012London (AFP) - British schoolteacher David Bolam has been released after nearly five months of captivity in Libya, reportedly after payment of a ransom to his Islamist captors.


Biden calls UAE prince to clarify remarks on Syria

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 12:40 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks to students faculty and staff at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday called the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates to clarify that he did not mean to imply in his remarks last week that the Gulf ally was supporting al-Qaida fighters in Syria.


Hezbollah pushes back Syrian militant offensive in Lebanon

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 12:10 PM PDT

By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 16 insurgents from al Qaeda's Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, were killed in clashes with Shi'ite group Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon on Sunday after launching a major offensive, a source close to Hezbollah said. Hundreds of the Sunni Muslim insurgents attacked at least 10 Hezbollah bases along a mountainous range close to the Syrian border, and killed two Hezbollah fighters, in the latest spillover of violence from the civil war next door. ...

Sinai militants say they have beheaded three Egyptians

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:52 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's most violent Islamist group released a video on Sunday showing militants beheading three Egyptians whom they accused of being informants for Israeli intelligence. In a video posted on YouTube, the Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis accused the Egyptian government of collaborating with the Israelis to attack their fighters in Sinai and vowed to hunt down the local informants they rely on. "These are your sons, continuing to harvest the spies of the Jews," a spokesman for the group says in the video. ...

Kurds watch from Turkey the battle for 'heart of Kurdistan'

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:46 AM PDT

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobane, seen from the Turkish-Syrian border in the town of Suruc, Turkey, on October 5, 2014Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - The blasts over the Syrian town of Kobane as Kurdish fighters battle Islamic State (IS) jihadists can be clearly seen and felt the short distance away over the Turkish border.


Poll: Americans worry _ can government protect us?

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - In the Sept. 21, 2014 file photo thousands of young people fill the streets of Manhattan, New York, carrying banners and calling on policymakers to take action on climate change. According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, conducted September 25-29, 2014, Americans lack confidence that their government can keep them safe from threats to their safety and economic security. More than half of those polled don't think the U.S. government can do much to effectively minimize the threat posed by climate change, mass shootings, racial tensions, economic uncertainty on Wall Street and an unstable job market. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans lack confidence in the government's ability to protect their personal safety and economic security, a sign that their widespread unease about the state of the nation extends far beyond politics, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll.


Analysis: US works on Asia ties amid Mideast focus

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:42 AM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2014 file photo shows U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, and Vietnamese Chief of General Staff of the Army, Lt. Gen. Do Ba Ty, left, during an honor guard review before their talks in Hanoi, Vietnam. The easing of an arms embargo against Vietnam and a military agreement with the Philippines show the Obama administration wants deeper security ties with Asia. On Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, the State Department announced it would allow sales, on a case-by-case basis, of lethal equipment to help the maritime security of Vietnam, easing a ban that has been in place since communists took power at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Hanoi welcomed the step, saying it would promote the U.S.-Vietnam partnership. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A military agreement with the Philippines and easing an arms embargo against Vietnam show the Obama administration wants deeper security ties with Asia, even as turmoil in the Mideast has undermined its hope of making Asia the heart of its foreign policy.


Israel criticizes Swedish plan to recognize state of Palestine

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:41 AM PDT

Israel's Foreign Minister Lieberman speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the 69th U.N. General Assembly in New YorkBy Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has described a plan by Sweden's new center-left government to recognize the state of Palestine as being ill-considered in the absence of Middle East peace negotiations and contrary to agreements. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced the move during his inaugural address to Stockholm's parliament on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Swedish declaration was counter-productive and would not facilitate a peace agreement with the Palestinians. "Unilateral moves are contrary to agreements. ...


Obama dedicates memorial honoring wounded veterans

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:37 AM PDT

President Barack Obama applauds as he pays tribute to disabled U.S. veterans at the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial dedication ceremony in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama paid tribute to disabled U.S. veterans on Sunday, pointing to the dedication of a new memorial honoring those severely injured in war as a symbol of the nation's perseverance and character.


Kurds battle Islamist militants closing in on Syrian town

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobani, seen from near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in SurucBy Daren Butler MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacking a Syrian border town fought some of their heaviest battles so far with Kurdish forces on Sunday, a local official said, and five people were wounded inside Turkey by a projectile fired across the frontier. Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot, is trying to seize the predominantly Kurdish border town of Kobani and has ramped up its offensive in recent days despite being targeted by U.S.-led coalition air strikes aimed at halting its progress. ...


Islamic State fighters in Iraq beat back armed forces in Sunni town: police

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters in Iraq recaptured about one half of the town of Dhuluiya, one day after it was won by Iraqi forces, and attacked a neighboring town just 70 km (45 miles) north of Baghdad, police officers and witnesses said on Sunday. The radical Sunni militants have seized large chunks of territory in Iraq since the beginning of the year, first in western Iraq and after June across the country's north, imposing strict Islamic rule and forcing thousands to flee. ...

Egyptian police arrest militants accused of recruiting for Islamic State

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police have arrested four Islamic militants accused of recruiting youths to fight for Islamic State, the Mena state news agency said. Mena reported that the men were arrested in the Mediterranean city of Port Said on Sunday and confessed to being part of an eight-strong cell, with the four remaining members currently in Syria. The men are being held pending investigation, Mena added. Islamic State, which has declared a cross-border caliphate in Iraq and Syria, has attracted a following among Egyptian Islamists on social media sites. ...

Britain says Libya hostage freed by militants

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man who had been held hostage by militants in Libya has been released, the British Foreign Office said on Sunday David Bolam was freed days after the killing of a British hostage, aid worker Alan Henning, by Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria - the latest in a series of such executions that have been filmed and posted online. The Foreign Office gave no further details of who had held Bolam or how he had been released. ...

Extremism 'perverse' and must be eliminated: Saudi king

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 08:53 AM PDT

A handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on June 21, 2014 shows Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-SaudMina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Religious extremism is a perversion which must be eradicated, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said on Sunday, with his air force engaged in a US-led campaign against jihadist militants in Syria.


Kurds scrutinise refugees at camps to keep IS out

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 08:48 AM PDT

Displaced Iraqis, who have fled the offensive led by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, gather on September 13, 2014Khanaqin (Iraq) (AFP) - At a Kurdish-run refugee camp in Iraq, strict checks are being imposed to weed out "good" Sunni Arab families from "bad" ones suspected of links to the Islamic State group.


Islamic State group publicly kills 6 Iraqi troops

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 07:45 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces inspect the lifeless bodies of a militant from the Islamic State group after clashes, near the town of Jbala, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State group on Sunday publicly killed six Iraqi soldiers captured in an embattled western province where the extremists continue to advance despite an expanding U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes, residents said.


Rights group demands UAE reveal whereabouts of Libyans, Emiratis

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 07:26 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - An international human rights group on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of secretly arresting 10 Libyan citizens and six Emiratis in August and September and called on authorities in Abu Dhabi to reveal their whereabouts. The UAE made no official comment on the report but a source familiar with legal procedures in the country said the individuals were being held in connection with financing terrorism and facilitating arms shipments to militants. ...

Refugee numbers rising: four questions about those from Syria and beyond

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 05:41 AM PDT

Wars in Syria and northern Iraq are launching new waves of refugees, and the burden they place on host nations is growing. While relief agencies have gotten better at providing basic aid, longer-term assistance may be required. Here are four questions about refugee situations.

Prayers said for Briton killed by Islamic fighters

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 04:50 AM PDT

This undated family handout photo shows British man Alan Henning, who was held hostage by the Islamic State group. An Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning and threatening yet another American captive, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in U.S.-led airstrikes. The video mirrored other beheading videos shot by the Islamic State group, which now holds territory along the border of Syria and Iraq. It ended with an Islamic State fighter threatening a man they identified as an American. (AP Photo/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVESLONDON (AP) — Prayers were being offered in churches and mosques for Alan Henning, a British aid worker murdered by Islamic State militants, as another Briton was reunited with his family after being freed by captors in Libya.


Bare bones Eid al-Adha for displaced Iraqis

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 03:56 AM PDT

Displaced Iraqi boys, who fled their homes after an offensive led by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, play during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-AdhaGarmawa Camp (Iraq) (AFP) - Imad holds his toy Mercedes pressed firmly against his heart. It's the only present he got for Eid al-Adha, a Muslim feast tens of thousands of Iraqis are spending in camps for the first time.


Why Obama Should Never Have Sent Troops to Fight Ebola

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 03:30 AM PDT

Six years into his presidency, Barack Obama has finally found a mission for his military.  It's not in Afghanistan, fighting the unrepentant Taliban; No, it's in the cape of West Africa, fighting the profoundly un-military Ebola outbreak.  Ebola is a horrifying virus.  The victim vomits, spreading the disease as the virus liquefies the organs until it essentially drowns the victim in his own blood.  It has already killed 3,439 people, according to the World Health Organization, the most deadly Ebola outbreak in recorded history. One of the most holy tenets of the Administration's seminar-based foreign policy is that there are no military solutions.

U.S. Economy, Stocks Can’t Escape the World’s Pain

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 02:45 AM PDT

U.S. Economy, Stocks Can't Escape the World's PainIt went something like this: You can safely ignore the market declines on foreign bourses and the slowdown of economies in Asia, Europe and the emerging world because the American economy and U.S. On Friday, thanks to a strong September jobs report featuring a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent — a level not seen since the summer of 2008 — stocks were recovering from a bout of selling, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average pressuring the 17,000 threshold once more.


Today in History

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 09:00 PM PDT

Today is Sunday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2014. There are 87 days left in the year.

Army vet throws 1st pitch like grenade before NLDS

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 04:38 PM PDT

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Keaton, mimics a grenade toss for the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of baseball's NL Division Series between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants in Nationals Park, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army veteran wounded in Iraq made a unique ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the NL Division Series, crawling toward the mound and then lobbing the baseball as if it were a grenade.


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