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• Five held in Australia over terror-linked shooting
• Australian police arrest five over shooting 'linked to terrorism'
• Bosnia jails 4 over bid to join IS in Syria
• Post-sanctions Iran to launch 50 new oil projects: official
• Russia willing to work to avert air accidents over Syria: Pentagon
• Canadians cozy with Americans despite pipeline woes: polling
• Letter Carriers Recognized as Heroes of the Year
• US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks
• Car bombers claimed by IS kill 15 in Yemen's Aden
• Here’s Why Trump and Other ‘Outsiders’ Are Leading the GOP
• How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow
• Yemen PM survives attack blamed on rebels, claimed by IS
• Britain tops world 'Quality of Death' index
• 11 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: army
• Bosnia convicts 4 of supporting the Islamic State group
• Bosnian court jails four over recruitment of militants for Syria
• Israel, Palestinians play down talk of third intifada
• IMF says Iran nuclear deal to boost Mideast economy
• IS claims wave of attacks in Iraq that killed 56 people
• NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space
• Break silence on air-to-air rules of conduct: U.S. to Russia
• Egypt hails campaign against Islamic State affiliate. Could it backfire?
• Fresh round of U.S.-led air strikes target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
• Tunisia busts Islamic State recruitment cells, arrests 11 suspected recruits
• How Putin Wins in Syria
• NATO doubts Russia on Turkish airspace, says ground troops in Syria
• Car bomb attacks kill 57 people in Iraq: police
• Russia would consider air strikes in Iraq at Baghdad's request: RIA
• Today in History
• Jennifer Aniston, Jack Huston Joining 'The Yellow Birds'
• Australian police arrest boy near scene of 'terror-linked' shooting
• NATO says Russia's Turkey air violations no accident

Five held in Australia over terror-linked shooting Posted: 06 Oct 2015 04:47 PM PDT Five people were arrested in Australia on Wednesday over the fatal terror-linked murder of a police employee, after coordinated raids by more than 200 officers on properties across Sydney. "Five people have been arrested in relation to the fatal shooting of Curtis Cheng outside police headquarters at Parramatta," police said in a statement. Farhad Jabar, 15, shot 58-year-old Cheng in the back of the head outside New South Wales state police headquarters in western Sydney, reportedly shouting religious slogans.

Australian police arrest five over shooting 'linked to terrorism' Posted: 06 Oct 2015 03:01 PM PDT Australian police arrested five people in raids on several homes in Sydney on Wednesday in their investigation of the murder last week of a police accountant that they said was "linked to terrorism". New South Wales police said the boys and men, aged from 16 to 24, were taken into custody for questioning over the shooting of Curtis Cheng as he left police headquarters in Parramatta on Friday. The gunman, Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, 15, was shot and killed by police at the scene.

Bosnia jails 4 over bid to join IS in Syria Posted: 06 Oct 2015 02:28 PM PDT A Bosnian judge on Tuesday jailed two men for trying to join jihadists in Syria and another pair for helping them, in the first verdict over Islamic State recruitment in the Balkan country. Nevad Husidic, 29, and Merim Keserovic, 19, both received a year-long sentence for planning to join the Islamic State group in Syria. Husidic and Keserovic were arrested in February at Sarajevo airport as they were about to travel to Turkey where a network was in place to help them reach Syria.

Post-sanctions Iran to launch 50 new oil projects: official Posted: 06 Oct 2015 02:22 PM PDT Iran is to introduce over 50 new oil exploration and production contracts in the near future, the head of the country's oil contracts re-negotiation team told a conference in London on Tuesday. Seyed Mehdi Hosseini, whose country is seen as a major untapped energy producer, announced a "new chapter of cooperation" with the international oil industry at the "Oil and Money" conference. Under a July agreement with Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions imposed on its economy, including on the oil sector.

Russia willing to work to avert air accidents over Syria: Pentagon Posted: 06 Oct 2015 01:36 PM PDT Moscow has said it will work to avert potential mishaps between Russian and US pilots flying missions over Syria, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. US and Russian officials held discussions last week -- at Russia's request -- on establishing measures to avoid accidents so warplanes flying over Syria would not be in the same place at the same time. The so-called "deconfliction" talks came after Russia started bombing in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, further complicating the four-and-a-half-year conflict.

Canadians cozy with Americans despite pipeline woes: polling Posted: 06 Oct 2015 12:46 PM PDT An exhausting seven-year wait for US President Barack Obama to approve, or not, a controversial North American pipeline has not soured Canadians' view of their southern neighbors, a study said Tuesday. The nonpartisan Washington-based think tank cited a telephone survey of 1,004 Canadians in May of this year that showed 81 percent of them would maintain or reinforce Canada's relationship with the United States. Furthermore 68 percent said they have a favorable view of the United States -- a sentiment that has held fairly steady over the years, apart from a dip after the start of the Iraq War in 2003 and a low point (55 percent) in 2007.

Letter Carriers Recognized as Heroes of the Year Posted: 06 Oct 2015 12:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Letter carriers who helped save a woman who had been shot, got residents out of burning homes or rescued the unconscious driver of a submerged car will be honored Thursday, Oct. 8. In just his fourth week on the job, Carmichael, CA, letter carrier Scott Gallegos risked his life on the route to save a woman who had been shot by a man who then engaged police in a five-hour standoff. Gainesville, FL, letter carrier and former Marine Alan Symonette, who extracted a driver whose car had plunged into a pond and was filling with water, is the Eastern Region Hero.

US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks Posted: 06 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT U.S. counter-terror officials have asked Toyota, the world's second largest auto maker, to help them determine how ISIS has managed to acquire the large number of Toyota pick-up trucks and SUVs seen prominently in the terror group's propaganda videos in Iraq, Syria and Libya, ABC News has learned. Toyota says it does not know how ISIS obtained the vehicles and is "supporting" the inquiry led by the Terror Financing unit of the Treasury Department -- part of a broad U.S. effort to prevent Western-made goods from ending up in the hands of the terror group. "We briefed Treasury on Toyota's supply chains in the Middle East and the procedures that Toyota has in place to protect supply chain integrity," said Ed Lewis, Toyota's Washington-based director of public policy and communications.

Car bombers claimed by IS kill 15 in Yemen's Aden Posted: 06 Oct 2015 11:04 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Suicide car bombings targeting exiled Yemeni officials and the Saudi and Emirati troops backing their efforts to retake the country killed at least 15 people Tuesday in the port city of Aden, authorities said. A new Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the assault, which officials earlier blamed on Yemen's Shiite rebels.

Here’s Why Trump and Other ‘Outsiders’ Are Leading the GOP Posted: 06 Oct 2015 10:48 AM PDT Back in March, Republican voters surveyed said by a margin of 57 percent to 37 percent that they valued experience and a proven record over new ideas in evaluating the 2016 presidential field. Today, they have a diametrically opposite view of that question, with more than two thirds of registered GOP voters (65 percent of the total) saying it is more important that a candidate have new ideas than experience and a proven record.

How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow Posted: 06 Oct 2015 10:22 AM PDT By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory - with Russia's help. Major General Qassem Soleimani's visit to Moscow was the first step in planning for a Russian military intervention that has reshaped the Syrian war and forged a new Iranian-Russian alliance in support of Assad. Soleimani is the commander of the Quds Force, the elite extra-territorial special forces arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and reports directly to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Yemen PM survives attack blamed on rebels, claimed by IS Posted: 06 Oct 2015 10:06 AM PDT Yemen's premier survived an attack in Aden Tuesday claimed by the Islamic State group but officially blamed on Shiite rebels, with 15 coalition troops and loyalists killed there and elsewhere in the city. While Prime Minister Khaled Bahah escaped unharmed in the attack on government headquarters at Al-Qasr Hotel, some of his ministers were "lightly wounded". Bahah and some ministers only returned to Aden in mid-September from six months in Saudi exile after fleeing with President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi as the Iran-backed Huthi rebels advanced on the city.

Britain tops world 'Quality of Death' index Posted: 06 Oct 2015 08:57 AM PDT Britain topped an 80-country "quality of death" study released Tuesday, which warned that ageing and booming populations would make palliative care a growing worldwide issue.

11 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: army Posted: 06 Oct 2015 08:47 AM PDT N'Djamena (AFP) - Boko Haram Islamists attacked Chadian soldiers on Tuesday, killing 11 and wounding 13, the Chadian army said, in the latest deadly raid by the militants despite a regional offensive against them. "The enemy infiltrated (Chad) from the Nigerian side (of the border) to attack positions of the Chadian forces," Chad's army chief said in a statement read by his deputy spokesman, lieutenant-colonel Adjani Djibrine. The army also said 17 Boko Haram fighters died in the fighting following the pre-dawn strike.

Bosnia convicts 4 of supporting the Islamic State group Posted: 06 Oct 2015 08:34 AM PDT SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A Bosnian court has convicted and sentenced four men for recruiting and attempting to join the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.

Bosnian court jails four over recruitment of militants for Syria Posted: 06 Oct 2015 08:27 AM PDT A Sarajevo court convicted four Bosnians on Tuesday of financing terrorist activities and recruiting people to fight for Islamic State in Syria, sentencing them to up to 3 1/2 years in prison. It was the first verdict under a new law meant to stop Bosnian citizens joining radical Islamist groups in the Middle East. The court sentenced Husein Erdic to 3-1/2 years in prison for organizing the departure to Syria of Nevad Husidic and Merim Keserovic, while Husidic and Keserovic were jailed for a year for attempting to join the ultra-radical Islamic State.

Israel, Palestinians play down talk of third intifada Posted: 06 Oct 2015 08:11 AM PDT By Luke Baker and Richard Mably JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The entrances to Jerusalem's walled Old City are sealed off by Israeli police and the streets of East Jerusalem are littered with barricades, burning trash and the detritus of battles between stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli forces. The scenes after 10 days of violence in which four Israelis and three Palestinians have been killed and 170 injured are evocative of the two Palestinian uprisings, or intifadas, against Israeli occupation in the late 1980s and early 2000s. A new intifada would further complicate efforts by world leaders to resolve conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, and there is little appetite to re-engage in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians after many failures in the past.

IMF says Iran nuclear deal to boost Mideast economy Posted: 06 Oct 2015 07:39 AM PDT Iran's landmark nuclear deal will lift economic growth in the war-plagued Middle East next year as the rolling back of sanctions brings a rebound in oil exports, the IMF said Tuesday. "The lifting of sanctions... should allow for a recovery in oil production and exports," it added, while predicting "a gradual improvement in the outlook for countries severely affected by conflicts, such as Iraq, Libya and Yemen". Oil exporters, which include the Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Algeria, account for most of the weakness in growth this year.

IS claims wave of attacks in Iraq that killed 56 people Posted: 06 Oct 2015 07:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a series of attacks that rocked different parts of Iraq and killed at least 56 people the night before.

NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space Posted: 06 Oct 2015 07:14 AM PDT By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO on Tuesday rejected Moscow's explanation that its warplanes violated the air space of alliance member Turkey at the weekend by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria and building up its naval presence. With Russia extending its air strikes to include the ancient city of Palmyra, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was losing patience with Russian violations of his country's air space.

Break silence on air-to-air rules of conduct: U.S. to Russia Posted: 06 Oct 2015 05:30 AM PDT By Phil Stewart MORON AIR BASE, Spain (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on Moscow on Tuesday to urgently respond to proposed rules for air-to-air conduct over Syria, as he condemned Russia's "seriously irresponsible and unprofessional" violation of Turkish air space. The United States and Russian militaries held a secure video conference last week in which Pentagon officials suggested protocols aimed at preventing a mishap, as the former Cold War foes carry out rival campaigns of air strikes in Syria.

Egypt hails campaign against Islamic State affiliate. Could it backfire? Posted: 06 Oct 2015 04:30 AM PDT Egypt is working quickly to thwart what experts say is a change in tactics by Sinai-based, pro-Islamic State jihadists who have been striking deeper into Egyptian territory in order to make their presence known in Cairo. To prevent what has been a local insurgency from escalating into a wider jihadist war, and giving the so-called Islamic State (IS) a foothold in Egypt, the Egyptian military for a month has engaged in a sweeping offensive in the Sinai Peninsula that it says has killed or imprisoned more than 1,000 militants. Recommended: How much do you know about Egypt?

Fresh round of U.S.-led air strikes target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq Posted: 06 Oct 2015 04:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies carried out 24 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq on Monday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Tuesday. The latest round of action against the militant group included 17 strikes in Iraq. Nine of them were near Ramadi, hitting tactical units, buildings, fighting positions, bomb-making facilities and other assets. Islamic State positions near Al Huwayja, Habbaniya, Mosul, Sinjar and Sultan Abdulla also were hit. ...

Tunisia busts Islamic State recruitment cells, arrests 11 suspected recruits Posted: 06 Oct 2015 04:06 AM PDT The Tunisian police has broken up three "cells" that were recruiting fighters for Islamic State and arrested 11 people suspected of trying to join the Islamist militant group in Libya, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior said. Tunisia has been on high alert against possible attacks since Islamist gunmen killed 21 tourists in March at the popular Bardo Museum in Tunis. Islamic State claimed responsibility for both attacks.

How Putin Wins in Syria Posted: 06 Oct 2015 03:33 AM PDT The Kremlin's military action into Syria might save Assad. Less clear is whether it can save Russia.

NATO doubts Russia on Turkish airspace, says ground troops in Syria Posted: 06 Oct 2015 03:21 AM PDT By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's secretary general said on Tuesday he doubted Moscow's explanation that Russian weekend airspace violations of NATO-ally Turkey near Syria were a mistake and called on Russia not to repeat such incursions. Following Russia's unexpected move to launch air strikes in Syria last week, Jens Stoltenberg said NATO also had reports of a substantial Russian military build-up there, including ground troops and ships in the eastern Mediterranean. "I will not speculate on the motives ... but this does not look like an accident and we have seen two of them," Stoltenberg said of the air incursions in the Hatay region.

Car bomb attacks kill 57 people in Iraq: police Posted: 06 Oct 2015 03:01 AM PDT At least 57 people were killed on Monday in car bomb attacks in Baghdad and the north and south of Iraq, police and medical sources said. One attack took place near a crowded market in the town of Khalis, about 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad, killing 35 people, police said. "The driver begged police to be allowed to park his vehicle in order to buy medication from a nearby pharmacy and five minutes later it (the bomb) went off and caused huge destruction," police captain Mohammed al-Tamimi said.

Russia would consider air strikes in Iraq at Baghdad's request: RIA Posted: 06 Oct 2015 02:28 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will consider extending its air strikes against militants in Syria to Iraq if it receives such a request from Baghdad, the RIA news agency quoted the head of the country's upper chamber of parliament as saying on Tuesday. The speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, said Russia had so far not received such a request from the Iraqi government. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

Today in History Posted: 05 Oct 2015 09:00 PM PDT Today is Tuesday, October 6, the 279th day of 2015. There are 86 days left in the year.

Jennifer Aniston, Jack Huston Joining 'The Yellow Birds' Posted: 05 Oct 2015 09:00 PM PDT Benedict Cumberbatch dropped out of the role that Huston now occupies.

Australian police arrest boy near scene of 'terror-linked' shooting Posted: 05 Oct 2015 08:08 PM PDT Australian police arrested a boy after he was questioned about his social media posts on Tuesday outside the same high school attended by a teenager who last week shot dead a police worker in an attack authorities say was "linked to terrorism". The boy was arrested when he threatened and intimidated police who wanted to talk to him about his social media activity, New South Wales state police said in a statement. On Friday, a 15-year-old boy of Iraqi-Kurdish descent identified as Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar gunned down a police employee leaving the headquarters of the New South Wales Police.

NATO says Russia's Turkey air violations no accident Posted: 05 Oct 2015 05:48 PM PDT NATO's chief accused Russia on Tuesday of deliberately violating Turkey's airspace during bombing raids on Syria, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow it risked losing an ally. Turkey said its jets were harassed and put on radar lock by an unidentified MIG-29 on Monday -- the latest in a series of confrontations near the border with its war-torn neighbour. The NATO member accuses Russia of violating its airspace at least twice over the weekend, and has warned it will activate its rules of military engagement if such intrusions are repeated.

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