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• Saudi aid official says wants Yemen truce, rebels can't be trusted
• Why We Must Understand What Drives Young People to Violence
• US-led coalition air strikes slow in Syria
• Putin, Saudi King seek solution to Syria crisis
• Migrant route nations cautiously welcome EU action plan
• Under Pressure from Trump, Bush and Rubio Are Cracking at the Seams
• Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi'ites
• IS blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3: monitor
• US trying to set up new round of talks on Syria
• Analysis: Meetings and more meetings yield no Syria solution
• In shift, Jeb Bush turns to brother George W. for 2016 help
• How Much Is Intervention in Syria Costing Russia?
• In Between All Those Antidepressant Ads, Hollywood Gets Real About Depression
• Bomb attack on Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
• Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones
• Iraq Kurds release video of freed IS hostage testimonies
• Exclusive: Murdered Iraq Trade Ministry official was about to expose corruption - officials
• Car driver crashes into Belgian barracks, gets detained
• Turkish police in deadly shootout with IS suspects
• Before Syria, Russia struggled to land air strikes on target
• Trump Takes Shots at Media, Explains Iowa Twitter Snafu on 'Today'
• KAICIID to discuss peacebuilding through interreligious dialogue at Madrid+10 Policy Dialogue
• Scalia’s death penalty comments in a global perspective
• U.S. reports 15 more air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq
• Clinton vs. Sanders: Why the Gloves Are Coming Off in the Democratic Primary
• How Putin Put Obama in a Bind on Syria
• 10 Things to Know for Today
• Classes swell in Iraq camps as teachers leave for Europe
• Afghan security adviser warns of risk from IS, al-Qaida
• Logan Marshall-Green Joins Nicholas Hoult in War Drama 'Sand Castle' (Exclusive)
• Trump Talks $1M "Small Loan" from Father, Iowa Tweet, McDonald's, Hillary Clinton on 'Today'
• Ben Kingsley, Josh Hutcherson to Star in 'Backstabbing For Beginners'
• Leaders plan for Balkans migration crisis

Saudi aid official says wants Yemen truce, rebels can't be trusted Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:54 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia would like to see a ceasefire in Yemen to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid, but it does not trust the Houthi rebels to abide by such a truce, the head of a Saudi center that coordinates humanitarian assistance for Yemen said on Monday. The Iranian-allied Houthis and forces loyal to former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized the capital, Sanaa, a year ago.

Why We Must Understand What Drives Young People to Violence Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:52 PM PDT The forced recruitment of child soldiers is just one way young people are involved in conflict across the globe. Right now, girls are being forced into sexual slavery in Syria. The current population of youth—1.8 billion, the largest in human history—is coming of age in places such as Syria, Yemen, and Sudan, where life is in a constant state of disruption and turmoil.

US-led coalition air strikes slow in Syria Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:31 PM PDT US-led coalition forces have not carried out any air strikes in Syria for three days as of Monday, a lull that contrasts with the continued intensity of Russia's bombing campaign. Russia, on the other hand, continues to maintain an intense tempo as it nears the end of its first month of bombing in Syria. The Russian defense ministry said Monday it had hit 94 targets in just the past 24 hours.

Putin, Saudi King seek solution to Syria crisis Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:54 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone talks Monday with King Salman of Saudi Arabia focussed on seeking a solution to the Syria crisis, the Kremlin said. The call was a Saudi initiative, the Kremlin said in statement. The two exchanged views on "all the questions associated with resolving the Syrian crisis, including four-way talks," between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US, Turkish and Saudi counterparts, it said.

Migrant route nations cautiously welcome EU action plan Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:47 PM PDT European countries facing an unprecedented influx of migrants on Monday cautiously welcomed new EU plans to help stem the crisis, following an emergency mini-summit at the weekend. The European Union pledged to help set up 100,000 places in reception centres along the route through the Balkans, seeking to defuse seething tensions on its southeastern rim as tens of thousands of migrants head to northern Europe. A 17-point plan, announced after emergency talks between the heads of 10 EU nations and non-EU Albania, Serbia and Macedonia, includes an undertaking that no country will let migrants through to an adjoining state without prior agreement.

Under Pressure from Trump, Bush and Rubio Are Cracking at the Seams Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:45 PM PDT Former governor Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio are watching as their prospects for winning their party's presidential nomination crumble in the face of an onslaught by Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Rubio, 44, the quintessential young man in a hurry, leaped into the presidential contest with less than one full term in the Senate under his belt. Bush, the one-time frontrunner, scored just 7 percent in the latest Washington Post/ABC News national poll, while Rubio was only slightly ahead of him with 10 percent.

Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi'ites Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:37 PM PDT By Angus McDowall QATIF, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks. The Oct. 16 shooting was the fourth attack by Islamic State jihadists against Saudi Shi'ites within 12 months, leaving 40 dead and unnerving a community whose position in an ultra-strict Sunni kingdom has rarely felt so precarious. The fate of Saudi Arabia's 2 million or so Shi'ites is closely watched because of Riyadh's intimate involvement in the region's sectarian conflict through its rivalry with Iran and the teachings of its influential clergy that Shi'ism is heretical.

IS blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3: monitor Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:35 PM PDT The Islamic State jihadist group executed three people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by binding them to three historic columns and blowing them up, a monitoring group said Monday. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said IS on Sunday "tied three individuals it had arrested from Palmyra and its outskirts to the columns... and executed them by blowing up" three columns. Khaled al-Homsi, an activist from Palmyra, said IS had yet to inform local residents who the executed individuals were or why they had been killed.

US trying to set up new round of talks on Syria Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:27 PM PDT The United States is talking to Russia and other powers about a new round of international discussions on the crisis in Syria, the State Department said Monday. "We need a plan for a political transition that can work," spokesman John Kirby said. US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov about plans for a broader dialogue to bring an end to the civil war.

Analysis: Meetings and more meetings yield no Syria solution Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Another meeting in another luxury hotel in another European city oozing with diplomatic history.

In shift, Jeb Bush turns to brother George W. for 2016 help Posted: 26 Oct 2015 01:56 PM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeb Bush has played down his famous family roots in his pursuit of the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, but with his campaign in trouble, he turned on Monday to brother George W. Bush for a political morale boost. The former president appeared on stage with his younger brother before an important gathering of Bush donors in Houston, an event that the Bush team sought to use to calm jittery supporters alarmed by his months-long slide in the polls. The Houston event was George W. Bush's first public campaign appearance for his brother, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the November 2016 presidential election.

How Much Is Intervention in Syria Costing Russia? Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:30 PM PDT Roughly a month after it first began deploying military personnel and equipment into Syria, the bills for Russia's intervention on behalf of the Assad regime are starting to stream in. "We believe a campaign like the one they are running there right now would cost between $2.3 [million] and $4 [million] a day," said Ben Moores, senior analyst at IHS Jane's, told The Financial Times. Low oil prices and sanctions by Western powers have walloped the Russian economy in recent years, though it's unclear how much of an impact a prolonged military intervention might have on the country's books, since defense spending is a closely guarded secret.

In Between All Those Antidepressant Ads, Hollywood Gets Real About Depression Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:17 PM PDT Outside of such clips, the struggles of the estimated 16 million American adults with depression are largely invisible on-screen. The show stars Aya Cash and Chris Geere as two self-absorbed, closed-off Los Angeles residents who, despite their distaste for romance and commitment, have discovered they're perfect for each other.

Bomb attack on Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources Posted: 26 Oct 2015 11:49 AM PDT A suicide bomb claimed by Islamic State killed at least seven people, including two police, when it exploded on Monday near a Shi'ite Muslim procession in a northern Baghdad neighborhood, police and medical sources said. The explosion in Shaab, which the sources said left 23 wounded, was one of a relatively small number of attacks reported in Iraq over the weekend as Shi'ites across the Muslim world marked the holy day of Ashura. Islamic State, the militant group that seized swathes of northern and western Iraq last year, claimed responsibility for the blast in a statement distributed online by supporters.

Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones Posted: 26 Oct 2015 10:45 AM PDT By Victoria Bryan DUBLIN (Reuters) - The aviation industry is still struggling to gain better access to information on conflict zones, more than a year after the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine last year. In its report on the MH17 tragedy, published this month, the Dutch Safety Board said the responsibilities of states for ensuring the safety of their airspace should be more clearly defined and that the airspace should have been closed. The aviation safety arm of the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is looking at the recommendations made by the Dutch board and will decide whether a task force should be set up to put them in place.

Iraq Kurds release video of freed IS hostage testimonies Posted: 26 Oct 2015 10:38 AM PDT Iraq's Kurds on Monday released fresh video of freed hostages speaking about torture inside a jihadist-run prison raided last week in a joint Kurdish-US operation. Elite Kurdish forces supported by US Delta Force fighters freed about 70 people being held by the Islamic State group (IS) near the northern Iraqi city of Hawijah during a raid on Thursday. The government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Sunday released a video it said was of the raid.

Exclusive: Murdered Iraq Trade Ministry official was about to expose corruption - officials Posted: 26 Oct 2015 09:16 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Trade Ministry media adviser killed last month by a bomb attached to his car had been about to hand over files accusing the ministry of corruption to the country's Integrity Commission, officials in the ministry's legal department told Reuters. Baghdad's Central Investigative Court for Terrorism and Organised Crime said in a statement that four Trade Ministry security guards confessed to blowing up Trade Minister Milas Mohammed Abdul Kareem's media adviser, Nadhim Naeem.

Car driver crashes into Belgian barracks, gets detained Posted: 26 Oct 2015 08:43 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — A lone attacker smashed his car through the gates of an army barracks in southern Belgium and fled in the vehicle after shots were fired, Belgium's defense minister said Monday. The attack did not involve guns or explosives.

Turkish police in deadly shootout with IS suspects Posted: 26 Oct 2015 08:40 AM PDT Two Turkish policemen and seven Islamic State suspects were killed in a shootout on Monday that has further rattled the increasingly polarised country just six days ahead of snap elections. Police are hunting down IS militants after the suicide bombings that killed 102 people at a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the heart of the capital Ankara on October 10, the worst attack in Turkey's modern history. Monday's gun battle in the main southeastern Kurdish city of Diyarbakir was the first on Turkish soil between security forces and the jihadists since Ankara launched air strikes on IS targets in Syria in July.

Before Syria, Russia struggled to land air strikes on target Posted: 26 Oct 2015 08:19 AM PDT By Margarita Antidze and Jack Stubbs GORI, Georgia/MOSCOW (Reuters) - In the courtyard of an apartment building in the town of Gori in ex-Soviet Georgia is a clue to whether Russia's air strikes on targets in Syria are as accurate as the Kremlin would like the rest of the world to believe. Fashioned out of fragments of ordnance is a makeshift shrine to the five residents killed during the Russian-Georgian war in August 2008 when a Russian air force jet, which Georgian defense officials believe was aiming for a nearby tank regiment, missed and hit the apartment building instead. Until Russia launched its military operation in Syria last month, the war in Georgia was the last time its air force had conducted air strikes in combat.

Trump Takes Shots at Media, Explains Iowa Twitter Snafu on 'Today' Posted: 26 Oct 2015 07:08 AM PDT The Republican front-runner took questions from Matt Lauer and roughly 125 New Hampshire voters during a town hall forum on Monday morning.

KAICIID to discuss peacebuilding through interreligious dialogue at Madrid+10 Policy Dialogue Posted: 26 Oct 2015 07:00 AM PDT MADRID, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) will urge global policymakers and high-level experts to use interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding at the "MADRID +10: The Policy Dialogue on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism", taking place in Madrid from 27 to 28 October 2015. On 27 October, KAICIID Secretary General, Faisal Bin Muaammar, will participate in a panel that will discuss new approaches to preventing violent extremism. The Centre will also host two workshops on building peace through interreligious dialogue.

Scalia’s death penalty comments in a global perspective Posted: 26 Oct 2015 06:26 AM PDT Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's comments last week on the death penalty's future in the United States grabbed more than a few headlines, and it could signal a future where America joins a majority of nations that outlaw capital punishment.

U.S. reports 15 more air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq Posted: 26 Oct 2015 04:38 AM PDT A U.S.-led coalition conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic state in Iraq on Sunday, said a U.S. military statement on Monday that reported no air attacks against the group in Syria. The air strikes in Iraq, including five near Ramadi, hit Islamic State fighters, weapons and vehicles, the statement said. Iraq has said it has plans to retake Ramadi, a key Sunni city in western Iraq that was captured by Islamic State in May. The coalition has been bombing the militant group in both Iraq and Syria for more than a year.

Clinton vs. Sanders: Why the Gloves Are Coming Off in the Democratic Primary Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:30 AM PDT Unlike the Republican presidential primary, which thanks in large part to Donald Trump has been chock full of personal attacks between the candidates, the race on the Democratic side has been a mostly cordial affair. Following days of positive headlines for Hillary Clinton, her chief rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took the gloves off Saturday night at Iowa's famous Jefferson Jackson dinner, delivering a broad critique of her political career and her leadership on issues Democratic primary voters hold dear. Related: Can Anything Stop Hillary Clinton Now?

How Putin Put Obama in a Bind on Syria Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:00 AM PDT As Russia's advance into Syria proceeds, apparently with some early successes against key targets, it starts to look as if Moscow is using the Syria crisis to force the Obama administration into a bind. On Saturday, Jordan agreed to cooperate with Russia on their various air and ground campaigns against Islamic terrorists in Syria. Jordan has been among Washington's staunchest allies in the Middle East for decades, and this move makes them not only an ally of Russia in the fight against ISIS, but also of Iraq and Iran.

10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:56 AM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

Classes swell in Iraq camps as teachers leave for Europe Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:29 AM PDT KAWERGOSK, Iraq (AP) — The young Syrian refugees at the Kawergosk refugee camp in northern Iraq have already lost so much — and now they're losing their teachers.

Afghan security adviser warns of risk from IS, al-Qaida Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:59 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Al-Qaida has re-established a presence in Afghanistan and the Islamic State group has become a serious threat, the Afghan national security adviser warned, saying the country was in danger of again becoming a safe haven for terrorists and calling for U.S. and NATO military backing to help drive them out.

Logan Marshall-Green Joins Nicholas Hoult in War Drama 'Sand Castle' (Exclusive) Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:00 PM PDT Henry Cavill also is starring in the true life-based film, which will presented at AFM in November.

Trump Talks $1M "Small Loan" from Father, Iowa Tweet, McDonald's, Hillary Clinton on 'Today' Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:00 PM PDT The Republican front-runner fielded questions from Matt Lauer and roughly 125 New Hampshire voters during a town hall forum on Monday morning.

Ben Kingsley, Josh Hutcherson to Star in 'Backstabbing For Beginners' Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:00 PM PDT Fortitude will introduce the project to foreign buyers at the upcoming American Film Market.

Leaders plan for Balkans migration crisis Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:15 PM PDT European Union and Balkan leaders meeting in Brussels agreed a 17-point plan to cooperate on managing flows of migrants through the Balkan peninsula, the European Commission said early on Monday. * To seek additional capacity of 50,000, reaching a total of 100,000 along the western Balkans route and Greece.

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