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• Jordanian officer shoots dead two Americans, one South African at security training site
• 2 Americans among 5 killed in rare Jordan police shooting
• Cutting support for Somalia would risk new refugee exodus: U.N.
• Jordan policeman kills US, S. African instructors
• Australia migrant policies under fire at UN
• EU states pledge to move faster on migrant crisis
• Chad decrees state of emergency in Lake Chad region
• Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
• Australian asylum policies under fire at U.N. rights review
• Republican field guide: It's down to 8 for No. 4 debate
• Over 230,000 vaccinated in Iraq anti-cholera campaign
• Cholera case diagnosed in Oman: health ministry
• The Latest: UK: Migrants at UK air base must apply to Cyprus
• France's airstrike targets an oil center in Syria
• Focus at Dubai Airshow shifts to military needs
• Turkey 'detains 38 foreigners seeking to join IS group'
• Thousands more foreign tourists fly home after Egypt crash
• French strike hits IS oil facility in Syria
• India's Jet Airways in major Dubai Airshow purchase
• Global Consensus recognizes importance of religious leaders in the fight against violent extremism
• One killed, five hurt in clashes with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey
• UAE buys two Saab surveillance aircraft: Defence Ministry
• Carter Hints Sending Even More US Special Ops to Syria
• U.N. prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
• Why some Christians in northern Iraq are choosing to stand and fight
• Experts raise concerns over lopsided EU-Africa migrant deals
• Afghan president condemns slayings of minority Shiites
• Sudan seen as arbitrage opportunity for white sugar delivery
• UAE buys Saab surveillance planes in $1.27 bln deal
• Combat use of F-16s in Mideast spurs fresh demand: Lockheed
• Outrage builds as dozens of Iraqis electrocuted in floods
• Congress evading war powers even with US mission in Syria
• George W. Bush acknowledges more calls to father for advice
• George W. Bush speaks with father's biographer

Jordanian officer shoots dead two Americans, one South African at security training site Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:11 PM PST By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - A Jordanian officer shot dead two U.S. government security contractors, a South African trainer and two Jordanians at a U.S. funded police training facility near Amman on Monday before being killed in a shootout, Jordanian authorities said. U.S. President Barack Obama said he was treating the attack at the King Abdullah Training Center, in which three Jordanians and one Lebanese citizen were wounded, very seriously and a full investigation was under way. The gunman was a police captain, a senior Jordanian official told Reuters.

2 Americans among 5 killed in rare Jordan police shooting Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:38 PM PST AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian police captain opened fire Monday on instructors at an international police training center in Jordan's capital, killing at least five people, including two Americans, before being shot dead by security forces.

Cutting support for Somalia would risk new refugee exodus: U.N. Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:27 PM PST By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Somalia has transformed itself from a "failed to recovering state" in recent years, but any cutbacks in support for it could spark a new exodus of refugees from the conflict torn Horn of Africa nation, the U.N. Somalia envoy said on Monday. The Western-backed Somali government is battling to rebuild the impoverished country after more than two decades of bloodshed. Islamist al Shabaab militants ruled much of Somalia until 2011, when it was driven out of the capital Mogadishu by African and Somali troops.

Jordan policeman kills US, S. African instructors Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:14 PM PST A Jordanian policeman shot dead two US instructors, a South African and two fellow Jordanians at a police training centre Monday before being gunned down, officials said. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said the shooter also wounded two American instructors, four Jordanians and a Lebanese in the attack at the Jordanian International Police Training Centre (JIPTC). The assailant was shot dead by colleagues at the centre in Al-Muwaqqar, 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Amman, Momani, who is also information minister, said in statements carried by state news agency Petra.

Australia migrant policies under fire at UN Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:03 PM PST The UN's top human rights body took Australia to task Monday over hardline policies on asylum seekers, whom it has pushed back by the boatload and incarcerated in offshore camps. Many of the more than 100 country representatives who took part in the UN Human Rights Council review of Australia's rights record scolded the country over its tough immigration policies. Asylum seekers trying to enter Australia by boat have since 2013 been turned back or sent to detention camps on Nauru or Papua New Guinea.

EU states pledge to move faster on migrant crisis Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:56 PM PST European Union interior ministers agreed Monday to deliver more quickly on their promises for tackling the migration crisis as their host called for averting a humanitarian catastrophe with winter approaching. Monday's extraordinary meeting came ahead of a special EU-Africa summit in Malta on Wednesday, focused on how to reduce the flow via Libya, the second-busiest migrant route after Turkey and the Balkans. EU member states have come under fire from the commission, the 28-nation bloc's executive, for taking too long to act on pledges to tighten external borders, set up centres to process migrants, and relocate asylum seekers from overstretched Italy and Greece.

Chad decrees state of emergency in Lake Chad region Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:36 PM PST N'Djamena (AFP) - Chad's government Monday decreed a state of emergency in the flashpoint Lake Chad region Monday, which also straddles Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger and is frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists. The announcement came as two female suicide bombers staged a fresh attack on a mosque in northern Cameroon, killing three people, and a day after a similar attack killed two people in Chad. The government added that health, education and economic development in the area must also be a priority, as authorities struggle to stem Boko Haram's recruitment drive.

Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty Posted: 09 Nov 2015 11:29 AM PST Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure in recent years which rarely exceeded 90, Amnesty International said on Monday. No one at Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry was immediately available to comment on the surge in the numbers of executions but diplomats have speculated it may be because more judges have been appointed, allowing a backlog of appeal cases to be heard. The same five countries executed the most prisoners in the first six months of 2015, Amnesty said in July.

Australian asylum policies under fire at U.N. rights review Posted: 09 Nov 2015 10:47 AM PST By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia was criticized on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees. Sterilizations of the disabled and discrimination against indigenous people were other concerns raised during the U.N. Human Rights Council examination of Australia's record, part of a regular review of each U.N. member held every four years. Successive Australian governments have vowed to stop asylum seekers from reaching the mainland, sending those intercepted on unsafe boats to camps on Christmas Island, and more recently Manus island in Papua New Guinea and Nauru in the South Pacific.

Republican field guide: It's down to 8 for No. 4 debate Posted: 09 Nov 2015 10:45 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Now there are eight. The latest Republican presidential debate brings two fewer candidates to the main stage. But that still leaves a gaggle of competing personalities to keep straight Tuesday night in Milwaukee.

Over 230,000 vaccinated in Iraq anti-cholera campaign Posted: 09 Nov 2015 10:01 AM PST More than 230,000 people received a first dose of cholera vaccine in a massive campaign to combat an outbreak of the disease in Iraq, the World Health Organisation said Monday. Over 2,500 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Iraq since the outbreak began, causing two confirmed deaths, according to the WHO. Iraqi authorities have blamed the cholera outbreak mostly on the poor quality of water caused by the low level of the Euphrates.

Cholera case diagnosed in Oman: health ministry Posted: 09 Nov 2015 09:42 AM PST Omani health authorities have urged caution after a woman who had visited Iraq was found to be infected with cholera, local media reported on Monday. "The Omani woman who was diagnosed with the disease had visited Iraq recently," the local Times of Oman daily quoted the health ministry as saying. "The patient is receiving treatment in one of the health institutions in the sultanate" and her condition is stable, it added.

The Latest: UK: Migrants at UK air base must apply to Cyprus Posted: 09 Nov 2015 09:26 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — The latest news as tens of thousands of people fleeing war or poverty make their way across Europe. All times local.

France's airstrike targets an oil center in Syria Posted: 09 Nov 2015 09:19 AM PST PARIS (AP) — France's defense ministry says a French airstrike has targeted an oil distribution center in Syria controlled by the Islamic State's militants as part of a strategy to cut the group's funding resources.

Focus at Dubai Airshow shifts to military needs Posted: 09 Nov 2015 08:18 AM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A number of military purchases announced Monday at the Dubai Airshow, including a $1.27 billion deal for upgraded Saab surveillance systems purchased by the United Arab Emirates, reflect a shift in focus at the biennial event this year from civil aviation to defense.

Turkey 'detains 38 foreigners seeking to join IS group' Posted: 09 Nov 2015 07:32 AM PST Turkish anti-terrorist police have detained 38 foreigners including women and children who were reportedly seeking to join the Islamic State group in Syria, media reports said Monday. Turkey has gone on the offensive against IS suspects ahead of the G20 summit in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya and after a spate of bloody attacks blamed on the jihadists. World leaders including US President Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin of Russia and China's Xi Jinping will be attending the G20 gathering on November 15-16, with the focus likely to be on the Syrian conflict, the war against IS and the refugee crisis.

Thousands more foreign tourists fly home after Egypt crash Posted: 09 Nov 2015 06:54 AM PST Thousands more foreign tourists flew home from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh Monday after the downing of a Russian airliner claimed by jihadists, as police killed a top militant in the capital. The militant, Ashraf Ali Ali Hassanein al-Gharabli, was shot dead in an exchange of fire after police tried to arrest him in Cairo, the interior ministry said in a statement. The IS group's branch in the Sinai claimed responsibility after the Russian Airbus crashed on October 31 in the Sinai Peninsula while en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to Saint Petersburg, killing all 224 people on board.

French strike hits IS oil facility in Syria Posted: 09 Nov 2015 06:39 AM PST Dakar (AFP) - The French army on Sunday bombed an oil supply centre held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced Monday.

India's Jet Airways in major Dubai Airshow purchase Posted: 09 Nov 2015 06:03 AM PST India's Jet Airways injected life Monday into the Dubai Airshow, confirming an order for 75 Boeing 737 planes worth $8.25 billion at list price. The order, already listed on Boeing's books under an undisclosed client, was the sole large deal for plane purchases to be announced since the show opened Sunday. Organisers say the last edition of Dubai Airshow generated business of up to $200 billion (185 billion euros), with orders for planes in the first few hours alone topping $162.6 billion, beating the show's previous record of $155 billion set in 2007.

Global Consensus recognizes importance of religious leaders in the fight against violent extremism Posted: 09 Nov 2015 06:00 AM PST MADRID, Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Global Consensus on preventing and countering violent extremism - reached on Wednesday, 28 October, by high level experts and policy makers from around the world - includes a section on the importance of religious leaders in the efforts to put an end to this current scourge. The document acknowledges that "religion can be a force for good" and that religious leaders have the responsibility to be role models, promote interfaith dialogue and engage with disenfranchised youth. The Global Consensus calls on religious educators to "offer people a firm grounding not only in their own religious tradition but also in universal human values and tolerance," and argues that when they fail to promote tolerance within and amongst religions, they are contributing to "radical and narrow mind-sets that make extremist ideologies resonate".

One killed, five hurt in clashes with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey Posted: 09 Nov 2015 05:40 AM PST A taxi driver was killed and five other people, including a police officer, were wounded on Monday when Turkish security forces clashed with Kurdish militants in the southeastern town of Silvan, local media reported. Silvan, about 80 km (50 miles) east of Diyarbakir, the biggest city in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey, has been under a week-long police curfew imposed in the fight against militants from the youth wing of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The newspaper's images from Silvan showed armored police vehicles on guard between bullet-scarred buildings.

UAE buys two Saab surveillance aircraft: Defence Ministry Posted: 09 Nov 2015 05:07 AM PST The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has bought two Bombardier Global 6000 jets with surveillance equipment from Sweden's SAAB in a deal worth $1.27 billion, a defense ministry official said on Monday. Major General Abdullah al-Hashimi, the ministry's executive director of strategic analysis, said UAE was also in talks about upgrading the radar systems of two older SAAB turboprop planes and would decide whether to proceed within two years. "The two radars will be close and similar to each other," Hashimi said at the Dubai Airshow, referring to the new system and the planned systems upgrade of its two Saab 340s, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft.

Carter Hints Sending Even More US Special Ops to Syria Posted: 09 Nov 2015 05:00 AM PST Amid mounting criticism and public skepticism of President Obama's strategy in the war against ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Sunday signaled that more U.S. troops could be sent to Syria -- provided they could work with local militias or rebels friendly to U.S. interests. As conditions worsened in civil war torn Syria, the administration announced late last month it would deploy roughly 50 Special Operations to serve in an advisory capacity to groups battling ISIS as well as the Assad regime. The administration insisted that this move was not a harbinger of a major deployment of combat troops in Syria.

U.N. prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:55 AM PST By Isabel Coles ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State militants. It is not clear when Iraqi forces will be ready to attack the northern city. The much anticipated counter-offensive has been repeatedly postponed because Iraqi forces are unprepared and bogged down in battle elsewhere.

Why some Christians in northern Iraq are choosing to stand and fight Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:30 AM PST The house, in the last village before the territory of the Islamic State (IS) begins here in northern Iraq, is a base for Dwekh Nawsha, one of the Assyrian Christian militias participating in the battle against IS. Last year, the jihadists' lightning advance across northern Iraq captured part of the Nineveh Plain, historic homeland of Iraq's Assyrian minority, forcing thousands of Christians to flee. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

Experts raise concerns over lopsided EU-Africa migrant deals Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:22 AM PST BRUSSELS (AP) — Forced into action by its biggest refugee crisis since World War II, the European Union is pressing some northern African nations to sign lopsided deals that would send thousands back without sufficient protection, African diplomats and migration experts are warning.

Afghan president condemns slayings of minority Shiites Posted: 09 Nov 2015 04:01 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on Monday condemned the gruesome slayings of seven members of an ethnic Shiite minority abducted in a southeastern province where rival Taliban factions are fighting one another.

Sudan seen as arbitrage opportunity for white sugar delivery Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:03 AM PST By David Brough LONDON (Reuters) - Sudan is a likely prime destination for sugar to be delivered against Friday's ICE December futures expiry and could become an arbitrage opportunity for EU sugar imports, trade sources said on Monday. The risk of pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa and booming domestic demand have helped to turn Sudan into one of the world's biggest white sugar importers this year. "It is certainly very possible (Sudan as a destination) as it's still a market (for deliverable white sugar) and thus fungible with No.5 (white sugar futures) delivery terms," said a senior European refinery executive, referring to the Nov. 13 expiry.

UAE buys Saab surveillance planes in $1.27 bln deal Posted: 09 Nov 2015 02:37 AM PST The United Arab Emirates Air Force announced Monday a $1.27-billion deal with Swedish defence giant Saab to purchase two surveillance planes and upgrade two others. The two new aircraft are Global 6000 surveillance planes, while the old planes to be upgraded are part of the UAE's fleet of Saab 340s, said Major General Abdullah al-Hashimi at a joint press conference at the Dubai Airshow. The purchase "supports surveillance capabilities" of the Gulf nation's Air Force, he said.

Combat use of F-16s in Mideast spurs fresh demand: Lockheed Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:33 AM PST Combat use of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-16 fighter jets in air strikes over Yemen, Syria and Iraq is spurring fresh demand for the warplane, which has sold 4,588 times and is in use by 27 countries, according to Lockheed officials. Randy Howard, director of Lockheed's integrated fighter group, told Reuters that current F-16 orders would keep the production line running through the fourth quarter of 2017, but other opportunities in Indonesia, the Gulf, eastern Europe and other regions could extend the line well into 2019 and beyond. Rick Groesch, regional vice president for Lockheed in the Middle East, said a number of countries in the Gulf already operated F-16 jets, but others were taking a closer look after seeing successful use of the jets against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, and insurgents in Yemen.

Outrage builds as dozens of Iraqis electrocuted in floods Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:25 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed al-Qurayshi's only son, Hassan, searched back and forth through CCTV footage to find the 12:30 p.m. mark on Oct. 31.

Congress evading war powers even with US mission in Syria Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:33 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In the battle against the Islamic State group, members of Congress talk tough against extremism, but many want to run for cover when it comes to voting on new war powers to fight the militants, preferring to let the president own the battle.

George W. Bush acknowledges more calls to father for advice Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:29 AM PST DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush acknowledged he may have downplayed how much he sought advice from his father during his presidency, a sign of the influence George Herbert Walker Bush still has over his son.

George W. Bush speaks with father's biographer Posted: 08 Nov 2015 06:35 PM PST DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush acknowledged on Sunday that he may have downplayed how much he sought advice from his father during his presidency, a sign of the influence George Herbert Walker Bush still has over his son.

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