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- Ukraine closes state institutions, banking services in east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday all state companies, institutions, and organizations in eastern Ukraine should end their work within a week and evacuate workers.
- Hong Kong activists denied entry to China
Three leaders of student protests for greater democracy in Hong Kong were told their documents allowing them to travel to Beijing were invalid. The students were set to meet with top Chinese officials.
- Putin at G20: An icy reception, and an early exit?
Canada's prime minister told Russian President Putin: "I guess I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you: You need to get out of Ukraine."
- Boko Haram seizes Chibok, home of kidnapped schoolgirls
Thousands fled Thursday and Friday, as Boko Haram entered the town of Chibok, in Nigeria, where nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped in April. In a separate development, a bomb exploded Friday night in northern Kano city.
- Russian media says photos show MH17 was shot down by Ukrainian jet
Russian media has presented photographs, said to have been taken by a Western satellite, showing a Ukrainian fighter jet firing a missile at Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine July 17.
- At G20, Obama says US remains focused on Asia
Facing skepticism about his commitment to the Asia Pacific, President Barack Obama arrived at the Group of 20 economic summit seeking to spotlight his foreign policy focus on Asia.
- ISIS withdraws from Baiji oil refinery, chairman of Joint Chiefs visits Iraq
Islamic State troops withdrew from Iraq's biggest oil refinery Saturday, after months of fighting there. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey made a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday, his first since the current campaign began.
- Unknown submarine invaded our territory, says Sweden
Sweden's top military official said that they do not know who owns the submarine, which triggered the country's largest mobilization since the cold war. But Stockholm plans to upgrade its naval security in response.
- Calm prevails at Jerusalem holy site: Did US diplomacy help?
Israel lifted age restrictions on Palestinian men seeking to pray Friday at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque, a day after Secretary of State Kerry met with leaders of Jordan and Israel.
- Big, wild cat on the loose in France, not a tiger
Officials who had identified a wild animal spotted near a grocery store in a Paris suburb on Thursday morning as a tiger are now ruling that out, now saying it could be a lynx.
- UN report finds Islamic State war crimes on a 'massive scale'
Citing the 'mass killings of captured fighters and civilians,' the UN investigators urged that Islamic State commanders be brought before the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- AP sources: IS and Al Qaeda reach accord in Syria
In the early dawn of Nov. 2, militant leaders with the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda sealed a deal to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, according to AP sources.
- Pope Francis's latest act of kindness: Installing showers for the homeless
Three showers will be installed near Bernini's Colonnade in St. Peter's Square to cater to homeless men and women, says the pope's chief alms-giver.
- France: New Israeli settlements must be called off 'immediately'
'The decision by the Israeli authorities approving the construction of 200 new homes in the Ramot settlement again directly threatens a two-state solution,' said a French spokesman.
- Dutch fighter jets intercept Russian transport plane
Dutch jets were scrambled Thursday, the latest in a string of more than 100 NATO intercepts of Russian aircraft this year alone.
- Ebola update: Liberia sees progress, while Mali announces border checks
Over 5,000 people have died from the virus, which has seen an uptick in cases in Mali. Meanwhile, Liberia's president says she won't extend a state of emergency.
- IS leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia, 'volcanoes of jihad everywhere'
An audio recording that purports to come from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but hasn't been verified, says the US-led coalition attacking the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has failed.
- Tiger on the loose in near Disneyland Paris, residents urged to stay indoors
The town of Montevrain sent a news alert on its Facebook page Thursday saying a young tiger was spotted in the brush behind some tennis courts and a soccer field.
- FIFA officials clash over investigation into Russia and Qatar World Cup bids
In what appears to be an open act of conflict within FIFA, prosecutor Michael Garcia criticized ethics judge Joachim Eckert's 42-page report clearing the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.
- UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Ukraine
Hours after NATO's top commander reported new columns of Russian troops and tanks were entering eastern Ukraine, the UN Security Council met for an emergency session. While the council has met repeatedly on Ukraine this year, no action has been taken.