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 Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah have reportedly made significant advances in an area along a main highway that links Syria's major cities. The BBC's CA reports the advances follow heavy Russian air strikes on rebels including IS fighters. The Russian Defense 1 Ministry 2 says that its planes have carried out more than 60 missions over Syria in the past 24 hours. It says they've hit almost exclusively IS targets. The Russian air par 3 has been having another more immediate 4 effect. Activists 5 and government sources say president Assad's troops are making gains amid the intense fighting in the province of Hama and Idlib. Before Russia's intervention 6, Idlib had all but fallen to a rebel coalition 7 that has itself being fighting IS. BBC's CA.

Turkish warplanes have stuck Kurdish militants 8 a day after the Kurdish Standard Worker's Party declared a ceasefire, the latest airstrikes followed deadly bombings yesterday at a peace rally in Ankara organized by opposition 9 and pro-kurdish groups. South Africa is planning to withdraw its membership in the International Criminal Court according to a deputy minister. The court was set to bring up war criminals to justice but it stumbled in Africa where officials say it targets African crimes. NPR's GW reports an exit by South Africa could trigger a mass exodus 10. Almost all African countries recognize the ICC but this year when it accused war criminal and president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir departed to South Africa for a conference, South Africa failed to arrest him. And it was not the first time the court was ignored in Africa. Kenya refused to turn over evidence against it own president. Africa leaders and op-ed writers have spun 11 the ICC as a tool by western nations to meddle 12 in its politics. The ICC says it simply focuses on the most serious crimes without regard to location. The mass exodus by African countries would rob the court of nearly half of its supporting members. GW, NPR news, Nairobi.
In New York city later this hour, a vigil gets underway to call for more police accountability. NPR's Joe Rose reports the demonstrators are gathering 13 on Staten Island. The vigil will be held in the same park where Eric Ghana, an unarmed black man died after being placed in a chokehold by police more than a year ago. It's put together by Make the Road New York and immigrant efficacy group. The organizers are pushing for the passage of the Right to Know Act, a package of police reform legislation that is currently stalled in the New York city council. Supporters say NYPD officers should be required by law to identify themselves after stoping, questioning or searching a member of the public. But head of  New York's largest police union denounced the legislation as an onerous 14 and unnecessary intrusion that will prevent officers from doing their jobs. Joe Rose, NPR news.  This is NPR.
Iran says it reached a verdict in the espionage 15 case against Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian but the newspaper says Tehran hasn't reviewed what it is. The only detail offered by Iran's judiciary is that it's not final. Rezaian has been held in Iran for more than a year. The House of Representatives have voted to end a 40-year ban on exporting US crude oil, a top priority for the oil industry.  The Senate has yet to act and president Obama says he'll veto it if it reaches his desk. Meanwhile, oil drilling is the US continues to decline. As NPR's DA reports weak prices mean energy companies are cutting back on oil and gas exploration. Huston-based oilfield service company Baker 16 Hughes tracks the weekly numbers of rigs actively 17 exploring for oil and natural gas. It reports activities down for the sixth consecutive 18 week. The domestic rig account has fallen to 795, down more than 1100 rigs since last October. Drilling has been on a steady decline both inland and offshore 19 in the Gulf 20 of Mexico because of cutbacks stemming from low oil prices. The US government estimates domestic crude production fell by 120,000 barrels in September and predicts the downward trend will continue. DA, NPR news.
Some residents of Cushing Oklahoma are calling for tougher rules on the state's oil and gas industry after a 4.5 magnitude earthquake yesterday. Scientists attributed the increasing quakes there to fracking. I'm BC, NPR news in Washington.
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