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Israeli troops stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and clashed with Palestinians early Monday morning.  The Palestinians barricaded themselves inside in protest of ultra-orthodox Jews praying at compound in violation of a 50-year old agreement that's supposed to manage the times the two sides are to use the Temple Mount compound, which contains sites considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

A judge in Mexico sentenced three suspects to 520 years in prison each for the kidnappings and murders of a group of young people.  This happened in a trendy neighborhood of Mexico City that wasn't subject to the kind of drug gang violence seen in the rest of the country.  CCTV showed the 13 victims, aged 16 to 34 years, leaving the Heaven Bar with the killers.  Their bodies were discovered in the desert outside the city a few weeks later.  Prosecutors say they're still questioning other suspects in the case.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for a regional "coordinating structure" to fight Islamic State in Syria.  Mr. Putin said he had informed the leaders of Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia about efforts to coordinate the fight against the terrorist group.  Syria will be high on the agenda at the UN General Assembly this week.  Moscow's build up of aircraft, missiles, tanks, and other equipment in defense of the Syrian regime is complicating western efforts in the country - the US and its allies previously wanted both IS and the Bashar Al-Assad government gone.  Putin says he has no plans to move more Russian troops into Syria - for now.

But the sea change in the West could happen as soon as British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the General Assembly.  He's expected to say that Assad could remain temporarily in power at the head of a transitional government.  But as for Assad's long-term prospects, Mr. Cameron told reporters in New York, "He has butchered his own people.  He has helped create this conflict and this migration crisis," and at some point Assad will have to go.

The Japanese manufacturer of a home robot is reminding owners not to try and have sex with them.  Mobile phone giant Softbank makes the asexual talking humanoid named "Pepper" that supposedly reads human emotions.  The 120 centimeter tall robot retails for more than A$2,300 and comes with a stringent user agreement that prohibits the owner from using it to send spam email, tampering with its robot voice to make it sexy, or getting it on.  Fans of Isaac Asimov will appreciate that the user agreement also adheres to the First Law of Robotics, in that it must not be used to harm a human being.