World News Briefs -- October 3, 2017 (Evening Edition)

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Daily Mail: Vegas shooter's body is seen splayed on the floor of his hotel room next to his arsenal of assault rifles and ammunition in crime scene photos - as it's revealed he his a camera in a room service cart so he knew when SWAT teams prepared to enter

* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
* New photos show Vegas shooter's dead body on the floor of his hotel room after he committed suicide
* In the photo, Stephen Paddock wears a brown long-sleeved top, black slacks, loafers, and black gloves
* Next to his body are two assault rifles with bi-pods; one has a 'bump stock', making it effectively full-auto
* Dozens of spent shells litter the floor and in one corner magazines sit in neat stacks
* A hammer is also seen, which Paddock presumably used to smash open two windows in his suite
* It was from both of those vantage points that Paddock fired on a crowd of 22,000 attending a music festival
* He killed at least 59 people and injured 527 in the attack - the deadliest in U.S. history
* Video from outside the hotel room shows bullets piercing the front door, from when Paddock shot at cops
* He set up a camera on a room service cart outside the room to warn him when police were arriving
* By the time a SWAT team blew open the door to the suite, Paddock had shot himself dead
* Investigators are struggling to find a reason for why the millionaire retiree carried out the massacre
* He had no criminal record, and his brother says he wasn't religious or political
* He did, however, like gambling and in the two weeks prior had carried out several large figure bets
* In the week before he died, he also wired $100,000 to an account in his girlfriend's native Philippines
* Girlfriend Marilou Danley is back to being a person of interest and is en route back to the U.S. for questioning
* On Tuesday, Las Vegas authorities say they had identified all but three of the 59 victims

New photos show the horrifying scene SWAT teams encountered when they blew the door off the Las Vegas shooter's room and found him dead inside - as authorities reveal the mass murderer set up a camera on a room service cart outside the room to warn him when police arrived.

The photos, leaked Tuesday, show Stephen Paddock's body on the floor of his suite in the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, which he used as a sniper's nest to open fire on 22,000 innocent people attending a music festival across the street Sunday night.

Only the 64-year-old's legs, torso and left arm are visible in the photo - and he wears a typical outfit for a retiree: a brown long-sleeve t-shirt, black slacks and slip on loafers with white socks. The only thing that reveals his nefarious actions are the black gloves he's wearing.

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MIDDLE EAST

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US-led strike kills 18 civilians in Syria's Raqa: monitor.

12,500 flee Iraq fighting in IS-held Hawija: UN.

Iraqi and Turkish Kurds share fears of unknown future.

Kurdish former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani dies aged 83.

Veteran Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani dies.

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UN: More should have been done to fight cholera in Yemen.

Israeli warning as Palestinians edge closer to reconciliation.

First rifts emerge in Palestinian reconciliation talks.

Netanyahu backs annexation of 19 West Bank settlements.

ASIA

Nepal's Maoists form alliance with main communist party.

Mattis says Afghan forces fully engaged for first time.

Pentagon chief says US admin backs Tillerson's North Korea effort.

Kim Jong-Nam suffered extensive organ damage, trial hears.

Deadly clashes as fighters storm army base in Kashmir.

10,000 Rohingya poised to enter Bangladesh as exodus swells again.

Rohingya militants in Bangladesh camps eager to fight.

Myanmar beauty queen 'dethroned over Rohingya video'.

Urban inequality a growing risk in Asia: World Bank.

AFRICA

Rwanda charges Kagame critic with insurrection.

Islamist attacks surge in Mali: UN.

Death toll rises in Cameroon's Anglophone region unrest.

DR Congo violence drives thousands into Zambia.

Blasts at Uganda MPs Bobi Wine and Allan Ssewanyana's homes.

Analysis: Jihadist attacks on the rise in northern Burkina Faso.

Mozambique's President Nyusi to run for re-election in 2019.

Patience Jonathan: Nigeria ex-first lady decries 'witch-hunt'.

Egypt 'escalates LGBT crackdown' after rainbow flag display.

Oscar Pistorius's family to sue makers of 'grossly misrepresentative' film.

EUROPE

Russia threatens retaliation over U.S. 'break-in' at consulate.

Spain's King condemns Catalan leaders as thousands take to streets.

Protests hit Catalonia amid strike against police violence. General strike grinds Catalonia to a halt.

Spain's crackdown on Catalan voters spawns new separatists.

Catalan leader calls for international mediation in Madrid stand-off.

Brexit: MEPs urge delay in trade talks decision.

Spoils of Brexit: EU cities race to get EU agencies from UK.

Putin calls for better US ties as he meets new envoy.

Russian opposition leader Navalny jailed again.

Spanish court OKs extradition of Russian hacker Levashov to US.

Serbia supports Ratko Mladic’s release on health grounds.

Rome with a view: Colosseum opens top levels to public.

AMERICAS

Trump: Puerto Rico put budget ‘out of whack’ but lives saved.

Las Vegas gunman filmed himself during slaughter.

First photos from Vegas gunman’s sniper nest emerge as Trump says he will talk about gun control ‘as time goes by’.

US orders 15 Cuban diplomats to leave Washington embassy over sonic 'attacks'. Ties threatened: US to tell Cuba to remove most diplomats.

US now calling mysterious health ailments in Cuba 'attacks'.

Ecuador court orders arrest of vice president in Odebrecht graft probe.

Bolivia's army in dispute with government over Che Guevara homage.

Trudeau to meet with Trump as trade talks heat up.

US revives trade dispute over Canadian wine.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

French authorities suspect 4 of helping killer in Marseill.

For many hotels, terror risks make tight security routine.

ISIS claim of link to Las Vegas shooter is a sign terror group is 'desperate' to remain relevant, experts say.

Trial begins for Ahmed Abu Khatallah, accused Benghazi terrorist.

Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Wall Street stocks end at fresh records as US car sales jump.

Facebook rolls out new ad policies amid Russia investigation. Facebook says 10 million US users saw Russia-linked ads.

Equifax raises the impact of US data breach.

1,000-year-old China Song dynasty bowl sells for record $37.7m.