Morning Digest: Iraqi Kurds join fight against Islamic State in Kobani

	Click to View in Browser 11/3/2014 Iraqi Kurds join fight against Islamic State in Kobani BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish fighters have joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Kobani, hoping their support for fellow Kurds backed by U.S.-led air strikes will keep the ultra-hardline group from seizing the Syrian border town.. Pro-Russian separatist Zakharchenko wins Ukraine rebel vote DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatist Alexander Zakharchenko has easily won an election for leadership of a breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine, the vote's organisers said on Monday.. Unknown election outcome is stocks' big fear NEW YORK (Reuters) - A handful of toss-up U.S. Senate races this week could hold the key to whether the stock market glides through the year-end in a typical post-midterm election rally or gets hit with a fresh bout of volatility.. 'Nightcrawler' passes 'Ouija', 'Fury' to lead box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Nightcrawler", a dark crime thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a freelance cameraman in the high-speed world of siren-chasing journalism, topped sluggish weekend domestic box office charts with $10.9 million in ticket sales.. Kenya's Kipsang, Keitany win NYC Marathon crowns NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wilson Kipsang won a lucrative duel to the finish to join compatriot Mary Keitany in a Kenyan sweep of the men's and women's races at a cold, windy New York City Marathon on Sunday.. Alibaba's first earnings to test mettle, investor enthusiasm SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's first full quarterly report card to Wall Street investors on Tuesday will be scrutinized by the hopeful seeking validation for lofty stock price targets and studied by the few skeptics searching for inauspicious signs.. Key function of crashed Virgin spacecraft deployed early: investigators MOJAVE Calif. (Reuters) - An investigation into the deadly crash of a Virgin Galactic spaceship has found that a function to help the craft descend into the atmosphere was deployed early, a federal safety official said on Sunday, adding pilot error could not be ruled out.. 'Plastic' Halloween skulls found in Connecticut are human remains MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) - A pair of Connecticut junk haulers was stunned to learn on Friday that two skulls picked up at the cluttered home of a deceased man on the day before Halloween were human remains, not made of plastic as they had thought.. Related Video Battle for Kobani rages on with arrival of Peshmerga Ukraine rebels hold elections as violence continues Great Debate Whack-a-mole: A lesson in the unexpected consequences of 'cleaning up' politics Obama's 'crisis of competence' drags down the Democrats A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend