News Headlines - 28 October 2015

▽China warns U.S. warship in South China Sea - CNN.com

Chinese ships and aircraft warned and tracked a U.S. Navy warship Tuesday as it came close to reefs claimed by China in contested waters in the South China Sea.

▽World briefs: Japan at odds with Okinawa over U.S. base | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Japan invalidated a decision by Okinawa’s governor to stop landfill work for a controversial expansion of a U.S. base, in a move that is likely to reignite protests by islanders against the central government in Tokyo and the Obama administration.

▽FBI opens probe of violent arrest of black South Carolina student - Yahoo News

Federal authorities launched a civil rights investigation on Tuesday into a white deputy's arrest of a black high school student in South Carolina, after video showed him slamming the teenager to the ground and dragging her across a classroom.

▽skyTran demo not quite ready for prime time | The Times of Israel

SkyTran, the US company that is developing a Jetsons-style elevated pod powered by magnetic levitation, will not be holding a demonstration at the campus of Israel Aerospace Industries, as had been widely reported.

▽The 8 FIFA presidential candidates | Sport24

With Monday's deadline reached, A look at the profiles the eight officially declared candidates in the race for the FIFA presidency.
PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN
MICHEL PLATINI
JEROME CHAMPAGNE
DAVID NAKHID
TOKYO SEXWALE
SHAIKH SALMAN BIN BRAHIM AL KHALIFA
GIANNI INFANTINO
MUSA BILITY