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Obama says Sony hack not an act of war

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 09:46 AM PST

File photo of a security guard standing at the entrance of United Artists theater during the premiere of the film "The Interview" in Los AngelesBy Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama moved to prevent U.S. anger at North Korea from spiraling out of control on Sunday by saying the massive hacking of Sony Pictures was not an act of war but instead was cyber-vandalism. Washington's longstanding dispute with North Korea, which for years has centered on its nuclear weapons program, has entered new territory with the accusation that Pyongyang carried out an assault on a major Hollywood entertainment company. ...


Iraqi Kurds, Yazidis fight Islamic State for strategic town of Sinjar

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:56 PM PST

Members of Kurdish security forces ride in a vehicle at Mount Sinjar, in the town of SinjarBy Isabel Coles MOUNT SINJAR, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish and Yazidi fighters battled to take the strategic northern Iraqi town of Sinjar back from Islamic State on Sunday after breaking a months-long siege of the mountain above it. Seizing the town would restore the majority of territory Iraq's Kurds lost in the jihadist group's surprise August offensive. It would also give a huge strategic victory to both the Iraqi Kurds and the central government in Baghdad, as the Kurdish fighters could then cut the highway from Syria to Mosul, a vital supply line for Islamic State. Backed by U.S. ...


Essebsi declares win in Tunisia election, rival contests

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:24 PM PST

Beji Caid Essebsi, Nidaa Tounes party leader, gestures outside the party headquarters in TunisBy Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi declared victory in Sunday's presidential run-off vote, seen as the last step in Tunisia's shift to full democracy four years after an uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Official results are not due until Monday and his rival, the incumbent president, Moncef Marzouki, refused to concede defeat. ...


Syria says Israeli drone downed in Quneitra

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:24 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Sunday that an Israeli drone had been brought down in the province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. State media said the drone was flying above the village of Hadar when it was downed. It was not immediately clear whether it had been shot down or had crashed. Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels including al-Qaeda-linked fighters. ...

U.S.-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 10:11 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, using fighter, bomber and other aircraft, the U.S. military said. Four of the Iraq strikes were near Sinjar in the north of the country, which destroyed Islamic State buildings, tactical units and vehicles, while other Iraqi cities targeted included Tal Afar, Ramadi, Mosul and Baiji, according to the Combined Joint Task Force. The strikes in Syria over the weekend were focused around the contested city of Kobani near the Turkish border, it said in a statement. ...

Libya's official government targets rival forces trying to seize ports

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 10:10 AM PST

By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Military planes loyal to Libya's recognized government attacked on Sunday an opposing force that is seeking to seize the country's two biggest oil ports, officials said. The advancing force, which is allied to a rival government based in Tripoli, moved east a week ago to try take the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf ports. The adjacent terminals have since closed, halting exports of an estimated 300,000 barrels a day of oil. ...

South Korea lowers outlook on weak private sector

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:08 PM PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has lowered its growth forecast for next weak citing the persistently weak sentiment among consumers and businesses.

China arrests thousands in porn, gambling crackdown: Xinhua

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:08 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has detained over 30,000 people during a two-month clamp down on pornography and gambling, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. In the latest arrests, police in the southern province of Guangdong arrested 3,014 and put more than 8,000 in criminal detention as of Dec. 15, Xinhua reported the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department as saying. In Huizhou City, police busted an online gambling ring involving funds of 30 million yuan ($4.82 million) on Nov. 24. Gambling has been illegal on mainland China since 1949, though a state lottery does operate. ...

U.S. firm finds malware targeting visitors to Afghan government websites

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:05 PM PST

A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in BerlinBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Malicious software likely linked to China is being used to infect visitors to a wide range of official Afghan government websites, U.S. cybersecurity researchers say. ThreatConnect, a Virginia-based cybersecurity firm, said its researchers last week found a corrupted JavaScript file that is being used to host content on "gov.af" websites, and there are no antivirus protections available for the malware. ...


Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:02 PM PST

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism as Washington decides how to respond to what he calls an "act of cybervandalism," not one of war, against a movie company. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which said it canceled the theatrical release of "The Interview" after distributors refused to show it, pledged to find a way to get the film out. "How it's going to be distributed, I don't think anybody knows quite yet," a Sony lawyer said. The comedy involves a plot to assassinate North Korea's leader.

Johnson rewards Poyet for leap of faith

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:44 PM PST

Adam Johnson takes a shot during Sunderland's match against Newcastle United at St James' Park on December 21, 2014Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Adam Johnson played the decisive role in Sunderland's 1-0 win at Newcastle United in the Premier League, but only after persuading manager Gus Poyet to let him stay on the pitch.


Interim prime minister named in politically fractious Haiti

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:43 PM PST

In this Sept. 10, 2014 photo, Haiti's former Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume leads a tour for first lady Sophia Martelly through a warehouse housing a donation of kits to treat chikungunya, in the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Duperval Guillaume was named as Haiti's interim prime minister on Sunday Dec. 21, 2014, following the resignation of her predecessor a week ago amid a stalemate over delayed legislative elections. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named as Haiti's interim prime minister on Sunday following the resignation of her predecessor a week ago amid a stalemate over delayed legislative elections.


Australian woman charged with murder of 8 children

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:33 PM PST

Emergency services workers cover off the perimeter fence of a house where eight children have been found dead in a Cairns suburb in far north Queensland, Australia, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. Queensland state police said they were called to the home in the Cairns suburb of Manoora on Friday morning after receiving a report of a woman with serious injuries.When police got to the house, they found the bodies of the children inside, ranging in age from 18 months to 15 years. (AP Photo/Graeme Bint)CAIRNS, Australia (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected a plea by lawyers for an Australia woman charged with killing eight children to have the next hearing held in a mental health court.


IMF policies criticised over Ebola outbreak

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:29 PM PST

A health worker wearing protective equipment assists an Ebola patient at the Kenama treatment centre run by the Red Cross Society on November 15, 2014 in Sierra LeoneInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak, researchers said Monday. Links between the IMF and the rapid spread of the disease were examined by researchers from Cambridge University's sociology department, with colleagues from Oxford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They found IMF programmes held back the development of effective health systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries at the epicentre of the outbreak that has killed over 7,370 people. Reforms advocated by the IMF hampered the ability of the health systems to cope with infectious disease outbreaks and other emergencies, the researchers found.


France: Driver goes on rampage, feeding fears

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:14 PM PST

PARIS (AP) — A driver deliberately slammed his car into crowds around the city of Lyon in southeastern France on Sunday, raising concerns at a time when Islamic extremists are calling for attacks in France.

Mexico's church calls for changes in government strategy

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:06 PM PST

FILE - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, of Mexico, arrives for a cardinals' meeting, at the Vatican. Mexico's Roman Catholic Church is calling on the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto to make changes to its strategies for dealing with the crisis of violence and impunity that is shaking the country. Cardinal Rivera told reporters on Sunday Dec. 21, 2014, that such changes "are absolutely necessary" and he emphasized that Pope Francisco is monitoring events in Mexico with concern, and not just the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers college in southern Guerrero state. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Roman Catholic Church is calling on the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto to make changes to its strategies for dealing with the crisis of violence and impunity that is shaking the country.


Brazil draws with US to win home tournament

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:02 PM PST

United States' Lauren Holiday, center, (12) heads the ball during a final match of the International Women's Football Tournament at the National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's women's soccer team held on for a 0-0 draw with the United States to win the International Tournament of Brasilia on Sunday.


Liverpool held by Arsenal, Marseille top in France

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:53 PM PST

Liverpool's Martin Skrtel, centre right, celebrates after scoring a late goal against Arsenal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)LONDON (AP) — Liverpool is starting to produce the kind of fluent attacking displays that led the team to a second-place finish in the English Premier League last season.


Belarus strongman looks to revive Ukraine peace talks

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:48 PM PST

A man walks on December 21, 2014 near the recently damaged Savur Mogila monument to Red Army soldiers, near the eastern Ukrainian city of SnizhneeKiev (AFP) - The authoritarian leader of Belarus flew into Kiev on Sunday hoping to revive stalled Ukrainian peace talks he has been hosting to calm Europe's volatile eastern edge.


S. Africa's Zuma in 'perfect condition' after health scare

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:39 PM PST

A photo taken on April 9, 2014 shows South African President Jacob Zuma addressing supporters during a campaign outside of DurbanSouth Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared that he was in "perfect condition", in his first comments allaying concerns over his health following his hospitalisation in June. Zuma told the public broadcaster SABC television in a year-end interview that the elections earlier in the year had taken a toll on him after he went into "overdrive". Due to the exhaustion the 72-year old was forced at one time in June to hand more duties to his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa. Power shortage is regularly cited as one of the weaknesses hampering South Africa's growth.


Griezmann nets 3 in Atletico's 4-1 win at Bilbao

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:20 PM PST

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — France forward Antoine Griezmann netted a second-half hat trick to help Atletico Madrid roar back for a 4-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, as Diego Simeone's side pulled within four points of the lead in the Spanish league.

Driver ploughs into pedestrians in France's second 'Allahu Akbar' attack

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:04 PM PST

Policemen collect evidence on December 21, 2014 in Dijon on the site where a driver shouting "Allahu Akbar" ploughed into a crowdA driver shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") ploughed into pedestrians in eastern France on Sunday, injuring 11 of them, just a day after a man yelling the same words was killed in an attack on police officers. Two of the people injured in the car attack in the city of Dijon were in a serious condition, a police source said, adding that the driver had been arrested. Witnesses told police that the driver shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "that he was acting for the children of Palestine", a source close to the investigation said. Prime Minister Manuel Valls took to Twitter to express "solidarity" with those injured in the attack.


Invoking Allah, driver slams car into pedestrians in eastern France

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:00 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French police arrested a man on Sunday evening after he deliberately mowed down a dozen pedestrians in the eastern city of Dijon, badly injuring two of them and shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is the greatest"), authorities said. The previous day, French police in central France shot dead a man who stabbed and wounded three officers in a police station while shouting those same Arabic words. ...

Benfica beats Gil Vicente 1-0, keeps 6-point lead

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:43 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica beat bottom side Gil Vicente 1-0 at home to restore its six-point lead in the Portuguese league on Sunday.

20 jihadists killed in failed east Syria airport attack

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:42 PM PST

A pro-regime gunman holds a position at a military airport held by Syrian troops and pro-regime militias in the northeastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on December 12, 2014At least 20 Islamist State (IS) group members were killed in the second failed jihadist bid in a month to take over an air base in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said Sunday. "The IS tried, starting late Saturday, to storm the air base. A total of 20 jihadists were killed in the attack, as well as two regime soldiers," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "The withdrawing jihadists seized and took with them several anti-aircraft missiles," said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman.


S.Africa's Zuma vows to stop opposition from disrupting him

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:40 PM PST

South Africa President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of The Nation address at the parliament building on June 17, 2014, in Cape Town, South AfricaSouth African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday vowed to stop opposition lawmakers, who had hounded him out of parliament, to disrupt the national assembly. Zuma was in August forced to abandon his speech and leave parliament when lawmakers from the radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party yelled "Pay back the money". The heckling came as Zuma was being grilled over the $23 million (18 million euros) of taxpayers money spent on "security upgrades" at his private residence.


Marseille beats Lille 2-1 to end year atop Ligue 1

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:37 PM PST

Marseille supporters wearing Santa Claus hats, shout slogans, during the League One soccer match between Marseille and Lille, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)PARIS (AP) — Marseille beat Lille 2-1 Sunday to ensure it ended the year top of Ligue 1, while Lyon thrashed 10-man Bordeaux 5-0 to leapfrog Paris Saint-Germain into second spot.


Nigerian Islamic extremists pose regional threat

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, May 11, 2014 file photo, A soldier and government officials inspects the bridge that link Nigeria and Cameroon following an attacked by Islamic militants in Gambaru, Nigeria. Thousands of members of Nigeria's home-grown Islamic extremist Boko Haram group strike across the border in Cameroon, with coordinated attacks on border towns, a troop convoy and a major barracks. Further north, Boko Haram employs recruits from Chad to enforce its control in northeastern Nigerian towns and cities. In Niger, the government has declared a MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Thousands of members of Nigeria's home-grown Islamic extremist Boko Haram group strike across the border in Cameroon, with coordinated attacks on border towns, a troop convoy and a major barracks.


PAOK beats Levadiakos 2-1 in Greek league

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:33 PM PST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Giorgos Tzavelas and Facundo Pereyra scored a goal each to lead PAOK to a 2-1 victory at Levadiakos in the Greek league Sunday.

Protesters demand justice for Burkina legend Sankara

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:28 PM PST

A man visits the grave of Thomas Sankara on November 7, 2014, at a cemetery in the capital OuagadougouOuagadougou (AFP) - Hundreds of people placed brooms on the grave of the former Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara on Sunday in a symbolic gesture to demand justice for the revolutionary hero killed in a 1987 coup.


Basque government proposes plan to aid ETA's disarmament

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:24 PM PST

A sticker reading in Spanish and Basque "No to ETA" lies on the ground as thousands of Spaniards gather at Plaza de Colon in Madrid, Spain, on October 27, 2013The regional Basque government on Sunday unveiled a plan to facilitate ETA's disarmament process, amid frustration over a lack of response from the Spanish government three years after the separatist group ended its campaign of violence. "It's time to bring ETA directly into a rapid, verifiable, and effective disarmament process by making it a concrete proposal," the regional government said in a statement. The Basque government -- backed by the Basque parliament -- proposed the creation of a commission to which ETA would send information on the exact location and state of its arsenal.


Exit poll: Ex-regime official is Tunisia's new president

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:10 PM PST

Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi gives a speech in front his supporters after the second round of the country's presidential election, in Tunis, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Tunisian polling firms have declared Beji Caid Essebsi, an 88-year-old official from previous regimes, as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, cementing his dominance over a country where his party already controls Parliament. (AP Photos/Hassene Dridi)TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian polling firms have declared Beji Caid Essebsi, an 88-year-old official from previous regimes, as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, cementing his dominance over a country where his party already controls Parliament.


Lazio held to 2-2 draw, stays 3rd in Serie A

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:55 PM PST

Sampdoria forward Manolo Gabbiadini celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Sampdoria and Udinese, in Genoa, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlo Baroncini)Lazio squandered a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 at Inter Milan but will spend the winter break in third spot in Serie A after Sampdoria and Genoa also failed to win on Sunday.


McCoist leaves troubled Rangers

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:44 PM PST

A picture taken on February 18, 2012 shows Rangers' Scottish manager Ally McCoist at the Ibrox Stadium in GlasgowGlasgow (AFP) - Ally McCoist's reign as Rangers manager ended on Sunday when he left the troubled Glasgow club, the Scottish second-tier side announced.


Protester takes perch on St. Peter's façade

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:37 PM PST

Italian entrepreneur Marcello di Finizio talks on the phone as he stands on the facade of St. Peter's Cathedral at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Marcello di Finizio lowered himself Sunday onto a narrow ledge on the facade of St. Peter's Cathedral, the fifth time he has evaded Vatican security to mount a public protest against government reforms from one of Roman Catholicism's holiest sites. Marcello di Finizio told the Associated Press by telephone from his perch overlooking St. Peter's Square that he chose the spot above the cathedral's main entrance because it was more visible than the cupola, which he had scaled on four previous protests. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)VATICAN CITY (AP) — An Italian entrepreneur lowered himself onto a narrow ledge on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, the fifth time he has evaded Vatican security to mount a public protest against government reforms at one of Roman Catholicism's holiest sites.


McCoist quits as manager of Scottish side Rangers

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:28 PM PST

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Days after handing in his resignation, Ally McCoist negotiated his departure as Rangers manager on Sunday to leave the fallen Scottish power in turmoil.

German-language pop superstar Udo Juergens dies

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 file photo, Udo Juergens holds the Bambi trophy during the Bambi 2013 media awards in Berlin, Germany. Udo Juergens, an Austrian-born star who dominated pop music in the German-speaking world and sold more than 100 million records in a career spanning five decades, died on Sunday. He was 80 years old. Juergens collapsed in Gottlieben, a town on Lake Constance north of Zurich, Switzerland, and was taken to a hospital where he died 4:25 p.m., his management told the German news agency dpa. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, file)BERLIN (AP) — Udo Juergens, an Austrian-born star who dominated pop music in the German-speaking world and sold more than 100 million records in a career spanning five decades, died on Sunday. He was 80 years old.


Shock and anger in NY after two police murdered

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:20 PM PST

People leave items at a memorial on December 21, 2014 in New York near the site where two police officers were shot and killedNew York was reeling Sunday after the murder of two uniformed cops by a man who said he was seeking revenge for the recent killings of unarmed black men by police. The two officers, Wenjian Liu, 32, Rafael Ramos, 40, were shot in the head through the window of their patrol car in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Saturday in an attack that shocked America's biggest city just days before Christmas. Police named the shooter as 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, allegedly a member of the "Black Guerrilla Family" gang. They may never have actually even seen their assailant, their murderer," said New York police chief Bill Bratton.


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