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• Six hundred Syrians flee besieged Old Homs in aid convoy
• Swiss vote to set limits on immigration from EU
• Arrest of Indonesia's first woman governor a blow for coalition
• Mali says MUJWA Islamist group responsible for killing 31 Tuaregs
• Mexico captures suspected drug lord wanted in United States
• Eight killed in attack on Pakistani pro-government militia leaders
• Boca Juniors, Newell's play scoreless draw
• Jesse Ryder dropped from New Zealand test squad
• Olympic curling tournaments begin at Sochi Games
• Police: Fans injured by shots outside WCup stadium
• Hoefl-Riesch favorite in Olympic super-combined
• Canada eyeing another 1-2 Olympic moguls finish
• Fognini defeats Mayer in final on clay in Chile
• US Embassy warns of possible Guyana threat
• 5 things to watch in Olympic women's luge
• 5 things to watch as Olympic short track begins
• Hundreds evacuated from Syria's Homs on eve of talks
• 5 things to watch as fastest men go for 500 title
• Kerry to visit China, South Korea, Indonesia and Abu Dhabi
• Wind damage to stadium postpones Lisbon derby
• LaBeouf makes a scene at Berlin film festival
• Cologna again the man to beat in cross-country
• Messi nets 2, Barca fights back 4-1 at Sevilla
• Figure skaters balance singles vs new team event
• Lawyers for Boston Marathon suspect due in court
• Kerry set to make 5th trip to Asia
• More Moyes misery as United is held by Fulham
• Austrian jumper makes news on and off ski hill
• Monaco fights back to secure 1-1 draw against PSG
• Bjoerndalen eyes 13th Olympic medal in pursuit
• Clashes in Bangui leave at least 11 dead
• South African platinum firms to meet mediators
• Swiss voters back limit on immigration
• I.Coast's elderly leader in France for 'sciatica operation'

Six hundred Syrians flee besieged Old Homs in aid convoy Posted: 09 Feb 2014 11:11 AM PST By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Six hundred people left the besieged ruins of rebel-held central Homs on Sunday, escaping more than a year of hunger and deprivation caused by one of the most protracted blockades of Syria's devastating conflict. The evacuees, mainly women, children and old men, were brought out by the United Nations and Syrian Red Crescent on the third day of an operation during which the aid convoys came under fire and were briefly trapped themselves in the city. Video footage from inside Homs showed scores of residents, carrying a few bags of possessions, rushing across an open expanse of no-man's land towards 10 white vehicles with U.N. markings. "The last vehicle has arrived and the total is 611 people," Homs governor Talal Barazi told regional Arab broadcaster Al Mayadeen at a meeting point for evacuees outside the city.

Swiss vote to set limits on immigration from EU Posted: 09 Feb 2014 12:06 PM PST By Alice Baghdjian and Albert Schmieder ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the European Union, Swiss television reported - a result that calls into question bilateral accords with the EU and could irk multinational companies. While neutral Switzerland is not a member of the EU, its immigration policy is based on free movement of citizens to and from the EU, with some exceptions, as well as allowing in a restricted number of non-EU citizens. "This is a turning point, a change of system with far- reaching consequences for Switzerland," Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga told journalists in Berne. The European Commission in Brussels said in a statement that the vote went against the principle of free movement of people.

Arrest of Indonesia's first woman governor a blow for coalition Posted: 09 Feb 2014 01:16 PM PST By Kanupriya Kapoor SERANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's first female governor, smiling broadly, looks down from billboards that line the pot-holed roads of Banten, the country's fifth-most populous province that she has ruled for almost a decade. Ratu Atut Chosiyah, 51, is in jail in the capital Jakarta, 90 km (55 miles) away, facing charges of bribery and extortion. After years of support from national politicians, Islamic clerics and jawara - street gangsters reputed to have magical powers — Chosiyah's empire is crumbling, the latest in a series of scandals weighing on Indonesia's ruling coalition ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections. Graft scandals have dramatically eroded for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Democratic Party-led alliance in the country that has the world's biggest population of Muslims and is Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Mali says MUJWA Islamist group responsible for killing 31 Tuaregs Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:34 PM PST The Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJWA) was responsible for killing 31 Tuaregs in an attack on Friday near the town of Tamkoutat in northern Mali, the minister for interior security said on Sunday. General Sada Samaka, who visited the site of the attack accompanied by Malian army officers, told Malian national television that the killings took place around 2:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday some 12 km (7.5 miles) outside Tamkoutat. The MUJWA has not claimed the attack. A French-led offensive in January 2013 drove out Islamist militants who had seized control of northern Mali.

Mexico captures suspected drug lord wanted in United States Posted: 09 Feb 2014 01:48 PM PST Mexico's federal police on Sunday said they arrested suspected drug boss Tirso Martinez Sanchez, who has been wanted in the United States and Mexico for allegedly running an operation that smuggled tons of cocaine across the border and into the United States and Europe. The U.S. State Department has been offering a $5 million reward for information that could lead to the capture of Martinez Sanchez, believed to be the leader of a group that brought 76 tons of cocaine into the United States between 2000 and 2003. Mexico's Interior Ministry said in a statement that the arrest was the result of intelligence work by the country's federal police.

Eight killed in attack on Pakistani pro-government militia leaders Posted: 09 Feb 2014 10:22 AM PST By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A sleeping family of eight were killed in an attack on the home of two pro-government militia leaders in Pakistan's restive Baluchistan region on Sunday, officials said. The victims included women and children and the two brothers, who helped to lead a local pro-government militia in Dera Bugti district, about 250 km (150 miles) southwest of the provincial capital, Quetta, police said. "Ghazi Khan Marhata Bugti and his brother Imam Bakhsh were commanders of Bugti Peace Force, and their entire family were killed in the attack," said Provincial Home Secretary Asad Gilani. A spokesman for the Corps said a banned separatist group, the Baloch Republican Army, had killed the family for cooperating with the security forces.

Boca Juniors, Newell's play scoreless draw Posted: 09 Feb 2014 04:18 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Boca Juniors played out a 0-0 draw Sunday at Newell's Old Boys as the second-half of Argentina's split season opened.

Jesse Ryder dropped from New Zealand test squad Posted: 09 Feb 2014 04:16 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder has been dropped from New Zealand's squad for the second test against India as New Zealand Cricket probes his involvement in late night drinking.

Olympic curling tournaments begin at Sochi Games Posted: 09 Feb 2014 04:03 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The focus will be as much on fashion as rocks and brooms when the men's and women's curling tournaments begin Monday at the Sochi Games.

Police: Fans injured by shots outside WCup stadium Posted: 09 Feb 2014 04:03 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Authorities say three fans were injured in a shooting after a match at a World Cup stadium in Brazil at the weekend.

Hoefl-Riesch favorite in Olympic super-combined Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:59 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany captured Olympic super-combined gold four years ago with good friend and rival Lindsey Vonn in the field.

Canada eyeing another 1-2 Olympic moguls finish Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:54 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Alex Bilodeau made history in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win Olympic gold on home soil with a thrilling sprint to victory in men's moguls.

Fognini defeats Mayer in final on clay in Chile Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:49 PM PST VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Top-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy defeated Argentina's Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Royal Guard Open clay-court tournament.

US Embassy warns of possible Guyana threat Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:47 PM PST GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Guyana warned Sunday that it had received "unconfirmed threat information" about a regional airline's flights from the South American country to the United States on Monday and urged Americans to avoid using the carrier.

5 things to watch in Olympic women's luge Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:46 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger can be beaten. It just doesn't happen very often.

5 things to watch as Olympic short track begins Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:41 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Ready for some roller derby on ice? Short track speedskating starts Monday at the Sochi Olympics, promising thrills, chills and spills.

Hundreds evacuated from Syria's Homs on eve of talks Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:34 PM PST Aid teams evacuated hundreds of exhausted civilians from besieged Homs city Sunday, as Syria's regime and rebels again accused each other of violating a truce ahead of new peace talks. Sunday's evacuation was the second in three days after a UN-brokered truce for besieged districts of Syria's third city began on Friday. Five men were killed when one besieged district was hit by mortar fire during Sunday's evacuation, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Observatory and the Syrian Red Crescent said some 600 people had been evacuated from the Old City of Homs on Sunday.

5 things to watch as fastest men go for 500 title Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:34 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The title of fastest man on skates will be decided Monday, with Mo Tae-bum of South Korea in a good position to defend his Olympic title in the 500 meters.

Kerry to visit China, South Korea, Indonesia and Abu Dhabi Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:33 PM PST By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will begin a trip this week to China, South Korea, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, the State Department said on Sunday, at a time of high tensions in Asia over China's increasingly assertive territorial claims. The trip, which runs from Thursday to February 18, will be Kerry's fifth visit to Asia since he became secretary of state just over a year ago, and comes before a planned visit by President Barack Obama in April to promote a strategic U.S. "pivot" to the region announced in 2011. Kerry will visit Seoul, Beijing, Jakarta and Abu Dhabi "to meet with senior government officials and address a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.

Wind damage to stadium postpones Lisbon derby Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:30 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Lisbon derby between Portuguese league leader Benfica and Sporting was postponed after heavy winds tore off pieces of the Estadio da Luz's roof on Sunday, while title rival FC Porto beat Pacos Ferreira 3-0 at home.

LaBeouf makes a scene at Berlin film festival Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:29 PM PST BERLIN (AP) — Actor Shia LaBeouf hit the Berlin Film Festival in memorable style Sunday, first walking out of a press conference for the film "Nymphomaniac Volume I" and then wearing a paper bag over his head at the red carpet premiere.

Cologna again the man to beat in cross-country Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:28 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Dario Cologna has given notice that he's again the man to beat in the cross-country events at the Sochi Olympics. His traditional rival Petter Northug, meanwhile, has only showed he's still far from his best.

Messi nets 2, Barca fights back 4-1 at Sevilla Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:24 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up another to lead Barcelona to a 4-1 comeback victory at Sevilla on Sunday, moving the defending champions into a three-way tie for the Spanish league lead.

Figure skaters balance singles vs new team event Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:22 PM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The fans in the arena loved the first Olympic figure skating team event.

Lawyers for Boston Marathon suspect due in court Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:21 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — U.S. prosecutors and lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be in court this week for the first time since U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Tsarnaev.

Kerry set to make 5th trip to Asia Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:19 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry will make his fifth trip to Asia this week, traveling to South Korea, China and Indonesia.

More Moyes misery as United is held by Fulham Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:16 PM PST LONDON (AP) — So often the beneficiary of late goals under Alex Ferguson, it seems everything is being turned on its head at Manchester United under David Moyes after his team's latest stumble in the Premier League.

Austrian jumper makes news on and off ski hill Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:10 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Daniela Iraschko-Stolz is doing her best to give women's ski jumping a high profile in her sport's first appearance at the Winter Olympics.

Monaco fights back to secure 1-1 draw against PSG Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:08 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva turned the ball into his own net as Monaco fought back to draw 1-1 against the French league leaders in their table-topping clash on Sunday.

Bjoerndalen eyes 13th Olympic medal in pursuit Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:07 PM PST KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Two days after claiming his seventh career Olympic gold medal, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen gets another reward for his upset victory in the sprint — starting first in Monday's 12.5-kilometer pursuit.

Clashes in Bangui leave at least 11 dead Posted: 09 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - A weekend of violence and looting in the Central African capital has left at least 11 people reported dead, including two Muslims who were gruesomely lynched and a lawmaker gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Fighting flamed up on Saturday evening between Christian vigilantes and Muslims in the west of Bangui where many buildings were torched, according to witnesses. A suspected Christian militiaman killed another Muslim civilian, and was about to burn the body when Rwandan soldiers of the African peacekeeping force MISCA shot him dead, a witness who gave his name as Innocent told AFP. The shooting prompted an angry crowd to shout slogans against the Rwandan soldiers, whom they mistakenly believed to be Muslim.

South African platinum firms to meet mediators Posted: 09 Feb 2014 02:24 PM PST Top global platinum producers in South Africa this week will meet independent mediators to discuss a two-week wage strike, according to the union whose 80,000 workers have downed tools. Earlier talks led by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) adjourned last week after the firms said they had reached "no settlement" with negotiators of the radical Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). "CCMA will be meeting the employers on Tuesday alone," AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa told AFP on Sunday in a text message. An industry spokeswoman for affected miners Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin said "the employers are expecting to meet with th CCMA again on Thursday."

Swiss voters back limit on immigration Posted: 09 Feb 2014 02:14 PM PST GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration Sunday, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union.

I.Coast's elderly leader in France for 'sciatica operation' Posted: 09 Feb 2014 02:12 PM PST The Ivory Coast's 72-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, is recovering in France after an operation to alleviate pain from a spinal nerve, his office said Sunday. "The head of state is doing well" after the surgery "to do with a sciatica," it said in a statement. His predecessor and rival, Laurent Gbagbo, 68, is in detention in The Hague, facing trial in the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity alleged to be committed in 2010-2011.

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