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• Ukraine sets European course after ouster of Yanukovich
• U.S. to seek extradition of Mexican drug kingpin Guzman
• Exclusive: China, eyeing Japan, seeks WW2 focus for Xi during Germany visit
• Seventeen dead in bombings and shootings in Iraq
• Italy's new PM Renzi faces first parliamentary test
• Meeting between Venezuela government, opposition may help ease protests
• Day survives the magic of Dubuisson in Match Play
• Ex-Venezuelan general in armed standoff at home
• Guzman not likely to be in US court soon
• Cellphone, wiretaps led to legendary drug lord
• 2 dead in attack on Bangkok anti-gov't protesters
• Nadal wins Rio Open, Nara takes women's title
• Factbox: Indonesia's planned copper smelter projects
• Indonesian copper smelters at risk as mining policy misfires
• Details emerge about arrest of legendary drug lord
• World's oldest Holocaust survivor, Alice Herz-Sommer, dies in UK
• Hard-line Serb wins race for Kosovo town
• Oldest-known Holocaust survivor dies at 110
• US killer in Israeli prison shot dead in gunbattle
• Porto loses 1-0 at home to Estoril in Portugal
• Greek opposition leader: Debt haircut a must
• Atletico loses 3-0 at Osasuna, Madrid left leader
• As Mexico catches cartel boss, others wait in wings
• Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT
• Ibrahimovic scores 3 as PSG wins 4-2 at Toulouse
• Sicilian fairy tale, nomadic spirit infuse Milan
• Blood, sandals on street as bomb kills two, wounds 22 in Thai capital
• Russian state TV host accuses Ukraine's Yanukovich of 'betrayal'
• Hundreds on Venezuela streets in support of government
• Monitors urge Spain to grab chance for peace after ETA meet
• Nadal wins Rio Open
• Fear of Ukraine break-up spurs West's outreach
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT

Ukraine sets European course after ouster of Yanukovich Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:06 PM PST By Natalia Zinets and Alessandra Prentice KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's interim leadership pledged to put the country back on course for European integration now Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovich had been ousted from the presidency, while the United States warned Russia against sending in its forces. As rival neighbors east and west of the former Soviet republic said a power vacuum in Kiev must not lead to the country breaking apart, acting president Oleksander Turchinov said late on Sunday that Ukraine's new leaders wanted relations with Russia on a "new, equal and good-neighborly footing that recognizes and takes into account Ukraine's European choice". European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will travel to Ukraine on Monday, where she is expected to discuss measures to shore up the ailing economy.

U.S. to seek extradition of Mexican drug kingpin Guzman Posted: 23 Feb 2014 12:12 PM PST By Mark Hosenball and John Shiffman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors plan to seek the extradition of Mexico's most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, to face trial in the United States after he was captured in Mexico. Robert Nardoza, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn, said on Sunday his office would request Guzman's extradition to face a variety of charges. Guzman, caught on Saturday in Mexico with help from U.S. security forces, had long run Mexico's infamous Sinaloa Cartel.

Exclusive: China, eyeing Japan, seeks WW2 focus for Xi during Germany visit Posted: 23 Feb 2014 12:57 PM PST By Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to make World War Two a key part of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Germany next month, much to Berlin's discomfort, diplomatic sources said, as Beijing tries to use German atonement for its wartime past to embarrass Japan. China has increasingly contrasted Germany and its public contrition for the Nazi regime to Japan, where repeated official apologies for wartime suffering are sometimes undercut by contradictory comments by conservative politicians.

Seventeen dead in bombings and shootings in Iraq Posted: 23 Feb 2014 09:43 AM PST By Ghazwan Hassan and Kareem Raheem TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in bombings and shootings in northern Iraq and Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said. In Baghdad, a bomb exploded in a second-hand market for bicycles and motorcycles in the Shi'ite neighborhood of Sadr City, killing five people and wounding 22, police and medical sources said. Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint and killed one policeman near the mainly Sunni town of Tarmiya, north of Baghdad, police sources said.

Italy's new PM Renzi faces first parliamentary test Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:08 PM PST By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi faces his first test before a fractious national parliament when he goes before the Senate on Monday to put flesh on his ambitious reform plans and seek to win a confidence vote in his newly installed government. Backed by his own center-left Democratic Party (PD), the small center-right NCD party, centrists and other miscellaneous groups, he should have enough support in the 320-seat upper house. But there will be close attention to the size of his majority after some leftwingers in his own party threatened to vote against the government. If he falls significantly below the 173 secured by his predecessor Enrico Letta in December, his authority could be weakened from the start.

Meeting between Venezuela government, opposition may help ease protests Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:18 PM PST By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - A meeting between a top Venezuelan opposition leader and President Nicolas Maduro on Monday may help ease nearly two weeks of violent anti-government protests that have killed at least eight people. State governor Henrique Capriles will meet Maduro at a routine gathering of governors and mayors and will likely get a chance to present the opposition's grievances. "Dialogue is not about listening to what the government wants to say, it's about making sure the demonstrators' voices are heard," Capriles, a two-time opposition presidential candidate, wrote on Sunday in his weekly column. Five people have died from gunshot wounds in the unrest that began on February 12 with the death of a student protestor and was later fueled by the arrest of hard-line opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

Day survives the magic of Dubuisson in Match Play Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:56 PM PST MARANA, Arizona (AP) — Jason Day won the Match Play Championship on Sunday by surviving the amazing par saves of Victor Dubuisson.

Ex-Venezuelan general in armed standoff at home Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:44 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — One of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's most outspoken critics has become the latest rally cry for opposition protesters after engaging in an armed standoff with security forces.

Guzman not likely to be in US court soon Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:31 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — After 13 years on the run, narrow escapes from the military, law enforcement and rivals, drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is back in Mexican custody. Now starts what is likely to be a lengthy and complicated legal process to decide which country gets to try him first.

Cellphone, wiretaps led to legendary drug lord Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:27 PM PST CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — After fruitlessly pursuing one of the world's top drug lords for years, authorities finally drew close to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman using a cellphone found at a house where drugs were stored.

2 dead in attack on Bangkok anti-gov't protesters Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:16 PM PST BANGKOK (AP) — An apparent grenade attack against anti-government protesters occupying an upscale shopping area of Thailand's capital killed at least two people Sunday, the latest violence in a months-long political crisis that is growing bloodier by the day.

Nadal wins Rio Open, Nara takes women's title Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:15 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafael Nadal returned from a troublesome back injury to win the Rio Open on Sunday, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Factbox: Indonesia's planned copper smelter projects Posted: 23 Feb 2014 04:01 PM PST (Reuters) - Indonesian policies to force miners to process raw materials at home are misfiring, as disputes over the new rules disrupt plans to invest nearly $4 billion in copper smelters to cater for miners such as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono imposed a controversial mining law on Jan 12, but the rules have left the mining sector in turmoil. As well as a ban on unprocessed ore shipments, a last-minute export tax on concentrates was also brought in. Below are details on three planned Indonesian copper smelters: PT Indosmelt Cost: $1. ...

Indonesian copper smelters at risk as mining policy misfires Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:59 PM PST By Michael Taylor and Wilda Asmarini JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian policies to force miners to process raw materials at home are misfiring, as disputes over the new rules disrupt plans to invest nearly $4 billion in copper smelters to cater for miners such as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono imposed a controversial mining law on January 12, but the rules have left the mining sector in turmoil. The tax ratchets up sharply before an outright export ban from 2017 and Freeport and Newmont Mining Corp, which produce 97 percent of Indonesia's copper, have halted all exports and are locked in talks with the government because they say the tax breaches their contracts. This has deepened uncertainty on plans to construct three copper smelters, since the firms building them say they need firm supply guarantees from Freeport and Newmont to put in place financing so they can proceed.

Details emerge about arrest of legendary drug lord Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:58 PM PST CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — After fruitlessly pursuing one of the world's top drug lords for years, authorities finally drew close to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman using a cellphone found at a house where drugs were stored.

World's oldest Holocaust survivor, Alice Herz-Sommer, dies in UK Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:40 PM PST By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - A 110-year-old woman believed to be the oldest survivor of the Holocaust and who endured the ordeal partly through her passion for music, has died in London, her family said on Sunday. Alice Herz-Sommer, who is said to have counted writer Franz Kafka among her family friends and is the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary, was a Jewish pianist and musician from Prague in what is today the Czech Republic. In 1943, the Nazis sent her and her young son to Theresienstadt concentration camp, where tens of thousands of people lost their lives. Her grandson, Ariel Sommer, confirmed her death in London on Sunday, saying: "Alice Sommer passed away peacefully this morning with her family by her bedside.

Hard-line Serb wins race for Kosovo town Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:05 PM PST PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A hard-line Kosovo Serb became the mayor of Mitrovica North on Sunday following a prolonged electoral race soured by the killing of one candidate and the arrest of another.

Oldest-known Holocaust survivor dies at 110 Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:05 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, died at age 110 on Sunday, a family member said. The accomplished pianist's death came just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music and her son is up for an Oscar.

US killer in Israeli prison shot dead in gunbattle Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:03 PM PST SHARON PRISON, Israel (AP) — Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel Sunday after an inmate stole a gun, shot several guards and barricaded himself inside the compound, killing the notorious prisoner who was serving time for a gruesome murder carried out in the U.S.

Porto loses 1-0 at home to Estoril in Portugal Posted: 23 Feb 2014 03:03 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto slipped to its first home defeat of the Portuguese league season on Sunday, losing 1-0 to Estoril.

Greek opposition leader: Debt haircut a must Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:56 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's main opposition leader is certain a left-wing government will be in power by early 2015 and its top priority will be to negotiate a lightening of the country's "unsustainable debt," according to an interview published in a Sunday newspaper.

Atletico loses 3-0 at Osasuna, Madrid left leader Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:45 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid slumped to a stunning 3-0 loss at Osasuna on Sunday, leaving Real Madrid as the sole leader of the Spanish league for the first time since May 2012.

As Mexico catches cartel boss, others wait in wings Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:43 PM PST Mexico has finally caught its most powerful drug kingpin, but other capos nicknamed "El Mayo," "La Tuta" and "El Mencho" remain on the loose, ready to take the crown. While the capture of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is a victory for President Enrique Pena Nieto's government, his arrest could unleash a new wave of violence as rivals tussle for his turf. "There's going to be a huge void with this capture," Mike Vigil, a former chief of international operations at the US Drug Enforcement Administration, told AFP. In the least bloody scenario, Guzman's main associate, veteran Sinaloa cartel capo Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, will grab the reins and continue business as usual.

Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:33 PM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Gunmen in a pickup truck attacked an anti-government protest in Thailand's east, killing at least one, an 8-year-old girl, and wounding dozens, as violence in the country's 3-month-old political crisis spread outside the capital, Bangkok, officials said Sunday. The attack took place Saturday night in Trat province, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Bangkok, where about 500 protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra were holding a rally near food stalls where people were dining.

Ibrahimovic scores 3 as PSG wins 4-2 at Toulouse Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:29 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic took his tally to 37 goals in another remarkable season on Sunday, scoring a hat trick as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain won 4-2 at Toulouse to maintain its five-point lead over Monaco.

Sicilian fairy tale, nomadic spirit infuse Milan Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:28 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Hilary Swank, Eva Herzigova and Monica Bellucci gave Milan Fashion Week a burst of star power on Sunday, the fifth day of Milan Fashion Week that featured womenswear previews for next fall and winter by Dolce&Gabbana, Missoni, Marni and Ferragamo. And one young designer found his pot of gold.

Blood, sandals on street as bomb kills two, wounds 22 in Thai capital Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:21 PM PST By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Paul Barker BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bomb killed two people and wounded at least 22 in a busy shopping district of the Thai capital on Sunday, hours after supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised to get tough with demonstrators paralyzing parts of the city. Another child is undergoing an operation and a third child is still in the emergency room with us," a nurse at Ramathibodi Hospital in central Bangkok, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. "The violent incidents are terrorist acts for political gains without regard for human life." The crisis pits mostly middle-class anti-government protesters from Bangkok and the south against supporters of Yingluck from the rural north and northeast of the country. Leaders of the pro-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) had vowed to "deal with" anti-government leader Suthep Thaugsuban, setting the scene for possible confrontation between pro- and anti-government groups.

Russian state TV host accuses Ukraine's Yanukovich of 'betrayal' Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:14 PM PST By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - A prominent Russian state TV host said on Sunday that ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich had betrayed his people when he fled Kiev, an uncompromising verdict on a leader President Vladimir Putin had hoped would bring Ukraine closer to Moscow's orbit. The remarks by Dmitry Kiselyov on Russia's main state channel indicate Moscow is unlikely to seek to restore Yanukovich to power despite its calls for implementation of a peace deal that, at least on paper, would keep him as president until a new election.

Hundreds on Venezuela streets in support of government Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:10 PM PST Venezuela's government, in the midst of its deepest and deadliest crisis to date, rallied hundreds of supporters Sunday to Caracas's streets. Groups of mainly elderly people marched Sunday in downtown Caracas in support of President Nicolas Maduro, a day after Venezuela's largest demonstrations in weeks of escalating protests left 25 people injured. Maduro is grappling with the biggest crisis of his government since narrowly being elected last year after the death of leftist icon Hugo Chavez, with at least 10 people dead since protests erupted on February 4. Student and opposition demonstrators are campaigning over bleak economic prospects, including a shortage of food and commodities, repression by police and a dire job market.

Monitors urge Spain to grab chance for peace after ETA meet Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:08 PM PST International monitors pledged Sunday to cooperate with a Spanish tribunal over their meeting with masked militants from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, saying there was a real chance for peace. Three members of the International Verification Commission were grilled by a judge after announcing Friday that they had overseen ETA militants handing in a small cache of weapons as the first step towards disarmament. The commission's work in monitoring the ETA ceasefire is not recognised by the Spanish government, which like France refuses to negotiate with ETA. The Basque separatist group, blamed for hundreds of deaths over four decades, announced a "definitive end to armed activity" in October 2011 but Madrid insists it must disband without conditions.

Nadal wins Rio Open Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:05 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafael Nadal returned from a troublesome back injury to win the Rio Open on Sunday, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Fear of Ukraine break-up spurs West's outreach Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:04 PM PST Fears that Ukraine could splinter into rival pro-Russia and pro-EU camps is spurring intense activity in the West to keep the country together, while also seeking to placate Russia over Kiev's tilt away from Moscow. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to begin a two-day visit to Kiev on Monday to speak with Ukraine's interim leaders appointed after a bloody and tumultuous week of historic change. Ashton, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and US National Security Adviser Susan Rice all stressed separately Sunday that Ukraine must forge a political solution that guarantees its "unity". Though break-up is not yet being seen, tensions are clear in the Russified east of Ukraine over the turn of events, which saw president Viktor Yanukovych and his government ousted, and with them the closer ties to Moscow they had been promoting.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 23 Feb 2014 02:02 PM PST BANGKOK (AP) — Gunmen in a pickup truck attacked an anti-government protest in Thailand's east, killing at least one, an 8-year-old girl, and wounding dozens, as violence in the country's 3-month-old political crisis spread outside the capital, Bangkok, officials said Sunday. The attack took place Saturday night in Trat province, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Bangkok, where about 500 protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra were holding a rally near food stalls where people were dining.

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