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• Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader
• Hong Kong Occupy founders tell students to retreat amid fears of violence
• Ukraine parliament votes in new government, fresh ceasefire hopes fade
• Netanyahu seeks early election, fires top ministers
• U.S. expects some familiar faces among Syria rebel recruits
• Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations: TRFN
• Lebanon says it has detained wife of IS leader
• Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT
• Giving birth better at home than at hospital
• Ireland bids to reopen British army 'torture' case
• UN resolution: Israel must renounce nuclear arms
• US: Iran launches airstrikes into eastern Iraq
• 4 Pearl Harbor survivors gather for reunion
• Family of Mexican boy fighting tumor to stay in US
• Bhopal demands justice 30 years after deadliest industrial disaster: TRFN
• Graffiti artist Bansky's work in Miami art fair
• Jordan hopes for Israeli-Palestinian UN resolution
• Latvia gives Girgensons boost in NHL all-star vote
• Taylor Swift stars at Victoria's Secret show
• New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna
• Woods returns with an eye to the past
• Myanmar 'under military control' says US admiral
• Iran seeks post on key U.N. committee, Israel deems it 'absurd'
• US: Woman stole passport to travel to Syria
• Pacific storm brings much-needed rain, danger of mudslides to California
• Eat less meat, dairy to slow climate change, study says
• Report: Sun Yang banned from training in Australia
• Developing nations urge deeper climate cuts to zero emissions
• Rattled by Chinese submarines, India joins other nations in rebuilding fleet
• Bahamas to seek space for hold migrant families
• Sweden faces government crisis as far-right party vows to block budget
• United, Liverpool win in EPL; Madrid advances
• Madrid routs Cornella 5-0 in cup
• Germany targeting coal plants to reach 2020 climate goals
• Man United beats Stoke 2-1 for 4th straight win
• No new Tolkien films without family's assent, says Jackson
• Puerto Rico's House approves oil excise tax
• A new endorsement deal for Woods
• Hawking's speech software goes open source for disabled

Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader Posted: 02 Dec 2014 10:40 AM PST By Laila Bassam and Sylvia Westall BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago, security officials said on Tuesday, in a move seen as likely to put pressure on the Islamist chief. The woman was identified as Saja al-Dulaimi, an Iraqi, by a Lebanese security official and a senior political source. The Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported she had been detained in coordination with "foreign intelligence". ...

Hong Kong Occupy founders tell students to retreat amid fears of violence Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:15 AM PST By Michelle Chen and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The founders of Hong Kong's Occupy Central civil disobedience movement on Tuesday called on pro-democracy activists to retreat from the city center over fears of violence, just hours after a student leader had called on supporters to regroup. Protesters on the streets, while united in their calls for full democracy for the Chinese-ruled city, have been split over tactics since the demonstrations started in late September and the movement has lacked a clear leadership. ...

Ukraine parliament votes in new government, fresh ceasefire hopes fade Posted: 02 Dec 2014 12:33 PM PST By Natalia Zinets and Alessandra Prentice KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament voted in a new government on Tuesday, putting foreign technocrats in key financial roles and renewing terms for the foreign and defense ministers in a signal that no major change in policy is likely on the rebellious east. Parliament endorsed Pavlo Klimkin as foreign minister and Stepan Poltorak as defense chief in the cabinet of Arseny Yatseniuk as shelling persisted in eastern Ukraine despite a fresh truce deal between government troops and pro-Russian separatists. ...

Netanyahu seeks early election, fires top ministers Posted: 02 Dec 2014 11:32 AM PST By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his finance and justice ministers on Tuesday, signaling the break up of his bickering coalition and opening the way for early national elections in Israel. Netanyahu's government, which only took office last year, has been unraveling over an array of issues, including the 2015 budget and a Jewish nation-state bill that critics say discriminates against Arab citizens. ...

U.S. expects some familiar faces among Syria rebel recruits Posted: 02 Dec 2014 01:16 PM PST By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is creating a vigorous vetting process to weed out undesirables among the Syrian rebels it will train to fight Islamic State, but some of the new recruits will be familiar faces requiring far more limited screening. The program is expected to include a number of fighters already known to the U.S. government who could take as little as a day to initially vet, U.S. officials said. The United States already has ties with networks of Syrian fighters, including through a clandestine CIA program that has already trained rebels and through U.S. ...

Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations: TRFN Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:09 PM PST By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Syria was bottom and Ukraine had the biggest slide in a human rights index published on Wednesday, as countries suffering from conflict grappled with human trafficking and other rights violations. The worsening situation in Syria and Iraq, two of the three worst performing countries, increased the likelihood of human trafficking, forced labor and child marriage taking place. ...

Lebanon says it has detained wife of IS leader Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:04 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a woman and young boy believed to be the wife and son of the reclusive Islamic State group leader, and were questioning the woman and conducting DNA tests on the child, senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday.

Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:02 PM PST HONG KONG (AP) — Three founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement called Tuesday for an end to street demonstrations to prevent more violence and take the campaign to a new stage, but it wasn't clear whether student protesters, who make up the bulk of the activists, would heed the call. Professors Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Chan Kin-man and Pastor Chu Yiu-ming said they planned to surrender to police on Wednesday to take responsibility for protests that have shut down parts of the Asian financial center for more than two months.

Giving birth better at home than at hospital Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:02 PM PST London (AFP) - Women are better giving birth at home or in midwife centres than in hospital, where doctors are more likely to perform interventions such as caesareans, according to new British guidance.

Ireland bids to reopen British army 'torture' case Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST Dublin (AFP) - The Irish government will ask the European Court to reopen a landmark case that alleged the British army tortured Irish prisoners during the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, Dublin said on Tuesday.

UN resolution: Israel must renounce nuclear arms Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-backed resolution Tuesday calling on Israel to renounce possession of nuclear weapons and put its nuclear facilities under international oversight.

US: Iran launches airstrikes into eastern Iraq Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:56 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says that Iran has launched airstrikes against Islamic State militants in eastern Iraq.

4 Pearl Harbor survivors gather for reunion Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:56 PM PST PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Four of the remaining nine USS Arizona survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are vowing this year's anniversary won't be their last reunion.

Family of Mexican boy fighting tumor to stay in US Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:48 PM PST ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — The parents of an 11-year-old Mexican boy who recently had portions of a massive tumor removed have been allowed to stay in the U.S. while he receives treatment.

Bhopal demands justice 30 years after deadliest industrial disaster: TRFN Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:47 PM PST By Nita Bhalla BHOPAL, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of people marched through the central Indian city of Bhopal late Tuesday, waving flaming torches to commemorate the thousands who perished in the world's deadliest industrial disaster and demanding justice for survivors who continue to suffer three decades on.     In the early hours of December 3, 1984, around 40 metric tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate gas accidentally leaked from a pesticide factory owned by U.S. multinational Union Carbide Corp. and was carried by the wind into the surrounding slums. ...

Graffiti artist Bansky's work in Miami art fair Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:46 PM PST MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) — Pieces like the installation of calcified, obsolete 20th-century media devices and works from the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy are now on display at the prestigious Art Basel Miami Beach that opens Thursday.

Jordan hopes for Israeli-Palestinian UN resolution Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:40 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Jordan's U.N. envoy said Tuesday she will be trying to get the U.N. Security Council to agree on a resolution before Christmas that would press for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Latvia gives Girgensons boost in NHL all-star vote Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:24 PM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Move over, Sidney Crosby.

Taylor Swift stars at Victoria's Secret show Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:21 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Supermodels, million-dollar bras, rhinestones and glitter galore — it can only be a Victoria's Secret catwalk show.

New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:21 PM PST By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - The Atlantic bluefin tuna gained protections from overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the waters off North Carolina under a federal rule published on Tuesday to better regulate a species coveted by sushi lovers. The regulations, effective in January, restrict the use of certain longline fishing gear in parts of the Gulf of Mexico during April and May, when the species spawns in the region. Off North Carolina, regulators are closely monitoring fishermen and tightening enforcement of quotas for the species. ...

Woods returns with an eye to the past Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:18 PM PST WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is making his latest comeback in golf with an eye to the past.

Myanmar 'under military control' says US admiral Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the time isn't right to expand nascent military ties with Myanmar as the Southeast Asian nation remains "firmly under military control."

Iran seeks post on key U.N. committee, Israel deems it 'absurd' Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:10 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran is seeking a senior post on a United Nations committee that decides accreditation of non-governmental organizations, a move that Israel on Tuesday compared to gangster Al Capone running the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Iran was elected to the 19-member committee in April for a four-year term from 2015. The United States and Israel are also members of the committee, which acts as a kind of gatekeeper for rights groups and other NGOs seeking access to U.N. headquarters to lobby and participate in meetings and other events. ...

US: Woman stole passport to travel to Syria Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:04 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Somali-born woman was charged in federal court with stealing a passport so she could travel to Syria, U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said Tuesday.

Pacific storm brings much-needed rain, danger of mudslides to California Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:03 PM PST By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A major Pacific storm hammered California on Tuesday, bringing desperately needed rain to a drought-parched state that has seen very little precipitation over the past year but also carrying the threat of flooding and mudslides. The sub-tropical storm, which moved onshore before dawn after barreling across the eastern Pacific Ocean, had dropped 3 inches of rain on some areas by mid-afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue flash flood watches for mountain and foothill areas left scarred by wildfire. ...

Eat less meat, dairy to slow climate change, study says Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:02 PM PST By Chris Arsenault ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Meat and dairy consumption are rising rapidly across the developing world, and consumers are unaware that their appetite for animal products contributes as much to climate change as exhaust emissions from the transport sector, a new survey shows. Climate-changing emissions from livestock are estimated to account for 14.5 percent of the global total, according to Chatham House, a UK-based thinktank. ...

Report: Sun Yang banned from training in Australia Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:55 PM PST GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has reportedly been banned from training in Australia and his Gold Coast-based coach Denis Cotterell plans to cut ties with the Olympic and world champion following a positive doping test.

Developing nations urge deeper climate cuts to zero emissions Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:54 PM PST By Alister Doyle LIMA (Reuters) - Developing nations called on the rich on Tuesday to do more to lead the fight against climate change in line with scientific findings that global greenhouse gas emissions should fall to net zero by 2100 to avert the worst impacts. About 190 nations are meeting in Lima from Dec. 1-12 to decide elements of a deal, due to be agreed in Paris in a year's time, to reverse a steady rise in greenhouse gases to limit risks of more floods, droughts, heat waves and rising sea levels. ...

Rattled by Chinese submarines, India joins other nations in rebuilding fleet Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:37 PM PST By Sanjeev Miglani and Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is speeding up a navy modernization program and leaning on its neighbors to curb Chinese submarine activity in the Indian Ocean, as nations in the region become increasingly jittery over Beijing's growing undersea prowess. Just months after a stand-off along the disputed border dividing India and China in the Himalayas, Chinese submarines have shown up in Sri Lanka, the island nation off India's southern coast. China has also strengthened ties with the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago. ...

Bahamas to seek space for hold migrant families Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:35 PM PST NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The government of the Bahamas is seeking additional space to hold migrant women with children amid complaints about conditions at the main detention center at a time of increased enforcement of residency rules in the island chain.

Sweden faces government crisis as far-right party vows to block budget Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:32 PM PST By Daniel Dickson and Johan Sennero STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's minority, center-left government teetered on the brink of collapse on Tuesday after just two months in office when a far-right party announced it would vote against the 2015 budget, effectively dooming it to defeat. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrat party, which holds the balance of power in parliament, said it would support an alternative budget proposed by the center-right Alliance opposition bloc, leaving the government isolated. ...

United, Liverpool win in EPL; Madrid advances Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:28 PM PST With a fourth successive victory, Manchester United's Premier League revival is gathering pace.

Madrid routs Cornella 5-0 in cup Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:19 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez scored on his return after nearly nine months out through injury to round off a 5-0 thrashing of third-tier Cornella in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday.

Germany targeting coal plants to reach 2020 climate goals Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:14 PM PST By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet will on Wednesday agree plans to cut CO2 emissions by up to 78 million tonnes by 2020, pushing operators to shut some coal-fired plants, to help Europe's biggest economy meet ambitious targets to fight climate change. The package, which also includes an energy efficiency program, is essential if Chancellor Angel Merkel is to avoid the embarrassment of missing her government's goal of a 40 percent reduction in emissions by 2020, compared to 1990 levels. ...

Man United beats Stoke 2-1 for 4th straight win Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:14 PM PST MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United relied on a fortunate winning goal from Juan Mata and a breathtaking double save from David de Gea in injury time to beat Stoke 2-1 and secure a fourth straight Premier League victory on Tuesday.

No new Tolkien films without family's assent, says Jackson Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:09 PM PST London (AFP) - New films based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien are only possible with the permission of the author's estate, "Hobbit" director Peter Jackson said on Tuesday.

Puerto Rico's House approves oil excise tax Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:08 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would increase the excise tax on a barrel of crude oil by 68 percent.

A new endorsement deal for Woods Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:02 PM PST WINDEMERE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods added another corporate deal, even though the logo won't show up anywhere on his clothing or golf bag.

Hawking's speech software goes open source for disabled Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:02 PM PST London (AFP) - The system that helps Stephen Hawking communicate with the outside world will be made available online from January in a move that could help millions of motor neurone disease sufferers, scientists said Tuesday.

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