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• U.S. torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny
• Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
• 'Lone wolf' Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past
• Taliban gunmen attack military-run school in northwest Pakistan
• Kerry says U.S. made no 'determinations' on Palestinian resolution
• Australian PM says tough new national security laws failed hostages
• Japan trade deficit grows despite drop in imports
• Sony hackers reference 9/11 in new threats against theaters
• Residency questions for Chicago Little League team
• Pakistani officials say siege at school over
• UN to vote on extending cross-border aid delivery to Syria
• Former Mexican president's brother acquitted
• USOC decides to bid for 2024; city still undecided
• Cuba's Silvio Rodriguez to USAID: 'go to hell'
• Turkish football fans put on trial over 'coup bid'
• India wins toss, bats 1st in 2nd test vs Australia
• Obama backs bill imposing new sanctions on Russia
• Obama will sign Russia sanctions bill: White House
• Barcelona routs Huesca 8-1, advances 12-1 in Copa
• Armed group seizes and beats Mexican reporters
• Romania 'to clear up' allegations over CIA prisons
• Real Madrid coasts into Club World Cup final
• Dominican lawmakers submit new abortion measure
• American Samoa man accused of ruckus on flight
• U.S. officials expect stiffer Pakistani resolve in wake of Taliban attack
• Uruguay leader: Ex-Gitmo prisoners not terrorists
• US war vet kills himself, murders family: officials
• Nantes, Bastia reach French League Cup quarters
• US fines Puerto Rico power company after explosion
• Carnage as Taliban storm Pakistan school, kill 141
• Chelsea, 3rd-tier Sheff United in League Cup semis
• U.S. to unveil plan to curb oil and gas sector methane soon: sources
• Chelsea reach League Cup semis, Saints crash
• 'Nut rage' gives Hawaii macadamia nuts a boost
• Infection from pregnancy killed endangered orca off Canada's Pacific coast
• An early rally fizzles, leaving US indexes lower
• Dutch reject UN call to feed, shelter homeless migrants
• Stolen Red Bull trophies found in lake

U.S. torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny Posted: 16 Dec 2014 10:42 AM PST By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Christian Lowe BUCHAREST/WARSAW (Reuters) - The lawyer for a man tortured by the CIA said Romania's authorities should acknowledge the role they played after a U.S. Senate report pointed to Romania as the site of the secret CIA jail where the man was interrogated. The report did not name countries that hosted CIA jails, but it gave details of prisoners being transferred to and from "detention center BLACK" which matched air traffic records of CIA-chartered planes passing through Romanian airports between 2003 and 2005. ...

Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:21 PM PST By Mehreen Zahra-Malik PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - It began like any other morning in Pakistan's Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures. In an instant, the peace was shattered - gunfire, smoke and dead bodies strewn across the school's halls and corridors, with crazed militants rushing from room to room shooting randomly at pupils and adults. ...

'Lone wolf' Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past Posted: 16 Dec 2014 05:07 AM PST By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - The self-styled sheikh behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder and with multiple sexual offences. He also harbored deep grievances against the Australian government and had found little kinship in the city's large Muslim community, where he was seen as deeply troubled. Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee described by those who knew him as a loner, was killed early on Tuesday after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe to end a 16-hour hostage drama that made global headlines. ...

Taliban gunmen attack military-run school in northwest Pakistan Posted: 16 Dec 2014 11:30 AM PST By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban gunmen in Pakistan took hundreds of students and teachers hostage on Tuesday in a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, military officials said. A Reuters journalist at the scene heard heavy gunfire from inside the school as soldiers surrounded it. Helicopters swooped overhead and a fleet of ambulances ferried wounded children to hospital. The Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar said the hospital had received the bodies of three students and was treating 28 injured students and two male teachers. ...

Kerry says U.S. made no 'determinations' on Palestinian resolution Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:45 PM PST By Lesley Wroughton LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States had made "no determinations" about any possible U.N. Security Council resolutions to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he had sought reassurances from Kerry that Washington would block separate efforts by Palestinians and Europeans to set a time frame for a Palestinian statehood. ...

Australian PM says tough new national security laws failed hostages Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:53 PM PST By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tough new national security laws failed to prevent a deadly hostage crisis in the heart of Sydney this week, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, raising questions about the usefulness of such measures. Three people were killed, including hostage-taker Man Haron Monis, when heavily armed police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning and freed terrified hostages held at gunpoint for 16 hours. Police are investigating whether the two hostages were killed by Monis or died in the crossfire. ...

Japan trade deficit grows despite drop in imports Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:45 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade deficit expanded in November from the month before despite a slight decrease in imports thanks to the recent plunge in crude oil prices.

Sony hackers reference 9/11 in new threats against theaters Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:33 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace made ominous threats Tuesday against movie theaters showing Sony Pictures' film "The Interview" that referred to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The group also released a trove of data files including about 8,000 emails from the inbox of Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton.

Residency questions for Chicago Little League team Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:33 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Little League International says it has investigated allegations that some members of Chicago's national championship Little League team didn't live in the city and is confident the league "meets residency regulations."

Pakistani officials say siege at school over Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:32 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say the siege at a Pakistani school is over, and authorities are sweeping the area.

UN to vote on extending cross-border aid delivery to Syria Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:22 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution extending cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrians in rebel-held areas in desperate need of food and medicine, without government approval.

Former Mexican president's brother acquitted Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:18 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge has acquitted the brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas on charges of illegal enrichment.

USOC decides to bid for 2024; city still undecided Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:13 PM PST The U.S. Olympic Committee has decided to bid for the 2024 Olympics, hoping to bring the Summer Games back to America after a 28-year absence.

Cuba's Silvio Rodriguez to USAID: 'go to hell' Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:11 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — One of Cuba's most famous musicians is telling the U.S. Agency for International Development to "go to hell" for pulling his son and other island-based rappers without their knowledge into a scheme aimed at sparking a youth uprising against the Communist government.

Turkish football fans put on trial over 'coup bid' Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:05 PM PST Thirty-five supporters of Turkish top-flight football side Besiktas went on trial Tuesday facing life imprisonment on charges of seeking to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in 2013 protests. Hundreds of Besiktas supporters staged a raucous protest outside the Istanbul criminal court, shouting football chants backing the accused, who are all members of the club's main fan club, the Carsi Group. "Charging these Besiktas football club fans as enemies of the state for joining a public protest is a ludicrous travesty," said Emma Sinclair-Webb, senior Turkey researcher at Human Rights Watch.

India wins toss, bats 1st in 2nd test vs Australia Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:00 PM PST BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss Wednesday and elected to bat in the second cricket test against Australia.

Obama backs bill imposing new sanctions on Russia Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:55 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Russia, the White House said Tuesday, as the U.S. claimed some credit for sparking Moscow's roiling currency crisis and moved to deepen the pain.

Obama will sign Russia sanctions bill: White House Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:51 PM PST US President Barack Obama will sign into law a bill passed by Congress to tighten sanctions against Russia over its Ukraine incursion, the White House said Tuesday amid a dramatic run on the ruble. The US Congress on Saturday unanimously passed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which includes fresh sanctions against Moscow over its support of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. It also authorizes -- but does not legally require -- Obama to provide lethal and non-lethal military aid to Ukraine including anti-tank weapons.

Barcelona routs Huesca 8-1, advances 12-1 in Copa Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:48 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pedro Rodriguez netted a first-half hat trick as Barcelona crushed third-tier Huesca 8-1 in the Copa del Rey, while Valencia joined the Catalans in the round of 16 after an eight-goal thriller with Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday.

Armed group seizes and beats Mexican reporters Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:40 PM PST An armed group briefly seized about 60 Mexican reporters and their families and beat some of them for supposedly showing disrespect towards 43 missing students, a local journalist organization said Tuesday. "There were dozens, nearly a hundred persons, some of them wearing hoods and armed, and others with sticks and police clubs," Miguel Angel Mata, president of the Guerrero Journalists' Club, told AFP. The state has been simmering with protests since the disappearance and presumed massacre of the 43 male students, allegedly at the hands of a drug gang in league with police in the Guerrero town of Iguala. Mata said the armed assailants identified themselves as members of the Popular Movement of Guerrero, which includes a radical state teacher's union as well as students of the teachers college that the missing students attended.

Romania 'to clear up' allegations over CIA prisons Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:35 PM PST Romania is "ready to clear up" allegations that the country hosted secret CIA detention centres, the foreign ministry said Tuesday -- though it stressed that Bucharest had "no proof" such prisons existed. Romanian authorities were "fully available to clear up the allegations" that Bucharest colluded with the CIA on the transfer of terrorist suspects to CIA "black sites" established for the purposes of torture, the ministry said. The Romanian foreign ministry said an investigation had been launched with a view to finding "a solution" to the issue that "respects the principles of the rule of law and human rights".

Real Madrid coasts into Club World Cup final Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:33 PM PST MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Goals from Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale helped Real Madrid coast to a 4-0 victory over Cruz Azul of Mexico on Tuesday and a place in the final of the Club World Cup.

Dominican lawmakers submit new abortion measure Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:31 PM PST SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Legislators in the Dominican Republic tentatively approved a bill Tuesday that would decriminalize abortions if the mother's life is at risk.

American Samoa man accused of ruckus on flight Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:28 PM PST PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — A man has been accused of hurling racial slurs and curse words at a flight crew, creating such a ruckus on a flight from Honolulu to the territory of American Samoa that the pilots nearly turned the plane around.

U.S. officials expect stiffer Pakistani resolve in wake of Taliban attack Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:14 PM PST By Matt Spetalnick and David Rohde WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States offered further counter terrorism help to Pakistan on Tuesday after a deadly Taliban attack on a school, and U.S. officials said privately they expect stronger Pakistani resolve in fighting the insurgents. President Barack Obama said the raid, which killed at least 132 students and nine staff at a military-run high school in the city of Peshawar, was an act of "depravity" and he promised that Washington would back Pakistan against the militants. ...

Uruguay leader: Ex-Gitmo prisoners not terrorists Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:05 PM PST MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The United States guaranteed that six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners had not been involved in terrorism before they arrived to Uruguay as refugees, President Jose Mujica said on Tuesday.

US war vet kills himself, murders family: officials Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:56 PM PST Bradley Stone, 35, stabbed himself fatally about half a mile from his home in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania after going house to house, killing ex-wife Nicole Hill, 33, her mother, grandmother, sister, brother-in-law and 14-year-old niece. Hill's 17-year-old nephew Anthony Flick was cut in his head and hands, losing three fingers while trying to fight off his attacker, Montgomery County district attorney Risa Vetri Ferman told reporters. Stone's body was discovered at approximately 1:38 pm (1838 GMT) in a wooded area just outside Pennsburg, she said.

Nantes, Bastia reach French League Cup quarters Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:46 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Nantes rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat 10-man Metz 4-2 in extra time and advance to the quarterfinals of the League Cup on Tuesday.

US fines Puerto Rico power company after explosion Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:37 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. federal agency has fined Puerto Rico's public power company $359,000 following a July plant explosion that killed two workers and seriously injured two others.

Carnage as Taliban storm Pakistan school, kill 141 Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:34 PM PST Taliban insurgents stormed an army-run school in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 141 people, almost all of them children, in the country's bloodiest ever terror attack. Survivors described how the militants went from room to room shooting children as young as 12 during the eight-hour onslaught at the Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. The attack, claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as revenge for a major military offensive in the region, was condemned by the US, UN and major Western powers as well as Pakistan's arch-rival India.

Chelsea, 3rd-tier Sheff United in League Cup semis Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:31 PM PST Chelsea swept into the semifinals of the English League Cup on Tuesday, joining third-tier Sheffield United in the last four after its shock win over Premier League side Southampton.

U.S. to unveil plan to curb oil and gas sector methane soon: sources Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:29 PM PST By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration as soon as Wednesday will announce its plans for curbing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which the United States must do to meet its 2020 target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, people familiar with the issue said Tuesday. The government reaffirmed that goal last week at U.N. climate talks in Lima. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would announce its administration-wide methane strategy by the end of the fall. ...

Chelsea reach League Cup semis, Saints crash Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:25 PM PST Premier League leaders Chelsea beat second-tier Derby County 3-1 to reach the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, but at the cost of injuries to Kurt Zouma and Didier Drogba. Eden Hazard and Filipe Luis, with his first goal for the club, put Chelsea in control on a rain-soaked night at the iPro Stadium, before Craig Bryson replied for Derby in the 71st minute.

'Nut rage' gives Hawaii macadamia nuts a boost Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:25 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) — A Korean Air Lines executive's tantrum over bagged nuts in a first-class cabin is drawing enough attention to give Hawaii's macadamia nut industry a boost.

Infection from pregnancy killed endangered orca off Canada's Pacific coast Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:22 PM PST By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - A pregnant killer whale from an endangered population in the U.S. Pacific Northwest that was found floating dead near Canada died of an infection linked to her nearly full-term fetus, according to preliminary necropsy results. The body of the orca, an 18-year-old female known as J32 and named Rhapsody, was found floating in the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and mainland Canada, in early December, experts said. She was hauled to shore, and a necropsy performed Dec. ...

An early rally fizzles, leaving US indexes lower Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:21 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Sudden twists in the price of oil and currency trading turned the stock market into a roller-coaster ride on Tuesday.

Dutch reject UN call to feed, shelter homeless migrants Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:20 PM PST The Dutch government on Tuesday rejected a call from UN rights experts to provide thousands of homeless migrants with food and shelter during the bitter north European winter. An estimated 8,000 asylum seekers are turned down every year in the Netherlands and left up to their own devices pending expulsion. "In these dark days before Christmas, it is appalling that the Dutch government will not even commit less than 0.01 percent of its yearly budget to help people living in absolute misery and poverty," UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human right, Philip Alston. "Assisting migrants living on the streets is not a matter of charity," he said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) had recently ruled that the Netherlands was "violating the right to emergency assistance of adult homeless irregular migrants".

Stolen Red Bull trophies found in lake Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:18 PM PST London (AFP) - Twenty of the 60 trophies stolen in a raid on Red Bull's headquarters in the British town of Milton Keynes have been found in a lake, police said on Tuesday.

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