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• Divers set to search for AirAsia wreckage after debris, bodies found
• Kremlin critic Navalny given suspended sentence, brother jailed
• After 15 years in power, Putin risks running out of luck
• Italy warns ferry fire death toll could rise, two killed in salvage
• U.S. calls for release of Americans in Iran, denies swap deal
• Journalists' killings rise to 118 in 2014, press group says
• Cuban open mic protest thwarted after dissidents detained
• UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation
• Canada police: 9 dead in 3 crime scenes
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Cold grips U.S., with snow forecast from Southwest to Rockies
• Palestinian draft resolution fails in U.N. council, U.S. votes against
• AirAsia recovery to focus on bodies, black boxes
• Relatives: Cuba detains dissidents before protest
• British queen honours actor Hurt and trendsetter Quant
• Brazil sports minister denounces 'unjust' criticism
• Venezuela confirms economy fell into recession
• Mexican self-defense members turn themselves in
• 'Dynasty' dame: Joan Collins honored by queen
• Gambia president says flying home after gunfire rocks Banjul
• First Ebola victim may have been infected by bats
• Ex-UK Olympians Cram, Peters, Sly honored by Queen
• New law spells end for many small Spanish businesses
• The show must go on for Greek soprano after ferry fire
• Effort to kill California's ban on plastic grocery bags moves forward
• Italian prosecutors order ferry back to Italy
• Opinion poll lead for Greece's anti-bailout party narrows
• Conviction of Putin foe sets off protest in Moscow
• Italy takes control of migrant ship on collision course
• Gambia president says he is heading home: Chad government source
• Russia: Ukraine's import of US nuclear fuel risky
• Strike-hit easyJet to cancel 30 percent of flights in France
• Global markets fall as New Year holiday nears
• Russia: US sanctions may hurt talks on Iran, Syria
• Petrobras bans firms amid kickback probe
• Mexico bullfighter, 2 more injured by "smart" bull
• As U.S.-led combat mission ends, Afghan women fear oppression
• Wreckage, bodies might hold clues in AirAsia crash
• Luise Rainer, first to win consecutive acting Oscars, dies

Divers set to search for AirAsia wreckage after debris, bodies found Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:15 PM PST By Gayatri Suroyo and Adriana Nina Kusuma SURABAYA, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Divers and ships will search for the wreckage and the all important black boxes of a doomed AirAsia plane on Wednesday after Indonesian rescuers found several bodies and debris floating in shallow waters off the coast of Borneo. Aviation experts believe the fuselage may be easily found as the aircraft probably only broke up when it hit the water. ...

Kremlin critic Navalny given suspended sentence, brother jailed Posted: 30 Dec 2014 10:38 AM PST By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence on Tuesday for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent. As hundreds of his supporters gathered in front of the Kremlin, Navalny broke house arrest to join the rally but was swiftly detained and driven back home by police. Police dispersed the protest after two hours, detaining more than 100 people. ...

After 15 years in power, Putin risks running out of luck Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:06 PM PST By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Vladimir Putin was handed power unexpectedly by an ailing Boris Yeltsin on the last day of the last century, his first move was to go on television to guarantee Russia the freedoms needed for a "civilized society". Fifteen years later, his critics accuse the former KGB spy of sacrificing emerging political and economic freedoms to the idea of Soviet-style glory, bringing the country close to economic collapse and international isolation over Ukraine. ...

Italy warns ferry fire death toll could rise, two killed in salvage Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:17 PM PST By Benet Koleka and Isla Binnie TIRANA/ROME (Reuters) - Two Albanian seamen were killed on Tuesday during the salvage operation of a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic Coast two days ago on a voyage to Italy. The disaster killed at least 11 people and dozens more are feared missing, although more than 400 people were successfully airlifted from the stricken vessel over Sunday and Monday. The men were killed when a cable connecting their tugboat to the smoldering hulk of the Norman Atlantic snapped and hit them, an Albanian port authority official and Italy's navy said. ...

U.S. calls for release of Americans in Iran, denies swap deal Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:25 AM PST WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States called on Tuesday for the release of U.S. citizens held in Iran, but denied a report that Washington had proposed a prisoner exchange for a former U.S. Marine. A lawyer for Amir Hekmati, an Iranian-American former Marine jailed in Tehran, was quoted in a report on Tuesday on Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency as saying that the United States had sought his release through a prisoner swap. "Those reports are not accurate," U.S. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke told a news briefing. "The U.S. ...

Journalists' killings rise to 118 in 2014, press group says Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:02 PM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The number of journalists who died in targeted killings, bomb attacks or shootings around the world rose to 118 in 2014 from 105 the year before, the International Federation of Journalists said on Tuesday. Another 17 died in accidents or natural disasters while on assignment, according to the Brussels-based IFJ, which says it is the world's largest journalists' organization. Pakistan was the most dangerous country for the media, with 14 journalists killed. Next was Syria, where 12 died. ...

Cuban open mic protest thwarted after dissidents detained Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:43 PM PST By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police detained several dissidents on Tuesday and thwarted an unauthorized political protest, dissidents said, in the first major test of U.S. President Barack Obama's policy shift toward normalizing relations with the communist-ruled island. The U.S. State Department condemned the detentions, which marked the most significant crackdown on the opposition since Cuba and the United States agreed on Dec. 17 to restore diplomatic ties and put behind more than five decades of hostility. ...

UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:41 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years late Tuesday, a blow to an Arab campaign to get the U.N.'s most powerful body to take action to achieve an independent state of Palestine.

Canada police: 9 dead in 3 crime scenes Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:39 PM PST EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nine people, including seven adults and two young children, were found dead at three separate crime scenes in what Edmonton's police chief on Tuesday called the city's worst mass murder.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:32 PM PST PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — The first proof of the fate of AirAsia Flight 8501 emerged Tuesday from the shallow, aqua-colored waters of the Java Sea, confirming that the plane crashed with 162 people aboard in an area not far from where it dropped off radar screens. Two days after the jet vanished, searchers found as many as six bodies and debris that included a life jacket, an emergency exit door and a suitcase about 10 miles from the plane's last known coordinates.

Cold grips U.S., with snow forecast from Southwest to Rockies Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:23 PM PST By Steve Gorman and Mark Guarino (Reuters) - An Arctic air mass over the Great Plains gripped much of the country in below-normal temperatures on Tuesday and ushered in winter storm warnings from the Rockies to the Southwest, with snow forecast even in Las Vegas, before the New Year's holiday. The chill extended to Southern California and was expected to persist through New Year's Day, as the National Weather Service predicted that crowds camped out before dawn on Thursday in Pasadena for the annual Tournament of Roses Parade would likely brave a record freeze. ...

Palestinian draft resolution fails in U.N. council, U.S. votes against Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:17 PM PST By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. The resolution called for negotiations to be based on territorial lines that existed before Israel captured the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Middle East war. It also called for a peace deal within 12 months. Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favor, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it. ...

AirAsia recovery to focus on bodies, black boxes Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:34 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The divers who try to recover more bodies and debris from the AirAsia jet that plunged into the sea won't have to deal with extreme depths, but they will have to work carefully to preserve evidence from the Airbus A320 that dropped from the sky with 162 people on board.

Relatives: Cuba detains dissidents before protest Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:31 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials arrested at least three members of the political opposition Tuesday ahead of a protest art performance seen as the first major test of the government's tolerance for dissent since the declaration of detente with the U.S.

British queen honours actor Hurt and trendsetter Quant Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:10 PM PST London (AFP) - Veteran actor John Hurt was given a knighthood and 1960s fashion designer Mary Quant, pioneer of the mini-skirt and hotpants, made a dame in Britain's New Year Honours List released Tuesday.

Brazil sports minister denounces 'unjust' criticism Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:05 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's new sports minister says he is being unfairly criticized because of his lack of background in sports.

Venezuela confirms economy fell into recession Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:55 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's socialist government has confirmed that the economy fell into a deep recession this year but blamed the slump on opponents trying to sabotage activity in the oil-rich nation.

Mexican self-defense members turn themselves in Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:52 PM PST MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — The leaders of two rural vigilante groups and 35 of their members have surrendered to authorities following a clash that left 11 dead in the western state of Michoacan, a federal official said Tuesday.

'Dynasty' dame: Joan Collins honored by queen Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:39 PM PST LONDON (AP) — The diva of "Dynasty" is now a dame.

Gambia president says flying home after gunfire rocks Banjul Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:37 PM PST BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said he was returning home from Chad late on Tuesday, after gunfire erupted around the presidential palace in the Gambian capital of Banjul last night. The government denied reports of an attempted coup, but a diplomat said unknown gunmen had attacked Gambia's State House. Although shooting had died down, a senior West African diplomat told Reuters gunmen controlled parts of the capital on Tuesday afternoon. Jammeh was abroad, either in France or Dubai, when the violence broke out. ...

First Ebola victim may have been infected by bats Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:36 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A team of researchers think they may have pinpointed how the Ebola epidemic in West Africa started — with a small boy playing in a hollowed-out tree where infected bats lived.

Ex-UK Olympians Cram, Peters, Sly honored by Queen Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:33 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Former Olympic athletes Steve Cram, Mary Peters and Wendy Sly have been honored by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year list.

New law spells end for many small Spanish businesses Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:30 PM PST MADRID (AP) — The resplendent Christmas display of dolls and teddy bears in the window of the Asi toy store is a hallmark of the holiday season on Madrid's Gran Via, one of the Spanish capital's busiest shopping streets.

The show must go on for Greek soprano after ferry fire Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:29 PM PST RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Dimitra Theodossiou survived the Greek ferry disaster, but took no time off to recover from the traumatic evacuation: The Greek soprano was back at work Tuesday, rehearsing for her New Year's Day debut in Giuseppe Verdi's "Nabucco."

Effort to kill California's ban on plastic grocery bags moves forward Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:08 PM PST By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - An effort to kill California's first-in-the-nation state ban on single-use plastic grocery bags advanced this week after bag makers spent several million dollars on a campaign to gather signatures for a proposed ballot initiative to overturn it. The ban, which was passed by the state Legislature and signed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown in the autumn, is widely supported by environmentalists, who say the bags contribute to litter and pollution. ...

Italian prosecutors order ferry back to Italy Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:07 PM PST BRINDISI, Italy (AP) — Italian authorities warned Tuesday that more bodies will likely be found when the blackened hulk of a Greek ferry is towed to Italy, as part of a criminal investigation into the fire that engulfed the ship at sea, killing at least 11 of the more than 400 people on board.

Opinion poll lead for Greece's anti-bailout party narrows Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:58 PM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - The lead that Greece's anti-bailout party Syriza has over the ruling conservatives has narrowed, according to two polls published after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was forced to call a parliamentary election on Jan. 25. A survey by Marc for Alpha TV showed the left-wing Syriza would get 28.1 percent of the vote if elections were held now, versus 25.1 percent for Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's New Democracy party - down from a 3.6 point lead last week. ...

Conviction of Putin foe sets off protest in Moscow Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:57 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin's chief political foe was convicted along with his brother on Tuesday in a fraud case widely seen as a vendetta by the Kremlin, triggering one of Russia's boldest anti-government demonstrations in years.

Italy takes control of migrant ship on collision course Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:56 PM PST ROME (AP) — Italian authorities took control Tuesday of a cargo ship carrying hundreds of migrants after the crew disappeared and set it on a programmed route to crash into a coast, officials said.

Gambia president says he is heading home: Chad government source Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:54 PM PST N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A plane carrying Gambia President Yahya Jammeh took off from N'Djamena late on Tuesday after a refuelling stop, during which Jammeh told officials in Chad he was returning home, a senior Chadian government source said. Jammeh was traveling outside Gambia when gunfire erupted around the presidential palace in the capital of Banjul overnight. The government denied reports of an attempted coup. (Reporting by Madjiasra Nako; Writing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing by Larry King)

Russia: Ukraine's import of US nuclear fuel risky Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:45 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says Ukraine's deal to buy U.S.-made nuclear fuel for its Soviet-built reactors could trigger a nuclear accident.

Strike-hit easyJet to cancel 30 percent of flights in France Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:31 PM PST Paris (AFP) - British budget airline easyJet will cancel 30 percent of its flights in France on Wednesday due to a fresh two-day strike by cabin crew.

Global markets fall as New Year holiday nears Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:28 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Lingering concerns about the political future of Greece pushed U.S. and global stock markets modestly lower on Tuesday.

Russia: US sanctions may hurt talks on Iran, Syria Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:25 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday angrily criticized the latest U.S. sanctions, saying they could derail cooperation with Washington on dealing with the Iranian nuclear standoff and the Syrian crisis.

Petrobras bans firms amid kickback probe Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:23 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's state-run oil company says it's temporarily suspending the country's biggest builders and engineering firms from bidding on contracts amid investigations into a massive corruption scandal.

Mexico bullfighter, 2 more injured by "smart" bull Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:13 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Karla Sanchez San Martin, one of Mexico's few female bullfighters, vowed Tuesday to return to the ring by mid-January, two days after she and several others were gored by what she said was a "very smart" bull.

As U.S.-led combat mission ends, Afghan women fear oppression Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:08 PM PST The Taliban often takes responsibility for suicide bombings - it did so for one against the British embassy that killed six people days later. Barakzai, 42, said Afghanistan's spy agency had warned her before about threats to her life from the insurgent group. Barakzai, a tireless campaigner for women's rights, has no shortage of potential enemies, including powerful warlords, as Afghanistan's regional chieftains are known. "Our Parliament is a collection of lords," Barakzai once famously said.

Wreckage, bodies might hold clues in AirAsia crash Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:00 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — With search teams pulling debris and bodies from AirAsia Flight 8501 out of the Java Sea, attention now shifts to the investigation to determine what happened as the jet was heading from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore.

Luise Rainer, first to win consecutive acting Oscars, dies Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:43 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Luise Rainer, a star of cinema's golden era who won back-to-back Oscars but then walked away from a glittering Hollywood career, has died. She was 104.

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