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Weather frustrates AirAsia search divers, no 'pings' detected

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 06:03 AM PST

Rescue team members and policemen lift a boat up onto the deck of the SAR ship KN Purworejo during a search operation for passengers onboard AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the Java SeaBy Fergus Jensen and Fransiska Nangoy PANGKALAN BUN/SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Bad weather forced divers trying to identify sunken wreckage from a crashed AirAsia passenger jet to abort their mission on Sunday and Indonesian officials said they had not yet picked up any signals from the lost plane's "black box". ...


Abbas seeks to re-submit statehood bid to U.N. Security Council

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 10:53 AM PST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shows a picture of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein as he is grabbed by an Israeli border policeman, during a meeting in RamallahRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was discussing with Jordan plans to resubmit to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state that failed to win enough votes last week.     Jordan remains a member of the Security Council while several other countries with revolving membership were replaced over the New Year. ...


Boko Haram seizes army base in northeast Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 09:21 AM PST

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist militants have overrun an army base in the remote northeast Nigerian town of Baga, two security sources said on Sunday. Baga is notionally the headquarters of a multinational force comprising troops from Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, although only Nigerian troops are actually stationed there. Troops eventually fled the remote station on the semi-desert shores of Lake Chad after it was attacked on Saturday by Boko Haram fighters in military vehicles, both sources said. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ...

Safety overhaul puts strain on Bangladesh garment industry

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:21 PM PST

Workers sew prayer caps in a factory in old DhakaBy Krista Mahr and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Undaunted by a run of horrific factory accidents that have hit Bangladesh's garments industry, two entrepreneurs bought Adorn Knitwear Ltd earlier this year.     It is a small business not far from the rubble of Rana Plaza, a Dhaka suburb building that collapsed in April 2013 killing more than 1,100 people, most low-paid seamstresses, and prompting a costly safety overhaul at plants large and small. Whether people like Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, one of Adorn's new owners, can afford those improvements will be critical for the future of a sector that accounts for over 80 percent of this South Asian nation's export earnings, industry leaders say. "We're losing money every minute," said Chowdhury, 35, as he looked around his factory, which has a list of potentially expensive fixes to be completed before reopening.     Many high-volume factories depend on smaller firms, contracting out work to meet orders from big Western retailers under tight deadlines.


Venezuela's Maduro would free Lopez if U.S. freed Puerto Rican

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:48 PM PST

Maduro reacts during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in BrasiliaCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he would only seek the release of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez if the United States agreed to release a Puerto Rican nationalist currently held in a U.S. prison. Lopez was arrested in February after he helped launch a three-month wave of opposition demonstrations seeking Maduro's resignation, an effort government critics called free protest but the government said was meant to spark a coup. ...


Italy puts a break on new tax bill after Berlusconi-related uproar

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 11:50 AM PST

RNPS: YEAREND REVIEW 2014: POLITICSROME (Reuters) - Italy's government halted an overhaul of tax laws on Sunday after a controversy erupted over whether the proposed measures might annul the 2012 tax fraud conviction of former leader Silvio Berlusconi. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the bill would be reviewed before going to parliament to dispel suggestions he was helping Berlusconi in exchange for the former leader's support in future electoral and institutional reforms. Italian newspapers on Sunday cited a part of the bill that tweaks tax-crime punishment in a way that might put Berlusconi's conviction in doubt. ...


Buckingham Palace in fresh denial of Andrew sex claims

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:50 PM PST

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, in Sandringham, Norfolk, in the east of England, on December 25, 2012London (AFP) - Buckingham Palace issued a new denial Sunday of allegations that a US woman was kept as an underage "sex slave" and forced to have sexual relations with Britain's Prince Andrew.


Pellegrini keen to keep match-winner Milner

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:48 PM PST

Manchester City's English midfielder James Milner (R) scores a goal against Sheffield Wednesday at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England on January 4, 2015Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said he wanted James Milner's contract situation to be resolved quickly after the England midfielder's brace took the club into the FA Cup fourth round.


Wenger relieved as Sanchez sets pace

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:44 PM PST

Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger (R) gestures to Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez after he is substituted during the match between Arsenal and Hull City at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 4, 2015London (AFP) - Arsene Wenger believes Alexis Sanchez's tireless display in Arsenal's FA Cup win against Hull proves the Chile forward has the stamina to lead the Gunners' challenge for silverware.


Squad depth pleases Mourinho after cup stroll

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST

Chelsea's French striker Loic Remy controls the ball during the English FA Cup football match against Watford in London on January 4, 2015London (AFP) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said that his squad were capable of challenging for four different trophies after their 3-0 victory over second-tier Watford in the FA Cup third round.


Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of AirAsia jet

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:40 PM PST

CORRECTS SECOND SENTENCE - Members of Mawar Sharon church attend a prayer service for the relatives of lost loved ones aboard the AirAsia Flight 8501, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. About 40 members of the church were aboard the plane which crashed into the Java Sea a week ago. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The weather improved Monday and divers will attempt again to locate large objects on the ocean floor believed to be the fuselage of the AirAsia flight that crashed more than one week ago, killing all 162 on board.


Van Gaal reflects on happy United Christmas

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:35 PM PST

Manchester United's Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher (2L) rises highest to make a defensive header during the English FA Cup football match against Yeovil Town, in southwest England, on January 4, 2015Yeovil (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said the Christmas period had been a triumph for his team after they beat Yeovil Town to reach the FA Cup fourth round.


Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — Relatives of those who died in the AirAsia crash sought strength in prayer Sunday, one week after the disaster killed all 162 on board, as rough weather again prevented searchers from reaching a large object on the ocean floor believed to be the plane's fuselage. Emotionally exhausted family members sang and cried at a tiny chapel in Surabaya, the city where Flight 8501 departed from Dec. 28. The Rev. Philip Mantofa, who heads the congregation at Mawar Sharon Church — where more than a quarter of the victims were members — urged those gathered to find comfort in their faith.

New Zealand trails Sri Lanka by 39 at lunch on day 3

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:23 PM PST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Nuwan Pradeep and Rangana Herath shared three wickets before lunch on the third day Monday to tighten Sri Lanka's grip on the second cricket test against New Zealand.

New Zealand 96-3 at lunch on day 3, 2nd test

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand was 96-3 at lunch Monday on the third day of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve:

Madrid loses; Manchester clubs through in FA Cup

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:48 PM PST

Real Madrid's goalkeeper Iker Casillas, left, Gareth Bale, center, and Pepe right, reacts after score Valencia's Nicolas Otamendi, from Argentina, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015.(AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) is greeted by teammatesValencia's Nicolas Otamendi, from Argentina during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015.(AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)LONDON (AP) — After a perfect end to 2014, Real Madrid opened the new year with its first loss since September.


Marseille in shock loss to four-tier Grenoble in French Cup

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:26 PM PST

PARIS (AP) — Fourth-tier Grenoble came from behind three times before producing the first "giant killing" of the French Cup with a 5-4 win on penalties over league leader Marseille on Sunday.

Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar win and arrivederci Roma

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:26 PM PST

Mini's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during the 2015 Dakar Rally stage 1 between Buenos Aires and Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina, on January 4, 2015Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah was stripped of victory on the opening stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday for exceeding the speed limit while defending champion Nani Roma saw his hopes shattered. Mini driver Al-Attiyah, the 2011 champion, had finished first on the 170km timed stage between Buenos Aires and Villa Carlos Paz, clocking 1 hour 12 minutes.


France probes uproar over Roma baby burial

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:05 PM PST

The cemetery in the southern Paris suburb of Champlan, pictured on January 4, 2015The French human rights ombudsman launched an investigation Sunday into an uproar over a mayor's alleged refusal -- which he later emphatically denied -- to allow burial of a Roma migrant's baby. Jacques Toubon, France's human rights pointman, said he was "shocked and stunned," announcing a probe into a case which highlighted France's tense relationship with the Roma, most of whom come from eastern Europe. The bitter row started after reports that the conservative mayor of Champlan, about 23 kilometres (14 miles) south of Paris, had denied the family of the two-month-old a burial on the grounds that the municipal cemetery has "few available plots". "Priority is given to those who pay their local taxes," Christian Leclerc was quoted as saying by Le Parisien daily on Saturday.


Brazil's Workers Party backs Lula for 2018

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 03:01 PM PST

Brazilian former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva votes during the presidential run-off in election in Sao Bernardo do Campo on October 26, 2014Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's ruling Workers Party would back former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to seek a third term in 2018, the country's chief of staff said in an interview published Sunday. Aloizio Mercadante told the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper that the popular ex-president is the only choice for the PT in the next election. "He is my candidate, he always was," Mercadante said. The Workers Party has held Brazil's presidency for 12 straight years, starting with Lula's two terms from 2003 to 2010.


Report: Meth seizures at US-Mexico border soar in 2014

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:42 PM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seizures of methamphetamine soared at the US-Mexico border during fiscal year 2014, accelerating a trend that began several years ago as new laws that limited access to the drug's chemical ingredients made it harder to manufacture it in the U.S.

Passengers complain of 12-hour wait on tarmac

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:31 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of air travelers landed in San Francisco, safe but irritated after a 28-hour overseas flight they say included 12 hours on a tarmac in the Middle East without food or accurate flight information.

Benfica beats Penafiel 3-0, keeps lead in Portugal

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:26 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica got goals from a trio of Brazilians to win 3-0 at 10-man Penafiel and keep its lead of the Portuguese league on Sunday.

Venezuela's Maduro to visit China, OPEC nations amid cash crunch

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:26 PM PST

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will visit China and several unspecified OPEC countries during a week-long tour meant to improve the South American nation's finances, which have been weakened by tumbling crude prices. "I'm leaving today for an international tour ... a very important tour to take on new projects, given the circumstances of falling income that our country faces," Maduro said during a televised broadcast. ...


Valencia ends Madrid's 22-win streak, Barca loses

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:17 PM PST

Valencia's Nicolas Otamendi, from Argentina, top center, celebrates his victory at the end a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Real Madrid at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. Valencia won the match 2-1. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) is greeted by teammatesBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Valencia ended Real Madrid's 22-game winning streak by fighting back for a 2-1 victory on Sunday, but the blow was softened by Barcelona also stumbling to a 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league.


At least one dead in Nairobi high-rise building collapse

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:06 PM PST

Civilian volunteers help carry away debris from the scene of a collapsed residential building on January 4, 2015 in NairobiAt least one person was killed and several others were injured on Sunday when a six-storey residential building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials said. City officials said 22 survivors had been pulled out of the rubble of the building, situated in Nairobi's Haruma neighbourhood, but said it was unclear how many others were still trapped. The building collapsed at around 7:00 pm (1600 GMT), sparking a major rescue operation involving scores of police, city officials and medical workers, an AFP photographer at the scene said. Speaking to Capital FM radio, Nairobi county official Tom Odongo said the six floors of the building were all occupied and a seventh was under construction.


Huge cargo ship beaches off English coast

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:55 PM PST

Rescue craft float next to the grounded Hoegh Osaka cargo ship on the Bramble Bank in between Southampton on the southern English coast and the Isle of Wight on January 4, 2015Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The captain of a huge cargo ship deliberately ran aground in one of southern England's busiest harbour areas to save the vessel from possibly capsizing, officials said Sunday.


Olympiakos beats Platanias 2-1 in Greek league

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:52 PM PST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas' Mitroglou's close-range winner in the 73rd minute gave defending champion Olympiakos a 2-1 win over Platanias in the Greek league Sunday.

Gambia shuts down radio station after palace attack

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:20 PM PST

Cars drive past a campaign poster of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in the capital city of Banjul, on November 22, 2011Authorities in Gambia ordered the closure of a popular radio station as part of a crackdown following a failed attack on the presidential palace, a source close to the government said Sunday. Security agents ordered the manager of Teranga radio station, Alagie Ceesay, "to stop broadcasting with immediate effect", said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Analysts had warned that President Yahya Jammeh, who has been accused of widespread human rights violations during his 20 year rule, could use Tuesday's attack on State House in Banjul as justification for stifling dissent.


Las Vegas airport preps for tech-savvy travelers

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:16 PM PST

In this Dec. 29, 2014, photo, a man uses a charging station at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. By the end of the annual International CES show a couple thousand outlets and USB ports will be available for those looking for a power charge in Terminal 1 before heading home. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the gadgets of the future are only just arriving in Las Vegas for the annual International CES show, officials at the city's main airport are updating a decades-old terminal to cater to legions of tech-savvy travelers.


One Cuban migrant dead in capsizing off Cayman Islands

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:10 PM PST

By Peter Polack GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - A Cuban migrant drowned after a makeshift vessel with four passengers overturned in rough seas off the Cayman Islands on Saturday afternoon, local officials said. The three other Cubans, all in their 20s and 30s, made it to shore clinging to two inner tubes with the help of local surfers and were taken into custody, local officials said on Sunday. The dead man was identified as Manuel Marino, believed to be in his 50s, Cayman officials said. ...

8 missing after cargo ship capsizes off Scotland

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:49 PM PST

A small boat sails past the Hoegh Osaka car transporter cargo ship that ran aground in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight Sunday Jan. 4, 2015. The crew members of the Hoegh Osaka were taken to safety by a coastguard helicopter and lifeboats after it became stranded on Bramble Bank, in the Solent between Southampton and the Isle of Wight. (AP Photo/ Francis Bigg Photography)LONDON (AP) — British rescue teams searched Sunday for eight missing crew members from a cargo ship that capsized north of Scotland.


NY mayor eulogizes slain officer as cops outside turn backs

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:34 PM PST

New York City police officers march before funeral services for police officer Wenjian Liu at Aievoli Funeral Home, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Liu and his partner, officer Rafael Ramos, were killed Dec. 20 as they sat in their patrol car on a Brooklyn street. The shooter, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, later killed himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police turned their backs Sunday as Mayor Bill de Blasio eulogized an officer shot dead with his partner, repeating a stinging display of scorn for the mayor despite entreaties to put anger aside.


Newcastle releases Ben Arfa ahead of his Nice move

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:31 PM PST

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Premier League club Newcastle has released French forward Hatem Ben Arfa ahead of his move to Nice.

N. Korea blasts US for sanctions over Sony attack

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:21 PM PST

A magazine with cartoons of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a book store in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on North Korean government officials and the country's defense industry for a cyberattack against Sony, insisting that Pyongyang was to blame despite lingering doubts by the cyber community. The red letters on the magazine read " Hacker War." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures — the latest fallout from a Hollywood movie depicting the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.


Big guns progress in cup, Blades cut down QPR

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:11 PM PST

Arsenal's Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez (L) goes around Hull City's English goalkeeper Steve Harper (R) but fails to score during the English FA Cup third round football match at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 4, 2015Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and holders Arsenal reached the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, while third-tier Sheffield United demonstrated their cup pedigree by eliminating Queens Park Rangers. Arsenal progressed after winning 2-0 at home to Hull City in a repeat of last season's final, which saw Arsene Wenger's side end their nine-year trophy drought by coming from behind to win 3-2.


Tigers avenge Bath humiliation

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:07 PM PST

The sun sets during a European Cup rugby union match at Welford Road stadium in Leicester, on December 8, 2013London (AFP) - Leicester avenged their humiliating 45-0 drubbing by Bath three months ago with a 17-8 victory over the Premiership high-fliers at Welford Road on Sunday.


Cayman police: boat with 4 Cubans capsizes, 1 dead

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:05 PM PST

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Cayman authorities say a small boat with four Cuban migrants aboard has capsized off the coast of the British Caribbean territory and one man has died.

Manchester clubs through in FA Cup, QPR stunned

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:03 PM PST

Manchester United's Ander Herrera celebrates after scoring the opening goal during their English FA Cup third round soccer match between Yeovil Town and Manchester United at Huish Park stadium in Yeovil, England, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 . (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Manchester City and Manchester United left it late to avoid embarrassment at the hands of lower-league opposition in the FA Cup on Sunday, leaving third-tier Sheffield United to deliver the biggest shock of the third round.


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