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German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:46 AM PST

German Chancellor Merkel and Defence Minister von der Leyen walk during a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in BerlinBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday approved government plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria. Of the 598 lawmakers who took part in the vote, 445 voted for, 146 against and seven abstained. The mission will include sending six Tornado reconnaissance jets, a frigate to help protect the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, refueling aircraft and up to 1,200 military personnel. Germany will not join countries like Britain, France, the United States and Russia in conducting airstrikes. ...


Preventing Iran bomb more important than past nuclear activity: Kerry

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:59 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry gestures following a joint news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias at the ministry in AthensU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that preventing Iran developing a nuclear weapon in future was more important now than "ambiguities" about its past military efforts. Kerry said it would be premature to comment on a leaked report by the U.N. atomic watchdog that strongly suggested Tehran had a nuclear weapons program for years until 2003, since deliberations were not completed. From the get-go, we have consistently said we know that Iran was pursuing a nuclear project." What really mattered now, Kerry said, was "making certain that none of whatever happened in the past can happen going forward into the future".


Turkish soldiers training Iraqi troops near Mosul: sources

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:13 PM PST

By Humeyra Pamuk and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Several hundred Turkish soldiers have been deployed to provide training for Iraqi troops in an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, a Turkish security source told Reuters on Friday. Islamic State militants overran Mosul, a city of more than one million people, in June 2014, but a much anticipated counter-offensive by Iraqi forces has been repeatedly postponed because they are involved in fighting elsewhere. "Turkish soldiers have reached the Mosul Bashiqa region.

Uncertainty deepens over Afghan Taliban leader

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 01:20 PM PST

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, Taliban militants' new leader, is seen in this undated handout photographBy Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Uncertainty over the fate of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour deepened on Friday, as speculation grew over a possible successor, despite repeated denials by the spokesman of the Islamist movement that he had been badly wounded in a gunfight. Several sources in the Taliban have said that Mansour, whose claim to the leadership is rejected by rival factions, was seriously wounded and possibly killed in a shootout at the house of another Taliban leader near Quetta in Pakistan on Tuesday. According to one senior Taliban commander, who said that Mansour had died of his wounds on Thursday, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, one of Mansour's two deputies, is poised to take over the leadership.


Paris militant group had links to Britain: WSJ

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 01:51 PM PST

Pictures of the Year 2015The militant network behind last month's attacks in Paris had links to people in Britain, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing unidentified Western officials. Several people suspected of having connections to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Islamic State militant and alleged ringleader of the Nov. 13 attacks, are based in Britain, according to two Western officials, the Journal said. The officials told the Journal those people, including some of Moroccan heritage, were based in the Birmingham area, in central England, about 120 miles (190 km) from London.


Israel trained against Russian-made air defense system in Greece: sources

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:30 AM PST

Russian military vehicles move along a central street during a rehearsal for a military parade in MoscowBy Dan Williams and Karolina Tagaris JERUSALEM/ATHENS (Reuters) - Israel has quietly tested ways of defeating an advanced air-defence system that Russia has deployed in the Middle East and that could limit Israel's ability to strike in Syria or Iran, military and diplomatic sources said. The activation allowed Israel's warplanes to test how the S-300's lock-on system works, gathering data on its powerful tracking radar and how it might be blinded or bluffed. One defense source in the region said Greece had done so at the request of the United States, Israel's chief ally, on at least one occasion in the past year.


Drum kit Ringo Starr used in Beatles hits sells for $2.2M

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 05:08 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — A drum kit Ringo Starr used to record some of the Beatles' early hits has sold for $2.2 million at auction to the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, an American football team.

Panama wants UN to back reconciliation bid over US invasion

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:57 PM PST

US soldiers atop armored vehicles take up a security position in a street of Panama City during Operation Just Cause, on December 23, 1989Panama said Friday it wants the UN to back its "reconciliation" process looking at the US invasion of its territory 26 years ago that left thousands of affected people demanding compensation. The inclusion of UN bodies would give "international legitimacy" to the effort the government launched a year ago, Foreign Minister Isabel De Saint Malo said in a statement. The US military swept into Panama on December 20, 1989 with the stated aims of upholding human rights, protecting Americans living there, curbing drug trafficking, and to ensure the neutrality of the Panama Canal.


Chile president: Marijuana no longer on 'hard drug' list

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:54 PM PST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country's list of hard drugs.

Vonn wins World Cup downhill for 16th Lake Louise victory

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:50 PM PST

Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, reacts in the finish area following her run in the women's World Cup downhill ski race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITLAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn caught an edge with her left ski and was certain she was crashing.


FBI investigating California massacre as 'act of terrorism'

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:33 PM PST

Ammunition confiscated from last Wednesday's attack in San Bernardino, CaliforniaBy Dan Whitcomb and Mark Hosenball SAN BERNARDINO, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the massacre of 14 people in California by a married couple armed with assault rifles as an "act of terrorism," officials said on Friday, noting the wife was believed to have pledged allegiance to a leader of the militant group Islamic State. Tashfeen Malik, 27, a native of Pakistan who lived in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years, and her U.S.-born husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, were killed in a shootout with police hours after the Wednesday attack during a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center social services agency in San Bernardino, about 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles.


Top Asian News 12:26 a.m. GMT

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:26 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is preparing to amend sanctions on Myanmar after banks complained they can't finance trade that goes through the nation's main port terminal because it is run by a blacklisted business tycoon. State Department officials have been sounding out Congress about remedial policies, which an administration official said could take effect as early as next week. The administration is keen to promote economic growth with the country also known as Burma, which recently held landmark elections, but its fix could draw criticism from U.S. lawmakers and human rights groups. It would mean giving the green light to banks to process transactions related to trade that passes through a container port terminal in the main city of Yangon that is run by Steven Law, the son of a deceased heroin kingpin.

Turkish troops on Iraqi training mission moved near Mosul

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:05 PM PST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish official says a military battalion has been deployed to a position close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul as part of a training mission.

Mexico snares brother of powerful drug cartel leader

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:01 PM PST

State policemen patrol along the Jalisco-Michoacan highway in Tanhuato, Michoacan State, on May 23, 2015Mexican federal forces have arrested the brother of the head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation drug cartel, who managed the group's finances, authorities said Friday. Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 57, was detained by police and soldiers without a shot fired on Thursday as he drove alone in a car in the town of Tlajomulco de Zuniga, western Jalisco state, said federal police chief Enrique Galindo. Oseguera's arrest affects the cartel's financial structure "in an important way," Galindo said.


Bar in Paris attacks re-opens after 'nightmare'

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:55 PM PST

A man walks past the terrace of the bar "A la Bonne Biere" in Paris on December 4, 2015A Paris bar where five people were killed in the jihadist attacks became the first to re-open Friday, with customers defiantly returning to the site where black-clad gunmen sprayed bullets at terrified evening drinkers. A La Bonne Biere opened for business on a bright and sunny morning in the east of the capital and the first customers pushed through the doors as if everything was -- almost -- normal. The manager, Audrey Bily, came out to address a crowd of journalists and television cameras, standing near to where a carload of gunmen had pulled up on November 13 and spread terror through the trendy district as people enjoyed an end-of-week drink.


Turkey's Iraq deployment not part of U.S.-led coalition: officials

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:55 PM PST

The United States is aware of Turkey's deployment of hundreds of Turkish soldiers to northern Iraq but its move is not part of the U.S.-led coalition's activities, two U.S. defense officials said on Friday. A senior Turkish official said earlier the soldiers in the region were there to train (Kurdish) peshmerga fighters. Turkey has close relations with the Kurdish autonomous zone of northern Iraq, though it views Syrian Kurdish groups across the border as hostile to its interests.

Mexico arrests three for suspected murders of Australian surfers

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:50 PM PST

Policemen stand on November 21, 2015 by the burned van near Novolato, MexicoMexican authorities have arrested three men in connection with the suspected murders of two Australian surfers, prosecutors said Friday. The tourists, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were driving in a van in the violence-plagued northwestern state of Sinaloa when they were stopped by a gang, said chief state prosecutor Marco Antonio Higuera Gomez.


Costa Rica asks Belize to accept stranded Cuban migrants

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:43 PM PST

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica has asked Belize to accept nearly 3,000 Cuban migrants who have been stuck at the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua for weeks, authorities said Friday.

Mexico nabs 3 highway robbers in killing Australian tourists

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:29 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2015 file photo, Mexican authorities inspect a burnt out van suspected to belong to a couple of Australian tourists missing for more than a week, in Sinaloa, Mexico. Two burned bodies where reportedly found inside the vehicle. The toursits, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman were traveling from Edmonton, Canada and were scheduled to arrive on Nov. 21 in the city of Guadalajara but failed to appear. Prosecutors in the Mexican state of Sinaloa said Friday, Dec. 4 they have detained three suspects in connection with their presumed killing. (AP Photo, File)CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Three suspects have been detained in connection with the presumed killing of two Australian tourists who went missing last month, prosecutors in Mexico's Sinaloa state said Friday.


Oil smuggled into Turkey not enough to be profitable: U.S. official

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:19 PM PST

Undated still image taken from video made available by Russian Defence Ministry shows Turkish-Syrian border crossingBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The amount of oil being smuggled into Turkey from Syria was not enough for anyone to profit from it significantly, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday, rejecting claims by Russia that top Turkish officials were benefitting by smuggling oil from areas of Syria controlled by Islamic State. The Russian defense ministry claimed this week that it has proof Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefitting from smuggling oil from Islamic State-held territory. Erdogan denied the charges, saying he would stand down if such allegations were proven true.


Risk of huge IS influx into Libya, France warns

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:17 PM PST

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference in Paris on June 25, 2015There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday. "We see foreign jihadists arriving in the region of Syrte (northern Libya) who, if our operations in Syria and Iraq succeed in reducing the territorial reach of Daesh (Islamic State, IS) could tomorrow be more numerous," defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the Jeune Afrique weekly.


Weather forces 2nd delay for critical space station shipment

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:16 PM PST

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket stands ready for a second launch attempt at launch complex 41at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as photographers adjust their remote cameras, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch scheduled for early evening was scrubbed Thursday because of poor weather conditions. (AP Photo/John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the second day in a row, poor weather stalled a critical space station delivery for NASA on Friday.


Dybala shines again as Juventus wins 2-0 at Lazio in Serie A

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:12 PM PST

Juventus' Paulo Dybala celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)ROME (AP) — Paulo Dybala scored a stunning goal as well as setting up the opener to propel Juventus to a 2-0 win at Lazio on Friday as Massimiliano Allegri's team continues to push its way up the Serie A table.


Buffalo to host 2018 world junior hockey tournament

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:11 PM PST

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The world junior hockey championships are heading outdoors.

British company charged with fixing prices of posters

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:11 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An owner of a British company is facing a charge in federal court in San Francisco that he conspired to fix the price of posters sold online through Amazon Marketplace.

Hot demand for dress worn by baby Princess Charlotte

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:10 PM PST

A picture released by Kensington Palace on November 29, 2015 and taken by Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, shows Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, in Norfolk, eastern EnglandA small Spanish fashion label has been swamped with demand for Princess Charlotte's floral dress, its owner told AFP on Friday, after the British royal baby was pictured wearing one of its frocks. Charlotte, the second child of Prince William and his wife Kate turned six months old on November 2 and Kensington Palace has issued fresh photographs of the youngster, taken in early November, to mark the occasion. The pictures were taken by her mother Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.


CalPERS says to engage more companies on climate change

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:02 PM PST

The California Public Employees Retirement System, the largest public pension fund in the United States, will begin engaging more companies in its portfolio on climate change, its head of governance said on Friday. The move follows a study CalPERS completed this year on its $300 billion portfolio's carbon footprint, which included a breakdown of the companies contributing the most emissions. "This study means that we can be laser-focused on where we take our engagement," CalPERS' Investment Director of Global Governance Anne Simpson said on the sidelines of the Paris climate conference.

I'll quit United if I lose dressing room, warns Van Gaal

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:59 PM PST

Manchester United's Dutch manager Louis van Gaal is pictured during their UEFA Champions League Group B football match between Manchester United and PSV Eindhoven at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England on November 25, 2015Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has warned he will quit Old Trafford if he loses the support of his players. Van Gaal has come under fire this season for his conservative tactics and United's subsequent failure to play the kind of entertaining football that was their hallmark during the Alex Ferguson era. United fans have occasionally shown their displeasure by booing the team's dour performances and even more worrying for van Gaal, it has been reported that several players are unhappy with his dull style.


Chance of U.N. climate deal higher, but ambition lower than in 2009

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:55 PM PST

Participant gather during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, FranceBy Alister Doyle and Barbara Lewis PARIS (Reuters) - Near the halfway mark of a U.N. climate change conference in Paris, hopes for a deal are far higher than at the last, failed summit in Copenhagen, even if the agreement on offer is less ambitious this time. This time, nearly 200 countries will choose their own policies in the hope of binding both rich and poor into the effort to combat global warming. With seven days of negotiations left before the conference closes on Dec. 11, two alternative draft texts are circulating, which all nations agreed on Friday to accept as the basis for talks.


Canada's new Liberal government sets legislative agenda

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:51 PM PST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau awaits the Speech from the Throne at the start of Canada's 42nd Parliament in Ottawa on December 4, 2015Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined Friday his priorities for the upcoming parliamentary session, including lifting indigenous communities out of poverty, cutting carbon emissions and legalizing marijuana. The government's legislative agenda was presented in a throne speech delivered in the Senate by Governor General David Johnston. The Liberals laid out a more streamlined agenda than most of Trudeau's predecessors for their first year in office, but the proposals are likely to have a deeper and farther reaching impact.


Canada's new government pledges fiscal plan suited to tough times

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:45 PM PST

Canada's Governor General David Johnston (R) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau look on prior to the delivery of the Speech from the Throne in the Senate chamber on Parliament Hill in OttawaBy Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal government, unveiling its plans at the start of the new Parliament, promised on Friday to pursue a fiscal plan "that is responsible, transparent and suited to challenging economic times." The formal announcement, delivered just hours after fresh data showed the economy was struggling, made no mention of whether the Liberals would stick to their campaign pledge to limit budget deficits to C$10 billion ($7.5 billion) a year. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau won a parliamentary majority in the Oct. 19 election promising to return Canada back into deficit in order to support an economy suffering from low prices for oil and other commodities. After contracting in the first half of the year, the economy grew again in the third quarter.


France captain Thierry Dusuatoir retires from test rugby

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:40 PM PST

PARIS (AP) — France captain Thierry Dusautoir has announced his retirement from international rugby, bringing to an end a test career which saw him captain his country a record 56 times in 80 appearances and where he distinguished himself as one of the best tacklers in the modern game.

Paris attackers have Britain links: US media

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:39 PM PST

Inhabitants leave the security perimeter set in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis city center, on November 18, 2015, as French Police special forces raid an apartment, hunting those behind the attacks that claimed 129 lives in the French capitalSeveral people suspected of having ties to the alleged ringleader of last month's Paris terror attacks are based in Britain, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The US newspaper, citing unnamed Western officials, said several people with connections to the attacks' suspected planner, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, are based in the Birmingham area in England's West Midlands region. At least one person connected to the attacks, which left 130 people dead, was thought to have traveled to Britain beforehand, the Journal reported.


Simin Feng leads LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:39 PM PST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — China's Simin Feng eagled the par-5 18th hole Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.

Jordan Spieth in a 3-way tie for the lead in Bahamas

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:38 PM PST

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jordan Spieth feels like he's on vacation in the Bahamas. On the golf course, he's all business.

California shooting investigated as 'act of terrorism'

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:38 PM PST

A San Bernardino police officer stands by flowers on the sidewalk on Waterman Avenue near the Inland Regional Center on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California after a shooting that left at least 14 people deadThe mass shooting in California is being investigated as "an act of terrorism," the FBI said Friday, amid reports the female assailant had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group on Facebook. The developments in the probe come two days after 14 people were killed and 21 others wounded at a year-end office party in San Bernardino -- the deadliest mass shooting in the United States since the Newtown school massacre in 2012. Syed Farook, a 28-year-old American citizen, and his 27-year-old Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik were killed in a firefight with police hours after the attack -- leaving investigators to comb through their belongings to try to determine a motive.


Benfica beats lowly Academica 3-0 in Portuguese league

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:33 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Two goals by Jonas and another by Renato Sanches gave Benfica a 3-0 win against Academica in the Portuguese league on Friday.

Brazil's Rousseff faces setbacks in impeachment battle

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff smiles during a meeting with ministers at the Planalto Palace in BrasiliaBy Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff suffered two setbacks on Friday in her fight against impeachment, as a minister from her main coalition ally resigned and the Supreme Court quashed appeals from supporters seeking to stop the impeachment process. The reversals do not rule out Rousseff's chances of stopping impeachment proceedings, but they show the Supreme Court and even coalition partners are willing to let the process play out and even strategize for what may follow. Aviation Minister Eliseu Padilha, an ally of Vice President Michel Temer and part of the fractious party that is Rousseff's main coalition partner, submitted his resignation on Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision from within the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB.


South America: A 'breeding ground' for soccer corruption

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:26 PM PST

A man walks inside Chile's National Association of Professional Soccer, ANFP, while police investigators entered the building to look for documents and computers from the office of former president of the ANFP, Sergio Jadue, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. U.S. prosecutors confirmed that Jadue had pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, in the recent FIFA scandal. As part of their plea, Jadue agreed to forfeit all funds on deposit in his U.S. account. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The South American lands that are home to some of soccer's greatest players now are at the center of the sport's biggest corruption scandal.


Turkish soldiers deployed in Mosul to train Iraqi troops: reports

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:22 PM PST

An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter monitors his surrounding from the top of Mount Zardak, about 25 kilometres east of Mosul, on August 6, 2015More than 100 Turkish soldiers have been deployed to an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, to replace a unit providing training to Iraqi troops, reports said Friday. Around 150 soldiers, backed by 20 to 25 tanks, were sent by road to the Bashiqa town in Mosul, Anatolia news said, citing anonymous sources. Long criticised by its Western allies for not doing enough to stem the rise of the extremist group, Turkey joined the US-led coalition against IS in late July.


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