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• Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack
• U.S.-led air strikes have hit 3,222 Islamic State targets: Pentagon
• Cuba releases two prisoners in sign of meeting U.S. agreement
• Car bomb kills 35 people outside Yemen police college
• China says North Korea deserter who reportedly killed four dies from injuries
• AirAsia jet tail found underwater, black box may be close
• Paris attack cannot curb free speech: British press
• Cuban dissident says he believes 3 on US list are freed
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Vigils across Canada after French magazine attack
• Syria war photo exhibit at UN draws opposition's protest
• Worth 1,000 words: Cartoonists draw for slain colleagues
• Samsung Electronics forecasts a 37 percent drop in 4Q profit
• Blame game in Argentina over shortage of tampons
• Pedro Martinez memoir coming in May
• Ten bodies and 11 heads found in violent Mexican state
• Artists defiant after Paris killings but fear censorship on Islam
• FBI director confident North Korea was behind cyberattack
• Guantanamo order bars women from moving accused in 9/11 case
• Atletico beats Madrid 2-0 in Copa as Torres makes return
• In Paris attack, clash on whether to limit press freedom
• Obama condemns 'cowardly, evil' attack in Paris, offers U.S. assistance
• Planned, cold-blooded killings mark French newspaper attack
• Cuban dissident says he believe 2 on US list are freed
• 'Baby, It's Cold Outside': large part of U.S. in deep freeze
• Hugo Sanchez hired by ESPN Deportes as analyst
• Bid decision gives USOC chance to pick long-term partner
• U.N. confirms Palestinians will be ICC member on April 1
• Eurozone faces dangers of deflation as prices fall
• Italy beefs up security after France newspaper attack
• Financial Times criticised for calling Charlie Hebdo 'stupid'
• Vatican earmarks $3.55 million for Ebola care
• Furor over french fry shortage at McDonald's in Venezuela
• Police hunting for three French nationals over Paris shooting
• Danish newspaper to print Charlie Hebdo cartoons on Islam
• Traore scores winner as Lille beats Evian 1-0
• FDA panel endorses first lower-cost biotech drug
• French police identify 3 suspects in attack on newspaper office that killed 12

Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:39 PM PST By John Irish and Antony Paone PARIS/REIMS (Reuters) - Police are hunting three French nationals, including two brothers from the Paris region, after suspected Islamist gunmen killed 12 people at a satirical magazine on Wednesday, a police official and government source said. The hooded attackers stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a weekly known for lampooning Islam and other religions, in the most deadly militant attack on French soil in decades. ...

U.S.-led air strikes have hit 3,222 Islamic State targets: Pentagon Posted: 07 Jan 2015 11:09 AM PST By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria have damaged or destroyed 3,222 targets since August, including 58 tanks, 184 Humvees, 673 fighting positions and 980 buildings or barracks, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said he wasn't sure how many targets had been damaged versus destroyed, "but I'm confident that the destruction level is high. Our strikes are extraordinarily accurate." Release of the target damage list came a day after U.S. ...

Cuba releases two prisoners in sign of meeting U.S. agreement Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cuba released two detainees on Wednesday in a sign it was fulfilling an agreement to free 53 people the United States regards as political prisoners as part of a thaw in relations between the two nations. The government released 19-year-old twin brothers Diango Vargas Martin and Bianco Vargas Martin on Wednesday afternoon, according to opposition activists. The pair were arrested in December 2012 and sentenced to 30 months in jail for disorderly conduct and threatening a state official. ...

Car bomb kills 35 people outside Yemen police college Posted: 07 Jan 2015 11:54 AM PST By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded outside a police college in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing 35 people and wounding dozens in an attack authorities blamed on Al Qaeda militants. It was the second bombing in Yemen to cause multiple casualties in a week, following a suicide attack last Thursday that killed 26 people at a cultural center in Ibb city. Police Brigadier Abdulaziz al-Qudsi said a booby-trapped vehicle with a driver and passenger in the front had been parked near where people waiting to register were standing by the college wall at about 7 a.m. ...

China says North Korea deserter who reportedly killed four dies from injuries Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:46 PM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A North Korean army deserter who crossed the border and reportedly killed four Chinese people in a robbery last month has died from injuries suffered during his capture, the Chinese foreign ministry said late on Wednesday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a brief statement posted on the ministry's website that Chinese police immediately arrested the suspect after the incident but that the soldier had subsequently died from the wounds. ...

AirAsia jet tail found underwater, black box may be close Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:59 PM PST By Gayatri Suroyo and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA/PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - The tail of a crashed AirAsia jet has been found on the sea bed about 30 km (20 miles) from the plane's last known location, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said on Wednesday, a breakthrough that investigators hope will lead to the crucial black box recorders. Flight QZ8501 vanished from radar screens over the northern Java Sea on Dec. 28, less than half-way into a two-hour flight from Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. There were no survivors among the 162 people on board. ...

Paris attack cannot curb free speech: British press Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:52 PM PST London (AFP) - Britain's newspapers rallied behind their French counterparts on Thursday following the horrific terror attack on magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead, urging them not to restrain their renowned spirit of provocation.

Cuban dissident says he believes 3 on US list are freed Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:48 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Three Cuban political prisoners were freed Wednesday and a leading human rights advocate said he believed their liberation was part of a U.S.-Cuban deal to release 53 dissidents.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle on Wednesday spotted the tail of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people on board, an important finding because the jet's black boxes are located in that part of the aircraft, an official said. Powerful currents and murky water continue to hinder the operation, but searchers managed to get a photograph of the debris — about 9 kilometers (nearly 6 miles) from where Flight 8501 lost contact Dec. 28 — after it was detected by an Indonesian survey ship, National Search and Rescue chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo told reporters.

Vigils across Canada after French magazine attack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:31 PM PST Vigils were held in bone-chilling weather across Canada for the 12 victims of an attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. In Montreal, more than 1,000 people braved piercing winds and a temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius (-4 Farenheit) to express solidarity with France, while Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney placed a dozen white roses in the snow outside France's consulate in Quebec City. Earlier, Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed anger and sadness over the "barbaric" attack. "Canadians stand with France on this dark day," he said.

Syria war photo exhibit at UN draws opposition's protest Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:27 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. representative of the opposition Syrian National Coalition demanded Wednesday that the United Nations take down a new photo exhibit sponsored by the Syrian government, saying Syria is using it to "whitewash the regime's war crimes."

Worth 1,000 words: Cartoonists draw for slain colleagues Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:26 PM PST PARIS (AP) — As if to prove that pens are mightier than swords, cartoonists around the world reacted to the cold-bloodied assassination of their colleagues at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo as only they can: with powerful drawings worth thousands of words.

Samsung Electronics forecasts a 37 percent drop in 4Q profit Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:24 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. has estimated a 37 percent annual drop in its fourth-quarter operating income.

Blame game in Argentina over shortage of tampons Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:17 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A shortage of tampons in Argentina has turned demand for one of the most personal of personal hygiene products into a public debate over what has emptied store shelves of the product.

Pedro Martinez memoir coming in May Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — It's a year for the books for Pedro Martinez, who was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this week: Now the pitcher has a memoir coming out in May.

Ten bodies and 11 heads found in violent Mexican state Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police found 10 decapitated corpses and 11 heads in a southwestern state that has become a major problem for President Enrique Pena Nieto since the apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers there in September. Several of the headless corpses found in graves about 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the Guerrero state capital Chilpancingo showed signs of torture and had their hands tied, local security officials said on Wednesday. ...

Artists defiant after Paris killings but fear censorship on Islam Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:58 PM PST By Johan Ahlander and Ole Mikkelsen STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Cartoonists and writers defended freedom of expression after Wednesday's attack on a satirical magazine in Paris but the reality for some artists accused of insulting Islam has been years in hiding, police protection and, for some, censorship. Among the 12 dead at Charlie Hebdo, a weekly that lampoons Islam and other religions, were some of France's top cartoonists. Others before them, such as Swedish artist Lars Vilks, have also drawn threats or actual violence. ...

FBI director confident North Korea was behind cyberattack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:30 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI director revealed new details Wednesday about the stunning cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., part of the Obama administration's effort to challenge persistent skepticism about whether North Korea's government was responsible for the brazen hacking.

Guantanamo order bars women from moving accused in 9/11 case Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:29 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — Officials at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been ordered to stop using female guards to move the five defendants in the 9/11 terrorism case.

Atletico beats Madrid 2-0 in Copa as Torres makes return Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:25 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fernando Torres made a winning return to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as the Spanish league champions secured an impressive 2-0 victory over city rival Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey.

In Paris attack, clash on whether to limit press freedom Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:13 PM PST Two conflicting sides on whether there should be limits to the liberty of self-expression clashed violently Wednesday in a usually tranquil side street on the Right Bank of Paris.

Obama condemns 'cowardly, evil' attack in Paris, offers U.S. assistance Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:12 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned what he called the "cowardly, evil" attack against a satirical newspaper in Paris and offered U.S. assistance to French President Francois Hollande in the hunt for the perpetrators. "We will stand with the people of France through this very, very difficult time," Obama told reporters in the Oval Office during an appearance with Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry. Obama spoke by phone to Hollande while flying from Washington to Detroit aboard Air Force One. The White House said Obama offered U.S. ...

Planned, cold-blooded killings mark French newspaper attack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:04 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Two heavily armed men in black, their faces hidden by ski masks, take down a police officer on a Paris sidewalk with a spray of bullets. One walks up to the victim, who is sprawled on the ground, and delivers a final shot to the officer's head despite the arm raised in a final plea for mercy.

Cuban dissident says he believe 2 on US list are freed Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:02 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — The head of Cuba's Human Rights and Reconciliation Commission says two political prisoners have been suddenly freed and he believes their liberation is part of a U.S.-Cuban deal to release 53 dissidents.

'Baby, It's Cold Outside': large part of U.S. in deep freeze Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:53 PM PST By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Schools closed in cities across the Midwest and as far south as Tennessee to protect children from bitterly cold temperatures as wind chill warnings were issued on Wednesday for a large part of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains. The National Weather Service (NWS) said Arctic air from Canada was bringing the dangerous cold to the U.S. Midwest, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Subzero overnight temperatures were forecast for a number of northern states. In Chicago, the third-largest U.S. ...

Hugo Sanchez hired by ESPN Deportes as analyst Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:51 PM PST BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former Mexican soccer star Hugo Sanchez has been hired by ESPN as an analyst for ESPN Deportes.

Bid decision gives USOC chance to pick long-term partner Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:46 PM PST DENVER (AP) — When the leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee meet Thursday, they'll be deciding on more than a city to put in the running to host the 2024 Summer Games. They'll be picking a partner that will help shape their future.

U.N. confirms Palestinians will be ICC member on April 1 Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has confirmed the Palestinians will formally become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1 and the court's registrar said on Wednesday that jurisdiction would date back to June 13, 2014. This means the court's prosecutor could investigate the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014, during which more than 2,100 Palestinians, 67 Israeli soldiers and six civilians in Israel were killed. ...

Eurozone faces dangers of deflation as prices fall Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:16 PM PST LONDON (AP) — The eurozone has a new economic headache to contend with.

Italy beefs up security after France newspaper attack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:09 PM PST ROME (AP) — Italy has beefed up security at "sensitive targets" after the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, citing the presence of the Vatican and Italy's participation in anti-terrorism coalitions.

Financial Times criticised for calling Charlie Hebdo 'stupid' Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:03 PM PST London (AFP) - The Financial Times faced a backlash on Wednesday after publishing an opinion piece by its European editor that called French magazine Charlie Hebdo, centre of a deadly terror attack, "stupid" and "foolish" over its criticism of Islam.

Vatican earmarks $3.55 million for Ebola care Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:01 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is increasing assistance to Western African countries hard-hit by the Ebola virus, setting aside 3 million euros ($3.55 million) to fund protective gear for care-givers, transport for sick patients and care for orphans left behind.

Furor over french fry shortage at McDonald's in Venezuela Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:53 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — McDonald's is finding itself under attack in Venezuela both for not selling french fries — and for selling them.

Police hunting for three French nationals over Paris shooting Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:51 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Police are searching for two brothers from the Paris region and a man from the northeastern city of Reims, all French nationals, over Wednesday's shooting attack at satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, a police official and government source said. The three include two brothers aged 32 and 34 as well as a man aged 18, the government source told Reuters. The police source said one of the brothers had previously been tried on terrorism charges. ...

Danish newspaper to print Charlie Hebdo cartoons on Islam Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:50 PM PST COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Danish newspaper Berlingske has republished cartoons on Islamic themes from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, as part of its coverage of the attack which killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday. The Thursday print edition of Berlingske, available online on Wednesday night, showed several past front pages from the French magazine. Among them was one depicting the Prophet Mohammad and another about sharia law. ...

Traore scores winner as Lille beats Evian 1-0 Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:49 PM PST LILLE, France (AP) — Substitute Adama Traore scored a superb second-half winner as Lille moved away from the relegation zone with a 1-0 win over Evian in the French league on Wednesday.

FDA panel endorses first lower-cost biotech drug Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health experts have unanimously endorsed a Novartis drug which is expected to become the first lower-cost copy of a biotech drug to reach the U.S. market.

French police identify 3 suspects in attack on newspaper office that killed 12 Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:41 PM PST PARIS (AP) — French police identify 3 suspects in attack on newspaper office that killed 12.

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