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• Turkish leftist group says behind attack on Istanbul police
• Suspected Islamist car bombing badly injures Somali lecturer
• Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.
• Hong Kong government cements support for China's pre-screening of poll candidates
• French security forces kill gunmen, end terror rampage
• Appearance of baby California condor surprises wildlife experts
• France is home to Europe's biggest Jewish and Muslim communities
• Yemen's AQAP: Al-Qaeda's most active arm
• Messi promotes new campaign to educate children
• US to allow Mexican trucks in with screening
• Al-Qaida in Yemen urges local and international jihad
• Stocks slide on falling wages, oil slump
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Paris shooting cases demonstrate spy agencies' limits
• BP, Anadarko fail to win new review of Gulf spill fines
• AP PHOTOS: French security forces end 3 days of terror
• IS forced to defend supply lines in Iraq: US
• Key Syria opponent says no to Moscow talks with regime
• French PM acknowledges "failings" in preventing attack
• European leaders to show solidarity at Paris attacks rally
• Australia declare 2nd innings at 251-6 in 4th test
• Protesters decry bus and subways fare hikes in Brazil
• Victims of Quebec oil-by-rail disaster agree to $200 million settlement
• The militants who terrorised France for three days
• French imams rail against 'crazies who have seized our religion'
• Charlie Hebdo gunmen and ally killed in dramatic siege climax
• U.S. urges citizens abroad to maintain vigilance following recent attacks
• Al-Qaeda in Yemen threatens France with new attacks: SITE
• Islamic cleric gets life in plot to kidnap tourists in Yemen
• Morgan suffers Six Nations injury scare
• Hollande, Harper pledge cooperation against 'scourge of terrorism'
• Ghost of slain cleric Awlaki looms over Paris attacks
• Marseille loses 2-1 at Montpellier in French League
• Boko Haram clash with Nigeria troops as govt vows fightback
• Attack on French newspaper prompted by insults to prophets: AQAP leader
• Paris prosecutor: 4 people killed by terror suspect when he entered kosher grocery

Turkish leftist group says behind attack on Istanbul police Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:46 AM PST By Ayla Jean Yackley and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A far-left Turkish group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a police station in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district that killed one officer and wounded another, saying it was to "settle scores" with the government. A female suicide bomber on Tuesday entered the police station, saying in English she had lost her purse before tossing explosives at police and blowing herself up. ...

Suspected Islamist car bombing badly injures Somali lecturer Posted: 07 Jan 2015 01:05 AM PST MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A car bomb critically injured a university lecturer in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and was blamed on Islamist rebels who have promised to keep up attacks even as they have lost territory to a military offensive. There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the al Shabaab group but it has often used such devices. An al Shabaab car bomb killed four people in Mogadishu on Sunday. "It was a planted bomb probably controlled remotely," police captain Isa Ahmed told Reuters, blaming al Shabaab for the Wednesday's blast. ...

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N. Posted: 06 Jan 2015 09:04 PM PST By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to more than 100 countries to escape war in their homeland, the United Nations said on Wednesday. At more than 3 million as of mid-2014, Syrians accounted for nearly one in four of the 13 million refugees worldwide being assisted by the U.N. refugee agency, the highest figure since 1996, it said in a report. Some 5 million Palestinians refugees are cared for by a separate agency, UNRWA. ...

Hong Kong government cements support for China's pre-screening of poll candidates Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:47 PM PST By Clare Baldwin HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government on Wednesday cemented its support for China's plan to pre-screen candidates for the city's 2017 leadership election, just weeks after authorities cleared the streets of protesters pushing for greater democracy. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, in an address to lawmakers, framed the debate about Hong Kong's future as one about how an existing, Beijing-approved election nominating committee will operate rather than whether the committee should continue to exist. ...

French security forces kill gunmen, end terror rampage Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:50 PM PST DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France (AP) — Two brothers suspected in a newspaper terror attack were cornered inside a printing house northeast of Paris on Friday, taking a hostage and telling police they "want to die as martyrs," a lawmaker said.

Appearance of baby California condor surprises wildlife experts Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:45 PM PST By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - A pair of California condors have produced a baby, surprising wildlife experts who said on Friday the endangered raptors had managed to secretly mate outside their careful monitoring. Late last month, biologists noticed a "mystery" juvenile condor at a wildlife sanctuary in Big Sur, California, according to the Ventana Wildlife Society, a group that helps protect and observe the birds in their natural habitat. ...

France is home to Europe's biggest Jewish and Muslim communities Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST France, where police ended two hostage dramas Friday killing Islamist brothers wanted for the Charlie Hebdo massacre and a third suspected extremist who attacked a Jewish supermarket, has the biggest Jewish and Muslim populations in Europe. Between 500,000 and 600,000-strong, France's Jewish community is also the third biggest in the world, after Israel and the United States. France's Muslims are estimated at between four and five million. France has long had a difficult relationship with its Muslim minority that dates back to bloody struggles in its former North African colonies and the legacy of immigrants trapped in some of the country's poorest districts.

Yemen's AQAP: Al-Qaeda's most active arm Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:37 PM PST Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is reported to have trained one of the two suspects in the deadly attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, is seen by Washington as the jihadist network's most dangerous branch. It was formed in January 2009 as a merger of the Yemeni and Saudi branches of Al-Qaeda and is led by Nasser al-Wuhayshi. AQAP has a record of launching attacks far from its base in Yemen, including a bid to blow up a US airliner over Michigan on Christmas Day in 2009. AQAP's English-language propaganda magazine "Inspire" has urged jihadists to carry out "lone wolf" attacks abroad.

Messi promotes new campaign to educate children Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:37 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Soccer great Lionel Messi and tennis star Serena Williams are promoting a new campaign to help some of the 58 million children who are out of school to get an education.

US to allow Mexican trucks in with screening Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:37 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will soon allow Mexican trucking firms to apply for authorization to make long-haul cross-border runs, potentially ending a longstanding dispute.

Al-Qaida in Yemen urges local and international jihad Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:35 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — The al-Qaida offshoot that masterminded the bloody rampage in France has been the most active of the terror network's branches in trying to strike in the West.

Stocks slide on falling wages, oil slump Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:34 PM PST A turbulent week of trading ended Friday with U.S. stocks finishing lower for the third time in five days.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government was not responsible for crippling North Korea's Internet infrastructure after President Barack Obama blamed the country for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., two senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press, as Congress announced Friday it will examine North Korea's cyberthreats starting next week. In a new interview, the movie studio's chief executive, Michael Lynton, compared the sensational hacking against Sony Pictures to burning down the company. He revealed that the studio's network was still down more than six weeks later and was expected to remain that way for weeks longer.

Paris shooting cases demonstrate spy agencies' limits Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:28 PM PST By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This week's deadly attacks in France by Islamist gunmen showed the limits of spy and anti-terrorist agencies, which often have information about perpetrators in advance but are only able to assemble all the clues after the bloodletting has taken place. From the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States in 2001 through a series of outrages in Europe and other parts of the world, U.S. and European security and intelligence officials say a key problem has been making connections from a mass of data. ...

BP, Anadarko fail to win new review of Gulf spill fines Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:27 PM PST By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp narrowly failed to persuade a U.S appeals court to reconsider its 2014 ruling that they could face civil fines under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By a 7-6 vote, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a three-judge panel's decision to uphold a 2012 ruling from U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, in which he said the companies could face Clean Water Act penalties. Barbier is scheduled on Jan. 20 to begin a non-jury trial to determine pollution fines. BP is appealing his ...

AP PHOTOS: French security forces end 3 days of terror Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:26 PM PST The day began with the gunmen who staged the worst terror attacks in France in decades still on the run. It ended with security forces killing the two al-Qaida-linked brothers suspected of staging the murderous rampage, along with an associate who during a separate standoff had seized hostages at a supermarket.

IS forced to defend supply lines in Iraq: US Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST Islamic State jihadists are having to spend more effort defending key supply lines in Iraq due to US-led air strikes and pressure from local forces, the Pentagon said Friday. The IS group's supply routes into Iraq from neighboring Syria have become a central focus of combat, with Iraqi government and Kurdish forces -- along with coalition warplanes -- seeking to disrupt and cut off the militants' access to weapons and equipment, spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters. "They're trying to protect what they can hold onto now, and... also we're seeing them put a lot more emphasis on protecting their lines of communications," Kirby said. After nearly 1,700 air raids by US-led forces since August 8, the IS group's advance has been halted for the most part but the jihadists have held on to much of the territory they seized in Syria and Iraq last year.

Key Syria opponent says no to Moscow talks with regime Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST A key Syrian opposition official said in a statement on Friday that he has declined an invitation to take part in a Russian-led bid for new talks to end the conflict. Moaz al-Khatib, ex-leader of the main opposition Syrian National Coalition, who recently established his own dissident movement, had visited Russia last year for discussions. Khatib also cited the regime's ongoing shelling of opposition-held areas in Syria as a reason for his refusal to attend the Moscow talks slated for later this month. "I received a written invitation from the Russian leadership to meet with several Syrian personalities in Moscow this month, and after consultation with the gathering I work with, I decided to decline," said Khatib.

French PM acknowledges "failings" in preventing attack Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:58 PM PST PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister on Friday acknowledged "failings" in intelligence that led to a three-day spree of horror and at least 20 people dead, as criticism mounted that the attacks might have been avoided if officials had been more alert to the deadly peril posed by suspects already on their radar.

European leaders to show solidarity at Paris attacks rally Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:48 PM PST European leaders will make an extraordinary show of support for France by joining a mass rally in Paris this weekend, amid a wave of solidarity following after the bloody end to the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Global outrage and offers of assistance poured in after French police killed Islamist gunmen in two sieges in the Paris region. The horror was so universal that even foes of the west North Korea and Cuba sent condolences, while bitter enemies Israel and Iran were at least united in their condemnation of the slaughter. The latest attacks prompted vigils in several cities around the world to declare "Je suis Charlie" in a show of support for free speech.

Australia declare 2nd innings at 251-6 in 4th test Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:42 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Captain Steve Smith declared Australia's second innings at 251-6 prior to the start of the fifth day of the fourth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, setting India a target of 349 runs to win on Saturday.

Protesters decry bus and subways fare hikes in Brazil Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:42 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — A few thousand people took to the streets of Brazil's biggest city Friday to protest over an 18-cent increase in bus and subway fares, and some clashed with police.

Victims of Quebec oil-by-rail disaster agree to $200 million settlement Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:34 PM PST (Reuters) - Victims of the Lac-Megantic oil-by-rail disaster that killed 47 people in the Canadian province of Quebec in 2013 agreed to a nearly $200 million settlement from Montreal Maine and Atlantic Canada Co and its U.S.-based parent company, a lawyer for the victims said in a statement on Friday.

The militants who terrorised France for three days Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:26 PM PST The men who terrorised France for three days had ties to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, and were well-known to French intelligence services. Brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi carried out the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine office Wednesday, killing 12, before fleeing the capital. They holed up with a hostage at a small printing firm north of Paris on Friday before being killed by police commandos who stormed the building. Amedy Coulibaly killed a policewoman in Paris Thursday, a day before taking several people hostage at a kosher supermarket in the east of the city.

French imams rail against 'crazies who have seized our religion' Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:26 PM PST French imams condemned violence committed in the name of Islam during Friday prayers as the country reeled from the double hostage dramas that followed the massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine. The same message -- distancing the country's five million Muslims from the jihadists responsible for the attacks -- was relayed at more than 2,300 mosques across France. "We denounce the odious crimes committed by the terrorists, whose criminal action endangers our willingness to live together," said the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Dalil Boubakeur. He also appealed to "all the Muslims of France" to take part in demonstrations planned for Sunday to pay homage to the 12 victims of the attack on Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, the bloodiest in France in more than half a century.

Charlie Hebdo gunmen and ally killed in dramatic siege climax Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:23 PM PST French elite forces killed the brothers behind the Charlie Hebdo massacre and a jihadist ally Friday in a dramatic finale to three blood-soaked days that left 17 people dead and shook the nation to its core. Explosions rang out at sunset at two hostage sites around Paris as heavily armed police moved in for a fiery final showdown with gunmen who had kept France gripped with fear since 12 people were slaughtered Wednesday in the offices of the satirical magazine. On Friday the heavily-armed massacre suspects were cornered in a tiny town northeast of Paris while a third man took terrified shoppers hostage in a Jewish supermarket, where four died and seven were hurt including three police officers. As the drama reached its climax, chilling links emerged showing the brothers, identified as Cherif and Said Kouachi, and supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly were close allies and had worked together.

U.S. urges citizens abroad to maintain vigilance following recent attacks Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:19 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday urged U.S. citizens abroad to "maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness" following recent attacks by Islamic militants. The department said it "remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations, and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas." (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Will Dunham)

Al-Qaeda in Yemen threatens France with new attacks: SITE Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:12 PM PST A top sharia official from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) threatened France with fresh attacks following those at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and at a Jewish supermarket, SITE monitoring group said Friday. He stopped short of claiming responsibility for the three days of Islamist bloodshed in France that left 17 people dead. "Some of the sons of France were disrespectful to the prophets of Allah, so a group from among the believing soldiers of Allah marched unto them, then they taught them respect and the limit of the freedom of expression," the AQAP official says.

Islamic cleric gets life in plot to kidnap tourists in Yemen Posted: 09 Jan 2015 03:07 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — An Egyptian-born cleric who turned a London mosque into a training ground for extremist Islamists was sent to prison for life on Friday by a judge who cited his lack of remorse for "barbaric" acts that included aiding kidnappers who killed four tourists in Yemen in 1998 and sending two men to the United States to open a terrorist training camp in Oregon.

Morgan suffers Six Nations injury scare Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:56 PM PST London (AFP) - Gloucester forward Ben Morgan suffered a Six Nations injury scare as the England star was carried off during his Premiership club's 24-23 win over Saracens on Friday.

Hollande, Harper pledge cooperation against 'scourge of terrorism' Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:45 PM PST Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President Francois Hollande pledged Friday to work more closely to stamp out the threat of terrorism, after an attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a telephone conversation, "the two leaders condemned the attacks and spoke of the importance of cooperating to counter the scourge of extremism and terrorism," Harper's office said in a statement. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney, meanwhile, will travel to Paris to attend a summit on terrorism with his European and US counterparts, and join a march in memory of the victims of the magazine attack. The two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack, Said Kouachi and his brother Cherif, were killed Friday when police stormed the building where they were holed up -- two days after bursting into Charlie Hebdo's offices and slaughtering some of France's best-loved cartoonists.

Ghost of slain cleric Awlaki looms over Paris attacks Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:43 PM PST Cherif Kouachi, who died with his brother Said in a bloody end to the drama in France on Friday, said a trip he made to Yemen in 2011 was financed by Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone the same year.

Marseille loses 2-1 at Montpellier in French League Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:29 PM PST MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Following a shock exit in the French Cup, league leader Marseille slumped to a second consecutive loss with a 2-1 defeat at Montpellier as the team's struggles on the road continued Friday.

Boko Haram clash with Nigeria troops as govt vows fightback Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST Boko Haram fought running battles with Nigerian troops in a restive northeast city on Friday, as the government vowed to win back territory lost to the militants in recent months. The clash came nearly a week after Boko Haram fighters captured the strategic town of Baga and overran the headquarters of a multinational regional force in the far north of neighbouring Borno state. Boko Haram fighters burnt Baga to the ground and razed at least 16 surrounding towns and villages on Wednesday, leading to fears of heavy casualties. Earlier on Friday, Mike Omeri, who speaks for the government on national security, said a fightback had begun, adding that soldiers were "actively pursuing" the rebels.

Attack on French newspaper prompted by insults to prophets: AQAP leader Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:25 PM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A leader of the Yemeni branch of al Qaeda said in an audio recording that an attack in France was prompted by insults to the prophets, but stopped short of claiming responsibly for the deadly assault on the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Sheikh Hareth al-Nadhari also said in the recording posted on YouTube that the attackers were a group of "the faithful soldiers of God" who taught the French the limits of freedom of speech. (Reporting by Sami Aboudi)

Paris prosecutor: 4 people killed by terror suspect when he entered kosher grocery Posted: 09 Jan 2015 02:23 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutor: 4 people killed by terror suspect when he entered kosher grocery.

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