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• French, foreign leaders walk arm-in-arm as millions protest Paris attacks
• Indonesia confident AirAsia fuselage discovered, zero in on black box
• Iran says to explore with U.S. ways to speed up nuclear talks
• Iraq may need three years to restructure and rebuild military: PM
• White House to hold global security summit Feb 18: U.S. official
• India on brink of 'quantum leap,' Modi tells investors
• Unlikely scenes as Netanyahu, Abbas march in historic Paris rally
• Iraq PM criticises 'slowness' of coalition support for army
• Williamson to miss NZ's 2nd ODI vs. Sri Lanka
• Sporting wins on injury-time goal to go 3rd in Portugal
• China arrests over 110 people for selling contaminated pork
• Van Gaal defends methods after United defeat
• Wenger eyes defensive deal after Debuchy injury
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Messi leads Barca 3-1 over Atletico, ManU stunned
• Muslim man hailed for life-saving courage during Paris siege
• Thousands join rallies worldwide to honor Paris victims
• Millions unite against terrorism in historic French demos
• Millions rally for unity against terrorism in France
• Croatia elects first woman president after tight vote
• Worldwide marches in solidarity with France
• News Guide: Developments following France terror attacks
• Messi quells Barca crisis with big win and bigger words
• La Dolce Vita actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83
• Video of Paris gunman raises questions of affiliations
• Netanyahu holds out Israeli haven for French Jews
• Juventus beats Napoli 3-1 to move 3 points clear
• Haiti leader seeks last-minute deal with opposition
• Quarrelsome French bond at rally to protect nation's values
• Fu hits 147 maximum in Masters opener
• Gambia leader says Britain played no role in coup attempt
• Olympiakos beats Xanthi 3-1,vaults into first place
• Relying on its homegrown stars, Lyon goes top of the league
• Conservative wins Croatia presidential vote by slight margin
• 2,000 join Charlie Hebdo 'pencil' tribute in London
• Four Jews killed in Paris to be buried in Israel Tuesday
• Internet and border monitoring needed to thwart further attacks
• Sweden confirms second 'submarine' sighting

French, foreign leaders walk arm-in-arm as millions protest Paris attacks Posted: 11 Jan 2015 01:36 PM PST By Ingrid Melander, Sybille de La Hamaide and Julien Ponthus PARIS (Reuters) - World leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen linked arms to lead more than a million French citizens through Paris in an unprecedented march to pay tribute to victims of Islamist militant attacks. Commentators said the last time crowds of this size filled the streets of the capital was at the Liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany in 1944. ...

Indonesia confident AirAsia fuselage discovered, zero in on black box Posted: 11 Jan 2015 01:40 AM PST By Kanupriya Kapoor and Charlotte Greenfield PANGKALAN BUN/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian search teams believe they have found the fuselage of an AirAsia airliner that crashed in the Java Sea two weeks ago, and divers hope calmer waters on Monday will allow them to retrieve the black box flight recorders. Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control in bad weather on Dec. 28, less than halfway into a two-hour flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. None of the 162 people on the aircraft survived. ...

Iran says to explore with U.S. ways to speed up nuclear talks Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:57 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and the United States will explore ways to give impetus to nuclear talks when their chief diplomats meet in Geneva on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday. Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will confer ahead of a fresh round of negotiations between Iran and six world powers on settling their 12-year stand-off over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Lower-level negotiators on both sides will meet at the same venue on Thursday to iron out technical details ahead of negotiations on Jan. ...

Iraq may need three years to restructure and rebuild military: PM Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:19 PM PST By Malak Ghobrial CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq may need three years to rebuild and restructure its military, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Sunday, as the country battles Islamic State militants who pose the biggest threat to its security since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The ultra-hardline militant group seeking to redraw the map of the Middle East swept through the north last June virtually unopposed by the army, raising alarm bells among Baghdad's Western allies and in Arab capitals. ...

White House to hold global security summit Feb 18: U.S. official Posted: 11 Jan 2015 06:04 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will invite allies to a Feb. 18 security summit in Washington to try and prevent violent extremism, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Sunday after meeting his European counterparts in Paris. The gathering of justice and interior chiefs came as France mourned 17 victims of Islamist gunmen this week in the worst assault on its homeland security in decades. "We will bring together all of our allies to discuss ways in which we can counteract this violent extremism that exists around the world," Holder told reporters. ...

India on brink of 'quantum leap,' Modi tells investors Posted: 11 Jan 2015 09:34 AM PST By Rupam Jain Nair and Aman Shah GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on Sunday to pursue predictable policies and ensure stable taxes, in a speech that sought to address concerns for foreign investors in Asia's third-largest economy. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry led a roll call of leaders, including U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank head Jim Yong Kim, converging on Modi's home town of Gandhinagar for the Vibrant Gujarat business summit. U.S. President Barack Obama visits India later this month. ...

Unlikely scenes as Netanyahu, Abbas march in historic Paris rally Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST Paris (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas had their closest encounter in years on Sunday when they joined world leaders in a historic march against terrorism in Paris.

Iraq PM criticises 'slowness' of coalition support for army Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:57 PM PST Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi Sunday criticised the "slowness" of the US-led international coalition against Islamic State jihadists in providing military support to his army. The IS group last year took control of large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria. A US-led international coalition is conducting air raids against IS positions in both countries and is providing military support to Iraqi forces. "The international coalition is very slow in its support and training of the army" in Iraq, Abadi said at a meeting with a group of journalists during an official visit to Cairo.

Williamson to miss NZ's 2nd ODI vs. Sri Lanka Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:55 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Batsman Kane Williamson will miss New Zealand's second one-day cricket international against Sri Lanka on Thursday while recovering from a shoulder injury.

Sporting wins on injury-time goal to go 3rd in Portugal Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:51 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting Lisbon substitute Junya Takana scored deep into injury time to snatch a 1-0 victory at Braga that lifted his team into third place in the Portuguese league on Sunday.

China arrests over 110 people for selling contaminated pork Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:49 PM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has arrested more than 110 people, suspected of selling pork from pigs that died from disease, and confiscated more than 1,000 tonnes of contaminated pork in its latest crackdown on food safety violations. The Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday the people were part of a network made up of 11 groups who, since 2008, had been buying pigs that had died of illnesses from livestock farms at low prices. The meat was sold off to markets in 11 provinces, including Henan and Guangxi, or was processed into bacon or cooking oil for sale. ...

Van Gaal defends methods after United defeat Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:42 PM PST Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was forced to defend both his tactics and squad management following a disjointed 1-0 home defeat by Southampton in the Premier League.

Wenger eyes defensive deal after Debuchy injury Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:35 PM PST London (AFP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will step up his efforts to sign a centre-back this month after losing Mathieu Debuchy to a dislocated shoulder during the 3-0 victory over Stoke.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — While Indonesia's navy said divers had not yet found the black boxes from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea two weeks ago, searchers on Sunday honed in on intense pings detected amid a growing belief that the devices will soon be recovered. Three Indonesian ships detected the signals, said Indroyono Soesilo, coordinating minister for Maritime Affairs. They were located around 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) from where the aircraft's rear was discovered.

Messi leads Barca 3-1 over Atletico, ManU stunned Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:27 PM PST Lionel Messi almost single-handedly restored peace at Barcelona by scoring once and setting up two more goals in a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday, before speaking out about the chaotic week for the Catalan club.

Muslim man hailed for life-saving courage during Paris siege Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:19 PM PST PARIS (AP) — At a kosher supermarket in Paris, a quick-thinking Muslim employee hides several Jewish shoppers in the basement before sneaking out to brief police on the hostage-taker upstairs. In the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, a poker-faced businessman fools a pair of gunmen into believing they're alone in the building before being allowed to leave unharmed.

Thousands join rallies worldwide to honor Paris victims Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Tens of thousands of people gathered in cities around the world on Sunday to honor the 17 victims who died during three days of bloodshed in Paris last week, and to support freedom of expression.

Millions unite against terrorism in historic French demos Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:10 PM PST Millions marched against terrorism Sunday in the largest protests France has ever seen, led by world leaders in Paris uniting in tribute to the victims of Islamist attacks as the crowd cried "Not Afraid". The interior ministry said nearly four million people took to the streets across the country, with some estimates putting the number in Paris alone at 1.6 million. At the head of a vast and colourful procession in the capital, President Francois Hollande linked arms with world leaders, including the Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president, in an historic display of unity. A sea of humanity flowed through the streets to mourn the victims of three days of terror that began with a slaughter at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday and ended with 17 dead.

Millions rally for unity against terrorism in France Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST PARIS (AP) — More than a million people surged through the boulevards of Paris behind dozens of world leaders walking arm-in-arm Sunday in a rally for unity described as the largest demonstration in French history. Millions more marched around the country and the world to repudiate three days of terror that killed 17 people and changed France.

Croatia elects first woman president after tight vote Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST Opposition challenger Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia's first female president on Sunday, narrowly winning a tight run-off vote with a pledge to kickstart the EU country's ailing economy. Her rival, centre-left incumbent Ivo Josipovic, garnered 49.6 percent of the vote, results released by the electoral commission showed. "Grabar-Kitarovic won in a democratic battle and I congratulate her," 57-year-old Josipovic told supporters at his Zagreb headquarters. Sunday's election for the mainly ceremonial post was held as Croatia, which became the EU's 28th member in July 2013, grapples with a deep economic crisis.

Worldwide marches in solidarity with France Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:42 PM PST About a hundred thousand people rallied worldwide in solidarity with France on Sunday, with marchers across Europe and the Middle East chanting "Je suis Charlie" and holding pens in the air. From Berlin to Washington and Jerusalem to Beirut, crowds waved French flags and sang France's national anthem "La Marseillaise" following the Islamist attacks that killed 17 people, most at the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

News Guide: Developments following France terror attacks Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:41 PM PST A crowd of historic proportions marched through Paris on Sunday to honor the 17 victims of a three-day terror spree as new information emerged about one of the gunmen involved. These are the latest developments:

Messi quells Barca crisis with big win and bigger words Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:36 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi did everything he could to put end to Barcelona's most serious club crisis in years on Sunday, first scoring one goal and setting up two more in a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid before denying a swarm of rumors swirling around the star forward.

La Dolce Vita actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83 Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:30 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Anita Ekberg, the Swedish-born actress and sex-symbol of the 1950s and '60s who was immortalized bathing in the Trevi fountain in "La Dolce Vita," has died. She was 83.

Video of Paris gunman raises questions of affiliations Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:22 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Two days after his death, a video emerged Sunday of one of the Paris gunmen pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, while his two fellow militants have claimed to be from al-Qaida — a fiercely rival extremist organization.

Netanyahu holds out Israeli haven for French Jews Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:18 PM PST By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coupled a show of solidarity with France on Sunday with a reminder to shaken French Jews that Israel is keen to welcome them as immigrants. Netanyahu and two far-right members of his cabinet flew to Paris on Sunday to join dozens of foreign leaders and hundreds of thousands of French citizens in a march honoring the victims of Islamist militant attacks this week. ...

Juventus beats Napoli 3-1 to move 3 points clear Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:10 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Serie A leader Juventus won 3-1 at Napoli to move three points clear of Roma, which fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Lazio in the capital derby earlier on Sunday.

Haiti leader seeks last-minute deal with opposition Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:02 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's leader and opposition lawmakers are locked in negotiations, trying to forge a last-minute deal to resolve a standoff stalling elections in the troubled country.

Quarrelsome French bond at rally to protect nation's values Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:58 PM PST PARIS (AP) — The often quarrelsome French who make it a point of honor to shout their differences, for a parking spot or a high-minded idea, joined in a single cry of "Charlie" at Sunday's unity march, the largest demonstration in Paris since France started keeping track. And that harmonious melding of citizens of all races and colors was breathtaking.

Fu hits 147 maximum in Masters opener Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:42 PM PST London (AFP) - Hong Kong's Marco Fu hit a 147 maximum break on the first night of the Masters at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday, the third of his career.

Gambia leader says Britain played no role in coup attempt Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:38 PM PST DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gambia's president says former colonial power Britain played no role in a botched coup attempt last month, backing away from an earlier allegation.

Olympiakos beats Xanthi 3-1,vaults into first place Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:16 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Defending champion Olympiakos beat hosts Xanthi 3-1 to overtake PAOK into first place in the Greek league Sunday.

Relying on its homegrown stars, Lyon goes top of the league Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:07 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Led by striker Alexandre Lacazette, one of eight homegrown players in its starting lineup, Lyon moved to the top of the French league on Sunday after Lacazette scored twice in a 3-0 win against Toulouse to take his season's tally to 19 in 20 games.

Conservative wins Croatia presidential vote by slight margin Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:02 PM PST ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A conservative populist become Croatia's first female president Sunday after beating the center-left incumbent in a runoff election amid deep discontent over economic woes in the European Union's newest member.

2,000 join Charlie Hebdo 'pencil' tribute in London Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:01 PM PST London (AFP) - Around 2,000 people gathered in London Sunday to honour the victims of Islamist attacks in Paris, many raising pencils to the sky in memory of those killed at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Four Jews killed in Paris to be buried in Israel Tuesday Posted: 11 Jan 2015 01:52 PM PST Four French Jews killed in an Islamist attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris are to be buried in Israel on Tuesday, community sources and the Israeli premier said. "The four families decided to bury their dead in Israel. The funerals will be held on Tuesday, a Jewish community source told AFP in Paris. The bodies of the four victims -- Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham, Yohan Cohen and Francois-Michel Saada -- will be taken from the forensic institute in Paris on Monday and flown to Israel, the source said.

Internet and border monitoring needed to thwart further attacks Posted: 11 Jan 2015 01:43 PM PST Increased Internet surveillance and tighter border checks are "urgently" needed to foil jihadist attacks of the sort that rocked Paris this week, European, US and Canadian security ministers agreed Sunday. The gathering of interior and justice ministers at the French interior ministry was held before a massive anti-terror march in Paris that included dozens of foreign leaders. A joint statement by the ministers -- representing 11 EU nations including France, Britain, Germany, Sweden and Poland, as well as the European commissioner for migration and home affairs, and US Attorney General Eric Holder -- emphasised their "determination to fight together against terrorism". They said it was "essential" that major Internet providers cooperate with governments in closely monitoring and, if necessary, removing online content "that aims to incite hatred and terror".

Sweden confirms second 'submarine' sighting Posted: 11 Jan 2015 01:39 PM PST Sweden's military on Sunday confirmed a second sighting in October of what appeared to have been a submarine in waters near Stockholm city centre, not long after a search had been launched for a suspected Russian submarine off the coast. In November the Swedish military released images of tracks on the sea bed and an apparent submarine periscope which it said proved that "a mini submarine violated Swedish territory" between October 17 and October 24 and that "at least one vessel" was involved. "We were informed of a sighting and considered it trustworthy -- we had a unit in the area and sent it to investigate," military spokesman Philip Simon told AFP. "It looks like a black submarine tower.

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