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• Al Qaeda claims French attack, derides Paris rally
• New round of peace talks on Ukraine to be held soon: Kiev
• Iraq says U.S.-led coalition not doing enough against Islamic State
• Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers push ahead on Iran sanctions - senior senator
• Charlie Hebdo "survivors' edition" sells out in minutes
• Hollande says aircraft carrier could support Iraq operations
• The Paris attacks are latest example of homegrown threats
• Yosemite climbers reach top of El Capitan in historic ascent
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• 3 bodies found in clandestine grave at Honduras youth lockup
• Boko Haram 'killed woman in labour' during attack: Amnesty
• Google to test its first modular smartphone in Puerto Rico
• Saints march on as Spurs stage FA Cup comeback
• Female Yazidi captives forced to give blood to wounded Islamist fighters: survivor
• US, Iran hopeful on speeding up nuclear talks
• 20 state officials investigated in Mexico military slayings
• Spain's Catalonia calls snap vote in fresh independence push
• Cameron to lobby Obama on last UK resident held in Guantanamo
• UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Honduras on anti-violence mission
• Mexican officials face torture investigation
• Facebook founder launches free Internet project in Colombia
• Paris gunman's safe house could hold clues to 4th attacker
• Villarreal knocks Sociedad out of Copa, Moyes sent off
• Northern Ireland's Allen masters Higgins
• BlackBerry denies report of takeover talks with Samsung
• Haiti government carries on without parliament amid standoff
• New issue of Charlie Hebdo sells out quickly
• Elgin Marbles make campaign appearance in Greek election
• 'Interview' star Park glad to switch gears with TV comedy
• Energy on the agenda as Kerry visits Bulgaria
• Arum: Pacquiao agrees to terms for Mayweather fight
• FBI beefs up resources against foreign corruption
• EU's Mogherini suggests better Russia ties to push Ukraine peace
• UN conference asks men to speak out for women's rights
• FACT CHECK: Recidivism rate for freed Guantanamo detainees
• Monaco beats 10-man Guingamp to reach League Cup semifinals
• Tottenham recovers to beat Burnley 4-2 in FA Cup replay
• Dismal report on US retail spending hits the stock market
• Spain's Catalonia to hold regional vote September 27 amid independence drive
• Argentine prosecutor: President allowed impunity in bombing

Al Qaeda claims French attack, derides Paris rally Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:52 AM PST By Sami Aboudi DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the Islamist militant group's leadership for insults to the Prophet Mohammad, according to a video posted on YouTube. Gunmen killed 17 people in three days of violence that began when they shot staff in Charlie Hebdo's offices last week in revenge for the publication of satirical images of the Prophet. ...

New round of peace talks on Ukraine to be held soon: Kiev Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:34 AM PST By Richard Balmforth KIEV (Reuters) - A new round of peace talks on the conflict in Ukraine's east could be held in the next few days, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, even as Kiev called on the world to ostracise rebel forces over a deadly attack on a bus. Under fire at home for perceived softness towards the pro-Russian rebels, President Petro Poroshenko took steps to refresh front-line troops with experienced veterans and revived plans to resume conscription, which was dropped in 2013. ...

Iraq says U.S.-led coalition not doing enough against Islamic State Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:27 AM PST By Ahmed Rasheed and Ned Parker BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has told President Barack Obama's envoy that the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State needs to do more to help Iraq defeat the jihadists controlling large areas of the north and west of the country. Parliament speaker Selim al-Jabouri said he delivered the message in a closed meeting with retired U.S. Marine General John Allen, who visited Baghdad this week for talks with Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi's government. ...

Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers push ahead on Iran sanctions - senior senator Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:30 PM PST By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will press ahead with a plan for more sanctions on Iran, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday, despite White House warnings that they risked derailing nuclear talks. Lawmakers, who say they fear Obama administration negotiators may not take a hard enough line with Tehran, are also at work on a separate bill to have Congress approve any final agreement on Iran's nuclear program, Senator Bob Corker, the chairman, told Reuters in an interview. ...

Charlie Hebdo "survivors' edition" sells out in minutes Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:35 PM PST By Ingrid Melander and Tom Heneghan PARIS (Reuters) - Charlie Hebdo's first edition since an attack by Islamist gunmen sold out within minutes on Wednesday, featuring a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad on a cover that defenders praised as art but critics saw as a new provocation. French readers queued at dawn for copies to support the satirical newspaper, even as al Qaeda's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack last week, saying it ordered the killings because it deemed the weekly had insulted the Prophet. ...

Hollande says aircraft carrier could support Iraq operations Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:15 AM PST By Julien Ponthus ON BOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE (Reuters) - France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is ready to be used to support military operations against Islamic State in Iraq, French President Francois Hollande told military personnel aboard the vessel on Wednesday. "Thanks to the Charles de Gaulle we will have precious intelligence," the president said in a New Year's address, given as the carrier cruised off France's southern coast in the Mediterranean. "We may also conduct operations in Iraq, if necessary, with even more intensity and more efficiency. ...

The Paris attacks are latest example of homegrown threats Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Just before a 22-year-old Florida man blew himself up in Syria last May, he made one last trip home.

Yosemite climbers reach top of El Capitan in historic ascent Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST By Dan Whitcomb and Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two climbers completed a historic 19-day ascent to the summit of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan in California on Wednesday after scaling the rock formation's 3,000-foot (900-metre) sheer granite face without climbing tools, a spokeswoman said. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made it to the top of El Capitan at 3:30 p.m. (2330 GMT), spokeswoman Jess Clayton said in an email. They were the first to climb El Capitan's so-called Dawn Wall without bolts or climbing tools, she said. ...

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST MADHU, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the jungles of war-torn northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday for a deeply symbolic show of solidarity with the victims of the country's 25-year civil war and to urge Sri Lankans as a whole to forgive one another "for all the evil which this land has known." An estimated 300,000 people waving the white and yellow Vatican flags welcomed Francis to the Our Lady of Madhu shrine, which is revered by both Sinhalese and Tamil Catholics, as well as people of other faiths. No pope has ever traveled to the northern Tamil region, and Francis' visit to Sri Lanka's holiest Christian shrine — hours after canonizing the country's first saint as a model for unity — provided a poignant backdrop for his appeal that Sri Lankans not only reconcile but forgive one another for the sake of peace.

3 bodies found in clandestine grave at Honduras youth lockup Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:31 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran authorities have found three corpses in a clandestine grave at a gang-dominated teen lockup that are believed to be inmates previously thought to have escaped.

Boko Haram 'killed woman in labour' during attack: Amnesty Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:29 PM PST Boko Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared could be the deadliest attack in the militants' six-year insurgency, Amnesty International claimed on Thursday. The human rights group said one witness to the assault on Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, told them the woman was shot by indiscriminate fire that also cut down small children. Amnesty said this week that hundreds of people, if not more, may have been killed in the attack, which began on January 3 and is thought to have targeted civilian vigilantes helping the military.

Google to test its first modular smartphone in Puerto Rico Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:24 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Google announced Wednesday that it will unveil a modular smartphone in Puerto Rico this year as part of a pilot program that will allow people to choose their own hardware based on their needs and interests.

Saints march on as Spurs stage FA Cup comeback Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:22 PM PST Shane Long scored the winner as Premier League high-flyers Southampton saw off second-tier Ipswich Town 1-0 in their FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday. Victory saw the Saints, third in the Premier League, book a fourth-round tie at home to top-flight rivals Crystal Palace -- a side now managed by former Southampton boss Alan Pardew. Meanwhile Mauricio Pochettino, another ex-Southampton manager, had a night to remember as his Tottenham Hotspur team came from 2-0 down to beat Burnley 4-2 at White Hart Lane to set up another all-top division Cup clash, at home to basement club Leicester.

Female Yazidi captives forced to give blood to wounded Islamist fighters: survivor Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST By Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Female Yazidi captives are being forced to donate blood to wounded Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to a pregnant teenager who escaped after being seized and held captive by IS militants. The 19-year-old, identified as Hamshe, said she and her baby were held for 28 days by IS militants, who she believes killed her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law. ...

US, Iran hopeful on speeding up nuclear talks Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:12 PM PST GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Iran are expressing hope that nuclear talks can be accelerated in order to meet a March target for a framework agreement, as the countries' top diplomats met Wednesday ahead of a resumption of full negotiations.

20 state officials investigated in Mexico military slayings Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:11 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 20 Mexico state officials are under investigation in the cover-up of threats and torture for witnesses to alleged extrajudicial killings by soldiers last year, state authorities said Wednesday.

Spain's Catalonia calls snap vote in fresh independence push Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:08 PM PST Catalonia on Wednesday called a snap election for September centred on its independence bid, just two months after the wealthy region held a contested symbolic referendum on the issue that strained ties with Spain's central government. Catalan president Artur Mas said the vote will be held on September 27, just a few months before Spain is expected to hold a general election, and exactly a year after he signed a decree calling an independence referendum which was blocked by Madrid in the courts. "So one year after I signed this decree the Catalan people will have the possibility to vote for the state of Catalonia and even for an independent state," he told a news conference, speaking in English. Campaigning for the snap election will kick off on September 11, Catalonia's national day which has seen hundreds of thousands of people turn out in pro-independence demonstrations in Barcelona in the past three years.

Cameron to lobby Obama on last UK resident held in Guantanamo Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron plans to lobby U.S. President Barack Obama for the release of the last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay on his two-day visit to Washington this week, a government source and the detainee's lawyer said. The trip, starting on Thursday and focused on the economy and security, is his last planned visit to Washington before what is expected to be a closely fought British election in May. The government source said more than a billion pounds ($1. ...

UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Honduras on anti-violence mission Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — More must be done to protect unaccompanied children migrating north toward the United States, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday as he began a two-day fact-finding mission in Honduras on efforts to reduce violence in the world's deadliest country.

Mexican officials face torture investigation Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:52 PM PST Twenty central Mexico state officials are being investigated over allegations that witnesses of the suspected execution of gang suspects by soldiers were tortured, prosecutors said Wednesday. The probe follows the arrest last year of seven soldiers in connection with the June 30 killing of 22 suspected criminals in Tlatlaya, 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of Mexico City. At first, the military issued a statement saying the suspects had died in a shootout. In October, the National Human Rights Commission said at least 12 of the suspects had been executed.

Facebook founder launches free Internet project in Colombia Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:47 PM PST BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Colombia on Wednesday to bring his global Internet-access initiative to Latin America.

Paris gunman's safe house could hold clues to 4th attacker Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:44 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Amedy Coulibaly, the gunman who killed four hostages at a Paris kosher supermarket, rented a small suburban house the week before and filled it with an impressive arsenal of late-model weapons, police said Wednesday.

Villarreal knocks Sociedad out of Copa, Moyes sent off Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:42 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — David Moyes was sent off late in Real Sociedad's 2-2 draw with Villarreal on Wednesday as his side bowed out of the Copa del Rey's last 16.

Northern Ireland's Allen masters Higgins Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:30 PM PST London (AFP) - Mark Allen overcame some heavy scoring from former world champion John Higgins to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Masters with a 6-4 victory over the Scotsman at London's Alexandra Palace on Wednesday.

BlackBerry denies report of takeover talks with Samsung Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:30 PM PST BlackBerry Ltd. denied a report Wednesday that it has had talks with Samsung over a possible takeover of the Canadian company.

Haiti government carries on without parliament amid standoff Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:18 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new prime minister has taken office in Haiti as the country enters a period of political uncertainty following the dissolution of parliament because of a stalemate between lawmakers and the president.

New issue of Charlie Hebdo sells out quickly Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:17 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Parisians lined up Wednesday to empty the newsstands of the first issue of Charlie Hebdo, a week after Islamic extremists attacked the satirical newspaper's office, and French justice officials began cracking down by arresting dozens of people who glorified terrorism or made racist or anti-Semitic remarks.

Elgin Marbles make campaign appearance in Greek election Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:09 PM PST Campaigning in the Greek elections took an unexpected turn on Wednesday when one deputy took aim at a school text book describing the removal of the famed Elgin Marbles from Athens in the 19th century. The ancient Greek sculptures, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, were taken from Greece by British diplomat Lord Elgin in 1803. "The Elgin Marbles, gentlemen of the ministry of education, were not 'transported' but 'snatched by force'," Kourakis said in a statement.

'Interview' star Park glad to switch gears with TV comedy Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:04 PM PST PASADENA, California (AP) — "The Interview" actor Randall Park says he's glad the film was finally released and he's ready to move on to his next role as a suburban dad in an ABC sitcom.

Energy on the agenda as Kerry visits Bulgaria Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Bulgaria to press the NATO nation to wean itself from near-total dependence on Russia for energy.

Arum: Pacquiao agrees to terms for Mayweather fight Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:51 PM PST LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao flew to Los Angeles on Wednesday, preparing for a meeting with contestants of the Miss Universe pageant. Whether he has an even bigger date on May 2 seems entirely up to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

FBI beefs up resources against foreign corruption Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:49 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is stepping up efforts against international corruption, creating new squads to search for bribery cases that are rooted overseas but reach to the United States, law enforcement officials said.

EU's Mogherini suggests better Russia ties to push Ukraine peace Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:39 PM PST By Jan Strupczewski and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has suggested EU states could re-engage with Russia on global diplomacy, trade and other issues in return for gradual steps to defuse the crisis over Ukraine. A discussion paper seen by Reuters that was distributed to governments ahead of a meeting of the 28 EU foreign ministers in Brussels next Monday said the bloc might consider reviving joint efforts with Moscow in tackling problems with Syria and Iraq, Libya, Iran, North Korea as well as Ebola and the Palestinian issue. ...

UN conference asks men to speak out for women's rights Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:36 PM PST Organized by Iceland, the "Barbershop Conference" draws global ambassadors and UN officials into a conversation about what men can do to stop violence against women and advance equality. Iceland, home to Europe's first female president, had initially touted the event as a men-only conference but decided to include women in some sessions in response to criticism.

FACT CHECK: Recidivism rate for freed Guantanamo detainees Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Republican senators are in a war of words over the percentage of terror suspects who have re-entered the fight after being released from the U.S. detention center at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay — a debate at the center of President Barack Obama's stepped-up effort to close the prison.

Monaco beats 10-man Guingamp to reach League Cup semifinals Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:22 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Veteran forward Dimitar Berbatov and substitute Anthony Martial scored in each half as Monaco beat 10-man Guingamp 2-0 to reach the League Cup semifinals on Wednesday.

Tottenham recovers to beat Burnley 4-2 in FA Cup replay Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:20 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Tottenham recovered from conceding twice in a chaotic start against Burnley to advance to the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-2 replay win on Wednesday.

Dismal report on US retail spending hits the stock market Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:20 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A dismal report on retail spending in the U.S. and signs of slowing global growth drove stocks lower and sent yields on government bonds plunging as investors sought safety.

Spain's Catalonia to hold regional vote September 27 amid independence drive Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:14 PM PST MADRID (Reuters) - The wealthy Spanish region of Catalonia will hold an election for its regional parliament on September 27, a vote the main parties want to use as a proxy for a referendum on independence opposed by Madrid. The date, announced at a news conference by the head of the northeastern regional government Artur Mas on Wednesday, is a few months before Spain's general election and reignites the deeply divisive issue of Catalonia's status within or without Spain. ...

Argentine prosecutor: President allowed impunity in bombing Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:07 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A prosecutor investigating Argentina's worst terrorist attack accused President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday of secretly negotiating with Iran to avoid punishing those responsible.

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