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• Separatists renew attack on airport as Russia and Ukraine bicker
• U.N. saw drones over Syria before Israel strike in breach of truce
• New fighting near biggest Libyan oil port
• Houthis, accused of coup, surround Yemeni PM's residence
• Nigerians face killings, hunger in Boko Haram's 'state'
• Australian refugee camp protest over, but not tensions
• Australia raises terror threat level against police to 'high'
• Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT
• Coronation Street star Kirkbride dies aged 60
• Officials: No sign of others in Argentine prosecutor death
• Canadian soldiers exchange fire with ISIS in Iraq
• Gucci salutes France in first post-Giannini collection
• World peace? Try Mideast drama at Miss Universe pageant
• Amnesty calls on European countries to admit CIA cooperation
• Australia calls for Indonesian mercy for death row inmates
• 'Coronation Street' star Anne Kirkbride dies at 60
• Haiti leader, ruling without parliament, gets new Cabinet
• UN Security Council backs Africa force to fight Boko Haram
• French woman kidnapped in Central African Republic
• US delegation meets with Cuban officials, not Castro
• Surrendered LRA officer says he didn't want to die in bush
• Ancestral landowners sue over Guam airport property
• UN warns of growing inequality and joblessness
• French aid worker kidnapped in Central African Republic
• Toure relishing responsibility as Ivory Coast skipper
• Shiite gunmen surround Yemen PM after deadly clashes
• Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead
• Mexico to use drones to protect endangered porpoise
• Jindal: Muslim establish 'no-go zones' outside civic control
• U.S. senator threatens aid cut to Palestinians over ICC move
• Argentine prosecutor who accused president found dead
• Denmark holds first PEGIDA rallies
• ODI captain Bailey banned for 1 game for slow over rate
• Boko Haram frees hostages as Chad enters regional fight
• Advantage Algeria, Senegal in group of death
• Mirallas penalty row fuels Everton frustration
• Everton held to 0-0 draw by West Brom in Premier League
• Yemeni troops battle Shiite rebels in Yemeni capital
• Pope announces first African trip

Separatists renew attack on airport as Russia and Ukraine bicker Posted: 19 Jan 2015 01:17 PM PST By Richard Balmforth KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east on Monday after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there that Russia called a "strategic mistake". Ukrainian officials said three soldiers had been killed and 66 wounded over the past 24 hours, during which they said they had returned battle lines at the airport outside Donetsk to the status quo under a much violated international peace plan. Russia expressed concern at what it called escalation by Kiev and published its own peace plan on Monday in the form of a letter from President Vladimir Putin to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, which it said Poroshenko had rejected.

U.N. saw drones over Syria before Israel strike in breach of truce Posted: 19 Jan 2015 11:07 AM PST By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers stationed in the Golan Heights along the Syrian-Israeli border observed drones coming from the Israeli side before and after an airstrike that killed top several Hezbollah figures, the United Nations said on Monday. The flight of the drones in the airspace over the Golan Heights was a violation of the 1974 ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters. Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Sunday that an Israeli helicopter strike in Syria killed one of its commanders and the son of the group's late military leader Imad Moughniyah.

New fighting near biggest Libyan oil port Posted: 19 Jan 2015 11:47 AM PST Libyan armed factions accused each other on Monday of launching new attacks near the country's largest oil port, Es Sider. Troops loyal to the government in Tripoli launched an offensive last month to try to take Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil ports, which have had to shut down operations. Ali al-Hassi, spokesman for an oil protection force in Es Sider allied to the recognized prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said the rival force had launched an attack on Monday. Last month, a rocket hit an oil storage tank at Es Sider, starting a fire which damaged seven tanks and destroyed up to 1.8 million barrels of oil.

Houthis, accused of coup, surround Yemeni PM's residence Posted: 19 Jan 2015 12:07 PM PST By Yara Bayoumy and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday, surrounded the prime minister's residence and drew accusations they were mounting a coup. Explosions echoed across the city and smoke hung over downtown buildings as the most intense clashes since the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement seized the capital in September, throwing the fragile Arab state deep into turmoil. In the evening, the government said a palace in central Sanaa where the prime minister lives had been encircled by Houthi forces and that Houti representatives were talking with the president. "Houthis in meeting with president to agree on terms for releasing chief of staff in return for changes in constitution and national authority," Information Minister Nadia al-Saqqaf said on her Twitter account.

Nigerians face killings, hunger in Boko Haram's 'state' Posted: 19 Jan 2015 05:01 PM PST By Julia Payne YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state that will revive the glory days of northern Nigeria's medieval Muslim empires, but for those in its territory life is a litany of killings, kidnappings, hunger and economic collapse. It remains the biggest threat to the stability of Africa's biggest economy ahead of a vote on Feb. 14 in which President Goodluck Jonathan will seek re-election. "The Islamic state is a figment of their imagination. They are just going into your house and saying they have taken over," said Phineas Elisha, government spokesman for Adamawa state, one of three states under emergency rule to fight the insurgency.

Australian refugee camp protest over, but not tensions Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:26 PM PST By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - A protest involving hundreds of asylum seekers at an Australian immigration detention center in Papua New Guinea, some of whom had sewn their lips shut in protest, has ended without serious violence, authorities there said on Tuesday. Australia uses offshore detention centers in Papua New Guinea and the tiny South Pacific island nation of Nauru to process would-be refugees trying to reach the country, often in unsafe boats after paying people-smugglers in Indonesia. The detention center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea was the scene of riots in February 2014, in which one asylum seeker was killed and more than 70 injured after residents overran the camp, attacking detainees. Journalists are barred from visiting Manus Island, so information about the protests cannot be verified independently.

Australia raises terror threat level against police to 'high' Posted: 19 Jan 2015 05:09 PM PST By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia raised the terrorism threat level against its police officers to "high" on Tuesday, federal police said, citing intelligence and discussions with its international partners. A spokesman for the Australian Federal Police said he was not aware what the threat level against police had been before it was raised. A police statement did not cite any specific or imminent threats.

Top Asian News at 1:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 19 Jan 2015 05:02 PM PST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka after a civil war and asked Filipinos to be "missionaries of the faith" in the world's most populous continent after a record crowd joined his final Mass in the Philippine capital. President Benigno Aquino III, Catholic church leaders and about 400 street children yelling "Pope Francis we love you" saw him off at a Manila air base, where the pontiff, carrying a black travel bag, boarded a Philippine Airlines plane for Rome. Standing at the top of the stairs, the pope waved, slightly bowed his head before the crowd and then walked into the plane.

Coronation Street star Kirkbride dies aged 60 Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:58 PM PST Actress Anne Kirkbride, who starred in long-running soap opera Coronation Street for 44 years as much-loved character Deirdre Barlow, died on Monday aged 60. Show broadcaster ITV said in a statement Kirkbride had passed away in hospital after a short illness. "There are no words to describe the sense of grief we feel at Anne's passing," said ITV executive producer Kieran Roberts. "We know only too acutely how much Anne meant to the millions of people who watched her create the legendary character of Deirdre Barlow.

Officials: No sign of others in Argentine prosecutor death Posted: 19 Jan 2015 05:10 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's government said Monday there was no indication that anybody else was involved in the death of a prosecutor who had accused President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranian suspects in the nation's deadliest terror attack, a declaration sure to be closely scrutinized.

Canadian soldiers exchange fire with ISIS in Iraq Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Canadian soldiers opened fire on Islamic State group extremists in Iraq over the last week in what was apparently the first ground firefight between Western troops and ISIS.

Gucci salutes France in first post-Giannini collection Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:38 PM PST MILAN (AP) — The fashion curtain call is part of the ritual of the runway show, with each designer's personality reflected in that final bow.

World peace? Try Mideast drama at Miss Universe pageant Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:37 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Explosive confrontations are nothing new for Israel and Lebanon, but the latest spat between the longtime foes is perhaps the first to have been caused by an alleged photo-bomb.

Amnesty calls on European countries to admit CIA cooperation Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:24 PM PST Rights group Amnesty International urged European countries on Tuesday to come clean on alleged cooperation with CIA operations involving torture and help bring those responsible to justice. "Governments can no longer rely on unsubstantiated 'national security' grounds and claims of state secrecy to hide the truth about their roles in the torture and disappearance of people," said Amnesty counter-terrorism and human rights expert Julia Hall. Hall said the Senate report "makes it abundantly clear that foreign governments were essential to the 'success' of the CIA operations". The Senate report did not explicitly name European countries, and London has denied press reports that it asked for mentions of British involvement to be redacted.

Australia calls for Indonesian mercy for death row inmates Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:17 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Tuesday he still held out hope that Indonesia would not execute two Australian drug traffickers on death row, saying mercy must play a part in the Indonesian justice system.

'Coronation Street' star Anne Kirkbride dies at 60 Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Actress Anne Kirkbride, a star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 60.

Haiti leader, ruling without parliament, gets new Cabinet Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new Haitian Cabinet and other government leaders were sworn in Monday as President Michel Martelly runs the troubled Caribbean country without a parliament.

UN Security Council backs Africa force to fight Boko Haram Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:53 PM PST The UN Security Council urged central African countries on Monday to step up plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram, in its first overall response to the threat posed by the Nigerian jihadists. The council issued a 13-point statement strongly condemning attacks by Boko Haram, in particular those involving children used as suicide bombers, and demanded an end to the violence. On the eve of a key meeting in Niger of regional leaders, the 15-member council urged Nigeria's neighbors to advance planning for the deployment a multinational task force to drive out Boko Haram. Chad is set to contribute a sizeable contingent to the force along with Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Benin.

French woman kidnapped in Central African Republic Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:46 PM PST PARIS/BANGUI (Reuters) - A French charity worker and a churchman were abducted on Monday in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, the French Foreign Ministry and the Caritas charity said. The 67-year-old woman was working for a charity providing health and education support to Central African villages, the ministry said in a statement. The French ambassador in Bangui is in contact with the archbishop's office in the city, which has started negotiations with the captors, it said. Abby Elysée Guendjiandé, national secretary of Caritas, said a pickup truck carrying three people including the French woman was stopped on the northern outskirts of the capital, which is controlled by the anti-balaka militia.

US delegation meets with Cuban officials, not Castro Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:41 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's foreign minister told a group of U.S. senators and congressmen Monday that his country is open to greater diplomatic and trade ties but the congressional delegation did not meet President Raul Castro, the man who will make many of the key decisions about the new U.S.-Cuban relationship.

Surrendered LRA officer says he didn't want to die in bush Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:37 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen says he surrendered to stand trial for war crimes because he did not want to "die in the bush."

Ancestral landowners sue over Guam airport property Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:34 PM PST HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Ancestral landowners of property being used by the Guam International Airport are suing the government.

UN warns of growing inequality and joblessness Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:34 PM PST More than 212 million people will be jobless by 2019 against the current level of 201 million, the International Labour Organization said. "The global economy is continuing to grow at tepid rates and that has clear consequences," ILO head Guy Ryder told reporters in Geneva. "This means the jobs crisis is far from over and there is no place for complacency," Ryder said. "The austerity trajectory... in Europe in particular has contributed dramatically to increases in unemployment," Ryder said.

French aid worker kidnapped in Central African Republic Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:20 PM PST Two aid workers, including a 67-year-old French woman, were kidnapped on Monday in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic, the French government said. The pair, who worked for the Catholic medical charity CODIS, were stopped by four men carrying Kalashnikov rifles in the centre of Bangui as they returned from a town north of the capital, their driver said. "France condemns this act... and calls for those responsible to free our compatriot as soon as possible," the presidency said in a statement, adding their embassy in Bangui was in contact with the city's archbishop, who has been holding talks with the kidnappers. The Catholic brother at the wheel of the aid workers' 4x4 said he was robbed by the men who came from the mainly Christian anti-balaka militia, angry at the arrest of one of their leaders by UN peacekeepers on Saturday.

Toure relishing responsibility as Ivory Coast skipper Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:11 PM PST Ivory Coast captain Yaya Toure, the reigning African footballer of the year, admits he is enjoying the responsibility that comes with leading the Elephants' new generation into this year's Africa Cup of Nations. Shorn of the great Didier Drogba after his retirement from international football last year, the Ivorians are now looking more than ever to the younger of the Toure brothers for inspiration as they prepare for Tuesday's Cup of Nations opener against Guinea in Malabo. "Responsibility is something I've been dealing with every day for years, as a father and now as captain of the Ivory Coast, and I am very proud," the Manchester City star said at a press conference on Monday ahead of the Group D clash in Equatorial Guinea.

Shiite gunmen surround Yemen PM after deadly clashes Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:10 PM PST Shiite militiamen surrounded Yemen's premier in his Sanaa residence after firing on his convoy during deadly clashes with the army on Monday as pressure mounted on his embattled government. The heavily armed Huthis were in control of all three entrances to the Republican Palace, a building Prime Minister Khalid Bahah has lived in since taking office in October, a government spokesman told AFP. The spokesman, Rajih Badi, called for an "urgent meeting" on Tuesday morning in order to create a "roadmap" to end violence, after a day of clashes between the Huthis and the army. The Shiites appear to be tightening their grip on Sanaa after abducting an aide to President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, in the biggest challenge yet to his rule.

Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:09 PM PST By Sarah Marsh and Maximiliano Rizzi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of orchestrating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center was found dead in his apartment, authorities said on Monday. Alberto Nisman, who had been delving into the blast at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, said Wednesday that Fernandez opened secretive discussions with Iran and at least one of the men suspected of planting the bomb. He said the scheme was intended to clear the suspects so that Argentina could start swapping grains for much-needed oil from Iran, which denies any connection with the bombing.

Mexico to use drones to protect endangered porpoise Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:09 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has begun testing unmanned drones that could help it save the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, which is threatened by illegal fishing in the upper Sea of Cortez.

Jindal: Muslim establish 'no-go zones' outside civic control Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:01 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Some countries have allowed Muslims to establish autonomous neighborhoods in cities where they govern by a harsh version of Islamic law, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday during a speech in London.

U.S. senator threatens aid cut to Palestinians over ICC move Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:58 PM PST By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians could lose annual U.S. aid if they file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Criminal Court which they joined this month over American and Israeli protests, a senior U.S. Republican senator said on Monday. Lindsey Graham, part of a seven-member delegation of senators visiting Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, said existing U.S. legislation "would cut off aid to the Palestinians if they filed a complaint" against Israel. At a news conference in Jerusalem, Graham called the Palestinian step "a bastardising of the role of the ICC.

Argentine prosecutor who accused president found dead Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:57 PM PST An Argentine prosecutor was found dead just hours before giving what was expected to be damning testimony against President Cristina Kirchner, in what appears to have been a suicide, officials said Monday. The body of Alberto Nisman, 51, who had received threats, was found overnight in his 13th-floor apartment in the upscale Puerto Madero waterfront neighborhood of the capital Buenos Aires.

Denmark holds first PEGIDA rallies Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:55 PM PST The Danish wing of Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement staged its first rallies on Monday, drawing several hundred people in the capital and in other cities although marchers were outnumbered by counter-demonstrators. Some 200 PEGIDA supporters turned out in Copenhagen, many carrying torches and signs saying "No to violence and racism". Some also held up covers of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose Paris offices were attacked on January 7 by Islamist gunmen claiming to avenge its cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Launched in Germany, PEGIDA -- "Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident" -- started out with just a few hundred supporters but its weekly marches have steadily grown since then, attracting a record 25,000 in the eastern city of Dresden last week.

ODI captain Bailey banned for 1 game for slow over rate Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:52 PM PST MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia one-day captain George Bailey will miss Friday's tri-series match against England in Hobart after receiving a one-game ban for his side's slow over-rate in Sunday's win over India.

Boko Haram frees hostages as Chad enters regional fight Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:50 PM PST Boko Haram freed two dozen hostages after a mass abduction by its militants in Cameroon, as Chad prepared Monday to engage in the international battle against the extremist group. Twenty-four of the 80 people taken hostage by Boko Haram in the north of Cameroon Sunday were released as Cameroonian armed forces pursued the Islamist extremists, according to a government source. The Boko Haram fighters then fled back into Nigeria, with the fate of the rest of the hostages taken in the raid still unknown.

Advantage Algeria, Senegal in group of death Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:45 PM PST Algeria and Senegal secured come-from-behind victories on Monday as the Africa Cup of Nations group of death sprang to life with seven goals in a Mongomo double-header. Title favourites Algeria trailed South Africa and could have been even further behind before an own-goal set up a 3-1 Group C triumph. Slow-starting Senegal also trailed only to snatch a 2-1 win over Ghana via a Moussa Sow goal three minutes into stoppage time.

Mirallas penalty row fuels Everton frustration Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:35 PM PST Everton forward Kevin Mirallas was involved in a penalty row as the Belgian's missed spot-kick condemned his struggling side to a frustrating 0-0 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Mirallas appeared to ignore his team-mates when he picked up the ball to take a penalty instead of spot-kick expert Leighton Baines just before half-time at Goodison Park. Mirallas's actions, which came just days after he was linked with a potential move to Tottenham or German side Borussia Dortmund, will be interpreted as a selfish attempt to seize the spotlight. There are a few penalty takers in the squad and the big disappointment is we missed the penalty, not who took it.

Everton held to 0-0 draw by West Brom in Premier League Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:28 PM PST LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Kevin Mirallas missed a penalty he wasn't supposed to take as Everton was held to a 0-0 draw by West Bromwich Albion on Monday in the Premier League.

Yemeni troops battle Shiite rebels in Yemeni capital Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:11 PM PST SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's U.S.-backed leadership came under serious threat Monday as government troops clashed with Shiite rebels near the presidential palace and a key military base in what one official called "a step toward a coup."

Pope announces first African trip Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:05 PM PST Rome (AFP) - Pope Francis announced Monday he will make his first visit to Africa later this year with stops in Uganda and the restive Central African Republic.

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