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• Kerry says demanding Iran's 'capitulation' is no way to secure nuclear deal
• U.S., Europe weighing potential deeper Russia sanctions: Nuland
• Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories keep coming
• U.S. ambassador to South Korea slashed in face by assailant
• Despite Netanyahu claim, cheap oil not seen swaying Iran behavior
• China premier vows to fight pollution, corruption
• Australia floats prisoner swap to save Indonesia pair
• Swansea striker Gomis collapses during Premier League match
• Rights groups slam 'repressive' Azerbaijan ahead of European games
• Fraud office probes Bank of England auctions
• France gets rap on knuckles over smacking children
• Mexico captures Zetas drug kingpin in another blow to cartels
• Swansea's Gomis 'well' after on-pitch collapse
• US ambassador to SKorea slashed on face and wrist in attack
• Blatter: Sanctions against racism need to be stiffer
• U.S. ambassador to South Korea attacked during speech
• China sets growth target of about 7 percent for coming year
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• In crisis-hit Venezuela, even opponents miss Chavez
• Del Potro of Argentina given wild card at Indian Wells
• Failures by 3 governments preceded homeless man's death
• Obama has called U.S. ambassador to South Korea: White House
• California man charged with trying to join Islamic State
• Mexican police grab latest Zetas leader in wealthy suburb
• Libya declares force majeure on 11 oilfields due to insecurity: state oil co
• UN urges Mali rebel groups to sign peace deal
• China is setting an official economic growth target of about 7 percent for the coming year
• Vietnamese man pleads not guilty in US terrorism case
• Chelsea maintains 5-point lead as top 5 all win in EPL
• Lawyer slain in Mozambique received threats
• 'It was him' Boston bombings trial hears
• General: US will walk not run in engaging Myanmar military
• The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
• FARC demands Colombia government release classified files
• All England Open: Chen, Lin Dan advance after early trouble
• Injuries 'not life-threatening' for U.S. ambassador to South Korea: White House
• Barcelona beats Villarreal 3-1, reaches Copa del Rey final
• New Uruguay govt in 'no rush' to sell pot at pharmacies

Kerry says demanding Iran's 'capitulation' is no way to secure nuclear deal Posted: 04 Mar 2015 12:21 PM PST By Arshad Mohammed MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Simply demanding Iran's capitulation is no way to get a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday as he wrapped up three days of talks with a veiled dig at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kerry said he and Iranian counterpart Mohammad Jawad Zarif made some progress in their negotiations in the Swiss lakeside town of Montreux and would resume them on March 15. Kerry aides said many obstacles remained before a late March deadline for an outline accord between Iran and six world powers. On Tuesday, Netanyahu said in a speech in the U.S. Congress that Washington was negotiating a bad deal with Iran that could spark a "nuclear nightmare," drawing a rebuke from President Barack Obama and exposing a deepening U.S.-Israeli rift.

U.S., Europe weighing potential deeper Russia sanctions: Nuland Posted: 04 Mar 2015 10:19 AM PST By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. sanctions team is in Europe this week discussing possible deeper sectoral penalties against Russia if a ceasefire deal with Ukraine is further violated, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday. Victoria Nuland, U.S. assistant secretary of state for European affairs, told a congressional hearing there were new concerns about heavy shelling and fighting around Donetsk and on the road to Mariupol by pro-Russian separatists. "Our sanctions team is in Europe this week," Nuland said, adding that there had been more than 100 violations of the European-brokered ceasefire agreements. She said it was important that the United States was in line with Europe on additional sanctions that will be imposed on Russia if the ceasefire worked out in Minsk last month is "further violated or if there is a further land grab." Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia that any serious violation of the ceasefire, which she described as fragile, would prompt more sanctions.

Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories keep coming Posted: 04 Mar 2015 01:11 PM PST By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - A year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an extraordinary amount of key data remains unknown - fuelling conspiracy theories and heated online debate about one of aviation's biggest mysteries. The resulting theories range from the wild - alien abduction, MH370 and its doomed fleetmate MH17 were the same plane - to sober, science-based arguments that the plane is in the southern Indian Ocean, but not necessarily in the current search area. "It's amazing how much information we don't have after looking at this case for all this time," said Jeff Wise, an aviation expert whose recently published Kindle book 'The Plane That Wasn't There' reached No.1 on Amazon's bestseller lists.

U.S. ambassador to South Korea slashed in face by assailant Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:25 PM PST By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean assailant at a breakfast forum in the capital early on Thursday, police and a witness said, but was not seriously wounded. A White House official in Washington said Lippert's injuries were not life-threatening. U.S. President Barack Obama called Lippert to wish him a speedy recovery, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said. The assailant, identified by police as Kim Ki-jong, 55, wore traditional Korean clothing and shouted that North and South Korea should be reunited.

Despite Netanyahu claim, cheap oil not seen swaying Iran behavior Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:55 PM PST By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United States this week to take a tough line against Iran, he argued that world powers could always push for a better nuclear deal because the Islamic Republic was vulnerable to low oil prices. They noted that Iran has withstood extreme fluctuations in crude prices before and that sanctions have blunted the effect of oil on its economy. Others said Iran would likely view any further concessions as humiliating and would be prepared to forego a deal if the current talks collapsed.

China premier vows to fight pollution, corruption Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:54 PM PST Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday his government would do everything it could to fight pollution and pledged zero tolerance for corruption, two highly sensitive topics that have become lightning rods for public discontent. Li, speaking at the opening of the annual full session of the National People's Congress, the country's largely rubber-stamp parliament, called pollution a "blight on people's quality of life and a trouble that weighs on their hearts".

Australia floats prisoner swap to save Indonesia pair Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:57 PM PST Australia on Thursday suggested a prisoner swap with Indonesia in an 11th hour bid to save two drug smugglers facing execution, while voicing "deep concern" about Jakarta's international reputation if they are killed. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the so-called "Bali Nine" drug trafficking gang, could be shot within days after being moved on Wednesday to the Indonesian island where they are due to face a firing squad. Authorities must give convicts 72 hours' notice before they are executed and in a last-ditch effort to save them Foreign Minister Julie Bishop proposed a prisoner swap.

Swansea striker Gomis collapses during Premier League match Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:56 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis collapsed during an English Premier League game at Tottenham on Wednesday and was taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure.

Rights groups slam 'repressive' Azerbaijan ahead of European games Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:48 PM PST Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned the persecution of dissidents in Azerbaijan as the country prepares to host the first European Games, urging the release of imprisoned journalists and activists. The watchdogs criticised efforts by the oil-rich ex-Soviet nation to present a squeaky-clean image to the international community ahead of the Games in June, while it was guilty of what they said were human rights violations by strongman President Ilham Aliyev's government. Amnesty released a 30-page report entitled "Guilty of Defending Rights: Azerbaijan's human rights defenders and activists behind bars", 100 days before the start of the first continent-wide sporting event organised by the European Olympic Committees.

Fraud office probes Bank of England auctions Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:44 PM PST Britain's Serious Fraud Office is investigating auctions by the Bank of England designed to inject cash into the banking system during the financial crisis, the central bank said on Wednesday. The bank said it had commissioned an inquiry into "liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008", and had referred the results to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in November. "Given the SFO investigation is ongoing, it is not appropriate for the Bank to provide any additional comment on the matter at this time," the bank said in a statement. In November, Britain's Financial Times reported that the central bank was probing whether staff knew of or were involved in manipulating liquidity auctions.

France gets rap on knuckles over smacking children Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:44 PM PST A top rights body said Wednesday that France was in violation of a European treaty because it did not fully ban the smacking of children, reigniting debate over the divisive issue. The Strasbourg-based Council of Europe said France's laws on corporal punishment for children were not "sufficiently clear, binding and precise". France bans violence against children but does allow parents the "right to discipline" them. French law does forbid corporal punishment in schools or disciplinary establishments for children.

Mexico captures Zetas drug kingpin in another blow to cartels Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:40 PM PST By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican security forces on Wednesday arrested the leader of the bloody Zetas drug cartel, the second high-profile capture of a kingpin in the past week and a boost to President Enrique Pena Nieto's efforts to battle organized crime. Omar Trevino, brother of captured ex-Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino, was caught by soldiers and federal police in the northern city of Monterrey before dawn on Wednesday, National Security Commission Director Monte Alejandro Rubido told reporters at Mexico City's airport. Trevino, looking overweight and in a light blue shirt, and four other men were paraded in front of the news media, their heads shoved down by soldiers and police, and escorted into camouflaged army vehicles. Trevino's arrest came just days after the capture of Servando Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug gang, who was the most-wanted crime boss still at large in Mexico.

Swansea's Gomis 'well' after on-pitch collapse Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:40 PM PST Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis moved to reassure concerned onlookers that he was "feeling well" after collapsing during his side's 3-2 Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. "I wanted to reassure you concerning my health, it actually looks much more scary than physically dangerous and I am feeling well now," Gomis wrote on Twitter after the match at White Hart Lane. Gomis, 29, fainted and fell to the ground shortly after Spurs took a seventh-minute lead and was given oxygen by medical staff before being carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital. The France international has what is known as a vasovagal condition, which had seen him previously faint three times during his time with former club Lyon, and said the problem had been exacerbated by stress.

US ambassador to SKorea slashed on face and wrist in attack Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:39 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media say U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert has been attacked while giving a lecture and taken to a hospital for treatment.

Blatter: Sanctions against racism need to be stiffer Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:38 PM PST ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter urged South America's football associations on Wednesday to hand out tougher sanctions for acts of racism by soccer fans.

U.S. ambassador to South Korea attacked during speech Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:35 PM PST The U.S. State Department said the American ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, was injured in an assault during a breakfast speech in Seoul but that his injuries were not life threatening. "We strongly condemn this act of violence," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, adding Lippert was being treated at a hospital. President Barack Obama called Lippert to wish him a speedy recovery, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said.

China sets growth target of about 7 percent for coming year Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:33 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — China has set an official economic growth target of about 7 percent for this year, according to a work report to be delivered Thursday by the country's premier.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:32 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, South Korean police said Thursday. Media images showed a stunned-looked Lippert staring at his blood-covered left hand and holding his right hand over a cut on the right side of his face, his pink tie splattered with blood.

In crisis-hit Venezuela, even opponents miss Chavez Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:31 PM PST Since Hugo Chavez died two years ago, Venezuela's economy has tanked and the government has lurched toward more repressive tactics, triggering nostalgia among the late leftist firebrand's supporters and even his opponents. Chavez's hand-picked successor, President Nicolas Maduro, has largely followed his mentor's script for "21st-century socialism," right down to the hours-long diatribes against "American imperialism" and the tracksuits in the colors of the Venezuelan flag.

Del Potro of Argentina given wild card at Indian Wells Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:28 PM PST INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Former U.S. Open winner Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, along with 10 Americans, has been given wild cards into the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open next week.

Failures by 3 governments preceded homeless man's death Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:27 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mistakes and miscommunication by three governments on three continents over nearly 20 years led to a homeless man known as "Africa" being on Los Angeles' Skid Row, where he was shot by police after authorities say he became combative and appeared to reach for an officer's weapon.

Obama has called U.S. ambassador to South Korea: White House Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:25 PM PST President Barack Obama has called Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, to wish him a speedy recovery, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said on Wednesday after the envoy was slashed in the face in Seoul. "The President called U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mark Lippert, to tell him that he and his wife Robyn are in his thoughts and prayers, and to wish him the very best for a speedy recovery," Meehan said.

California man charged with trying to join Islamic State Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:24 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man previously charged with passport fraud now faces more serious terrorism-related charges.

Mexican police grab latest Zetas leader in wealthy suburb Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:18 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police and soldiers on Wednesday captured Omar Trevino Morales, widely considered to be the most important leader of the Zetas drug cartel that once carved a path of brutal bloodshed along the country's northern border with the U.S.

Libya declares force majeure on 11 oilfields due to insecurity: state oil co Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:12 PM PST Libya has declared force majeure on 11 of its oilfields due to the deteriorating security situation after several oil installations and ports were targeted by attacks, the state-run National Oil Corporation said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Libya is caught up in a conflict between two rival governments, and several of its oil ports and oilfields have been hit in battles or taken over by Islamist militants profiting from the chaos as the United Nations tries to broker a peace deal. The oil assets covered by the force majeure included Mabrouk and Bahi, which security officials said were overrun by Islamist militants earlier this week after security forces guarding the installations were forced to retreat.

UN urges Mali rebel groups to sign peace deal Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:11 PM PST The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Mali's Tuareg rebel groups to sign on to a peace deal that it welcomed as an important step towards lasting peace in Mali. "We encourage the armed groups of the Coordination to initial the agreement," said French Ambassador Francois Delattre, who chairs the 15-member council this month. "We welcome this draft peace agreement as an important step towards achieving a comprehensive and inclusive agreement towards lasting peace in Mali," said Delattre, on behalf of the council.

China is setting an official economic growth target of about 7 percent for the coming year Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:11 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — China is setting an official economic growth target of about 7 percent for the coming year.

Vietnamese man pleads not guilty in US terrorism case Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:09 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A Vietnamese man extradited to the United States from London last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday to supporting al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in a case built partly on his interactions with two Americans who prosecutors say were once members of the organization.

Chelsea maintains 5-point lead as top 5 all win in EPL Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:05 PM PST Chelsea came through one of the toughest tests of its Premier League run-in on Wednesday, beating West Ham 1-0 away to maintain a five-point lead on a night when all of the teams in the top five won.

Lawyer slain in Mozambique received threats Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:02 PM PST A prominent lawyer and academic who was shot dead on Tuesday in Mozambique's capital Maputo, had recently received threats on Facebook, the country's prosecution said Wednesday. Gilles Cistac, a constitutional law professor at Eduardo Mondlane University who favoured more autonomy for Mozambique's provinces, was gunned down in broad daylight on a main street in Maputo. Last week Cistac had filed a complaint after insulting remarks against him by a Facebook user going under the pseudonym "Calado Calachnicov", Portuguese for "silent Kalashnikov", prosecution spokesman Marcelino Vilankulo told AFP.

'It was him' Boston bombings trial hears Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:00 PM PST Lawyers for the student on trial for the Boston marathon bombings bluntly admitted Wednesday that he was responsible for the attacks, but insisted he had been led astray by his brother. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty and -- while survivors recounted the carnage in graphic detail -- the defense sought to put the bulk of the blame on his slain older sibling. Prosecutors said Tsarnaev carried out the attacks to avenge the deaths of fellow Muslims overseas after learning how to build pressure-cooker bombs through an Al-Qaeda publication. The Kyrgyzstan-born US citizen faces the death penalty if convicted of the bombings which killed three people and wounded 264, on April 15, 2013.

General: US will walk not run in engaging Myanmar military Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:58 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army commander for the Pacific says Southeast Asian nations are eager for the U.S. to engage with Myanmar's military and he's looking for an opportunity to visit the country.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:57 PM PST App Store Official Charts for the week ending March 2, 2015:

FARC demands Colombia government release classified files Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:56 PM PST Colombia's FARC rebels called on the government Wednesday to release classified military and intelligence files about the half-century old civil war, saying full disclosure is key to any future reconciliation between the two sides. The Bogota government should "proceed to open up its official archives and definitively declassify information regarding various issues related to the conflict," said Joaquin Gomez, a negotiator for the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia group. Gomez called for the creation of a special commission that would oversee the documents and, in consultation with members of the FARC, determine which records would be declassified and made available to the public. He said among the documents that the FARC is keen to have access to are records from the Colombian military, police and intelligence agencies.

All England Open: Chen, Lin Dan advance after early trouble Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:54 PM PST BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — No. 1-ranked Chen Long and five-time champion Lin Dan shrugged off early trouble Wednesday to reach the second round of the All England Open, while Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui made a winning start in the women's draw.

Injuries 'not life-threatening' for U.S. ambassador to South Korea: White House Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:51 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has been injured, but his injuries are not life threatening, a White House official said on Wednesday, speaking on background. Ambassador Mark Lippert, 42, was attending a breakfast forum in central Seoul when an unidentified assailant attacked him, slashing him in the face, a witness at the event told Reuters. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Barcelona beats Villarreal 3-1, reaches Copa del Rey final Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:49 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Two goals by Neymar and one from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 3-1 victory over 10-man Villarreal on Wednesday and a place in the final of the Copa del Rey.

New Uruguay govt in 'no rush' to sell pot at pharmacies Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:48 PM PST The government of newly sworn-in Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez is in no hurry to implement his predecessor's controversial world-first law allowing marijuana sales at pharmacies, an official said Wednesday. We don't work with time frames, we work with guarantees so everything is done right," said the new secretary of the National Drug Council, Milton Romani. We're in no hurry," he told newspaper El Observador. The patron of the trailblazing plan, former president Jose Mujica, stepped down on Sunday, handing power back to his predecessor Vazquez in this country that bars presidents from serving consecutive terms.

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