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• Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation
• France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande wins US backing
• Hungary detains group heading to capital with explosives, finds bomb lab
• U.S., France agree to scale up fight against Islamic State
• Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12
• Kerry: Palestinian attacks are 'acts of terrorism' that must be condemned
• Light quake shakes Nicaragua capital, no reports of damage
• Wenger backs Arsenal to complete great escape
• No explosives found in U.S.-bound parcels at Cairo airport: DHL
• Official: Moise, Celestin top 2 finalists in Haiti election
• Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks
• Carbon limits to put $2 trillion of coal, oil, gas projects at risk: report
• A partial list of victims of the Paris attacks
• LatAm ministers fail to find solution for Cuban migrants
• Tunisia declares state of emergency after bus blast kills 12
• UN staffer killed in Mali attack on peacekeeping convoy
• Chicago appeals for calm after police shooting video
• Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Peru: USGS
• EPA expected to nudge higher biofuels mandates: sources
• Shell Canada fined C$825,000 for 2013 refinery odor leak
• Top Asian News 12:20 a.m. GMT
• Australia calls for restraint after Russian plane shot down
• Britain's Prince William honours Africa conservationists
• UK's Daily Mail defends claims it bought Paris attack video
• Argentine president-elect picks U.N. insider as his top diplomat
• The Latest: : Islamist jailed in France raid
• One killed as hostage standoff ends in French town
• Magnitude 7.5 quake hits eastern Peru: USGS
• Egypt probing explosives found in DHL parcels bound for U.S.: CBS News
• Coe defensive for Eugene getting 2021 worlds without bid
• Deep 7.5 quake shakes remote Peru jungle region
• Tensions soar as Turkey shoots down Russian plane
• 'Intransigent' Nicaragua refuses transit to US-bound Cubans
• Goals galore in Champs Lg as Barcelona and Bayern advance
• Canada to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by end of February
• Arsenal's Champs League hopes alive with 3-0 win over Zagreb
• Two guards, three staff among dead in Mali hotel siege, CEO says
• Chelsea beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0 in Champions League
• Gambian president calls halt to female genital mutilation

Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:17 AM PST By Tulay Karadeniz and Maria Kiselyova ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space. It was the first time a NATO member's armed forces have downed a Russian or Soviet military aircraft since the 1950s and Russian and Turkish assets fell on fears of an escalation between the former Cold War enemies. Separate footage from Turkey's Anadolu Agency showed two pilots parachuting out of the jet before it crashed.

France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande wins US backing Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:01 PM PST By Michel Rose and Philip Blenkinsop PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a man who provided lodging to the suspected ringleader must have known of a terrorist plot, and Belgium issued a warrant for a new suspect Painting a chilling picture of ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Paris prosecutor said that after dropping off the gunmen and suicide bombers at the cafes and bars where the attacks were to take place he had later returned to the scene while the killing spree was in full swing. The coordinated attacks, in which 130 people were killed, prompted France to declare a national state of emergency and to step up air strikes in Syria on Islamic State, the militant group which has claimed responsibility.

Hungary detains group heading to capital with explosives, finds bomb lab Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:47 PM PST Hungarian anti-terrorist police last week detained four people heading to the capital with explosives in their car, and found a bomb-making laboratory set up for a mass killing, the unit's chief said on Tuesday, declining to rule out a link to Islamist militants. Security has been tightened for senior officials entitled to "top protection", the Counter Terrorism Centre said in a statement. The center's director general, Janos Hajdu, said the suspects had been detained last week as police stepped up investigations that touched on the security of these officials, whom he declined to name.

U.S., France agree to scale up fight against Islamic State Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:56 PM PST By John Irish and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and France agreed on Tuesday to ramp up military operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and coordinate intelligence on domestic threats following the worst attacks to hit France since World War Two. Relations between the two allies over Syrian policy have been strained since August 2013 when U.S. President Barack Obama canceled a plan to strike Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces over the use of chemical weapons. French warplanes were ready on the runway when the word came from Washington that Obama had decided against action.

Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - A bomb exploded on a bus packed with Tunisian presidential guards in the capital Tunis on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people in an attack one source said was probably the work of a suicide bomber. Ambulances rushed wounded from the scene and security forces closed off streets around Mohamed V Avenue, one of the main streets in Tunis, before the president declared a curfew in the city and imposed a state of emergency nationwide. It was the third major attack in Tunisia this year, after an Islamist militant killed 38 foreigners at a beach hotel in the resort of Sousse in June, and gunmen killed 21 tourists at the Bardo Museum in Tunis in March.

Kerry: Palestinian attacks are 'acts of terrorism' that must be condemned Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:18 PM PST By Lesley Wroughton JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described a wave of Palestinian knife and car-ramming attacks as terrorism that must be condemned as he held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to end the violence. The Palestinians are also frustrated by the failure of decades of peace talks to deliver them an independent state. At the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kerry said they would discuss ways to work together to restore calm in the region.

Light quake shakes Nicaragua capital, no reports of damage Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:53 PM PST MANAGUA (Reuters) - A light earthquake struck near the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Tuesday evening, shaking buildings, but there were no immediate reports of damage in the Central American country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.7 magnitude quake struck 18 miles (29 km) northwest of the capital Managua, at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km). (Reporting by Ivan Castro; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Wenger backs Arsenal to complete great escape Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:46 PM PST Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will complete their Champions League escape act by securing the result they need against Olympiakos to reach the last 16. Wenger's side kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages for the 16th successive year thanks to an inspired display from Alexis Sanchez in Tuesday's crucial 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb. The Gunners would have been eliminated if they had failed to beat the Croatians at the Emirates Stadium, or if Olympiakos got a draw against Bayern Munich.

No explosives found in U.S.-bound parcels at Cairo airport: DHL Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:43 PM PST Some parcels at Cairo airport being shipped to the United States by express mail service DHL that were flagged by the company for further checks were found by Egyptian officials to contain no explosives, a DHL spokeswoman said on Tuesday. "As part of our standard screening and security procedure, we identified a shipment today at DHL's Cairo airport facility that required further screening by the authorities. The Egyptian authorities have subsequently informed us that the shipment contained no explosives or explosive devices," Bea Garcia said in an emailed statement.

Official: Moise, Celestin top 2 finalists in Haiti election Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:40 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The top two finishers in Haiti's first-round presidential election are government-backed candidate Jovenel Moise and former state construction chief Jude Celestin, officials said Tuesday. They are scheduled to compete in a runoff vote on Dec. 27.

Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:36 PM PST Among the 130 victims killed in attacks in Paris were students, a filmmaker, a doctor, artists, music lovers and beloved parents and children. They had varied backgrounds and interests. Here are some of their stories:

Carbon limits to put $2 trillion of coal, oil, gas projects at risk: report Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:34 PM PST Up to $2 trillion in petroleum and coal projects will not be needed if the world takes action to limit warming of the planet to 2 degrees Celsius, according to a report released this week ahead of a global climate summit in Paris. The report adds to a string of studies warning investors that measures to curb carbon emissions will hit earnings at coal, oil and gas companies as the world shifts to cleaner energy. Europe's largest insurer, Allianz SE, this week joined a growing number of institutional investors like California's pension funds and Norway's sovereign wealth fund, to sell off coal investments.

A partial list of victims of the Paris attacks Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:33 PM PST Here is a partial list of victims of Friday's attacks in Paris confirmed by The Associated Press and other media:

LatAm ministers fail to find solution for Cuban migrants Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:32 PM PST San Luis Talpa (El Salvador) (AFP) - Two rounds of meetings between Latin American ministers failed Tuesday to find a solution for thousands of US-bound Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica, its foreign minister said.

Tunisia declares state of emergency after bus blast kills 12 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:31 PM PST TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's president declared a 30-day state of emergency across the country and imposed an overnight curfew for the capital Tuesday after an explosion struck a bus carrying members of the presidential guard, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others.

UN staffer killed in Mali attack on peacekeeping convoy Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:30 PM PST A UN employee was killed Tuesday in an attack on a peacekeeping convoy in northern Mali, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Northern Mali fell under the control of Tuareg rebels and jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda in mid-2012 before they were beaten back by a French-led operation in early 2013. Two separate jihadist groups have claimed responsibility for the assault on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Friday: the Al-Murabitoun group, an Al-Qaeda affiliate led by notorious one-eyed Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, and the Macina Liberation Front (LWF) from central Mali.

Chicago appeals for calm after police shooting video Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:29 PM PST Chicago's mayor appealed for calm as officials released a "chilling" video of the police shooting of a black teen Tuesday, hours after the white officer was charged with murder. "I understand people will be upset and will want to protest when they see this video," Mayor Rahm Emanuel told reporters. The graphic video is the latest in a string of police shootings caught on camera that have sparked mass -- and sometimes violent -- protests and engulfed the United States in a debate over racism and the use of deadly force by police.

Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Peru: USGS Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:28 PM PST Lima (AFP) - A large magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck eastern Peru, though there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the very deep temblor, the US Geological Survey reported Tuesday.

EPA expected to nudge higher biofuels mandates: sources Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:22 PM PST By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is widely expected to increase requirements for biofuels use through 2016 due to higher total fuel demand, when it publishes a final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule in the coming days, sources said. The EPA is broadly expected to raise the mandates for quantity of biofuels that fuel companies must blend into motor fuels some 400 million to 500 million gallons for 2016, bringing the total renewable fuels required to nearly 18 billion gallons, four sources said this week. The RFS is meant to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and utilize cleaner, domestic energy sources.

Shell Canada fined C$825,000 for 2013 refinery odor leak Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:21 PM PST The Ontario government on Tuesday ordered Shell Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, to pay C$825,000 ($620,487.36) in fines for discharging a contaminating odor from its Sarnia refinery in 2013. In a statement, the Ontario Ministry for Environment and Climate Change said Shell had pleaded guilty to one offense of permitting a discharge of an odor containing mercaptan, a foul-smelling gas. The Shell Sarnia Manufacturing Centre is located in Corunna, Ontario, and on Jan. 11, 2013, employees discovered a leak from a line containing mercaptan, which flowed into an on-site ditch that empties into the refinery's storm sewer system.

Top Asian News 12:20 a.m. GMT Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:20 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents on Tuesday ambushed a military-contracted helicopter that made an emergency landing in northwestern Afghanistan, killing three people in a shootout and capturing 16 others who were on board, Afghan officials said. Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri confirmed the helicopter had gone down in Faryab province, which has been the scene of heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces. He would not say where the helicopter was headed or who was on board, and it was not immediately clear why the helicopter was forced to land there. But an army officer in Faryab, insisting on anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media the media, said the civilian aircraft had been contracted to transport army personnel.

Australia calls for restraint after Russian plane shot down Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:19 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister on Wednesday called for Russia and Turkey to show restraint over the shooting down of as Russian jet fighter near the Syria-Turkey border, adding Australia is paying close attention to the safety of Australian pilots over Syria.

Britain's Prince William honours Africa conservationists Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:05 PM PST Britain's Prince William on Tuesday honoured three conservationists for their work in Africa, including the director of one of the continent's oldest national parks who survived a gun attack. Emmanuel de Merode, hailed for his work protecting endangered mountain gorillas and other wildlife during conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, was given the Tusk Conservation Award. Merode was shot last year in the chest and abdomen by unidentified gunmen.

UK's Daily Mail defends claims it bought Paris attack video Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:01 PM PST Britain's Daily Mail newspaper defended itself Tuesday against accusations it paid for footage of one of the Paris attacks and used a hacker to access the video after it was encrypted by police. The popular newspaper is alleged to have paid 50,000 euros ($53,200) for the footage, captured by CCTV cameras at the Casa Nostra pizzeria in Paris, showing customers diving for cover as gunmen opened fire on the terrace outside. "There is nothing controversial about the Mail's acquisition of this video, a copy of which the police already had in their possession," the tabloid newspaper said in a statement.

Argentine president-elect picks U.N. insider as his top diplomat Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:01 PM PST By Hugh Bronstein and Louis Charbonneau BUENOS AIRES/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri named U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's chief adviser as his future foreign minister, signaling a sharp break from the diplomacy of outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez. Macri said on Tuesday that Susana Malcorra will be his top foreign representative after his Dec. 10 inauguration. U.N. diplomats and officials described Malcorra as the second-most powerful person in the United Nations system.

The Latest: : Islamist jailed in France raid Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:59 PM PST PARIS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris and the heightened security in Europe. All times local:

One killed as hostage standoff ends in French town Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:44 PM PST French police killed one man after his heavily armed group took the family of a bank manager hostage in a northern town on Tuesday, officials said, adding that there was no terrorist link. A group of heavily armed men wielding Kalashnikovs tried to seize the manager of a local bank branch in Roubaix to make him open the safe, local prosecutor Frederic Fevre said. When police arrived, the manager escaped and the assailants instead holed up in his house in an upmarket neighbourhood of the town, taking his wife, their daughter and their 11-month-old baby hostage.

Magnitude 7.5 quake hits eastern Peru: USGS Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:42 PM PST A major quake of magnitude 7.5 struck the Peruvian-Brazilian border in the Amazon basin on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.1, was felt all the way to the south of Peru, close to the Chilean border, according to local media.

Egypt probing explosives found in DHL parcels bound for U.S.: CBS News Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:41 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egyptian officials were investigating explosives found in DHL packages bound for the United States, CBS News reported on Tuesday, without providing further details. (Reporting by Eric Walsh; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Coe defensive for Eugene getting 2021 worlds without bid Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:38 PM PST LONDON (AP) — IAAF President Sebastian Coe is on the defensive over his role in Eugene receiving the 2021 world athletics championships without a bidding process, insisting on Tuesday that a leaked email does not show he lobbied for the small Oregon city.

Deep 7.5 quake shakes remote Peru jungle region Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:30 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — A deep 7.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken a sparsely populated jungle region near the triple border of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Tensions soar as Turkey shoots down Russian plane Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:29 PM PST Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border on Tuesday, causing international powers to plead for calm as tensions soared between the two rival players in the Syria war. Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed Ankara as "accomplices of terrorists" while the Russian military announced it would cease all military contact with Turkey. Moscow said one of two pilots who ejected from the Su-24 plane was killed by gunfire from the ground as he descended, although Turkish officials insisted both were still alive.

'Intransigent' Nicaragua refuses transit to US-bound Cubans Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:28 PM PST Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez said on his Twitter account that a second meeting, expanded to also include representatives from Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador, would be held later Tuesday to try to break the impasse. Nearly 3,000 Cubans are stranded Costa Rica on the border with Nicaragua, unable to cross the border which more than a week ago was reinforced with Nicaraguan soldiers and police.

Goals galore in Champs Lg as Barcelona and Bayern advance Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST There were goals galore in the Champions League on Tuesday as Barcelona and Bayern Munich advanced to the knockout stage and also secured top spot in their groups.

Canada to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by end of February Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:23 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Canada's new Liberal government said Tuesday it will resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year and another 15,000 by the end of February.

Arsenal's Champs League hopes alive with 3-0 win over Zagreb Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:22 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Arsenal received a Champions League lifeline courtesy of Alexis Sanchez's double and assistance from Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

Two guards, three staff among dead in Mali hotel siege, CEO says Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:19 PM PST Two armed guards and three employees, all locals, were among the 20 victims of a jihadist attack on a Mali hotel last week, the chief executive of the hotel's owners said Tuesday. "We have lost three staff members and two members of our security service," said Wolfgang Neumann, CEO of the Rezidor Hotel Group, which owns the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako. There had been three armed guards on duty on the morning of the siege, he told a press conference.

Chelsea beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0 in Champions League Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:19 PM PST HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Chelsea remained in the hunt to advance from Champions League Group G in easing past 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0 on Tuesday.

Gambian president calls halt to female genital mutilation Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:17 PM PST Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation, branding the practice as outdated and not a requirement of Islam, the information ministry announced Tuesday. Female genital mutilation, or FGM, remains highly common in the Gambia, along with a number of other African countries and parts of the Middle East. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 125 million women worldwide have undergone the practice, which involves cutting off the labia and clitoris, often when girls are young.

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