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• Hollande, Putin agree to work more closely to combat Islamic State in Syria
• Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
• Putin says to keep cooperating with U.S.-led coalition over Syria
• Khodorkovsky says Putin is leading Russia towards stagnation, collapse
• Mali says arrests two suspects linked to Bamako hotel attack
• North, South Korea plan further talks to improve ties after standoff
• From factory floor to record books for Leicester's Vardy
• Weak Japan data offer latest bad news for Abenomics
• No. 18 UConn falls 79-76 to Syracuse at Battle 4 Atlantis
• Destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest jumps 16 percent in 2015
• Hurricane Sandra weakens slightly to Category 3 storm
• Unilever aims to use only renewable energy by 2030
• No. 21 Oklahoma women beat Utah 70-55
• El Salvador breaks up corruption ring of judges, lawyers
• Ecuador to require Cubans to get entry visas
• Bolivian women arrested for alleged Facebook baby sale
• Burundi risks genocide, US envoy warns
• Liverpool, Spurs into last-32 as Celtic crash
• U.N. envoy says Russia-North Korea deportation pact puts refugees at risk
• Dominican officials say at least 11 dead in bus collision
• Putin, Hollande agree to coordinate on IS fight but divisions remain
• Kane goal leads Tottenham into Europa League last-32
• Canada to give UN $75 million for Syrian refugee relief
• Two men arrested in Berlin suspected of preparing 'serious act of violence'
• Russia targets Turkish economy over downed warplane
• Turkey seeks to calm tensions with Russia after jet downed: PM Davutoglu in UK Times
• El Salvadoran church suspends bishop in sex abuse case
• Hearing set for ex-Wesleyan student in US drug case
• Germany offers France recon jets, frigate for IS fight
• Opposition activist's murder shakes Venezuela before election
• English cricket to scrap mandatory coin toss in county games
• Russia, France agree to tighten cooperation against IS
• After roller-coaster year, Burkina votes for new president
• Turkey 'charges two editors' over claims Ankara supplied arms to Syria jihadists
• Germany to support military campaign against IS after French appeal
• No. 5 Baylor uses balanced offense to rout Cincinnati 72-34
• S.Sudan peace-deal monitors urge action amid fears of collapse
• Eaton, Dibaba are IAAF's world athletes of 2015
• Former Algeria counterterrorism chief jailed for 5 years

Hollande, Putin agree to work more closely to combat Islamic State in Syria Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:16 PM PST By Elizabeth Pineau and Denis Pinchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - France and Russia will exchange intelligence on Islamic State and other rebel groups to improve the effectiveness of their aerial bombing campaigns in Syria, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday after talks with Vladimir Putin. Speaking after a working dinner in the Kremlin with Putin, Hollande said they had agreed to target only Islamic State and similar jihadi groups in Syria.

Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:52 PM PST By Humeyra Pamuk and Vladimir Soldatkin ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as "emotional" and "unfitting." In an escalating war of words, President Tayyip Erdogan responded to Russian accusations that Turkey has been buying oil and gas from Islamic State in Syria by accusing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers, which include Moscow, of being the real source of the group's financial and military power. The shooting down of the jet by the Turkish air force on Tuesday was one of the most serious clashes between a NATO member and Russia, and further complicated international efforts to battle Islamic State militants.

Putin says to keep cooperating with U.S.-led coalition over Syria Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:54 PM PST By Denis Pinchuk and Elizabeth Pineau MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will keep cooperating with the United States and its partners to fight Islamic State in Syria, but that cooperation will be in jeopardy if there are any repeats of Turkey's shooting down of a Russian jet, Russia's Vladimir Putin said. Speaking after talks in the Kremlin with French President Francois Hollande, Putin voiced lingering anger at Turkey's actions, saying he viewed the downing of the jet as an act of betrayal by a country Moscow had thought was its friend.

Khodorkovsky says Putin is leading Russia towards stagnation, collapse Posted: 26 Nov 2015 11:51 AM PST By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will survive Western sanctions and lower oil prices but the Kremlin chief has brought such stagnation that Russia could eventually collapse, former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday. Russia's richest man, who was arrested in 2003 after falling foul of Putin and released in 2013, told Reuters that Putin could survive oil prices of $45 per barrel but that the longer he stayed in power the greater the risks for Russia.

Mali says arrests two suspects linked to Bamako hotel attack Posted: 26 Nov 2015 12:28 PM PST By Tiemoko Diallo and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali authorities arrested two people on Thursday suspected of links to an attack on a luxury hotel in the capital that killed 20 people, the security ministry said. At least two armed men launched a dawn raid on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Friday last week, killing six Russians, three Chinese and an American among others, in the worst jihadist strike on the West African country in years. The siege ended hours later when Malian commandos stormed the hotel and freed 170 hostages.

North, South Korea plan further talks to improve ties after standoff Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST North and South Korea agreed to hold talks at the vice-minister level next month, after a meeting on Thursday aimed at further easing tensions following the end to an armed standoff in August. The meeting of officials at the border truce village of Panmunjom came after the two sides signed an agreement in which Pyongyang expressed regret over landmine blasts near the border that wounded two South Korean soldiers. Officials agreed to vice-minister-level talks on Dec. 11 at the industrial park in the North Korean city of Kaesong just a few kilometers on the northern side of the border run jointly by the two Koreas, a joint press statement said.

From factory floor to record books for Leicester's Vardy Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:54 PM PST In an age when youngsters are recruited by leading clubs before they have even mastered the art of shoelace-tying, Jamie Vardy's rise to prominence with Leicester City is an exceptional story. Five years ago, Vardy was playing amateur football for Stocksbridge Park Steels in England's seventh tier and working part-time at a factory making medical splints. Now he is an England international whose 13 goals have taken him clear of Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa and Wayne Rooney in the Premier League scoring charts and propelled Leicester to the top of the table.

Weak Japan data offer latest bad news for Abenomics Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:40 PM PST Japan on Friday published a string of mostly weak data, the first major figures since news that world's number three economy had slipped back into recession. A key inflation gauge showed prices fell in October from a year ago, while spending by households also dropped in a double blow for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's high-profile growth blitz, dubbed Abenomics. The weak figures came despite signs that Japan's labour market remained tight, with the headline unemployment rate at a two-decade low of 3.1 percent, down from 3.4 percent in September.

No. 18 UConn falls 79-76 to Syracuse at Battle 4 Atlantis Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:36 PM PST PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Connecticut has had plenty of experience playing in tough, physical games with Syracuse.

Destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest jumps 16 percent in 2015 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:32 PM PST The destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest, the world's largest intact rainforest, increased by 16 percent in 2015 from a year ago as the government struggles to enforce legislation and stop illegal clearings. Satellite data for the 12 months through the end of July released on Thursday showed that 5,831 square km (2,251 square miles) of forests were cleared in the Brazilian Amazon, an area half the size of Puerto Rico. The data released by the environment ministry on Thursday confirmed preliminary information released by environmental institutions recently that were showing an increase in deforestation after a fall seen in 2014.

Hurricane Sandra weakens slightly to Category 3 storm Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:31 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sandra has weakened slightly but is still a powerful Category 3 storm in the eastern Pacific off Mexico's coast.

Unilever aims to use only renewable energy by 2030 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:21 PM PST Consumer goods maker Unilever said it would switch to using only renewable energy by 2030 and would stop using energy from coal by 2020, as businesses jostle to highlight their green credentials ahead of a global climate summit. World leaders were set to meet in Paris from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 to agree on a plan to curb global warming. Unilever was among 81 companies, along with rivals Nestle and Procter & Gamble, that have signed up to set emissions targets for their businesses with the aim of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius.

No. 21 Oklahoma women beat Utah 70-55 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:16 PM PST FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Peyton Little scored 14 points with four 3-pointers and six assists and No. 21 Oklahoma scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Utah 70-55 at the Junkaroo Jam on Thursday.

El Salvador breaks up corruption ring of judges, lawyers Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:13 PM PST SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors have broken up a ring of a dozen lawyers, judges and a prosecutor who fixed court rulings in exchange for bribes, El Salvador's government said Thursday.

Ecuador to require Cubans to get entry visas Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:08 PM PST QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador announced Thursday that it will begin requiring Cubans to get visas to enter beginning Tuesday, seeking to discourage the flow of migrants.

Bolivian women arrested for alleged Facebook baby sale Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:07 PM PST LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials say they have arrested two women on human trafficking charges: one for selling her baby for $250, the other for buying it after placing a "want ad" on Facebook.

Burundi risks genocide, US envoy warns Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:57 PM PST Burundi is at risk of genocide, warns Thomas Perriello, US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, days after President Barack Obama slapped sanctions on the public security minister and three others. Burundi descended into violence in April after President Pierre Nkurunziza launched a bid for a third consecutive term in office, despite concerns over the legality of such a move.

Liverpool, Spurs into last-32 as Celtic crash Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:28 PM PST Liverpool and Tottenham reached the Europa League last 32 on Thursday while Scottish interest in continental competition came to another sobering end when Celtic were knocked out. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool defeated Bordeaux 2-1 at Anfield having endured the worst possible start when injury-plagued England striker Daniel Sturridge's comeback from a knee injury stalled when he hurt his foot in training. The English side then fell a goal down in the Group B clash in bizarre fashion after 33 minutes when goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was penalised for holding onto the ball for 20 seconds rather than the permitted six.

U.N. envoy says Russia-North Korea deportation pact puts refugees at risk Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST An extradition treaty signed by Russia and North Korea could be used to send back defectors from the North and put them at risk of serious harm in their home country, including torture, the U.N. human rights investigator on North Korea said on Thursday. The comments by Marzuki Darusman, U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, came amid reports that nine North Koreans arrested in Vietnam are in Chinese custody and may soon be repatriated.

Dominican officials say at least 11 dead in bus collision Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:09 PM PST SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — At least 11 people died and over 70 were injured Thursday when two buses carrying tourism workers collided on a road between two resort towns in the eastern Dominican Republic.

Putin, Hollande agree to coordinate on IS fight but divisions remain Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:07 PM PST French President Francois Hollande and Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday to coordinate strikes against Islamic State, but differences over Syria's future hampered efforts to bring Russia into a wider alliance to fight the jihadists. Putin indicated France and Russia would swap data to help identify IS targets in Syria, as opposed to other groups opposed to the country's leader, Bashar al-Assad. The two countries agreed to "exchange information about which territories are occupied by the healthy part of the opposition rather than terrorists, and will avoid targeting them with our airstrikes," Putin said.

Kane goal leads Tottenham into Europa League last-32 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:04 PM PST GENEVA (AP) — Liverpool, Tottenham and Schalke, all former winners of the UEFA Cup, advanced to the Europa League last-32 on Thursday.

Canada to give UN $75 million for Syrian refugee relief Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:55 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Liberal government announced on Thursday a US$75 million (CA$100 million) contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help fleeing Syrians, fulfilling a campaign promise from its recent federal election.

Two men arrested in Berlin suspected of preparing 'serious act of violence' Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:39 PM PST The two individuals, aged 28 and 46, had been "in contact with the Islamist movement," police spokeswoman Patricia Braemer said. The arrests came after special forces police raided an Islamic cultural centre in the western district of Charlottenburg and a building in the southern suburb of Britz.

Russia targets Turkish economy over downed warplane Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:27 PM PST Russia on Thursday vowed to carry out broad retaliatory measures against Turkey's economy to avenge the downing of one of its warplanes as Moscow and Ankara traded furious verbal volleys. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan angrily rebuffed the Kremlin's demands for an apology and said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had snubbed a phone call from him after Tuesday's incident. The downing of the plane on the Syrian border has raised fears it could fuel a wider geopolitical conflict, and highlighted the difficulty of forging consensus on Syria as French President Francois Hollande held talks with Putin in Moscow.

Turkey seeks to calm tensions with Russia after jet downed: PM Davutoglu in UK Times Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:20 PM PST Turkey will work with Russia and its allies to calm tensions after a Russian jet was downed near the Syrian border, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an opinion piece published by Britain's Times newspaper. Davutoglu also said that discussions were taking place in the wake of the incident, which has sent Ankara's relations with Moscow to their worst in recent memory.

El Salvadoran church suspends bishop in sex abuse case Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:16 PM PST SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Roman Catholic Church announced Thursday it has suspended one of its bishops, saying he acknowledged sexually abusing a young girl.

Hearing set for ex-Wesleyan student in US drug case Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:15 PM PST NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — One of two ex-Wesleyan University students charged with federal crimes in connection with a rash of on-campus drug overdoses is due in court next week.

Germany offers France recon jets, frigate for IS fight Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:14 PM PST Germany on Thursday offered France Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate, aerial refuelling and satellite images to back the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. "France was struck to the bone by the horrific attacks by the IS but we know that this inhumane rage can hit us or other societies at any time too," said Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, announcing the support. The offer will have to be formally approved by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet and supported by parliament, where Merkel's "grand coalition" has an overwhelming majority.

Opposition activist's murder shakes Venezuela before election Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:04 PM PST By Andrew Cawthorne and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela opened an investigation on Thursday into the murder of a local opposition leader days before a legislative election, stirring fears of renewed political violence in the volatile South American OPEC nation. Luis Diaz, a leader of the opposition Democratic Action party in Guarico state in Venezuela's central plains, was shot toward the end of a public meeting Wednesday night, the latest of several violent incidents during the campaign. The Public Prosecutor's Office said two of its prosecutors, aided by police investigators, would lead the probe.

English cricket to scrap mandatory coin toss in county games Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:00 PM PST Heads or tails?

Russia, France agree to tighten cooperation against IS Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:59 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of France and Russia agreed Thursday to tighten cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group, although they remained at odds over their approach toward Syrian President Bashar Assad.

After roller-coaster year, Burkina votes for new president Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:57 PM PST After a rocky year that saw Burkina's people rise up to oust a longtime leader and then repel a military coup, the west African nation on Sunday elects a new president in a vote hailed as a fresh start for the country. "We will ensure that true democracy is consolidated in Burkina Faso," interim leader Michel Kafando said last month as the nation of 20 million people geared up to elect a new leader for the first time in almost three decades. Little more than a year ago, in October 2014, then ruler Blaise Compaore fled the country after 27 years at the helm after being toppled by a popular uprising that lasted less than 48 hours.

Turkey 'charges two editors' over claims Ankara supplied arms to Syria jihadists Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:55 PM PST A court in Istanbul on Thursday charged two journalists from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper with spying after they alleged Turkey's secret services had sent arms to Islamist rebels in Syria, Turkish media reported. Editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, the paper's Ankara bureau chief, are accused of spying and "divulging state secrets", the reports said. According to Cumhuriyet, Turkish security forces in January 2014 intercepted a convoy of trucks near the Syrian border and discovered boxes of what the daily described as weapons and ammunition to be sent to rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Germany to support military campaign against IS after French appeal Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:50 PM PST By Noah Barkin and Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will join the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria by deploying Tornado reconnaissance jets, refueling aircraft and a frigate to the region, after a direct appeal from close partner France for Berlin to do more. The decision to commit military personnel and hardware is a shift for Germany, which has resisted such direct involvement in the conflict. It still has no plans to join France, the United States and Russia in conducting air strikes in Syria.

No. 5 Baylor uses balanced offense to rout Cincinnati 72-34 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:45 PM PST FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Baylor used its size advantage to overpower Cincinnati.

S.Sudan peace-deal monitors urge action amid fears of collapse Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:34 PM PST Ceasefire monitors in South Sudan urged warring forces Thursday to stop fighting amid growing international fears a key peace deal is close to collapse. Fighting in the nearly two-year long war rages despite an August agreement, said Festus Mogae, who heads the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), set up by the regional IGAD-bloc to ensure the peace deal is implemented. "The agreement offers the way forward for a peaceful South Sudan, I urge the parties to accelerate the implementation process," the former president of Botswana told reporters in Juba, adding he was deeply concerned at "continued fighting" in northern Unity state.

Eaton, Dibaba are IAAF's world athletes of 2015 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:31 PM PST MONACO (AP) — American decathlete Ashton Eaton and Ethiopian running sensation Genzebe Dibaba are the IAAF's world athletes of 2015.

Former Algeria counterterrorism chief jailed for 5 years Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:23 PM PST Algeria's former counterterrorism chief was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for destroying documents and disobeying military orders, his lawyer said. Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, better known as General Hassan, was tried behind closed doors in a military court in second city Oran in the country's first ever prosecution of a high-ranking secret service officer. For two decades, General Hassan had embodied the army's fight against Islamist groups.

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