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• German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria
• Preventing Iran bomb more important than past nuclear activity: Kerry
• Turkish soldiers training Iraqi troops near Mosul: sources
• Uncertainty deepens over Afghan Taliban leader
• Paris militant group had links to Britain: WSJ
• Israel trained against Russian-made air defense system in Greece: sources
• Drum kit Ringo Starr used in Beatles hits sells for $2.2M
• Panama wants UN to back reconciliation bid over US invasion
• Chile president: Marijuana no longer on 'hard drug' list
• Vonn wins World Cup downhill for 16th Lake Louise victory
• FBI investigating California massacre as 'act of terrorism'
• Top Asian News 12:26 a.m. GMT
• Turkish troops on Iraqi training mission moved near Mosul
• Mexico snares brother of powerful drug cartel leader
• Bar in Paris attacks re-opens after 'nightmare'
• Turkey's Iraq deployment not part of U.S.-led coalition: officials
• Mexico arrests three for suspected murders of Australian surfers
• Costa Rica asks Belize to accept stranded Cuban migrants
• Mexico nabs 3 highway robbers in killing Australian tourists
• Oil smuggled into Turkey not enough to be profitable: U.S. official
• Risk of huge IS influx into Libya, France warns
• Weather forces 2nd delay for critical space station shipment
• Dybala shines again as Juventus wins 2-0 at Lazio in Serie A
• Buffalo to host 2018 world junior hockey tournament
• British company charged with fixing prices of posters
• Hot demand for dress worn by baby Princess Charlotte
• CalPERS says to engage more companies on climate change
• I'll quit United if I lose dressing room, warns Van Gaal
• Chance of U.N. climate deal higher, but ambition lower than in 2009
• Canada's new Liberal government sets legislative agenda
• Canada's new government pledges fiscal plan suited to tough times
• France captain Thierry Dusuatoir retires from test rugby
• Paris attackers have Britain links: US media
• Simin Feng leads LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
• Jordan Spieth in a 3-way tie for the lead in Bahamas
• California shooting investigated as 'act of terrorism'
• Benfica beats lowly Academica 3-0 in Portuguese league
• Brazil's Rousseff faces setbacks in impeachment battle
• South America: A 'breeding ground' for soccer corruption
• Turkish soldiers deployed in Mosul to train Iraqi troops: reports

German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:46 AM PST BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday approved government plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria. Of the 598 lawmakers who took part in the vote, 445 voted for, 146 against and seven abstained. The mission will include sending six Tornado reconnaissance jets, a frigate to help protect the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, refueling aircraft and up to 1,200 military personnel. Germany will not join countries like Britain, France, the United States and Russia in conducting airstrikes. ...

Preventing Iran bomb more important than past nuclear activity: Kerry Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:59 AM PST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that preventing Iran developing a nuclear weapon in future was more important now than "ambiguities" about its past military efforts. Kerry said it would be premature to comment on a leaked report by the U.N. atomic watchdog that strongly suggested Tehran had a nuclear weapons program for years until 2003, since deliberations were not completed. From the get-go, we have consistently said we know that Iran was pursuing a nuclear project." What really mattered now, Kerry said, was "making certain that none of whatever happened in the past can happen going forward into the future".

Turkish soldiers training Iraqi troops near Mosul: sources Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:13 PM PST By Humeyra Pamuk and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Several hundred Turkish soldiers have been deployed to provide training for Iraqi troops in an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, a Turkish security source told Reuters on Friday. Islamic State militants overran Mosul, a city of more than one million people, in June 2014, but a much anticipated counter-offensive by Iraqi forces has been repeatedly postponed because they are involved in fighting elsewhere. "Turkish soldiers have reached the Mosul Bashiqa region.

Uncertainty deepens over Afghan Taliban leader Posted: 04 Dec 2015 01:20 PM PST By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Uncertainty over the fate of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour deepened on Friday, as speculation grew over a possible successor, despite repeated denials by the spokesman of the Islamist movement that he had been badly wounded in a gunfight. Several sources in the Taliban have said that Mansour, whose claim to the leadership is rejected by rival factions, was seriously wounded and possibly killed in a shootout at the house of another Taliban leader near Quetta in Pakistan on Tuesday. According to one senior Taliban commander, who said that Mansour had died of his wounds on Thursday, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, one of Mansour's two deputies, is poised to take over the leadership.

Paris militant group had links to Britain: WSJ Posted: 04 Dec 2015 01:51 PM PST The militant network behind last month's attacks in Paris had links to people in Britain, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing unidentified Western officials. Several people suspected of having connections to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Islamic State militant and alleged ringleader of the Nov. 13 attacks, are based in Britain, according to two Western officials, the Journal said. The officials told the Journal those people, including some of Moroccan heritage, were based in the Birmingham area, in central England, about 120 miles (190 km) from London.

Israel trained against Russian-made air defense system in Greece: sources Posted: 04 Dec 2015 06:30 AM PST By Dan Williams and Karolina Tagaris JERUSALEM/ATHENS (Reuters) - Israel has quietly tested ways of defeating an advanced air-defence system that Russia has deployed in the Middle East and that could limit Israel's ability to strike in Syria or Iran, military and diplomatic sources said. The activation allowed Israel's warplanes to test how the S-300's lock-on system works, gathering data on its powerful tracking radar and how it might be blinded or bluffed. One defense source in the region said Greece had done so at the request of the United States, Israel's chief ally, on at least one occasion in the past year.

Drum kit Ringo Starr used in Beatles hits sells for $2.2M Posted: 04 Dec 2015 05:08 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — A drum kit Ringo Starr used to record some of the Beatles' early hits has sold for $2.2 million at auction to the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, an American football team.

Panama wants UN to back reconciliation bid over US invasion Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:57 PM PST Panama said Friday it wants the UN to back its "reconciliation" process looking at the US invasion of its territory 26 years ago that left thousands of affected people demanding compensation. The inclusion of UN bodies would give "international legitimacy" to the effort the government launched a year ago, Foreign Minister Isabel De Saint Malo said in a statement. The US military swept into Panama on December 20, 1989 with the stated aims of upholding human rights, protecting Americans living there, curbing drug trafficking, and to ensure the neutrality of the Panama Canal.

Chile president: Marijuana no longer on 'hard drug' list Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:54 PM PST SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country's list of hard drugs.

Vonn wins World Cup downhill for 16th Lake Louise victory Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:50 PM PST LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn caught an edge with her left ski and was certain she was crashing.

FBI investigating California massacre as 'act of terrorism' Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:33 PM PST By Dan Whitcomb and Mark Hosenball SAN BERNARDINO, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the massacre of 14 people in California by a married couple armed with assault rifles as an "act of terrorism," officials said on Friday, noting the wife was believed to have pledged allegiance to a leader of the militant group Islamic State. Tashfeen Malik, 27, a native of Pakistan who lived in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years, and her U.S.-born husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, were killed in a shootout with police hours after the Wednesday attack during a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center social services agency in San Bernardino, about 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles.

Top Asian News 12:26 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:26 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is preparing to amend sanctions on Myanmar after banks complained they can't finance trade that goes through the nation's main port terminal because it is run by a blacklisted business tycoon. State Department officials have been sounding out Congress about remedial policies, which an administration official said could take effect as early as next week. The administration is keen to promote economic growth with the country also known as Burma, which recently held landmark elections, but its fix could draw criticism from U.S. lawmakers and human rights groups. It would mean giving the green light to banks to process transactions related to trade that passes through a container port terminal in the main city of Yangon that is run by Steven Law, the son of a deceased heroin kingpin.

Turkish troops on Iraqi training mission moved near Mosul Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:05 PM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish official says a military battalion has been deployed to a position close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul as part of a training mission.

Mexico snares brother of powerful drug cartel leader Posted: 04 Dec 2015 04:01 PM PST Mexican federal forces have arrested the brother of the head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation drug cartel, who managed the group's finances, authorities said Friday. Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 57, was detained by police and soldiers without a shot fired on Thursday as he drove alone in a car in the town of Tlajomulco de Zuniga, western Jalisco state, said federal police chief Enrique Galindo. Oseguera's arrest affects the cartel's financial structure "in an important way," Galindo said.

Bar in Paris attacks re-opens after 'nightmare' Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:55 PM PST A Paris bar where five people were killed in the jihadist attacks became the first to re-open Friday, with customers defiantly returning to the site where black-clad gunmen sprayed bullets at terrified evening drinkers. A La Bonne Biere opened for business on a bright and sunny morning in the east of the capital and the first customers pushed through the doors as if everything was -- almost -- normal. The manager, Audrey Bily, came out to address a crowd of journalists and television cameras, standing near to where a carload of gunmen had pulled up on November 13 and spread terror through the trendy district as people enjoyed an end-of-week drink.

Turkey's Iraq deployment not part of U.S.-led coalition: officials Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:55 PM PST The United States is aware of Turkey's deployment of hundreds of Turkish soldiers to northern Iraq but its move is not part of the U.S.-led coalition's activities, two U.S. defense officials said on Friday. A senior Turkish official said earlier the soldiers in the region were there to train (Kurdish) peshmerga fighters. Turkey has close relations with the Kurdish autonomous zone of northern Iraq, though it views Syrian Kurdish groups across the border as hostile to its interests.

Mexico arrests three for suspected murders of Australian surfers Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:50 PM PST Mexican authorities have arrested three men in connection with the suspected murders of two Australian surfers, prosecutors said Friday. The tourists, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were driving in a van in the violence-plagued northwestern state of Sinaloa when they were stopped by a gang, said chief state prosecutor Marco Antonio Higuera Gomez.

Costa Rica asks Belize to accept stranded Cuban migrants Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:43 PM PST SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica has asked Belize to accept nearly 3,000 Cuban migrants who have been stuck at the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua for weeks, authorities said Friday.

Mexico nabs 3 highway robbers in killing Australian tourists Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:29 PM PST CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Three suspects have been detained in connection with the presumed killing of two Australian tourists who went missing last month, prosecutors in Mexico's Sinaloa state said Friday.

Oil smuggled into Turkey not enough to be profitable: U.S. official Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:19 PM PST By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The amount of oil being smuggled into Turkey from Syria was not enough for anyone to profit from it significantly, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday, rejecting claims by Russia that top Turkish officials were benefitting by smuggling oil from areas of Syria controlled by Islamic State. The Russian defense ministry claimed this week that it has proof Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefitting from smuggling oil from Islamic State-held territory. Erdogan denied the charges, saying he would stand down if such allegations were proven true.

Risk of huge IS influx into Libya, France warns Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:17 PM PST There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday. "We see foreign jihadists arriving in the region of Syrte (northern Libya) who, if our operations in Syria and Iraq succeed in reducing the territorial reach of Daesh (Islamic State, IS) could tomorrow be more numerous," defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the Jeune Afrique weekly.

Weather forces 2nd delay for critical space station shipment Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:16 PM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the second day in a row, poor weather stalled a critical space station delivery for NASA on Friday.

Dybala shines again as Juventus wins 2-0 at Lazio in Serie A Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:12 PM PST ROME (AP) — Paulo Dybala scored a stunning goal as well as setting up the opener to propel Juventus to a 2-0 win at Lazio on Friday as Massimiliano Allegri's team continues to push its way up the Serie A table.

Buffalo to host 2018 world junior hockey tournament Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:11 PM PST ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The world junior hockey championships are heading outdoors.

British company charged with fixing prices of posters Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:11 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An owner of a British company is facing a charge in federal court in San Francisco that he conspired to fix the price of posters sold online through Amazon Marketplace.

Hot demand for dress worn by baby Princess Charlotte Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:10 PM PST A small Spanish fashion label has been swamped with demand for Princess Charlotte's floral dress, its owner told AFP on Friday, after the British royal baby was pictured wearing one of its frocks. Charlotte, the second child of Prince William and his wife Kate turned six months old on November 2 and Kensington Palace has issued fresh photographs of the youngster, taken in early November, to mark the occasion. The pictures were taken by her mother Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

CalPERS says to engage more companies on climate change Posted: 04 Dec 2015 03:02 PM PST The California Public Employees Retirement System, the largest public pension fund in the United States, will begin engaging more companies in its portfolio on climate change, its head of governance said on Friday. The move follows a study CalPERS completed this year on its $300 billion portfolio's carbon footprint, which included a breakdown of the companies contributing the most emissions. "This study means that we can be laser-focused on where we take our engagement," CalPERS' Investment Director of Global Governance Anne Simpson said on the sidelines of the Paris climate conference.

I'll quit United if I lose dressing room, warns Van Gaal Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:59 PM PST Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has warned he will quit Old Trafford if he loses the support of his players. Van Gaal has come under fire this season for his conservative tactics and United's subsequent failure to play the kind of entertaining football that was their hallmark during the Alex Ferguson era. United fans have occasionally shown their displeasure by booing the team's dour performances and even more worrying for van Gaal, it has been reported that several players are unhappy with his dull style.

Chance of U.N. climate deal higher, but ambition lower than in 2009 Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:55 PM PST By Alister Doyle and Barbara Lewis PARIS (Reuters) - Near the halfway mark of a U.N. climate change conference in Paris, hopes for a deal are far higher than at the last, failed summit in Copenhagen, even if the agreement on offer is less ambitious this time. This time, nearly 200 countries will choose their own policies in the hope of binding both rich and poor into the effort to combat global warming. With seven days of negotiations left before the conference closes on Dec. 11, two alternative draft texts are circulating, which all nations agreed on Friday to accept as the basis for talks.

Canada's new Liberal government sets legislative agenda Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:51 PM PST Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined Friday his priorities for the upcoming parliamentary session, including lifting indigenous communities out of poverty, cutting carbon emissions and legalizing marijuana. The government's legislative agenda was presented in a throne speech delivered in the Senate by Governor General David Johnston. The Liberals laid out a more streamlined agenda than most of Trudeau's predecessors for their first year in office, but the proposals are likely to have a deeper and farther reaching impact.

Canada's new government pledges fiscal plan suited to tough times Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:45 PM PST By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal government, unveiling its plans at the start of the new Parliament, promised on Friday to pursue a fiscal plan "that is responsible, transparent and suited to challenging economic times." The formal announcement, delivered just hours after fresh data showed the economy was struggling, made no mention of whether the Liberals would stick to their campaign pledge to limit budget deficits to C$10 billion ($7.5 billion) a year. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau won a parliamentary majority in the Oct. 19 election promising to return Canada back into deficit in order to support an economy suffering from low prices for oil and other commodities. After contracting in the first half of the year, the economy grew again in the third quarter.

France captain Thierry Dusuatoir retires from test rugby Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:40 PM PST PARIS (AP) — France captain Thierry Dusautoir has announced his retirement from international rugby, bringing to an end a test career which saw him captain his country a record 56 times in 80 appearances and where he distinguished himself as one of the best tacklers in the modern game.

Paris attackers have Britain links: US media Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:39 PM PST Several people suspected of having ties to the alleged ringleader of last month's Paris terror attacks are based in Britain, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The US newspaper, citing unnamed Western officials, said several people with connections to the attacks' suspected planner, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, are based in the Birmingham area in England's West Midlands region. At least one person connected to the attacks, which left 130 people dead, was thought to have traveled to Britain beforehand, the Journal reported.

Simin Feng leads LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:39 PM PST DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — China's Simin Feng eagled the par-5 18th hole Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.

Jordan Spieth in a 3-way tie for the lead in Bahamas Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:38 PM PST NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jordan Spieth feels like he's on vacation in the Bahamas. On the golf course, he's all business.

California shooting investigated as 'act of terrorism' Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:38 PM PST The mass shooting in California is being investigated as "an act of terrorism," the FBI said Friday, amid reports the female assailant had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group on Facebook. The developments in the probe come two days after 14 people were killed and 21 others wounded at a year-end office party in San Bernardino -- the deadliest mass shooting in the United States since the Newtown school massacre in 2012. Syed Farook, a 28-year-old American citizen, and his 27-year-old Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik were killed in a firefight with police hours after the attack -- leaving investigators to comb through their belongings to try to determine a motive.

Benfica beats lowly Academica 3-0 in Portuguese league Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:33 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Two goals by Jonas and another by Renato Sanches gave Benfica a 3-0 win against Academica in the Portuguese league on Friday.

Brazil's Rousseff faces setbacks in impeachment battle Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:30 PM PST By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff suffered two setbacks on Friday in her fight against impeachment, as a minister from her main coalition ally resigned and the Supreme Court quashed appeals from supporters seeking to stop the impeachment process. The reversals do not rule out Rousseff's chances of stopping impeachment proceedings, but they show the Supreme Court and even coalition partners are willing to let the process play out and even strategize for what may follow. Aviation Minister Eliseu Padilha, an ally of Vice President Michel Temer and part of the fractious party that is Rousseff's main coalition partner, submitted his resignation on Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision from within the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB.

South America: A 'breeding ground' for soccer corruption Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:26 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The South American lands that are home to some of soccer's greatest players now are at the center of the sport's biggest corruption scandal.

Turkish soldiers deployed in Mosul to train Iraqi troops: reports Posted: 04 Dec 2015 02:22 PM PST More than 100 Turkish soldiers have been deployed to an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, to replace a unit providing training to Iraqi troops, reports said Friday. Around 150 soldiers, backed by 20 to 25 tanks, were sent by road to the Bashiqa town in Mosul, Anatolia news said, citing anonymous sources. Long criticised by its Western allies for not doing enough to stem the rise of the extremist group, Turkey joined the US-led coalition against IS in late July.

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