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• Another Paris attacker named, had been in Syria
• U.S. ready to send advisers, helicopters to Iraq to help retake Ramadi
• Two charged with conspiracy to commit 'terrorism' in Australia after police raids
• China military paying 'close attention' to U.S. plane deployment
• Turkish PM accuses Russia of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria
• Palestinian shot dead after wounding two Israelis in West Bank stabbing: army
• Brazil's top court suspends impeachment of Rousseff
• Brazil's Rousseff and VP Temer agree to productive relationship
• Top Asian News 12:49 a.m. GMT
• 5 Australians to be charged with plotting terror attack
• Chinese-backed electric carmaker picks Nevada for $1B plant
• FBI chief: California killers radicalized before they met
• Carter: US willing to do more to help Iraqis retake Ramadi
• Scotland shuns Trump after Muslim remarks
• Man living in Iraq wins $6.4 million US jackpot
• Report: Pentagon found no evidence ransom paid for Bergdahl
• Venezuela president warns of 'conflict' after vote loss
• Bangladesh asylum seeker deported after working for years in Japan
• A-League fan boycott to end after meeting with FFA officials
• Arsenal, Chelsea, Roma advance in Champions League
• Chinese-backed electric carmaker picks Nevada for $1 billion plant to be built near Las Vegas
• Mexican safety agency approves first use of dengue vaccine
• Guatemala presents formal accusation against ex-president
• New Zealand 114-1 at lunch on day 1, 1st test vs. Sri Lanka
• Puerto Rico for first time allows same-sex couple to adopt
• Australia win toss and bat in first Windies Test
• Chelsea beats Porto to qualify for Champs League round of 16
• Feeling like a Grinch? At least it won't shorten your life
• Australia wins toss and bats vs West Indies in 1st test
• Guatemala prosecutors formally accuse ex-president of graft
• Guatemala demands Mexico pledge over blocked Cuban migrants
• Russia, US, UN to hold trilateral Syria talks in Geneva on Friday
• Azerbaijani tanks shell breakaway region killing one: rebels
• Azerbaijan frees top rights activist Leyla Yunus
• Australian police say arrest two in 'counter-terror' raids
• US justices seem skeptical of race-, ethnicity-linked admissions
• Venezuelan opposition's landslide win debunks fears of fraud
• Barcelona draws 1-1 with Leverkusen in Champions League
• Peru sees 'moderate' El Niño in revised forecast
• Lewandowski gives Bayern Munich 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb

Another Paris attacker named, had been in Syria Posted: 09 Dec 2015 12:59 PM PST By Marine Pennetier and Gilbert Reilhac PARIS, WISSEMBOURG, France (Reuters) - The third man who attacked the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Nov. 13 has been identified as a 23-year-old French national who went to Syria two years ago, according to officials involved in the inquiry into the multiple attacks on the French capital. Investigators identified Foued Mohamed-Aggad as one of three Islamist gunmen who killed 90 people at the Bataclan after his mother told them that she had been informed of his death by text message from Syria, a lawyer for the dead man's family said. Officials have yet to put names to all of eight dead gunmen and suicide bombers directly involved in last month's attacks, for which Islamic State, a militant group that controls swathes of Syria and Iraq, claimed responsibility.

U.S. ready to send advisers, helicopters to Iraq to help retake Ramadi Posted: 09 Dec 2015 02:49 PM PST By Phil Stewart and Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to deploy advisers and attack helicopters if requested by Iraq to help it "finish the job" of retaking the city of Ramadi from Islamic State, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. Carter's remarks were the latest sign of U.S. preparations to intensify its military campaign against the group, which controls wide swaths of Iraq and Syria and has orchestrated and inspired attacks abroad.

Two charged with conspiracy to commit 'terrorism' in Australia after police raids Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:21 PM PST By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said they had charged a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy with conspiracy to conduct an act of terrorism after they were arrested during early-morning raids in Sydney on Thursday. Police told a news conference the plots could have included attacks on government buildings, including the headquarters of the Australian Federal Police in Sydney, and attacks on random civilians. The arrests on Thursday resulted partly from evidence seized during police raids in December 2014, a police statement said.

China military paying 'close attention' to U.S. plane deployment Posted: 09 Dec 2015 11:25 AM PST China's military is paying "close attention" to an agreement between the United States and Singapore to deploy the U.S. P8 Poseidon spy plane to the city state and hopes the move does not harm regional stability, the Defence Ministry said. The foreign ministry of China, which is at odds with Washington over the South China Sea, said on Tuesday the move was aimed at militarizing the region. In a joint statement after a meeting in Washington on Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen welcomed the deployment of the aircraft in Singapore from Dec. 7 to 14.

Turkish PM accuses Russia of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria Posted: 09 Dec 2015 09:10 AM PST By Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister accused Russia on Wednesday of attempted "ethnic cleansing" in northern Syria, saying Moscow was trying to drive out the local Turkmen and Sunni Muslim populations to protect its military interests in the region. Ahmet Davutoglu's comments could further harm strained relations between Moscow and Ankara, already at their worst in recent memory after Turkish forces downed a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border late last month. "Russia is trying to make ethnic cleansing in northern Latakia to force (out) all Turkmen and Sunni population who do not have good relations with the regime," Davutoglu told foreign reporters in Istanbul.

Palestinian shot dead after wounding two Israelis in West Bank stabbing: army Posted: 09 Dec 2015 12:42 PM PST A Palestinian was shot dead by security forces after wounding an Israeli soldier and a civilian when he stabbed them in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on Wednesday, the Israeli army said. A statement from the military said the Palestinian attacked the victims during a "routine security check" in Hebron, a hotspot in the spate of attacks in the West Bank, Israel and Jerusalem in the past two months. The violence has partly been driven by Palestinian anger over an increasing number of Jews visiting East Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound -- Islam's third holiest site, which is also revered by Jews.

Brazil's top court suspends impeachment of Rousseff Posted: 09 Dec 2015 05:08 PM PST By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court suspended impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff until it rules on the validity of a secret ballot that stacked a congressional committee with opponents seeking to oust the leftist leader. The ruling provided respite for Rousseff as she struggles to survive splits in her ruling coalition and fend off the effort to unseat her. The decision by a Supreme Court judge late on Tuesday stopped the creation of the impeachment committee until the country's top court rules on Dec. 16 whether the secret ballot was valid.

Brazil's Rousseff and VP Temer agree to productive relationship Posted: 09 Dec 2015 05:08 PM PST SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer, who would succeed President Dilma Rousseff should she be impeached, said the two had agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to have as productive a relationship as possible. Temer would become president should Rousseff depart as a result of current impeachment proceedings. He declined to give any more information about what was discussed in the meeting. (Reporting by Maria Carolina Marcello, Writing by Marcelo Teixeira; Editing by Tom Brown)

Top Asian News 12:49 a.m. GMT Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:49 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — Beijing residents stayed indoors, schools were closed and limits on cars, factories and construction sites kept pollution from spiking even higher Wednesday, the second of three days of restrictions triggered by the city's first red alert for smog. Cars with even-numbered license plates were kept off roads, and schools and constructions sites remained shuttered. Far fewer pedestrians walked the streets than usual — many of them wearing air filtering face masks to aid their breathing. Stuck at home, 8-year-old Zhao Hanxiao said she didn't mind missing school, but was fed up with not being able to play outside or go out to see friends.

5 Australians to be charged with plotting terror attack Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:49 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say five people are facing terrorism charges as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to attack a government building in Sydney.

Chinese-backed electric carmaker picks Nevada for $1B plant Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:41 PM PST CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) — A Chinese-backed electric carmaker plans to build a $1 billion manufacturing plant outside Las Vegas.

FBI chief: California killers radicalized before they met Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:40 PM PST The Muslim husband and wife who killed 14 people in an attack on a year-end party in San Bernardino, California were radicalized at least two years ago, before they met online, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe has determined that US-born Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a Pakistani national, were inspired by foreign terror groups and discussed "jihad and martyrdom" as early as 2013, Comey said. The investigation "indicates that they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online," he told the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing.

Carter: US willing to do more to help Iraqis retake Ramadi Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:29 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — In a steady escalation of the fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. military stands ready to send more American personnel and attack helicopters to Iraq, especially to help retake a key city seized by the extremists, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday.

Scotland shuns Trump after Muslim remarks Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:28 PM PST The Scottish government sacked US presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a business ambassador and a university revoked his honorary degree on Wednesday after he called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States. A petition to bar the Republican frontrunner from Britain reached more than 358,000 signatures amid an outcry over comments by the tycoon, who owns golf courses in Scotland and has family links to the country. "Mr Trump's recent remarks have shown that he is no longer fit to be a business ambassador for Scotland," a spokesman for the regional government said as he was dropped as a "GlobalScot" ambassador, a position he took up in 2006.

Man living in Iraq wins $6.4 million US jackpot Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:24 PM PST PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon Lottery winner took more than three months to claim his $6.4 million Megabucks jackpot.

Report: Pentagon found no evidence ransom paid for Bergdahl Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:22 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's inspector general has told a House panel investigating the five Taliban Guantanamo Bay detainees released in exchange for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl that it found no evidence a ransom was ever attempted or paid to secure the soldier's release.

Venezuela president warns of 'conflict' after vote loss Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:21 PM PST Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday of "great conflict" in the recession-mired country if his socialists do not overcome the setback of losing control of the legislature to the opposition. Hardening the conciliatory tone he struck after his defeat in Sunday's legislative election, the 53-year-old vowed a radical turn in the "revolution" movement that brought to power his late predecessor Hugo Chavez. "Either we get out of this jam by means of the revolution or Venezuela is going to enter a great conflict that will affect the whole Latin American and Caribbean region," Maduro told a crowd of hundreds of supporters rallying near his presidential palace in Caracas.

Bangladesh asylum seeker deported after working for years in Japan Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:17 PM PST By Serajul Quadir and Thomas Wilson DHAKA/TOKYO (Reuters) - Abu Said Shekh was awakened in his cell at a Japanese immigration detention center one recent morning and told he was leaving for the airport. After nine years of seeking political asylum in Japan, he was being deported to Bangladesh.

A-League fan boycott to end after meeting with FFA officials Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:15 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Fan supporter groups of A-League teams said Thursday they will temporarily stop their match boycotts, saying Football Federation Australia met their demands at a meeting on Wednesday.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Roma advance in Champions League Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:12 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Arsenal left its best performance for the last game of the Champions League group stage, advancing to the round of 16 with a remarkable 3-0 victory at Olympiakos on Wednesday. Chelsea also went through on a good night for English soccer with a 2-0 home win over FC Porto.

Chinese-backed electric carmaker picks Nevada for $1 billion plant to be built near Las Vegas Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:06 PM PST CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) — Chinese-backed electric carmaker picks Nevada for $1 billion plant to be built near Las Vegas.

Mexican safety agency approves first use of dengue vaccine Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:01 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican health authorities approved the first vaccine to gain official acceptance for use against the dengue virus, which sickens about 100 million people every year, mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Guatemala presents formal accusation against ex-president Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:55 PM PST GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan prosecutors have presented a formal accusation against former President Otto Perez Molina, who resigned this year amid a sprawling corruption scandal.

New Zealand 114-1 at lunch on day 1, 1st test vs. Sri Lanka Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:54 PM PST DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand prospered against a depleted Sri Lanka attack on the first morning of the first test Thursday, reaching 114-1 by lunch after losing the toss.

Puerto Rico for first time allows same-sex couple to adopt Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:49 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico court has for the first time allowed a same-sex couple to adopt a child.

Australia win toss and bat in first Windies Test Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:37 PM PST Hobart (Australia) (AFP) - Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the first Test against the West Indies in Hobart Thursday on a greenish pitch.

Chelsea beats Porto to qualify for Champs League round of 16 Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:35 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Although relieved to steer Chelsea through the group stage of the Champions League, Jose Mourinho believes his team will not be feared in the last 16 during this unexpectedly poor season for the club.

Feeling like a Grinch? At least it won't shorten your life Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:31 PM PST LONDON (AP) — There's good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live.

Australia wins toss and bats vs West Indies in 1st test Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:30 PM PST HOBART, Australia (AP) — Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first in the opening cricket test against the West Indies on Thursday.

Guatemala prosecutors formally accuse ex-president of graft Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:23 PM PST Guatemalan prosecutors on Wednesday formally accused former president Otto Perez of corruption and called for him to go on trial for links to officials who allegedly took bribes in exchange for lifting import taxes for businessmen. The announcement tightens a judicial noose around Perez, who was forced to stand down as president and arrested in September because of the building scandal and widening protests. The public ministry, in charge of state prosecutors, presented a "conclusive declaration" against Perez for conspiracy, customs fraud and passive bribery, a special prosecutor, Juan Sandoval, told reporters.

Guatemala demands Mexico pledge over blocked Cuban migrants Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:19 PM PST Guatemala on Wednesday said it needed a pledge from Mexico that it would allow in thousands of Cuban migrants headed to the US before it can let them transit its territory from Costa Rica or Panama. "Mexico must guarantee in writing that it will receive these Cuban citizens" before Guatemala can grant them passage, Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales told the television network Telemundo. The demand is the latest in an effort by several Central American countries to find a way for Cubans fleeing their island to reach the United States, which has a long-standing policy of accepting them if they set foot on its soil.

Russia, US, UN to hold trilateral Syria talks in Geneva on Friday Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:15 PM PST Russia, the United States and the United Nations will hold talks on Syria in Geneva on Friday as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict are ratcheted up, Moscow and Washington announced. "We will be having consultations in the trilateral format -- Russia, the United States and the UN," Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told the RIA Novosti state news agency on Wednesday. US State Department spokesman John Kirby said Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson would represent the US at the meeting to discuss moving forward on a political transition in Syria and "trying to get at the framework and the architecture for a ceasefire".

Azerbaijani tanks shell breakaway region killing one: rebels Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:13 PM PST Azerbaijani tanks on Wednesday shelled positions in the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region for the first time in more than 20 years, the rebel defence ministry said, as Armenia arrested a former army officer accused of spying for its archfoe. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a bloody conflict over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh territory in the 1990s before reaching a tenuous ceasefire in 1994 but they have not signed a peace deal and clashes erupt regularly. The ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan enjoys the backing of the Armenian authorities.

Azerbaijan frees top rights activist Leyla Yunus Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:11 PM PST Azerbaijan on Wednesday released top rights campaigner Leyla Yunus from prison because of her deteriorating health, less than a month after freeing her activist husband. At a hearing in the capital Baku, an appeals court judge handed the award-winning Yunus a suspended sentence of five years after throwing out the initial eight-and-a-half year jail term, an AFP correspondent said. Yunus, 59, who suffers from a number of ailments including hepatitis C and diabetes, had spent more than 16 months behind bars.

Australian police say arrest two in 'counter-terror' raids Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:08 PM PST By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian federal and state police said on Thursday morning they had arrested two people as part of an ongoing operation to thwart attacks against civilians by home-grown and foreign radicals. "Two people have been arrested by the Joint Counter Terrorism Team Sydney as part of the ongoing Operation Appleby," the New South Wales State Police said in a statement. Sky News reported that one of those targeted in the raids was a 15-year-old boy.

US justices seem skeptical of race-, ethnicity-linked admissions Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:03 PM PST Justice Antonin Scalia, voicing his own skepticism, mentioned the opinion of some affirmative action critics -- while not citing it as his own -- that some black students might do better at "a slower track school" than the University of Texas. Used by some schools to bolster the number of students from minority racial and ethnic groups, affirmative action long has been used to help redress centuries of discrimination, particularly against African-Americans. Opponents of affirmative action, meantime, complain that qualified white students are disadvantaged by policies seeking to increase the numbers of minority students.

Venezuelan opposition's landslide win debunks fears of fraud Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:02 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It's one of the opposition's favorite tropes: that Venezuela's socialist government is a dictatorship that will stop at nothing to stay in power.

Barcelona draws 1-1 with Leverkusen in Champions League Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:01 PM PST LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his 80th Champions League goal as a Barcelona side without many of its other stars played to a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, sending the German side to the Europa League.

Peru sees 'moderate' El Niño in revised forecast Posted: 09 Dec 2015 02:58 PM PST Peru now expects the El Niño weather pattern, a phenomenon associated with extreme droughts, storms and floods, to become "moderate" in the coming months instead of "strong" as previously forecast, a government scientist said on Wednesday. The likelihood of El Niño shaping up to be as disastrous as in 1997-98 is now "very low," said Ken Takahashi, the lead El Niño investigator at Peru's Geophysical Institute. "During the anomaly of 1997, coastal temperatures in Peru were almost double what they are now, so it would be very difficult to reach those levels," Takahashi said.

Lewandowski gives Bayern Munich 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb Posted: 09 Dec 2015 02:50 PM PST ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored twice as already-qualified Bayern Munich completed its Champions League group campaign with a 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.

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