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On final trip, Carter looks to reassure Asia allies

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 11:52 AM PST

US Secretary of Defense Carter inspects honour guard before meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Nakatani at defense ministry in TokyoBy Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes his last scheduled trip to Asia next week, and he will try to sooth anxieties caused by Donald Trump's election, U.S. officials said. The Obama administration made Asia and U.S. alliances there a priority. While details of Trump's approach to the region remain scant, his calls for allies to pay more to sustain U.S. forces or face their possible withdrawal have alarmed Japan and South Korea.


Russia not serious in talks with Syrian rebels: opposition official

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 08:36 AM PST

A general view shows Aleppo cityBy Angus McDowall and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Syrian opposition official accused Russia on Friday of procrastinating in talks with rebels over Aleppo, signaling no progress in diplomacy which rebels hoped would ease dire conditions in the city where they are in danger of defeat. Buoyed by its rapid capture of several whole neighborhoods, the government on Friday took journalists on an escorted tour of the ruined northeast Aleppo districts which fell on Sunday and Monday, and which the army is sweeping for mines. The rebels' talks with Russia, the most powerful ally of President Bashar al-Assad, in Ankara point to the bad set of options they face.


Europe must brace for new, varied IS attacks: security chief

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 10:10 AM PST

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove is seen during an interview with Reuters in his office in BrusselsBy Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Islamic State will attack Europe again, security chiefs warned on Friday, and may add car bombs, cyber and chemical warfare to its local arsenal as European militants drift home after reverses in Syria and Iraq. Gilles de Kerchove, the European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, said it was impossible to know for sure how many militants were already in Europe plotting. "We have to be prepared because some of them will come to Europe," said de Kerchove, a veteran EU official whose Brussels office is packed with books and souvenirs from nine years of intensive travel and talking with Europe's troubled neighbors.


Women bombers emerge from Islamic State redoubt to attack Libyan forces

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 11:17 AM PST

Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather as they advance against Islamic State holdouts in Ghiza Bahriya district in SirteSeveral women blew themselves up on Friday in suicide attacks that killed four Libyan soldiers who had granted them safe passage to leave buildings under the control of Islamic State militants, a spokesman for government forces said. The Libyan forces, backed by U.S. air strikes, are close to taking full control of the former IS stronghold of Sirte after a campaign lasting more than six months. Rida Issa, a spokesman for the Libyan forces, said two similar incidents, which he said were suicide attacks, had taken place as other women and children were leaving Islamic State-held ground.


China expresses concern as Yemen's Houthis form government

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:19 PM PST

China's Foreign Ministry has expressed concern after Yemen's armed Houthi movement and its political allies formed a new government, in what appeared a blow to U.N.-backed efforts to end 20 months of war in the country. Diplomats had hoped the Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, would hold off on putting together a cabinet of their loyalists and instead form a unity government with their Yemeni foes, whom they pushed into Saudi exile. The Houthis, who control territory with more than half of Yemen's population, previously said forming a government with their allies did not mean abandoning the U.N.-sponsored peace process.

Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:43 AM PST

Iraqi people flee the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul in al-Samah neighborhood, IraqBy Ahmed Rasheed and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Facing brutal urban warfare in Mosul and with their push slowed by the presence of one million residents, Iraqi commanders examined changing strategy last week to help civilians leave to give the army a free hand to strike Islamic State fighters. The proposal, a sign of frustration at slow progress in the six-week campaign against Islamic State in Mosul, was ultimately dismissed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his generals, military sources told Reuters in interviews. Islamic State militants who have controlled the city since mid-2014 have waged a lethal defense, deploying snipers, mortar fire and 600 suicide car bombers, as well as attacks launched from a network of tunnels beneath residential neighborhoods.


Top Asian News 1:29 a.m. GMT

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:29 PM PST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China. It is highly unusual, probably unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan, a self-governing island the U.S. broke diplomatic ties with in 1979. Washington has pursued a so-called "one China" policy since 1979, when it shifted diplomatic recognition of China from the government in Taiwan to the communist government on the mainland. Under that policy, the U.S. recognizes Beijing as representing China but retains unofficial ties with Taiwan. A statement from Trump's transition team said he spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who offered her congratulations.

Malaysia defends rally against 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:28 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has defended plans for a protest to condemn what it called ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority, saying it has an obligation to ensure that its neighbor takes steps to prevent the crisis from deteriorating.

Yellowstone plans to thin bison herd by 900 animals

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:26 PM PST

A herd of bison graze in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park.By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park plans to reduce its famed bison herd by at least 900 head this winter, culling stray animals outside the park in Montana by hunting and a program to round up and deliver wayward stock to Native American tribes for slaughter. Animals that roam out of the park into adjacent state lands in Montana will be subject to harvest by licensed sportsmen and Native American tribes exercising historic hunting rights. Montana's chief veterinarian, Dr. Marty Zaluski, said park officials agreed on the goal of at least 900 at a meeting on Thursday.


Gambia's shock presidential victor hails new era

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:25 PM PST

A man waves a Gambian flag while he celebrates the victory of Gambia's opposition candidate Adama Barrow during the Presidential Elections on December 2, 2016, in Serekunda, BanjulOpposition candidate Adama Barrow hailed a "new Gambia" Friday after he pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, putting an end to the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh. Official results earlier showed Barrow, a businessman and political unknown until six months ago, comfortably winning Thursday's poll with 45.54 percent, capping a remarkable rise to prominence. Jammeh took 212,099 votes (36.66 percent) and third party candidate Mama Kandeh 102,969 votes (17.80 percent), the Independent Electoral Commission said.


Venezuela policemen sentenced for killing protester in 2014

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:24 PM PST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Venezuelan police officers have been sentenced to years in prison for killing a young protester in 2014.

S. Koreans to march for 6th weekend calling for Park ouster

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:23 PM PST

In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, South Korean protesters hold up candles during a rally calling for South Korean President Park Geun-hye to step down in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's main opposition parties said Friday they will push for a vote next week on President Park Geun-hye's impeachment. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans are expected to march in capital Seoul for the sixth straight weekend calling for the removal of scandal-plagued President Park Geun-hye.


Trump speaks with Taiwan's president, risking China tensions

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016, file photo, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan. President-elect Donald Trump spoke Dec. 2, with the president of Taiwan, a self-governing island the U.S. broke diplomatic ties with in 1979. It is highly unusual, perhaps unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a Taiwanese leader and will be sure to anger China. Washington has pursued a so-called TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China.


21 Chinese miners trapped for 4 days confirmed dead

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:11 PM PST

BEIJING (AP) — China's state-run Xinhua News Agency says 21 miners who were trapped for four days after an explosion have been confirmed dead. One is missing.

Mourinho demands United improvement

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:49 PM PST

Statistics do not look good for Manchester United's coach Jose Mourinho as their total of 20 points is their lowest at this stage of a season since 1989Jose Mourinho returns to the technical area for Sunday's visit to Everton on a mission to urgently improve Manchester United's disappointing Premier League form. Mourinho served his second one-match touchline ban of the season on Wednesday as United beat West Ham 4-1 in the League Cup to set up a two-legged semi-final against Hull in January. Success in knockout football, as Mourinho's predecessor Louis van Gaal discovered after winning last season's FA Cup, is not necessarily considered adequate at Old Trafford, though.


AFA hired firm to fly Argentine team without knowing plane

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:47 PM PST

This photo released by the Bolivian Soccer Federation Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, shows the doomed BAE 146 Avro RJ85 LaMia jet, registration CP-2933, parked at the Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Oct. 4, 2016. There are indications that the LaMia jet ran out of fuel, moments before crashing into the Andes near Medellin, on Monday evening. It is not known whether the lack of fuel was because they did not have enough for the flight, a leak or for some other reason. (Andres Dorado/Bolivian Soccer Federation via AP)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's soccer association hired the plane that was used to transport superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the team for a World Cup qualifying game without knowing the name of the airline or the model of the plane.


'Unprecedented' numbers face severe hunger in South Sudan: U.N.

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:43 PM PST

Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time - and the crisis is likely to worsen when food from the current harvest runs out next year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The country's hunger levels have doubled since last year, the U.N. agency said in a report released on Friday. Nearly 60 percent of the population of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state is affected, 56 percent in Unity, and 47 percent in Western Bahr el Ghazal.

Vathje wins skeleton World Cup opener

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:35 PM PST

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Elisabeth Vathje of Canada won the opening race of the women's skeleton World Cup season Friday night, easily prevailing on the track that hosted the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Gambia's president concedes defeat after election loss

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:31 PM PST

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow by tearing down a poster of longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia's president of 22 years acknowledged his election defeat on state television Friday night, vowing to step down hours after news of the results prompted thousands to celebrate in the streets in an unprecedented display of disdain for his rule.


Slovenia's Stuhec wins World Cup downhill at Lake Louise

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:31 PM PST

Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec reacts in the finish area following her win in the women's World Cup downhill ski race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec won the season-opening downhill at Lake Louise on Friday for her first World Cup victory.


US moves to block Chinese purchase of German tech firm Aixtron

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:27 PM PST

The headquarters of chip equipment maker Aixtron pictured in Herzogenrath, western Germany on October 25, 2016US President Barack Obama on Friday moved to block a Chinese company's purchase of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron by rejecting the inclusion of Aixtron's US business in the deal. The US Treasury Department said a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) chaired by Obama found the risks posed by the deal, which could place sensitive technology with potential military applications in Chinese hands, were too great.


Maisie Williams: Stop going to dolphin shows

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:22 PM PST

In this photo released by DolphinProject, Maisie Williams monitors dolphin hunting boats in Taiji, Wakayama prefecture, central Japan, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. TOKYO (AP) — "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams wants everyone to stop buying tickets to marine shows. She says it's the best way to stop the capture and killings of dolphins in Japan.


Colombia repatriates dead as airline's licensing questioned

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:18 PM PST

Funeral employees wrap an identification label around a casket covered in a white sheet with a Chapecoense soccer team logo that contains the remains of a team member at the San Vicente funeral home in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. The bodies of the Brazilian victims of this week's air tragedy will be repatriated later Friday on three flights to Chapeco, the hometown of the Brazilian soccer team. Members of the team and a group of journalists who perished on the flight were headed to the Copa Sudamericana finals when the plane ran out of fuel, crashing into the Andes outside Medellin. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)RIO NEGRO, Colombia (AP) — Victims of this week's tragic air crash in the Andes were flown home Friday as Bolivia's president called for "drastic measures" against aviation officials who signed off on a flight plan that experts and even one of the charter airline's executives said should never have been attempted because of a possible fuel shortage.


Trump risks China rift with Taiwan call

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:15 PM PST

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a stop at U.S. Bank Arena on December 1, 2016 in Cincinnati, OhioPresident-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of cautious US diplomacy Friday to speak with the president of Taiwan, at the risk of provoking a serious rift with China. It was not immediately clear whether Trump's telephone call with President Tsai Ing-wen marked a deliberate pivot away from Washington's official "One China" stance.


Alpine skiing: Stuhec wins season-opening downhill

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:09 PM PST

Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia (C) celebrates after winning the Audi FIS Ski World Cup 1st Women's Downhill race with second place Sofia Goggia of Italy (L) and third place Kajsa Kling of Sweden (R) in Alberta, Canada on December 2, 2016Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec won the season-opening ladies downhill at Lake Louise on Friday with the first World Cup victory of her ski racing career. "I knew I could ski fast and I just needed to put it in a race and I did," said Stuhec, whose best previous result on the World Cup circuit was a fourth place in the 2013 super-G in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Italy's Sofia Goggia was second with a time of one minute, 45.70 seconds, while Sweden's Kajsa Kling finished third with one minute, 45.79 seconds.


Americas' top rights commission urges Argentina to free activist

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:50 PM PST

The Inter-American Commision on Human Rights on Friday called on Argentina to release social activist Milagro Sala, who has been jailed since the beginning of the year in the northwestern province of Jujuy. The commission, part of the Organization of American States (OAS), said Argentina should "give prompt attention" to recommendations from a U.N. body in October that called Sala's pre-trial detention "unwarranted and arbitrary." Sala, the leader of the Tupac Amaru social movement, was detained in January and accused of instigating criminal acts after leading a protest in front of provincial government buildings. OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro said on Tuesday that Sala's detention was not justified because there was no risk of flight or interfere with investigative processes.

White House reaffirms 'One China' policy after Trump calls Taiwan leader

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:50 PM PST

China's President Xi Jinping (R) shaking hands with US President Barack Obama before the G20 leaders' family photo in Hangzhou on September 4, 2016Washington (AFP) - The White House reaffirmed Friday its backing for the policy that recognizes Beijing as the sole government of "One China" after President-elect Donald Trump risked Chinese ire by calling the leader of Taiwan, in a break with US norms.


Price, Parel top PGA Tour Champions' Q-School

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:46 PM PST

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Phillip Price and Scott Parel shared medalist honors Friday in the PGA Tour Champions qualifying tournament to top the five fully exempt qualifiers.

Cheika unimpressed by 'clown' attack on Jones

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:46 PM PST

Australia's head coach Michael Cheika made no secret of his feelings about his clown portrait after New Zealand's 37-10 win over Australia in Auckland in OctoberAustralia coach Michael Cheika said a newspaper had gone too far in depicting England counterpart Eddie Jones as a 'clown' ahead of Saturday's clash at Twickenham. The hype intensified when Jones was depicted as a clown in Saturday's edition of The Australian newspaper. Eddie Jones is the real clown of the world rugby circus.


Japanese teen Nasa Hataoka leads LPGA Tour Q-school

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:33 PM PST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Japanese teen Nasa Hataoka shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the third of five rounds in the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Philippines' Duterte gets Trump White House invite during 'animated' call

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:26 PM PST

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while delivering a speech during the inauguration of a drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center inside the military headquarters in Fort Magsaysay, in the Nueva Ecija provinceBy Martin Petty and David Brunnstrom MANILA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump invited Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year during a "very engaging, animated" phone conversation, a Duterte aide said on Friday, amid rocky relations between their two countries. A statement issued by Trump's transition team, however, made no mention of an invitation. Trump's brief chat with the firebrand Philippine president follows a period of uncertainty about one of Washington's most important Asian alliances, stoked by Duterte's hostility toward President Barack Obama and repeated threats to sever decades-old defense ties.


Benin cuts off four opposition broadcasters: NGO

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:06 PM PST

Shut-down Beninese television station E-tele backs former President Thomas Boni Yayi, seen in April 2016Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday condemned the swift shutdown of four Benin broadcasters close to the opposition, saying it raised fears of an "authoritarian" shift in the west African country. The four broadcasters -- Radio Soleil and TV stations Sikka, Eden and E-tele -- were all cut off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the press freedom group said in a statement. All were shut down on the grounds that they were transmitting from places away from their original locations, RSF said.


Dijon rallies from 2 goals down to draw at Caen

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:04 PM PST

CAEN, France (AP) — Playing with 10 men for an hour, Dijon rallied from two goals down to grab a 3-3 draw at struggling Caen in the French league on Friday.

Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead in Bahamas

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:52 PM PST

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, chips onto the 18th green during the second round at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Nassau, Bahamas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Dustin Johnson wasn't even expecting to be in the Bahamas for the Hero World Challenge. He was tied for the lead Friday with Hideki Matsuyama, who has reason to expect being at the top of any tournament he plays.


One dead in Peru after angry mob tries to lynch pollsters

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:36 PM PST

One woman has been killed and some 40 people were arrested in a Peruvian shantytown after an angry mob tried to lynch two pollsters whom residents believed were butchering local children to take their organs, authorities said Friday. False rumors on social media claiming dead children had been found with their organs missing fanned mass hysteria in the shantytown Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, prompting residents to target two employees of a polling company who had been conducting door-to-door marketing surveys, said Police General Hugo Begazo. "From one second to the next, people started to surround us," said visibly shaken Luis Nunez with polling firm Quantum in broadcast comments.

Mourinho offers Schweinsteiger ray of hope at Man United

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:33 PM PST

Manchester United's Bastian Schweinsteiger waves to the crowd as he walks off the pitch after the end of the English League Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Man United won the game 4-1. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bastian Schweinsteiger might still have a future at Manchester United.


Saudi Arabia names new labor minister, reshuffles religious and Shura councils

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:23 PM PST

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz delivers his remarks to US President Obama in Oval Office of White House in WashingtonKing Salman bin Abdulaziz has replaced Saudi Arabia's labor minister, state media reported on Friday, after recent statistics showed a rise in unemployment in the world's top oil exporter. In a royal decree read on state television, the king also reshuffled the country's top religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, and the Shura Council, which advises the government. State television said King Salman had appointed Ali bin Nasser al-Ghafis as labor minister to replace Mufrej al-Haqbani.


Haiti presidential candidates challenge vote results

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:23 PM PST

Following the victory of Haiti's newest president Jovenel Moise, other Haitian presidential candidates Jude Celestin, Moise Jean-Charles and Maryse Narcisse are contesting the tally, which gave him more than 55 percent of the votePort-au-Prince (AFP) - Three Haitian presidential candidates have formally contested the election's preliminary results, their parties said Friday, after the vote count gave the ruling party's Jovenel Moise an outright victory in last month's first-round. Jude Celestin, Moise Jean-Charles and Maryse Narcisse are challenging the tally giving more than 55 percent of the vote to Moise, chosen by former president Michel Martelly to represent his party, Tet Kale (PHTK). "The people have had their say," Moise said Thursday.


Saudi labour minister sacked

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:07 PM PST

Labour Minister Mufarrej al-Haqbani is only the latest in government officials who have been sacked by Saudi Arabian King Salman, seen in a handout photo from November 2016Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Friday sacked the labour minister who headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers. Mufarrej al-Haqbani, named to the portfolio almost seven months ago, was replaced by Ali al-Ghifaidh, according to a royal order published by the official Saudi Press Agency. A crisis in the construction sector peaked shortly after Haqbani's appointment, as some workers who had gone months without salaries were left also without food and other essentials.


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