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• U.S. releases video it says shows Iranian rockets near American warships
• Drug lord Guzman faces extradition to U.S. after lapses lead to capture
• North Korea's Kim Jong Un says H-bomb test self-defensive step against the U.S.
• Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools
• Mali says note links al Qaeda splinter group to hotel siege
• In embarrassing turn, only 1 Argentine convict apprehended
• Canada PM condemns pepper spray attack on Syrian refugees
• Mexico willing to extradite recaptured drug lord Guzman
• Kim visits military as Koreas slide into Cold War standoff
• Top Asian News 12:36 a.m. GMT
• Latest: Official says Guzman extradition to take a while
• Two winners share record 66 million pound UK lottery jackpot
• Guzman hid in plain sight in seaside Mexican city
• Police: Paris police attacker lived in German shelter
• Sanders, O'Malley criticize immigration raids at Iowa forum
• Air strike kills dozens in Syria as U.N. envoy visits Damascus
• Eyeing global domination, 'Star Wars' opens big in China
• De Carolis beats Feigenbutz by 11th-round TKO for WBA belt
• Martins Dukurs wins World Cup race in Lake Placid
• In humiliating turn, Argentine police say manhunt still on for fugitives
• Merkel talks tough on migrant lawbreakers as Cologne assault cases soar
• French premier, Jewish leaders mark attack on kosher market
• Paris police station attacker lived in German refugee shelter: police
• AC Milan, Roma managers still under pressure after 1-1 draw
• Canada PM condemns pepper spraying of Syrian refugees
• Real Madrid wins in Zidane's debut as head coach
• 15 candidates approved for Niger presidential race
• Italian police: US woman found slain in her Florence flat
• LMAX Exchange takes 1st place in close Clipper Race leg
• US Navy releases video of 'provocative' Iran rocket fire
• Catalan separatists agree to form regional govt after Mas steps aside
• No new United offer for wantaway Anderson, say Lazio
• Joey Mantia beats Shani Davis at 1,500 meters in Wisconsin
• Loeb and Goncalves lead Dakar Rally at midway point
• Lyon secures first win in new stadium in French league
• AP source: Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the US
• Russian raids kill dozens in Syria, aid delayed

U.S. releases video it says shows Iranian rockets near American warships Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:38 PM PST By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy released black-and-white video on Saturday it said was taken by an American helicopter showing an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel firing unguided rockets on Dec. 26 near warships including the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran on Dec. 31 denied that its Revolutionary Guards vessels had launched the rockets as the United States claimed, with a Revolutionary Guards spokesman saying the "false" accusation was "akin to psychological warfare." The U.S. Navy said the infrared radar footage showed an Iranian "fast inshore attack craft" launching several rockets on Dec. 26 "in close proximity" to the Truman, the guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley, the French naval frigate FS Provence and commercial ships in the busy waterway.

Drug lord Guzman faces extradition to U.S. after lapses lead to capture Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:31 PM PST By Dave Graham and Anahi Rama LOS MOCHIS, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico aims to extradite drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman to the United States after security forces recaptured the fugitive cartel leader who blew his cover through a series of slip ups, including an attempt to make a movie about his life. The Mexican Attorney General's office will be working as fast as possible to establish the path to extradition, and Chapo could be sent to the United States by mid-year, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday. Guzman, the world's top drug smuggler and boss of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, is wanted by U.S. authorities on a host of criminal charges.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says H-bomb test self-defensive step against the U.S. Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:41 PM PST North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country conducted a hydrogen bomb test as a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war and had a sovereign right to do so without being criticized, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday. North Korea's fourth nuclear test on Wednesday angered both the United States and China, which was not given prior notice, although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt the North's claim that the device it set off was a hydrogen bomb.

Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools Posted: 09 Jan 2016 12:52 PM PST By Joseph Nasr and Matthias Inverardi COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany's open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year's Eve. The attacks, ranging from sexual molestation to theft, shocked Germany, which took in 1.1 million migrants and refugees in 2015 under asylum laws championed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite fervent opposition. Shortly before Saturday's protest began, Merkel hardened her stance toward migrants, promising expulsion for criminals and a reduction in migrant numbers over the longer term to Germany.

Mali says note links al Qaeda splinter group to hotel siege Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:44 PM PST Mali's chief prosecutor said on Saturday that it has evidence that jihadist group Al Mourabitoun, led by veteran leader veteran militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar, was behind a November attack on a luxury hotel that killed 20 people. Two Islamist militants stormed the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on November 20, killing six Russians, three Chinese and an American among others, in their bloodiest strike in the West African country in years. Boubacar Sidiki Samake said that a scrap of paper with an Arabic inscription was found on the bodies of the two men, later killed by Malian Special Forces.

In embarrassing turn, only 1 Argentine convict apprehended Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:54 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In an embarrassment to President Mauricio Macri's young administration, Argentina's top police official said Saturday that only one of three notorious convicts were in custody just hours after top officials had celebrated the capture of all three fugitives.

Canada PM condemns pepper spray attack on Syrian refugees Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:48 PM PST Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday condemned an attack on Syrian refugees who were pepper-sprayed during a welcome event in Vancouver, an incident police are treating as a hate crime. The group of newly arrived Syrians, which included children, was sprayed by an unknown bicyclist as they gathered outdoors Friday for a welcome function at the Muslim Association of Canada Centre, Vancouver police said. "I condemn the attack on Syrian refugees in Vancouver," he added.

Mexico willing to extradite recaptured drug lord Guzman Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:46 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a federal law enforcement official said Saturday, a sharp reversal from the official position after his last capture in 2014.

Kim visits military as Koreas slide into Cold War standoff Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:37 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's leader has taken a victory tour of military headquarters to celebrate the country's widely disputed claim of a hydrogen bomb test.

Top Asian News 12:36 a.m. GMT Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:36 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's leader has taken a victory tour of military headquarters to celebrate the country's widely disputed claim of a hydrogen bomb test. Kim Jong Un called the nuclear test "a self-defensive step for reliably defending the peace on the Korean Peninsula and the regional security from the danger of nuclear war caused by the U.S.-led imperialists," according to a dispatch Sunday from state-run Korean Central News Agency. "It is the legitimate right of a sovereign state and a fair action that nobody can criticize," Kim was reported as saying during his tour of the People's Armed Forces Ministry.

Latest: Official says Guzman extradition to take a while Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:35 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — The latest on Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman who was recaptured six months after he escaped from a maximum security prison: (all times local)

Two winners share record 66 million pound UK lottery jackpot Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:09 PM PST Britain's biggest-ever national lottery win was shared by two players, organizers said on Saturday after huge numbers of tickets were sold for the 66 million pound ($96 million) tax-free jackpot. The Saturday night UK national lottery draw attracted many more players than normal, and came the same day as Americans flocked to get tickets for a record jackpot of more than $900 million in the United States' Powerball draw. The previous biggest British national lottery jackpot was 22.6 million pounds more than 20 years ago.

Guzman hid in plain sight in seaside Mexican city Posted: 09 Jan 2016 04:08 PM PST The white house where Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman hid is in a ritzy part of a Mexican seaside city, whose neighbors were stunned to learn the fugitive drug lord briefly lived next door. Lush trees serve as natural curtains to conceal what went on inside the two-story home in Los Mochis, a relatively peaceful city in Guzman's northwestern and violence-plagued home state of Sinaloa.

Police: Paris police attacker lived in German shelter Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:59 PM PST RECKLINGHAUSEN, Germany (AP) — German police on Saturday raided an apartment at a shelter for asylum-seekers in the western city of Recklinghausen that they say had been occupied by a man shot and killed as he stormed a Paris police station.

Sanders, O'Malley criticize immigration raids at Iowa forum Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:54 PM PST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley used a liberal forum in Iowa on Saturday to criticize holiday-season raids seeking Central American immigrants for deportation.

Air strike kills dozens in Syria as U.N. envoy visits Damascus Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:34 PM PST By Tom Perry and Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - An air strike reportedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy visited Damascus to advance preparations for peace talks planned this month despite opposition misgivings. Agreement was also reached for aid to be delivered on Monday to an opposition-held town besieged by pro-government forces where United Nations says there have been credible reports of people dying of starvation, sources said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 57 people were killed in the air strike, which hit a court house and prison in the town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province.

Eyeing global domination, 'Star Wars' opens big in China Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:17 PM PST It has conquered North America, thrilled Europe and on Saturday "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opened in China, chasing more records with an estimated $33 million in ticket sales, Disney said in early projections. "We can only estimate the gross as there is no official reporting yet," Disney said.

De Carolis beats Feigenbutz by 11th-round TKO for WBA belt Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:16 PM PST OFFENBURG, Germany (AP) — Giovanni De Carolis of Italy stopped Vincent Feigenbutz in the 11th round of their rematch to claim the vacant WBA super middleweight title on Saturday.

Martins Dukurs wins World Cup race in Lake Placid Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:14 PM PST LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Martins Dukurs of Latvia continued his perfect World Cup skeleton season Saturday, winning a race in Lake Placid for his fourth victory.

In humiliating turn, Argentine police say manhunt still on for fugitives Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:14 PM PST By Jorge Otaola and Richard Lough BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - In a huge embarrassment for President Mauricio Macri, Argentina's federal police chief said a manhunt was still on for two of the South American country's most notorious criminals hours after the government celebrated their capture. Macri congratulated the security forces on his official Twitter account.

Merkel talks tough on migrant lawbreakers as Cologne assault cases soar Posted: 09 Jan 2016 03:13 PM PST German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday backed stricter laws to expel convicted refugees, as clashes erupted at far-right protests in Cologne over a rash of sexual assaults blamed on asylum seekers. Cologne police said they have now recorded 379 cases of New Year's Eve violence -- ranging from groping to theft to two reported rapes -- with asylum seekers and illegal migrants making up the majority of suspects. Vowing tough action, Merkel declared that any refugee handed a jail term -- even if it was a suspended sentence -- should be kicked out of the country.

French premier, Jewish leaders mark attack on kosher market Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:53 PM PST PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister lamented the growing number of departures of French Jews for Israel, as he and Jewish leaders honored four people gunned down in a kosher market a year ago by an attacker claiming ties to the Islamic State group.

Paris police station attacker lived in German refugee shelter: police Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:46 PM PST German police on Saturday raided an asylum seeker shelter where they said the man who sought to attack a Paris police station on Thursday had lived. Police found no indications that other attacks had been planned, they said in a statement following the search at the shelter in western Germany's Recklinghausen. The police statement did not specify that he was an asylum seeker but a source close to the matter told AFP the man was indeed registered as one.

AC Milan, Roma managers still under pressure after 1-1 draw Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:33 PM PST ROME (AP) — A 1-1 draw between AC Milan and Roma in Serie A on Saturday likely did little to alleviate the pressure on managers Sinisa Mihajlovic and Rudi Garcia.

Canada PM condemns pepper spraying of Syrian refugees Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:29 PM PST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning the pepper spraying of a group of Syrian refugees in Vancouver, which police are treating as a hate crime.

Real Madrid wins in Zidane's debut as head coach Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:24 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Zinedine Zidane's head-coaching career got off to a winning start as Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday.

15 candidates approved for Niger presidential race Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:12 PM PST Niger's constitutional court has approved 15 candidates for next month's presidential election, the interior ministry announced Saturday, including imprisoned opposition figure Hama Amadou. Incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou, elected in 2011, is seeking another term and will also be up against chief opposition leader Seini Oumarou, former president Mahamane Ousmane and ex-planning minister Amadou Boubacar Cisse, among others. At the start of the week the interior ministry put forward 16 names of potential candidates to contest the February 21 election.

Italian police: US woman found slain in her Florence flat Posted: 09 Jan 2016 02:02 PM PST ROME (AP) — An American woman, her neck bruised and scratched, was found slain in her apartment in Florence on Saturday, Italian police said.

LMAX Exchange takes 1st place in close Clipper Race leg Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:57 PM PST AIRLIE BEACH, Australia (AP) — LMAX Exchange has beaten Great Britain by 42 seconds in a 1,600-nautical-mile Australian leg of the Clipper Round the World race.

US Navy releases video of 'provocative' Iran rocket fire Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:52 PM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Saturday released footage it said showed Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels firing rockets near warships and commercial traffic in the strategic Strait of Hormuz late last month, a move raising tensions between the two nations despite the recent nuclear deal.

Catalan separatists agree to form regional govt after Mas steps aside Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:51 PM PST Catalonia's separatists on Saturday struck a last-minute agreement to form a new regional government that will work towards independence from Spain, with controversial secessionist leader Artur Mas stepping aside to seal the deal. "This is not an easy decision, but it is a coherent decision," Mas told a press conference, saying he did what was necessary to save the independence drive in the wealthy northeast region of 7.5 million. "I am stepping aside and will not be standing as a Together for Yes candidate for the re-election of president of the regional government," Mas said, naming Girona mayor Carles Puigdemont as his replacement.

No new United offer for wantaway Anderson, say Lazio Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:38 PM PST Lazio said they have not received an improved offer from Manchester United for Brazilian sensation Felipe Anderson, who said on Saturday he could quit the club before the end of January. Reports have recently suggested United are still determined to lure Anderson to Old Trafford, and speculation intensified midweek when the 22-year-old was substituted at half-time against Carpi after one of his worst performances to date. "We received their offer on August 27, but we rejected it," Tare told Mediaset Premium before Saturday's 3-1 win at Fiorentina.

Joey Mantia beats Shani Davis at 1,500 meters in Wisconsin Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:35 PM PST WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Joey Mantia edged four-time Olympic medalist Shani Davis in the 1,500-meter race Saturday at the U.S. Long Track Speedskating Championships.

Loeb and Goncalves lead Dakar Rally at midway point Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:35 PM PST SALTA, Argentina (AP) — Sebastian Loeb leads the Dakar Rally at the midway point by more than two minutes from French countryman Stephane Peterhansel.

Lyon secures first win in new stadium in French league Posted: 09 Jan 2016 01:31 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Lyon celebrated its first match at its new Stade des Lumieres home with its first French League win in two months, 4-1 over last-place Troyes on Saturday.

AP source: Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the US Posted: 09 Jan 2016 12:39 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — AP source: Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the US.

Russian raids kill dozens in Syria, aid delayed Posted: 09 Jan 2016 12:37 PM PST Russian air strikes Saturday on an Al-Qaeda run prison in Syria killed nearly 60 people, a monitor said, as aid needed in three besieged towns where people are reportedly starving was delayed. The bloodshed came as UN envoy Staffan de Mistura met in Damascus with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem to prepare for peace talks between the government and the opposition. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the air raids that hit a building near a popular market in the northwestern Idlib town of Maarat al-Numan killed 21 civilians, 29 militants and seven detainees.

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