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• U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North's nuclear test
• Sean Penn meeting, silver screen dreams help Mexican drug lord's downfall
• Growing scale of Cologne attacks stokes German debate on migrants
• Bombs laid by Islamic State hamper Iraqi troops in Ramadi after victory
• Arab foreign ministers accuse Iran of undermining regional security
• Afghan forces retake northern district from Taliban
• Sean Penn meets 'Chapo' -- what we know so far
• Allrounder Todd Astle named in NZ squad for Pakistan T20s
• Aguero back scoring, leading City's Premier League charge
• 20 dead in bus crash in southern Mexico
• Sudan security forces break up W.Darfur demo: sources
• Mexico celebrations over 'El Chapo' capture mask a near escape
• Ex-president's ally hangs on to power in southern Nigerian stronghold
• Mexican actress stars as go-between in Chapo-Penn chat
• Sean Penn's 'Chapo' article roasted on air, online
• Billionaire sailor Bob Oatley dead at 87
• No-nonsense reformer Mitsotakis takes over Greek conservative party
• Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo, real-life drug connection
• Records show big dip in non-Texans at US Grand Prix
• Napoli leads Serie A at halfway mark for 1st time since 1990
• Atletico Madrid beats Celta 2-0, regains Spanish league lead
• Top Asian News 10:20 p.m. GMT
• Firefighters controlling Australian blazes that killed 2
• Sporting Lisbon stays ahead in Portuguese league
• Sigthorsson gives Nantes 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne
• Germany's Felix Loch wins World Cup luge race
• Napoli takes its 1st winter title since 1990 championship
• Air strikes reported near Libya's Sirte - resident
• Fire breaks out at offices of Israeli rights group - police
• Timeline of events in the life of actor Sean Penn
• Reformist lawmaker elected Greek opposition leader
• Business, labor groups say PREPA bill will hurt the economy
• Paris police station attacker was serial asylum seeker with criminal past: Berlin
• Catalonia elects new leader tasked with breakaway from Spain
• Catalan parliament votes in new leader amid secession drive
• Fantasy becomes reality as fashion's 'Wonder Boy' shows in London
• Mexican drug lord's final hiding place was in plain sight
• Deadly strike on Yemen MSF clinic draws condemnation
• Syrian refugee invited to Obama's State of Union address

U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North's nuclear test Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:05 PM PST By Tony Munroe and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war. North Korea's fourth nuclear test angered both China, its main ally, and the United States, although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt the North's claim that the device was a hydrogen bomb.

Sean Penn meeting, silver screen dreams help Mexican drug lord's downfall Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:54 PM PST By Lizbeth Diaz and Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A secretive meeting that Hollywood star Sean Penn orchestrated with Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman in a jungle hideout late last year helped Mexico's government catch the world's most wanted drug lord, sources said. Guzman, the infamous boss of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested in northwestern Mexico on Friday morning, and sent back to the prison he broke out of in July through a mile-long tunnel that led straight into his cell. Mexico aims to extradite Guzman to the United States as soon as possible.

Growing scale of Cologne attacks stokes German debate on migrants Posted: 10 Jan 2016 11:41 AM PST By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Attacks on women in Cologne and other German cities on New Year's Eve have prompted more than 600 criminal complaints, with police suspicion resting on asylum seekers, putting pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel and her open door migrant policy. The attacks, mostly targeting women and ranging from theft to sexual molestation, have prompted a highly-charged debate in Germany about its welcoming stance for refugees and migrants, more than one million of whom arrived last year. The sudden nature of the violent attacks and the fact that they stretched from Hamburg to Frankfurt prompted Germany's justice minister Heiko Maas to speculate in a newspaper that they had been planned or coordinated.

Bombs laid by Islamic State hamper Iraqi troops in Ramadi after victory Posted: 10 Jan 2016 06:31 AM PST By Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants left Ramadi's streets and buildings boobytrapped with bombs, hampering efforts to rebuild the city two weeks after Iraq's elite counter-terrorism forces claimed victory against the militant group there, officials said. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, was touted as the first major success for Iraq's army since it collapsed in the face of Islamic State's lightning advance across the country's north and west 18 months ago. The militants have been pushed to Ramadi's eastern suburbs, but almost all of the city, which was battered by U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State, remains off-limits to its nearly half a million displaced residents, most of whom fled before the army advance.

Arab foreign ministers accuse Iran of undermining regional security Posted: 10 Jan 2016 11:59 AM PST By Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab foreign ministers condemned attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran and warned on Sunday that the country would face wider opposition if it continued its "interference" in the internal affairs of Arab states. Tensions between the Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran have escalated since Saudi authorities executed Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Jan. 2, triggering outrage among Shi'ites across the Middle East. Other Arab countries have recalled envoys to Iran and the United Arab Emirates downgraded relations in solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

Afghan forces retake northern district from Taliban Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:39 AM PST Afghan security forces have retaken a district in the north of the country, killing 30 Taliban fighters and capturing vehicles and weapons from the insurgents, the defense ministry said on Sunday. The recapture is a welcome piece of good news for government forces, which have struggled to contain the spreading Taliban insurgency since international troops wound up most combat operations at the end of 2014. Combined army, police and special forces units took back Darqad district, on the border with Tajikistan, in the early hours of Sunday, the defense ministry said.

Sean Penn meets 'Chapo' -- what we know so far Posted: 10 Jan 2016 04:19 PM PST Deep in the Mexican jungle US actor Sean Penn met with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in October, gathering material for an article that was published Saturday, after the capo's arrest. The Mexican government, which says it knew of the meeting, wants to question Penn while the White House has remained mostly mum and analysts say Penn has not likely done anything illegal. According to the article, written by Penn and published in Rolling Stone magazine, the Hollywood star landed October 2 in Mexico, where he and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo were ushered to meet Guzman in the jungle.

Allrounder Todd Astle named in NZ squad for Pakistan T20s Posted: 10 Jan 2016 04:04 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Allrounder Todd Astle has been recalled to the New Zealand squad for its three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan, three years after making his international debut.

Aguero back scoring, leading City's Premier League charge Posted: 10 Jan 2016 04:01 PM PST MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Look out, Premier League: Sergio Aguero is back to fitness, back scoring goals and leading Manchester City's charge to reel in Arsenal in the second half of the season.

20 dead in bus crash in southern Mexico Posted: 10 Jan 2016 04:00 PM PST VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican officials say 20 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge and fell into a deep gorge.

Sudan security forces break up W.Darfur demo: sources Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:56 PM PST Sudanese security forces in West Darfur's state capital on Sunday dispersed protesters who had gathered outside government buildings, with rebels claiming four demonstrators were killed but officials saying there had been no casualties. The unrest began after a group of people rallied outside the West Darfur government secretariat in Geneina, both government and rebel sources said. "Security services supported by tribal militia opened fire on civilians protesting at the buildings of the secretariat of the West Darfur state government," leading to the deaths of four protesters and wounding others, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) said in a statement.

Mexico celebrations over 'El Chapo' capture mask a near escape Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:45 PM PST By Dave Graham and Anahi Rama LOS MOCHIS, Mexico (Reuters) - For a few frantic hours after a bloody shootout in northwest Mexico on Friday, Mexican security forces lost track of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as they chased him through a sewer. As his security team fought back a pre-dawn Navy raid on his safe house in the northwestern city of Los Mochis, Guzman scrambled out through a specially built tunnel connected to the city's drainage system, mirroring his escape from prison last year. "He slipped away from the first group charged with capturing him, using the same technique as before, using the drains," said Francisco Salvador Lopez Brito, a senator for the conservative opposition National Action Party in Sinaloa state.

Ex-president's ally hangs on to power in southern Nigerian stronghold Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:44 PM PST The oil producing state of Bayelsa, home state of former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, is to remain in the hands of his party, after a partial rerun of a December poll marred by violence. State governor Seriake Dickson of Jonathan's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was re-elected for a second four-year term in office, beating former governor Timipre Sylva of President Muhammadu Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC). Dickson polled 134,998 votes against Sylva's tally of 86,852, returning officer Zana Akpaogu said on Sunday.

Mexican actress stars as go-between in Chapo-Penn chat Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:37 PM PST Known as a drug cartel "queen" in a telenovela, Mexican actress Kate del Castillo is now starring in a real-life drama as the go-between for Sean Penn and crime kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The 43-year-old actress, who starred in the 2011 show "La Reina del Sur" ("The Queen of the South"), had a relatively scandal-free career until she directed tweets at Guzman in February 2012.

Sean Penn's 'Chapo' article roasted on air, online Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:24 PM PST Actor Sean Penn took on a heap of US criticism Sunday, one day after Rolling Stone magazine published his account of a clandestine meeting with Mexican drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. US Senator Marco Rubio, one of the Republicans running for his party's nomination for the White House, said Penn's efforts were outlandish, but not before dishing out a healthy plate of criticism on the star's acting career. "Look, I think Sean Penn is not someone I spend a lot of time thinking about.

Billionaire sailor Bob Oatley dead at 87 Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:09 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Bob Oatley, an America's Cup Challenger of Record aspirant in 2014 and owner of eight-time Sydney to Hobart-winning yacht Wild Oats XI, has died. He was 87.

No-nonsense reformer Mitsotakis takes over Greek conservative party Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:07 PM PST No-nonsense reformer Kyriakos Mitsotakis, son of a former prime minister, on Sunday beat the odds to become the new leader of Greece's conservative New Democracy party after winning a nationwide vote. A scion of an influential political family from Crete, Mitsotakis, 47, defeated 62-year-old former parliament chief Vangelis Meimarakis who had been considered the favourite in the race after grabbing an 11.3-point lead in the first round of voting last month. To express all the forces that stand against the populism of an incompetent government," said Mitsotakis, who was mobbed by supporters as he arrived as his political headquarters in Athens.

Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo, real-life drug connection Posted: 10 Jan 2016 03:04 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican actress Kate del Castillo has stepped out of the fictional drug trafficker roles she played on TV and finds herself involved in the real world of drug capos.

Records show big dip in non-Texans at US Grand Prix Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:54 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Records filed with the state of Texas show a dip in out-of-state attendance at the troubled 2015 U.S. Grand Prix.

Napoli leads Serie A at halfway mark for 1st time since 1990 Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:38 PM PST Napoli is halfway to its first Serie A title since Diego Maradona led the club to the 1990 championship.

Atletico Madrid beats Celta 2-0, regains Spanish league lead Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:21 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid returned to the top of the Spanish league on Sunday after second-half goals from Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco secured a 2-0 win against Celta Vigo.

Top Asian News 10:20 p.m. GMT Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:20 PM PST KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces are struggling to man the front lines against a resurgent Taliban, in part because of untold numbers of "ghost" troops who are paid salaries but only exist on paper. The nationwide problem has been particularly severe in the southern Helmand province, where the Taliban have seized vast tracts of territory in the 12 months since the U.S. and NATO formally ended their combat mission and switched to training and support. "At checkpoints where 20 soldiers should be present, there are only eight or 10," said Karim Atal, head of Helmand's provincial council. "It's because some people are getting paid a salary but not doing the job because they are related to someone important, like a local warlord." In some cases, the "ghost" designation is more literal — dead soldiers and police remain on the books, with senior police or army officials pocketing their salaries without replacing them, Atal said.

Firefighters controlling Australian blazes that killed 2 Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:20 PM PST PERTH, Australia (AP) — Wildfires that killed two men and destroyed more than 140 buildings in southwest Australia were being brought under control, officials said Monday.

Sporting Lisbon stays ahead in Portuguese league Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:18 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting Lisbon recovered from a two-goal deficit in the first half to defeat Sporting Braga 3-2 and maintain a four-point lead atop the Portuguese league on Sunday.

Sigthorsson gives Nantes 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:15 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Iceland forward Kolbeinn Sigthorsson silenced his detractors when he scored with 13 minutes left to give Nantes a 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne in the French league on Sunday.

Germany's Felix Loch wins World Cup luge race Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:08 PM PST SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Germany's Felix Loch won a World Cup luge race Sunday for his second straight singles victory.

Napoli takes its 1st winter title since 1990 championship Posted: 10 Jan 2016 02:03 PM PST ROME (AP) — Napoli is halfway to its first Serie A title since Diego Maradona led the club to the 1990 championship.

Air strikes reported near Libya's Sirte - resident Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:57 PM PST Unidentified aircraft attacked an Islamic State convoy on Sunday near the Libyan city of Sirte, a resident told Reuters. The coastal city has been controlled for months by the militant group, which has used it as a base from which to try to expand its presence in Libya. The witness account could not be verified, and the air force allied to one of Libya's competing governments, based in the east of the country, said it had not carried out any strikes.

Fire breaks out at offices of Israeli rights group - police Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:53 PM PST A fire broke out on Sunday in the Jerusalem offices of one of Israel's leading human rights groups and authorities were checking whether it was set deliberately, a police spokeswoman said. The fire at the offices of B'Tselem, an Israeli group that monitors human rights among Palestinians, took place at a time of heightened tensions. Scores of people have been killed in several months of violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Timeline of events in the life of actor Sean Penn Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:51 PM PST A timeline of events spotlighting the screen career, personal life and political activism of Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn:

Reformist lawmaker elected Greek opposition leader Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:49 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's conservative opposition New Democracy party has elected a reformist as its new leader.

Business, labor groups say PREPA bill will hurt the economy Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:36 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Business, labor and consumer representatives on Sunday called for lawmakers to reject a bill to reform Puerto Rico's troubled electric utility that creditors are requiring as part of an agreement to restructure its $9 billion debt.

Paris police station attacker was serial asylum seeker with criminal past: Berlin Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:27 PM PST A man who was shot dead after trying to attack a Paris police station last week had been an asylum seeker since 2011 and had a criminal past, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday. The revelations are likely to fuel criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door policy for refugees, after a spate of sexual assaults blamed on migrants during New Year's Eve festivities in Cologne shocked the country. The man in the thwarted Paris attack had "travelled across Europe and made (asylum) requests everywhere" and "had a criminal past", de Maiziere told ZDF television.

Catalonia elects new leader tasked with breakaway from Spain Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:24 PM PST Carles Puigdemont was elected regional president with 70 votes for, 63 against and two abstentions, giving Catalonia's high-profile independence movement a fresh lease of life and drawing a sharp rebuke from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who vowed to fight for his country's unity. "The government won't allow a single act that could harm the unity and sovereignty of Spain," Rajoy warned in a live, televised appearance in Madrid.

Catalan parliament votes in new leader amid secession drive Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:14 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Catalonia's parliament voted in a new leader for the powerful northeastern region late Sunday after hearing he would forge ahead with a drive to secede from Spain.

Fantasy becomes reality as fashion's 'Wonder Boy' shows in London Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:05 PM PST With cartoon prints, snail-shaped stickers and speckled ermine coats, British designer Jonathan Anderson delivered on his promise to put the "fantasy in fashion" as he presented his latest collection in London on Sunday. The British capital's fashion elite were up early to cram into the military building that provided the backdrop for the autumn-winter 2016 collection of JW Anderson, the eponymous label set up by the 31-year-old in 2008. The Northern Irishman is widely regarded as one of Britainâ s brightest fashion stars having made his name as the artistic director of Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe and scoring a double success at last year's British Fashion Awards for both his male and female collections.

Mexican drug lord's final hiding place was in plain sight Posted: 10 Jan 2016 01:02 PM PST LOS MOCHIS, Mexico (AP) — The house where Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman last sought refuge was not out of the way or out of the ordinary.

Deadly strike on Yemen MSF clinic draws condemnation Posted: 10 Jan 2016 12:58 PM PST A missile strike on a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Yemen killed at least four people Sunday, the group said, condemning what it called a "worrying pattern" of such attacks. The Paris-based medical humanitarian organisation said three of its staff members were among 10 people wounded in the raid, the third of its kind in four months in the war-ravaged country. "The numbers of casualties could rise as there could still be people trapped in the rubble," it said, adding the missile hit the medical facility in the Razeh district of Saada province.

Syrian refugee invited to Obama's State of Union address Posted: 10 Jan 2016 12:55 PM PST A newly arrived Syrian refugee with a harrowing story and a Muslim former US soldier will be among the White House invitees at President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address on Tuesday. The White House on Sunday announced the names of the guests invited to join Michelle Obama in the gallery of the House of Representatives when legislators, Supreme Court justices and other dignitaries assemble to hear the president lay out his chief goals for the year.

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