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• Iran holds 10 U.S. sailors; White House expects prompt return
• North Korea's Kim calls for expansion of nuclear arsenal
• Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul
• U.N. war crimes investigators gathering testimony from starving Syrian town
• Mexican kingpin 'Chapo' tried to trademark his name: local TV
• House of Representatives backs broader North Korea sanctions, after nuclear test
• US border agents begin inspecting US-bound trucks in Mexico
• El Salvador's Chaparrastique volcano spouts ash
• Obama tells US to embrace time of 'extraordinary change'
• Pentagon: 2 US Navy boats held by Iran but will be returned
• Brazilian police break up bus fare protest in Sao Paulo
• US working to recover 10 US sailors from Iran
• U.N. appeals for $500 million to get 1 million Syrian children in school
• Record number of asylum seekers in UK are destitute: Red Cross
• With Mexico's 'Chapo' back behind bars, Zambada the last capo standing
• From fast to slow lane: Mexico's 'Chapo' stole clunker of a getaway car
• Shanghai Disney park to open in June
• UN gets $250 million to educate Syrian children, needs more
• Mexico searches for up to 17 in mass abduction
• Police clash with protesters in Brazil demo
• West Ham come back vs Bournemouth for 3rd straight win
• European, US shares rally despite 12-year low for crude prices
• Villa earns 1-0 win over Palace after goalkeeper error
• UN ill-prepared for 'worst-case scenario' in Burundi
• Dummett denies Man Utd, Lescott ends Villa wait
• U.S. sailors expected to be held in Iran overnight: U.S. officials
• Boring United? Van Gaal's team in 3-3 thriller at Newcastle
• US House advances tighter sanctions on North Korea
• Former head of Guatemala soccer arrested; faces extradition
• Top Asian News 10:47 p.m. GMT
• US House okays bill to sanction North Korea after nuke test
• Poland PM, Juncker speak before EU meeting on Warsaw
• Poland slams EU 'pressure' in rule-of-law dispute
• The athletes targeted for special handling in IAAF papers
• Bowie finale soars on charts after death shock
• US Soccer announces March SheBelieves Cup
• How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday

Iran holds 10 U.S. sailors; White House expects prompt return Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:52 PM PST By Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ten sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats were seized by Iran in the Gulf on Tuesday, and Tehran told the United States the crew members would be promptly returned, U.S. officials said. Two U.S. officials told Reuters that it was unlikely the sailors would be released overnight. Iran and six world powers forged a landmark nuclear accord last July.

North Korea's Kim calls for expansion of nuclear arsenal Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:48 PM PST North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an expansion of the size and power of his country's nuclear arsenal, state media said on Wednesday, a week after a nuclear test that drew condemnation from its neighbors and the United States. Last week's nuclear test was North Korea's fourth, although the United States and experts doubt the North's claim that it was of a more powerful hydrogen bomb, as the blast was of about the same size as that from an atomic bomb test in 2013.

Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul Posted: 12 Jan 2016 10:57 AM PST By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber thought to have crossed recently from Syria killed at least 10 people, most of them German tourists, in Istanbul's historic heart on Tuesday, in an attack Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed on Islamic State. All of those killed in Sultanahmet square, near the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia - major tourist sites in the center of one of the world's most visited cities - were foreigners, Davutoglu said. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the bomber was believed to have recently entered Turkey from Syria but was not on Turkey's watch list of suspected militants.

U.N. war crimes investigators gathering testimony from starving Syrian town Posted: 12 Jan 2016 12:18 PM PST By Lisa Barrington and Stephanie Nebehay BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Residents of a besieged Syrian town have told U.N. investigators how the weakest in their midst, deprived of food and medicines in violation of international law, are suffering starvation and death, the top U.N. war crimes investigator told Reuters on Tuesday. An aid convoy on Monday brought the first food and medical relief for three months to the western town of Madaya, where 40,000 people are trapped by encircling government forces. Another United Nations official who oversaw the aid delivery described on Tuesday how he saw malnourished residents, particularly children, some of whom were little more than skeletons and barely moving.

Mexican kingpin 'Chapo' tried to trademark his name: local TV Posted: 12 Jan 2016 11:26 AM PST By Gabriel Stargardter and Veronica Gomez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Before his brazen jailbreak last year, notorious drug boss Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman instructed his lawyers to trademark his name, giving Mexican authorities their first clue he wanted to make a film of his life, local media said on Tuesday. The world's most wanted drug kingpin, Guzman was recaptured last week in northwest Mexico and is now back in the same maximum security prison be escaped from in July via a tunnel that burrowed right up into his cell. During his previous 17 month stint behind bars, Guzman asked his lawyers to begin the process of trade-marking his name with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Mexican journalist Carlos Loret de Mola said.

House of Representatives backs broader North Korea sanctions, after nuclear test Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:55 PM PST By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously on Tuesday to pass legislation that would broaden sanctions over North Korea's nuclear program, days after Pyongyang announced it had tested a powerful nuclear device. The measure passed by 418-2, with overwhelming support from Republicans and Democrats, and Senate leaders said they expected to consider a similar bill shortly. The House bill had been introduced in early 2015, but was not brought up for a vote until after Pyongyang announced last Wednesday it tested a hydrogen bomb.

US border agents begin inspecting US-bound trucks in Mexico Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:44 PM PST TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. authorities began working Tuesday on Mexican soil for the first time to inspect trucks bound from Tijuana to the United States as part of a new enforcement program intended to reduce congestion and speed cargo across one of the nation's busiest border crossings.

El Salvador's Chaparrastique volcano spouts ash Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:39 PM PST SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Chaparrastique volcano has spouted a plume of ash and hot gases, and officials said the ash could move close to the capital.

Obama tells US to embrace time of 'extraordinary change' Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:38 PM PST President Barack Obama on Tuesday will tell Americans nervous about terror and the changing economy that they should not fear the future, in a farewell State of the Union address designed to draw sharp contrast with Republicans.

Pentagon: 2 US Navy boats held by Iran but will be returned Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:34 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small boats that drifted into Iranian waters after experiencing mechanical problems. Iran accused the sailors of trespassing but American officials said Tehran has assured them that the crew and vessels would be returned safely and promptly.

Brazilian police break up bus fare protest in Sao Paulo Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:27 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Sao Paulo police have broken up a protest against bus fare increases using tear gas, stun grenades and pepper spray. Organizers and police didn't provide an estimate of the number of protesters, but footage showed less than the 3,000 who took part in an earlier demonstration on Friday.

US working to recover 10 US sailors from Iran Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:26 PM PST US officials were scrambling Tuesday to recover US Navy personnel who lost radio contact and were apprehended after straying into Iranian waters. Senior US officials said they had received assurances from Tehran that the crews -- taken to Farsi island -- would be allowed to sail onwards come first light. Secretary of State John Kerry called his Iranian counterpart Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, with whom he struck the Iran nuclear deal.

U.N. appeals for $500 million to get 1 million Syrian children in school Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:17 PM PST United Nations education envoy Gordon Brown appealed on Tuesday for $500 million to allow half the two million Syrian children who are refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan to go to school and offer their families an alternative to fleeing to Europe. The former British prime minister said the aim was then to get all two million refugee children in school in 2017. Brown said that while some 400,000 Syrian children have made their way to Europe and other countries to escape Syria's five-year civil war, there are still some two million refugee children in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.

Record number of asylum seekers in UK are destitute: Red Cross Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:07 PM PST By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A record number of asylum seekers in Britain are being left destitute, and planned legislation could plunge thousands more into poverty, the British Red Cross said on Wednesday. The charity said it had supported more than 9,000 refugees and asylum seekers who were destitute last year, compared with 7,700 in 2014. The Red Cross said an Immigration Bill, being debated in the House of Lords - Britain's upper parliamentary chamber - was expected to reduce asylum support further.

With Mexico's 'Chapo' back behind bars, Zambada the last capo standing Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:04 PM PST By Michael O'Boyle and Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein CULIACAN/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's public enemy No. 1, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was nabbed last week after a gunfight and high speed getaway bid. Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada jointly heads the powerful Sinaloa cartel and, with Guzman behind bars again and facing possible extradition to the United States, it falls to Zambada to maintain the gang's ranking as the world's largest. In the past few years, Mexican security forces have captured or killed almost all the leading kingpins who had dominated drug trafficking over the last two decades.

From fast to slow lane: Mexico's 'Chapo' stole clunker of a getaway car Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:04 PM PST By Dave Graham LOS MOCHIS, Mexico (Reuters) - Immensely rich from flooding the United States with cocaine, Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman could afford the fastest cars on earth - but in an ironic twist of fate, the one he hijacked as he tried to avoid recapture was a clunker. Guzman and a top henchman stole a white Volkswagen Jetta at gunpoint as they emerged from a drainage tunnel on Friday after crawling a mile through an underground drain from a house they were using. Guzman ditched the car after driving around a mile, and stole a second vehicle, a red Ford Focus.

Shanghai Disney park to open in June Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:56 PM PST Disney's theme park in Shanghai, its first in mainland China, will open on June 16, the company announced Tuesday. "When it opens in June, Shanghai Disney resort will be a one-of-a-kind, world-class destination that is authentically Disney and distinctly Chinese," said Disney chairman and chief executive Robert Iger in a statement. Disney's first mainland China park -- there is already one in Hong Kong, which opened in 2005 -- will open in the skyscraper-dominated Pudong district of Shanghai with a multi-day event.

UN gets $250 million to educate Syrian children, needs more Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:51 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donors have pledged $250 million to educate over one million Syrian children this year but an additional $500 million is urgently needed to fund the program in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, the U.N. envoy for global education said Tuesday.

Mexico searches for up to 17 in mass abduction Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:49 PM PST A state security department official told AFP on condition of anonymity that 10 people were reported missing following Saturday's mass abduction in the municipality of Arcelia. "They took just the men, leaving the women and children," Torales told Radio Formula. Torales said that the gunmen accused the men of being members of the drug cartel known as La Familia Michoacana.

Police clash with protesters in Brazil demo Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:47 PM PST Sao Paulo police on Tuesday fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters upset over rising transport fares, sparking memories of the 2013 street clashes in Brazil, this year's Olympic host. Riot cops wanted to prevent demonstrators from moving from the spot where they were gathered at one end of the city's major Paulista Avenue, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Television pictures showed some demonstrators who were injured.

West Ham come back vs Bournemouth for 3rd straight win Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:32 PM PST BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — A second-half flurry of goals moved West Ham past Bournemouth 3-1 for its third straight win in the English Premier League on Tuesday.

European, US shares rally despite 12-year low for crude prices Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:29 PM PST European and US stock markets rallied Tuesday on easing concerns about global economic powerhouse China despite another fall in the price of oil. Crude prices fell briefly below the $30 per barrel line in New York trade, the first time below that threshold since December 2003. Tech shares led the rebound in New York markets, with the Nasdaq Composite adding 1.0 percent while the Dow put on 0.7 percent.

Villa earns 1-0 win over Palace after goalkeeper error Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:16 PM PST BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A goalkeeper error gifted Aston Villa a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the English Premier League on Tuesday, earning the last-place team its first win since the opening day.

UN ill-prepared for 'worst-case scenario' in Burundi Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:12 PM PST A confidential UN memo to the Security Council warns that a peacekeeping force that was sent to Burundi would be unable to quell large-scale violence in the conflict-wracked African country. The memo sent by UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous advised council members last week to travel to Bujumbura for urgent talks on the crisis over President Pierre Nkurunziza's election to a third term. "A truly worst-case scenario will result in a scale of violence beyond the United Nations' capacity to protect," said the memo obtained by AFP on Tuesday.

Dummett denies Man Utd, Lescott ends Villa wait Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:07 PM PST Paul Dummett's deflected 90th-minute equaliser denied Louis van Gaal's Manchester United a morale-boosting victory as Newcastle United snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Premier League on Tuesday. Wayne Rooney completed a brace with a stunning 79th-minute goal to put United 3-2 up, after a 2-0 advantage procured by goals from himself and Jesse Lingard had been wiped out by Georginio Wijnaldum and Aleksandar Mitrovic.

U.S. sailors expected to be held in Iran overnight: U.S. officials Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that the 10 U.S. sailors being held in Iran will likely not be allowed to leave Tuesday night, given the late hour, two U.S. officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Earlier, U.S. defense officials said the sailors - nine men and one woman - had been on two riverine patrol boats when they were taken into Iranian custody. The United States says the ships were en route from Kuwait to Bahrain at the time. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Eric Beech)

Boring United? Van Gaal's team in 3-3 thriller at Newcastle Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:04 PM PST MANCHESTER, England (AP) — So much for Manchester United being boring.

US House advances tighter sanctions on North Korea Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:04 PM PST US lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose stricter economic sanctions on North Korea, seeking to punish the rebellious Asian nation for its latest test of a nuclear bomb last week. By a nearly unanimous vote of 418 to 2, the House of Representatives passed the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which would heap additional financial pressure on the already-sanctioned hermit regime of leader Kim Jong-Un. Pyongyang shocked the world last week and earned a global rebuke when it announced it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.

Former head of Guatemala soccer arrested; faces extradition Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:58 PM PST GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Brayan Jimenez, the former president of the Guatemalan Football Federation, has been arrested and faces extradition to the United States in connection with the FIFA corruption scandal.

Top Asian News 10:47 p.m. GMT Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:47 PM PST NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, whose pro-democracy party will take over power in Myanmar from a pro-military government in coming months, on Tuesday participated for the first time in official talks to bring peace with the country's fractious ethnic minorities. Suu Kyi (pronounced "Suu-chee") spoke at the opening of a peace conference in the capital, Naypyitaw, that seeks to drive forward a cease-fire agreement signed last year between the government and ethnic guerrilla armies. Several major groups failed to sign the pact, and were also absent from Tuesday's event. Myanmar has been wracked by war for decades as ethnic minorities fight for greater autonomy from the central government.

US House okays bill to sanction North Korea after nuke test Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Republicans and Democrats joined together Tuesday to overwhelmingly approve legislation that aims to punish North Korea for conducting its latest nuclear test.

Poland PM, Juncker speak before EU meeting on Warsaw Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:47 PM PST By Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The new Polish government has stepped up efforts to address concerns in Brussels about civil rights ahead of a meeting on Wednesday at which the EU executive will review its moves to influence the constitutional court and the public broadcaster. Prime Minister Beata Szydlo had a lengthy telephone call on Tuesday evening with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, EU officials said, and on Wednesday Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymanski will brief members of the European Parliament, which is due to debate Poland's actions next week.

Poland slams EU 'pressure' in rule-of-law dispute Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:34 PM PST Poland on Tuesday accused the European Commission of attempting to pressure its "democratically elected" right-wing government regarding a rule-of-law dispute triggered by controversial media and justice reforms. Relations between Brussels and Warsaw have been strained since the Law and Justice party (PiS), led by the eurosceptic Jaroslaw Kaczynski, returned to power in October after eight years in opposition. The new government's legal manoeuvres to gain control over the EU member's top court and public broadcasters have prompted escalating warnings from the European Commission.

The athletes targeted for special handling in IAAF papers Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:33 PM PST PARIS (AP) — An internal IAAF note, dated Dec. 5, 2011, and marked "confidential," divided Russian athletes suspected of blood doping into two categories.

Bowie finale soars on charts after death shock Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:26 PM PST David Bowie's final album soared toward the top of the charts Tuesday after the music legend's death from cancer stunned the world, with the details still shrouded in mystery two days on. "Blackstar," released on Bowie's 69th birthday Friday, was on course to be the first number-one album in the United States for the quintessentially avant-garde artist who lived his last two decades in New York but enjoyed greater mainstream success in his native Britain. Billboard, which will publish the benchmark US chart this weekend, said that "Blackstar" was expected easily to outsell ballad singer Adele's blockbuster "25," which has spent seven weeks at number one.

US Soccer announces March SheBelieves Cup Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:23 PM PST The Women's World Cup champion U.S. national team will host a four-team tournament in Tennessee and Florida in March as the team prepares for the Olympics in Brazil this summer.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:17 PM PST U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, rebounding on a late wave of buying led by gains in technology and health care. The gain was the first this year for the Nasdaq composite index, which is heavily weighted with technology companies.

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