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• U.S. prisoners leave Iran, arrive in Germany, as Obama hails win for diplomacy
• U.S. working to locate Americans reported missing in Iraq
• Car bomb in Yemeni port city kills four, injures others: witnesses
• Four die in violence in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast
• Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan: officials
• Burkina Faso and Mali to coordinate forces after deadly attacks
• Get a grip on inequality, leaders urged in run-up to Davos
• Factbox: Iranians granted clemency by Obama in prisoner exchange
• Wenger optimistic over Ozil return
• Jesse Jackson says Flint residents 'betrayed' by water crisis
• Some Jewish-American groups welcome Iran deal but remain wary
• With wave of Iranian oil imminent, a shudder in Saudi Arabia
• Richest 1% own more than the rest of us: Oxfam
• The Latest: Play under way at the 2016 Australian Open
• Baby born in Hawaii is 1st US birth with Zika virus, defect
• Indecent exposure: artist arrested for nude pose in Paris museum
• Porto stumbles to loss at Guimaraes in Portugal
• Winslet tips 'Titanic' co-star DiCaprio for Oscar
• Barca and Madrid win big, Man United edges Liverpool 1-0
• Obama celebrates return of prisoners, announces sanctions
• Bowie fans congregate for London tribute concert
• Police arrest woman in road rage killing of Chinese student
• A look at the 7 Iranian prisoners released by the US
• Madrid's Bale, Benzema hurt in rout, Barca & Atletico roll
• Barcelona's Messi substituted at halftime for "slight pain"
• Three US prisoners freed by Iran arrive in Germany
• 10 killed in suicide car bombing in Yemen's Aden
• Keiko Fujimori remains clear front-runner in Peru election: poll
• Monaco wins 2-0 at Lorient to go 2nd in French league
• Shaun Tait recalled to Australia squad for India T20s
• Survivors recall narrow escape from Burkina Faso attack
• Juventus wins 4-0 at 10-man Udinese, Roma held 1-1 by Verona
• US seeks three Americans missing in Iraq
• Man dies after being left brain-dead in French drug trial
• Triumph or travesty, US-Iran ties warming over nuclear deal
• Nigeria's Buhari requests withdrawal of 2016 budget to make changes - sources
• Three U.S. prisoners freed by Iran arrive in Germany, official says
• Paul Chaplet wins Latin America Amateur, spot in Masters
• Colombian air assault frees 15 fishermen held by ELN

U.S. prisoners leave Iran, arrive in Germany, as Obama hails win for diplomacy Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:34 PM PST By Lesley Wroughton and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) - Three Iranian-Americans arrived in Germany after leaving Tehran on Sunday in a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a deal U.S. President Barack Obama said had cut off Tehran's path to a nuclear bomb. In a sign of sustained readiness to track Iranian compliance with remaining United Nations curbs, the United States imposed fresh sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran's ballistic missile program. Iran conducted a precision-guided ballistic missile test last October, violating a U.N. ban.

U.S. working to locate Americans reported missing in Iraq Posted: 17 Jan 2016 12:34 PM PST The U.S. government is aware of reports that three U.S. citizens have gone missing in Iraq and is working with Iraqi authorities to find them, a U.S. State Department official said on Sunday. "We are aware of reports that American citizens are missing in Iraq," the State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said when asked about pan-Arab news channel Al Arabiya's report that three U.S. citizens were said to have been kidnapped in Baghdad.

Car bomb in Yemeni port city kills four, injures others: witnesses Posted: 17 Jan 2016 10:21 AM PST Four people were killed and several others injured on Sunday when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the home of the director of security for the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, eyewitnesses and medics said. The four men killed were guards for Brigadier General Shalal Ali Shayyeh, who survived a car bomb attack on his convoy on Jan. 4 amid an escalating wave of assassinations against security forces in the city. Yemen descended into a civil war last March when the Houthis forced Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia after they closed in on Aden, drawing a Saudi-led coalition into the Yemen conflict.

Four die in violence in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast Posted: 17 Jan 2016 08:22 AM PST By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A Turkish police officer and a soldier were killed by sniper fire and two Kurdish militants were shot dead in separate incidents in the mainly Kurdish southeast's biggest city, security sources said on Sunday. Two police officers were also wounded by shrapnel from a homemade explosive during operations in the district of Sur in Diyarbakir. The soldier was shot and killed on Sunday, while the police officer was hit on Saturday before succumbing to his wounds a day later, they said.

Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan: officials Posted: 16 Jan 2016 11:55 PM PST A suicide bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday at the home of a tribal elder when people had gathered to celebrate his son's release from Taliban captivity, local officials said.The son was killed and at least 14 people, including his father, were wounded in the attack, according to Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on his Twitter page denied responsibility for the attack. There have been several bomb blasts in Afghanistan over recent weeks at a time when efforts are underway to restart a peace process with the Taliban.Islamic State in the same city last week claimed their first attack on a major urban center in Afghanistan with an assault on the Pakistani consulate that killed seven people.

Burkina Faso and Mali to coordinate forces after deadly attacks Posted: 17 Jan 2016 09:49 AM PST By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Nadoun Coulibaly OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to work together to counter the growing threat of Islamic militants in West Africa by sharing intelligence and conducting joint security patrols following two deadly and well-coordinated attacks in the region. The assault, claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), follows a similar raid in November on a luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako which killed 20 people, including citizens of Russia, China and the United States. The exact details of the cooperation between Burkina Faso and Mali were not immediately clear, but the patrols and intelligence sharing mark an intent by the two countries to prevent the spread of militancy as AQIM and others expand operations in the region beyond their usual reach.

Get a grip on inequality, leaders urged in run-up to Davos Posted: 17 Jan 2016 05:02 PM PST DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world's political and business elite are being urged to do more than pay lip service to growing inequalities around the world as they head off for this week's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.

Factbox: Iranians granted clemency by Obama in prisoner exchange Posted: 17 Jan 2016 05:00 PM PST By Joel Schectman and Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of a prisoner exchange with Iran, the White House said on Saturday it had offered clemency to seven Iranians who were convicted or facing trial in the United States. In addition, the Obama administration said it had removed Interpol detention requests and charges against 14 Iranians overseas. Through interviews with attorneys and a review of court records, Reuters has identified seven cases in which the United States offered clemency for Iranians serving sentences or awaiting trial in the United States.

Wenger optimistic over Ozil return Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:54 PM PST Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes playmaker Mesut Ozil will be fit to face Chelsea after the German was forced to miss Sunday's goalless draw at Stoke with a foot injury. Ozil is well clear at the top of the Premier League's 'assists' charts with 16, compared to nine for his nearest challenger, Manchester Cityâ s Kevin de Bruyne. "There is no team in the world that wouldn't miss Ozil," Wenger said.

Jesse Jackson says Flint residents 'betrayed' by water crisis Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:37 PM PST (Reuters) - Rev. Jesse Jackson said on Sunday that Flint, Michigan is a "disaster zone" and could be the next epicenter in the fight for economic and social equality as the city struggles through a crisis with lead-contaminated drinking water. Speaking at a church rally in Flint a day after President Obama declared a federal emergency, the prominent civil rights leader compared the city to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, places where the civil rights movement in the 1960s unfolded. "The people of Flint have been betrayed," he said.

Some Jewish-American groups welcome Iran deal but remain wary Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:34 PM PST By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Jewish-American group that lobbied for the Iran nuclear agreement said on Sunday the prisoner swap and Tehran's release of captured U.S. sailors were positive signs for U.S.-Iranian relations but that strict verification remained paramount. "I don't think we're at a place where just because we have a nuclear deal with Iran, they're now trustworthy or even an ally," Kalik said. Other Jewish-American organizations remain deeply opposed to the deal, which has also been sharply criticized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Republicans.

With wave of Iranian oil imminent, a shudder in Saudi Arabia Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:33 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A new wave of oil from Iran will flow into a global market awash in oil where prices are plunging to depths not seen in a dozen years. With a historic nuclear deal between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers set into place this weekend, a European oil embargo on the world's seventh-largest oil producer will end.

Richest 1% own more than the rest of us: Oxfam Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:30 PM PST The richest one percent of the world's population now own more than the rest of us combined, aid group Oxfam said Monday, on the eve of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. "Runaway inequality has created a world where 62 people own as much wealth as the poorest half of the worldâ s population -â a figure that has fallen from 388 just five years ago," the anti-poverty agency said in its reported published ahead of the annual gathering of the worldâ s financial and political elites in Davos. Although world leaders have increasingly talked about the need to tackle inequality "the gap between the richest and the rest has widened dramatically in the past 12 months," Oxfam said.

The Latest: Play under way at the 2016 Australian Open Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:24 PM PST MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 11:12 a.m.

Baby born in Hawaii is 1st US birth with Zika virus, defect Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:15 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) — Health officials say a baby born in a Hawaii hospital is the first in the United States born with Zika virus.

Indecent exposure: artist arrested for nude pose in Paris museum Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:07 PM PST A woman has been arrested for indecent exposure after lying down naked in Paris's Musee d'Orsay in front of Edouard Manet's similarly nude painting of the prostitute Olympia, her lawyer said Sunday. Museum-goers were enjoying an exhibition entitled "Splendour and Misery: Images of Prostitution 1850-1910" when Luxembourg artist Deborah de Robertis got undressed and took on the pose of the famed Olympia. De Robertis "was wearing a portable camera to film the public's reaction.

Porto stumbles to loss at Guimaraes in Portugal Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:07 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto stumbled in the Portuguese title race after losing 1-0 at Guimaraes under caretaker coach Rui Barros on Sunday.

Winslet tips 'Titanic' co-star DiCaprio for Oscar Posted: 17 Jan 2016 04:01 PM PST Kate Winslet tipped her "Titanic" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio to win this year's best actor Oscar, though he lost out at the British film critics' awards on Sunday. Winslet, 40, said she would be "surprised" if DiCaprio did not land an Oscar on his sixth nomination when the Academy Awards roll around in Hollywood on February 28. Speaking on the red carpet at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards at the city's May Fair Hotel, she said she thought it was "probably going to be Leo's year".

Barca and Madrid win big, Man United edges Liverpool 1-0 Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:57 PM PST Barcelona's and Real Madrid's respective trios of star forwards all scored goals on Sunday to lead routs for the Spanish powerhouses, while Manchester United turned to Wayne Rooney to get a 1-0 at Liverpool in England.

Obama celebrates return of prisoners, announces sanctions Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:44 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Sunday imposed sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile testing even as President Barack Obama hailed the release of five Americans from Tehran's custody and the implementation of a nuclear deal he hopes will stand among his lasting foreign policy achievements.

Bowie fans congregate for London tribute concert Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:39 PM PST Karaoke, electro, harp and even musical saw versions of David Bowie's greatest hits rang out in London on Sunday as fans gathered for a tribute concert a week on from the pop icon's death. "The world would be a very different place without David Bowie and many people feel a distinct need to say goodbye to him," said Stefan Simanowitz, one of the concert organisers. "Starman: A Celebration of David Bowie" was held at the Union Chapel, a Gothic revival Congregational church in Islington, north London, which regularly hosts concerts and performances.

Police arrest woman in road rage killing of Chinese student Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:31 PM PST TEMPE, Arizona (AP) — Police have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Arizona road rage shooting of a student visiting from China.

A look at the 7 Iranian prisoners released by the US Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:25 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S pardoned or dropped the charges against seven Iranians in a prisoner swap for the release of four Americans held by Iran. The seven were accused or convicted of violating U.S. sanctions. Six of them have dual U.S.-Iranian citizenship, and at least two plan to stay in the U.S.

Madrid's Bale, Benzema hurt in rout, Barca & Atletico roll Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:22 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid's second straight five-goal performance under new coach Zinedine Zidane came at the high price of losing Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema to injury on Sunday, while Luis Suarez scored a hat trick to lead Barcelona's 6-0 demolition of 10-man Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona's Messi substituted at halftime for "slight pain" Posted: 17 Jan 2016 03:06 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi was substituted after suffering what Barcelona coach Luis Enrique called a "slight pain" during halftime of Barcelona's 6-0 rout of 10-man Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Three US prisoners freed by Iran arrive in Germany Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:55 PM PST Three of the four US citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap arrived in Germany on Sunday, a US official said, where they were expected at an American military base. Among those on board was The Washington Post's Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian, who had been detained in Iran for nearly 18 months.

10 killed in suicide car bombing in Yemen's Aden Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:49 PM PST A suicide car bombing killed at least 10 people, mostly civilians, Sunday in an attack on the residence of the police chief of Yemen's southern city of Aden, security officials said. It was the latest attack in a wave of unrest that has rocked Aden, declared Yemen's provisional capital after the government was forced to flee Sanaa in September 2014 after Shiite Huthi rebels swept into Sanaa.

Keiko Fujimori remains clear front-runner in Peru election: poll Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:35 PM PST Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori, remains the clear front-runner to win Peru's presidential election, while a former governor and a right-wing economist duke it out for second place, an Ipsos poll showed on Sunday. Support for Fujimori, the leader of right-wing populist party Fuerza Popular, remained unchanged from a December poll, with 33 percent of those surveyed saying they intend to vote for her. In a distant second place, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a right-wing economist and former prime minister, polled 13 percent, down three percentage points from December.

Monaco wins 2-0 at Lorient to go 2nd in French league Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:34 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Monaco moved up to second place in the French league after winning 2-0 at Lorient on Sunday, with both goals coming in an improved second-half performance.

Shaun Tait recalled to Australia squad for India T20s Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:31 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Fast bowler Shaun Tait has been recalled by Australia after an absence of almost five years for the three-match Twenty20 series against India later this month.

Survivors recall narrow escape from Burkina Faso attack Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:24 PM PST OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — As al-Qaida fighters attacked the cafe where he worked, Clement Djiguende was saved by chance: A jihadist who had been firing at patrons simply ran out of bullets.

Juventus wins 4-0 at 10-man Udinese, Roma held 1-1 by Verona Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:18 PM PST MILAN (AP) — Juventus beat 10-man Udinese 4-0 to move back into second spot in Serie A on Sunday, while Luciano Spalletti's second spell in charge of Roma began with a 1-1 draw against bottom side Hellas Verona.

US seeks three Americans missing in Iraq Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:11 PM PST US and local authorities are searching for three American citizens who were reportedly kidnapped in Baghdad, officials from the two countries said on Sunday. Kidnappings are a major problem in Baghdad and other parts of the country and most frequently target Iraqis, but Qatari and Turkish citizens have also been seized in recent months. "We are aware of reports that American citizens are missing in Iraq," US State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

Man dies after being left brain-dead in French drug trial Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:05 PM PST A man who was left brain-dead after suffering serious side-effects during a drugs trial in France died on Sunday, according to the hospital which had been treating him. The CEO of the Portuguese pharmaceutical company that was developing the drug said he was "profoundly shocked" by the death and pledged an investigation. Five other volunteers hospitalised a week ago when the drugs trial went wrong were "in a stable condition", the hospital in the western city of Rennes said in a statement.

Triumph or travesty, US-Iran ties warming over nuclear deal Posted: 17 Jan 2016 02:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Diplomatic triumph or travesty, America's relationship with one of its most intractable foes took two giant leaps forward this weekend when Iran released four Americans in a prisoner swap after locking in last summer's nuclear deal and receiving some $100 billion in sanctions relief.

Nigeria's Buhari requests withdrawal of 2016 budget to make changes - sources Posted: 17 Jan 2016 01:56 PM PST By Julia Payne and Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has written to parliament requesting the withdrawal of the 2016 budget in order to make changes, sources at the presidency and Senate said on Sunday. Buhari unveiled the budget for Africa's biggest economy in December, which included a tripling of capital expenditure, as the continent's top oil exporter tries to overcome its worst economic crisis in years caused by the fall in crude prices. With Brent crude, which gives Nigeria around 95 percent of its foreign earnings, falling to $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years, the naira has dropped to record lows against the dollar on the parallel market amid dwindling FX reserves.

Three U.S. prisoners freed by Iran arrive in Germany, official says Posted: 17 Jan 2016 01:51 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Iranian-Americans who left Tehran on Sunday under a U.S. prisoner swap with Iran have arrived in Germany, a U.S. State Department official said on condition of anonymity. "We can confirm that the U.S. citizens who departed Iran this morning after being released from detention have arrived in Germany," said the official. (Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Paul Chaplet wins Latin America Amateur, spot in Masters Posted: 17 Jan 2016 01:42 PM PST LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Six years after Paul Chaplet first touched a golf club, the 16-year-old from Costa Rica is going to the Masters.

Colombian air assault frees 15 fishermen held by ELN Posted: 17 Jan 2016 01:40 PM PST Fifteen fishermen who had been abducted by Colombia's ELN guerrilla group were freed Sunday in a dramatic operation involving 200 commandos and six helicopters, the government announced. President Juan Manuel Santos first announced it in a Twitter post congratulating the military. The operation against about a dozen rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) began early Sunday, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas told reporters in the town of Aguachica, in Cesar department.

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