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• Japan's Abe says after meeting with Trump that he is confident of building trust
• Obama embraces Merkel in Germany visit, prods Trump on Russia
• Iraqi forces struggle to tell friend from foe in Mosul street battle
• Kerry discusses renewed bombing in Aleppo with Russia
• Vietnam expanding South China Sea runway: U.S. think tank
• U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran
• Canada manufacturers put U.S. ahead of Mexico if Trump ends NAFTA
• Former mayor arrested over massacre in Mexican state of Coahuila
• Passionate Irish smarter under Schmidt: Hansen
• Japan PM Abe: Confident of building relationship of trust with Trump
• Airstrikes in Syria's besieged Aleppo kill more than 20
• Chinese billionaire's nephew denied bail in U.S. forced labor case
• Japan PM says 'great confidence' in Trump as leader
• Japan PM in NY for 1st meeting by foreign leader with Trump
• Top Asian News 1:06 a.m. GMT
• Russia official: Strikes in Syria only target Islamic State
• Russia launches multiple air attacks on militant targets in Syria: defense ministry
• NYC, Paris prosecutors to join forces on some investigations
• U.S. Army proposes regulatory change, a new Dakota pipeline delay
• Venezuelan president approval slips to minimum, under 20 percent: poll
• Peru seizes $30 million counterfeit dollars in record bust
• Ireland seeking rare double over the All Blacks
• Peter Senior announces retirement due to hip injury
• Mexico raises benchmark interest rate half point to 5.25
• US seeks UN arms embargo against South Sudan
• French right-wing presidential hopefuls spar over Trump win
• Pakistan 88-4 at lunch on day 2, 1st test vs. New Zealand
• As turtles released on Mexican beach, thieves steal eggs
• Men's World Cup ski races in Beaver Creek canceled
• 'Treat men like men' says Hartley after Rooney row
• France looking to build on improvement against Wallabies
• Third-man Fillon seen winning French primaries debate days before vote - poll
• Asia-Pacific leaders talk trade in a Trump world
• Dutch police arrest 'confused' man after airport terror tip-off
• France: Inspectors to keep seeking blame for Syria attacks
• Dying UK girl convinces judge to let her body be frozen
• Japan's Abe, Trump conclude hastily arranged meeting in New York

Japan's Abe says after meeting with Trump that he is confident of building trust Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:56 PM PST By Steve Holland and Kiyoshi Takenaka NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he was confident of building trust with Donald Trump following a meeting in which he sought clarity on campaign rhetoric from the U.S. president-elect that cast doubt on long-standing U.S. alliances. After the hastily arranged 90-minute meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan, Abe called Trump a trustworthy leader, although he said he would not disclose details of the conversation because the talks were unofficial. The Republican president-elect will succeed Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20.

Obama embraces Merkel in Germany visit, prods Trump on Russia Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:20 PM PST By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama gave a strong endorsement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday and used a visit to Berlin to warn Russia about consequences for intervening in the U.S. election and prod Donald Trump to hold firm against Moscow. On a sentimental final trip to Germany as president, Obama expressed hope that the New York businessman who has never previously held public office would jettison controversial campaign rhetoric when he entered the White House and keep democratic values in mind as he chose his staff. "What makes me cautiously optimistic about my successor and the shift from campaign mode to governance is there is something about the solemn responsibilities of that office ... that it forces you to focus," Obama said.

Iraqi forces struggle to tell friend from foe in Mosul street battle Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:04 PM PST By Stephen Kalin MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A vehicle shielded with metal plates and driven by a suicide attacker turned onto a main road filled with soldiers in eastern Mosul and burst into a ball of fire, causing several casualties. As it careered down the road it was riddled with gunfire as Iraqi forces responded to the latest Islamic State counterattack against their push to reclaim the northern city. This and what followed on Thursday were indicative of the challenges Iraq's U.S.-backed military faces in fighting enemies who are willing to kill themselves to defend their last major stronghold in the country while surrounded by well over a million civilians.

Kerry discusses renewed bombing in Aleppo with Russia Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:20 PM PST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he discussed Ukraine and "all aspects" of Aleppo including renewed bombing in the Syrian city this week in a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking to reporters after their one-on-one talk during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, Lavrov denied that Russia's military was carrying out airstrikes in rebel-held Aleppo this week. "Our air force and the Syrian airforce only work in the provinces of Idlib and Homs to prevent the ISIL who might be leaving Mosul from getting to Syria," Lavrov said, referring to Islamic State militants in Iraq.

Vietnam expanding South China Sea runway: U.S. think tank Posted: 17 Nov 2016 03:51 PM PST Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China's building of military facilities on artificial islands in the region, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday. Satellite images taken this month showed Vietnam had lengthened its runway on Spratly Island from less than 2,500 feet (760 meters) to more than 3,300 feet (1 km), Washington's Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said. AMTI, a project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, said continued reclamation work would likely mean the runway was extended to more than 4,000 feet (1.2 km).

U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:40 PM PST By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would block the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, a bid to stop sales by Boeing and Airbus that have already been approved by President Barack Obama's administration. The measure would bar U.S. Treasury Department from issuing licenses that U.S. banks would need to finance sales of commercial aircraft, the latest in a series of efforts by congressional Republicans to counteract the international nuclear deal between Iran, the United States and other world powers.

Canada manufacturers put U.S. ahead of Mexico if Trump ends NAFTA Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:29 PM PST Canadian manufacturers want their access to the U.S. market protected at all costs if Canada renegotiates the NAFTA trade deal with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, even if that means losing the trilateral partnership with Mexico. Amid fears a Trump administration will tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters group is lobbying Canada's Liberal government to prioritize the U.S.-Canada trade relationship, saying a bilateral side deal with Mexico could be worked out separately.

Former mayor arrested over massacre in Mexican state of Coahuila Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:21 PM PST A former mayor from the northern Mexican state of Coahuila was arrested on Thursday for allegedly participating in one of the worst massacres perpetrated by the brutal Zetas cartel, the state attorney general's office said. Sergio Lozano, who served as mayor of the town of Allende in 2011, was arrested on kidnapping charges, the attorney general's office said in a statement, without clarifying his alleged role in the deaths of up to 300 people in the town and its surroundings. A spokesperson from the state of Coahuila's center-right National Action Party (PAN), the political party of Lozano, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Passionate Irish smarter under Schmidt: Hansen Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:21 PM PST Ireland's passion remains but their improvement over the past three years as a rugby team is down to Joe Schmidt turning them into a smarter unit, says New Zealand coach Steve Hansen. Schmidt, a New Zealander like Hansen and whose coaching skills were honed back home before a spell as assistant to Vern Cotter at Clermont in France, has certainly transformed Ireland since he replaced the studious Declan Kidney in 2013. Within months of Schmidt, 51, taking over the reins the Irish won the 2014 Six Nations title and added another the following year.

Japan PM Abe: Confident of building relationship of trust with Trump Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:15 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he was confident of building a relationship based on trust with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Abe said the two talked about various issues but refrained from disclosing the contents of the meeting with Trump because the talks were unofficial. He made the comments in New York after a meeting that was intended to smooth relations following Trump's campaign rhetoric that cast doubt on long-standing U.S. alliances. (Reporting by Kaori Kaneko and Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Paul Tait)

Airstrikes in Syria's besieged Aleppo kill more than 20 Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:14 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes pounded rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday, killing more than 20 people and hitting a water pumping station on the third day of a renewed air campaign on the besieged territory, Syrian activists and rescue workers said.

Chinese billionaire's nephew denied bail in U.S. forced labor case Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:13 PM PST By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge denied bail on Thursday to a Chinese billionaire's nephew whose construction company prosecutors say forced workers to provide private contracting work in violation of visas limiting their services to China's U.N. mission and other sites. Dan Zhong, a nephew of Chinese construction magnate Wang Wenliang, had sought to be released under a $10 million bond and live under house arrest under the watch of a private security firm paid $144,000 a month by his family members.

Japan PM says 'great confidence' in Trump as leader Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:09 PM PST Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his meeting with Donald Trump -- the first by a foreign leader -- convinced him the US president-elect was someone "in whom I can have great confidence". Abe thanked Trump for meeting him as he was shaping his cabinet ahead of his inauguration as US president in January. "Despite his extremely busy schedule because of decisions to be made vis-a-vis appointments or other related business, he was kind enough to receive me," the Japanese leader said.

Japan PM in NY for 1st meeting by foreign leader with Trump Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:07 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he believes Donald Trump is a leader in whom he can have great confidence after meeting with the president-elect Thursday.

Top Asian News 1:06 a.m. GMT Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:06 PM PST SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who was adopted from South Korea by Americans when he was 3 years old landed on Thursday in his native country — one that is completely unknown to him — after he was deported from the United States, an official and his lawyer said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had ordered Adam Crapser deported because of criminal convictions, including assault and being a felon in possession of a weapon. His life story highlights the failings of an adoption system that put him in the homes of one set of parents who abandoned him and another that physically abused him and other adopted children, his Seattle attorney, Lori Walls, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

Russia official: Strikes in Syria only target Islamic State Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:03 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov portrayed his country's airstrikes in Syria on Thursday as limited amid reports of heavy casualties in the eastern part of the country.

Russia launches multiple air attacks on militant targets in Syria: defense ministry Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:59 PM PST Russia has launched its first attacks on militant targets in Syria using warplanes operating from both Russian and Syrian air bases as well as from a Russian aircraft carrier, the defense ministry said on Thursday quoted by Russian news agencies. Cruise missiles fired from Russian Tu-95MS planes struck Islamic State and Nusra Front targets in a three-pronged approach, the first such since Russia launched its campaign in Syria more than a year ago.

NYC, Paris prosecutors to join forces on some investigations Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:47 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York City and Paris are teaming up to investigate crimes that span both cities.

U.S. Army proposes regulatory change, a new Dakota pipeline delay Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:43 PM PST By Valerie Volcovici and Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans to issue a new rule to improve consultations with Indian tribes for permitting decisions, a move that could delay the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to a notice posted Thursday on a White House website. The Army Corps of Engineers plans to "revise its regulations" to ensure its consultations with sovereign tribes are "confirmed by the U.S. Constitution, treaties, statutes, executive orders, judicial decisions and presidential documents and policies." The proposed change comes in the form of what is known as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which states an agency's intention to issue a new regulation. The pending rulemaking would effectively prevent the Obama administration from making decisions on issuing permits, such as the one needed to complete the controversial Dakota Access crude pipeline, until he leaves office on Jan. 21, 2017.

Venezuelan president approval slips to minimum, under 20 percent: poll Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:40 PM PST Socialist-run Venezuela's struggling state-led economic model and a fall in the price of oil, its biggest export, have led to acute shortages of everything from medicines to milk, galloping three-digit inflation, and a profound recession. Some 19.5 percent of Venezuelans said they approved of Maduro in October, down from around 22 percent in September, the survey by pollster Datanalisis seen on Thursday showed. The opposition is seeking to remove his successor Maduro, whom it accuses of causing the biggest economic disaster in Venezuela.

Peru seizes $30 million counterfeit dollars in record bust Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:38 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's police have seized almost $30 million in counterfeit U.S. dollar bills in the biggest such bust in the country's history.

Ireland seeking rare double over the All Blacks Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:38 PM PST It took the Irish 111 years to beat New Zealand. On Saturday, they'll be seeking a second win over the mighty All Blacks in two weeks.

Peter Senior announces retirement due to hip injury Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:35 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Australian golfer Peter Senior, a winner of more than 30 tournaments worldwide, has announced his retirement after a hip injury forced him to withdraw during Friday's second round of the Australian Open.

Mexico raises benchmark interest rate half point to 5.25 Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:35 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's central bank decided Thursday to raise its interbank interest rate by one-half percent to 5.25 percent, citing "a more complex world economic panorama, caused among other things by the U.S. elections."

US seeks UN arms embargo against South Sudan Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:33 PM PST The United States on Thursday launched a bid at the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan following UN warnings that the war-torn country could descend into genocide. US Ambassador Samantha Power said a draft resolution will be presented to the council in the coming days to ban weapons sales to the African country and impose sanctions, setting the stage for a clash with Russia, which opposes an arms embargo. "South Sudan is a nation at the precipice," Power told the council.

French right-wing presidential hopefuls spar over Trump win Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:31 PM PST All eyes in France are on the right-wing nominating contest, whose winner is expected to go on to take the presidency in May in a duel with far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, ex-premier Alain Juppe and five other candidates will compete in the first round on Sunday, with the two poll toppers going into a run-off on November 27. Trump's stunning ascent to the White House loomed large over the last of three debates among the seven candidates.

Pakistan 88-4 at lunch on day 2, 1st test vs. New Zealand Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:30 PM PST CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Colin de Grandhomme and Jeet Raval made immediate impacts in their debut tests as New Zealand reduced Pakistan to 88-4 at lunch Friday on the second day of the first test.

As turtles released on Mexican beach, thieves steal eggs Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:30 PM PST SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA, Mexico (AP) — Thieves on donkeys stole newly deposited sea turtle eggs from their sandy nests on a southern Mexico beach several hours before a group of children arrived to watch a conservation program release 8,000 previously hatched baby turtles into the sea.

Men's World Cup ski races in Beaver Creek canceled Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:28 PM PST BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The men's World Cup downhill, super-G and giant slalom races at Beaver Creek in two weeks have been canceled because of unseasonably warm weather.

'Treat men like men' says Hartley after Rooney row Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:26 PM PST England rugby captain Dylan Hartley said he was glad to play in a squad without curfews after football counterpart Wayne Rooney had to apologise for appearing in "inappropriate" photos. The Sun tabloid alleged Manchester United forward Rooney drunkenly gatecrashed a wedding at England's hotel in Watford, north of London, on Saturday. Rooney started England's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Scotland on Friday, but suffered a knee injury that ruled him out of Tuesday's 2-2 friendly international draw at home to Spain.

France looking to build on improvement against Wallabies Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:16 PM PST Only a little dose of French flair. When it comes to what France believes it needs most to beat the Wallabies on Saturday, the players are banking mostly on discipline and strong defence.

Third-man Fillon seen winning French primaries debate days before vote - poll Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:14 PM PST By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - Former French prime minister Francois Fillon was seen as the winner of a final debate before a vote on who gets the conservatives' candidacy in next year's presidential election, a poll showed, in a fresh upset for favourite Alain Juppe. Juppe, 71, has for months been ahead in polls. Whoever wins the two-round primaries on Nov. 20 and Nov. 27 has a strong chance of becoming France's next president because of the divisions of the Left and persisting opposition among a majority of voters to see the far-right in power.

Asia-Pacific leaders talk trade in a Trump world Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:14 PM PST Top world leaders meet from Thursday to try to save their cherished free trade accords from feared extinction under US President-elect Donald Trump. Here are three big factors looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit from Thursday to Sunday in Lima, Peru. Trump has cast uncertainty on the postwar world order with his vows to tear up or renegotiate international free trade agreements in order to protect US jobs.

Dutch police arrest 'confused' man after airport terror tip-off Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:04 PM PST Dutch police have arrested a "confused" homeless man suspected of triggering a security sweep at Rotterdam's airport Thursday after an anonymous tip-off about a possible terror threat. "Rotterdam police have detained an illegal immigrant with an outstanding sentence in connection with their investigation into a possible terror threat," the Royal Dutch Military Police announced on their Facebook page. "The suspect is a 45-year-old man without a fixed address and in a confused state, who has previously made similar false statements to the police," the military police said late Thursday.

France: Inspectors to keep seeking blame for Syria attacks Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:03 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France says the U.N. Security Council will approve a one year extension of the mandate for inspectors charged with determining who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.

Dying UK girl convinces judge to let her body be frozen Posted: 17 Nov 2016 04:02 PM PST LONDON (AP) — The teenage girl's instructions were direct: She didn't want to be buried, but to be frozen — with the hope she can continue her life in the future when cancer is cured.

Japan's Abe, Trump conclude hastily arranged meeting in New York Posted: 17 Nov 2016 03:53 PM PST By Steve Holland and Kiyoshi Takenaka NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wrapped up a hastily arranged meeting on Thursday that was intended to smooth relations following Trump's campaign rhetoric that cast doubt on long-standing U.S. alliances. The meeting, which lasted about 90 minutes, according to a Trump official, was the president-elect's first face-to-face conversation with a foreign leader since his election on Nov. 8. Abe was expected to take questions from reporters following the meeting.

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