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• On final trip, Carter looks to reassure Asia allies
• Russia not serious in talks with Syrian rebels: opposition official
• Europe must brace for new, varied IS attacks: security chief
• Women bombers emerge from Islamic State redoubt to attack Libyan forces
• China expresses concern as Yemen's Houthis form government
• Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition
• Top Asian News 1:29 a.m. GMT
• Malaysia defends rally against 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar
• Yellowstone plans to thin bison herd by 900 animals
• Gambia's shock presidential victor hails new era
• Venezuela policemen sentenced for killing protester in 2014
• S. Koreans to march for 6th weekend calling for Park ouster
• Trump speaks with Taiwan's president, risking China tensions
• 21 Chinese miners trapped for 4 days confirmed dead
• Mourinho demands United improvement
• AFA hired firm to fly Argentine team without knowing plane
• 'Unprecedented' numbers face severe hunger in South Sudan: U.N.
• Vathje wins skeleton World Cup opener
• Gambia's president concedes defeat after election loss
• Slovenia's Stuhec wins World Cup downhill at Lake Louise
• US moves to block Chinese purchase of German tech firm Aixtron
• Maisie Williams: Stop going to dolphin shows
• Colombia repatriates dead as airline's licensing questioned
• Trump risks China rift with Taiwan call
• Alpine skiing: Stuhec wins season-opening downhill
• Americas' top rights commission urges Argentina to free activist
• White House reaffirms 'One China' policy after Trump calls Taiwan leader
• Price, Parel top PGA Tour Champions' Q-School
• Cheika unimpressed by 'clown' attack on Jones
• Japanese teen Nasa Hataoka leads LPGA Tour Q-school
• Philippines' Duterte gets Trump White House invite during 'animated' call
• Benin cuts off four opposition broadcasters: NGO
• Dijon rallies from 2 goals down to draw at Caen
• Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead in Bahamas
• One dead in Peru after angry mob tries to lynch pollsters
• Mourinho offers Schweinsteiger ray of hope at Man United
• Saudi Arabia names new labor minister, reshuffles religious and Shura councils
• Haiti presidential candidates challenge vote results
• Saudi labour minister sacked

On final trip, Carter looks to reassure Asia allies Posted: 02 Dec 2016 11:52 AM PST By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes his last scheduled trip to Asia next week, and he will try to sooth anxieties caused by Donald Trump's election, U.S. officials said. The Obama administration made Asia and U.S. alliances there a priority. While details of Trump's approach to the region remain scant, his calls for allies to pay more to sustain U.S. forces or face their possible withdrawal have alarmed Japan and South Korea.

Russia not serious in talks with Syrian rebels: opposition official Posted: 02 Dec 2016 08:36 AM PST By Angus McDowall and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Syrian opposition official accused Russia on Friday of procrastinating in talks with rebels over Aleppo, signaling no progress in diplomacy which rebels hoped would ease dire conditions in the city where they are in danger of defeat. Buoyed by its rapid capture of several whole neighborhoods, the government on Friday took journalists on an escorted tour of the ruined northeast Aleppo districts which fell on Sunday and Monday, and which the army is sweeping for mines. The rebels' talks with Russia, the most powerful ally of President Bashar al-Assad, in Ankara point to the bad set of options they face.

Europe must brace for new, varied IS attacks: security chief Posted: 02 Dec 2016 10:10 AM PST By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Islamic State will attack Europe again, security chiefs warned on Friday, and may add car bombs, cyber and chemical warfare to its local arsenal as European militants drift home after reverses in Syria and Iraq. Gilles de Kerchove, the European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, said it was impossible to know for sure how many militants were already in Europe plotting. "We have to be prepared because some of them will come to Europe," said de Kerchove, a veteran EU official whose Brussels office is packed with books and souvenirs from nine years of intensive travel and talking with Europe's troubled neighbors.

Women bombers emerge from Islamic State redoubt to attack Libyan forces Posted: 02 Dec 2016 11:17 AM PST Several women blew themselves up on Friday in suicide attacks that killed four Libyan soldiers who had granted them safe passage to leave buildings under the control of Islamic State militants, a spokesman for government forces said. The Libyan forces, backed by U.S. air strikes, are close to taking full control of the former IS stronghold of Sirte after a campaign lasting more than six months. Rida Issa, a spokesman for the Libyan forces, said two similar incidents, which he said were suicide attacks, had taken place as other women and children were leaving Islamic State-held ground.

China expresses concern as Yemen's Houthis form government Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:19 PM PST China's Foreign Ministry has expressed concern after Yemen's armed Houthi movement and its political allies formed a new government, in what appeared a blow to U.N.-backed efforts to end 20 months of war in the country. Diplomats had hoped the Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, would hold off on putting together a cabinet of their loyalists and instead form a unity government with their Yemeni foes, whom they pushed into Saudi exile. The Houthis, who control territory with more than half of Yemen's population, previously said forming a government with their allies did not mean abandoning the U.N.-sponsored peace process.

Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:43 AM PST By Ahmed Rasheed and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Facing brutal urban warfare in Mosul and with their push slowed by the presence of one million residents, Iraqi commanders examined changing strategy last week to help civilians leave to give the army a free hand to strike Islamic State fighters. The proposal, a sign of frustration at slow progress in the six-week campaign against Islamic State in Mosul, was ultimately dismissed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his generals, military sources told Reuters in interviews. Islamic State militants who have controlled the city since mid-2014 have waged a lethal defense, deploying snipers, mortar fire and 600 suicide car bombers, as well as attacks launched from a network of tunnels beneath residential neighborhoods.

Top Asian News 1:29 a.m. GMT Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:29 PM PST TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China. It is highly unusual, probably unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan, a self-governing island the U.S. broke diplomatic ties with in 1979. Washington has pursued a so-called "one China" policy since 1979, when it shifted diplomatic recognition of China from the government in Taiwan to the communist government on the mainland. Under that policy, the U.S. recognizes Beijing as representing China but retains unofficial ties with Taiwan. A statement from Trump's transition team said he spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who offered her congratulations.

Malaysia defends rally against 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:28 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has defended plans for a protest to condemn what it called ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority, saying it has an obligation to ensure that its neighbor takes steps to prevent the crisis from deteriorating.

Yellowstone plans to thin bison herd by 900 animals Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:26 PM PST By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park plans to reduce its famed bison herd by at least 900 head this winter, culling stray animals outside the park in Montana by hunting and a program to round up and deliver wayward stock to Native American tribes for slaughter. Animals that roam out of the park into adjacent state lands in Montana will be subject to harvest by licensed sportsmen and Native American tribes exercising historic hunting rights. Montana's chief veterinarian, Dr. Marty Zaluski, said park officials agreed on the goal of at least 900 at a meeting on Thursday.

Gambia's shock presidential victor hails new era Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:25 PM PST Opposition candidate Adama Barrow hailed a "new Gambia" Friday after he pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, putting an end to the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh. Official results earlier showed Barrow, a businessman and political unknown until six months ago, comfortably winning Thursday's poll with 45.54 percent, capping a remarkable rise to prominence. Jammeh took 212,099 votes (36.66 percent) and third party candidate Mama Kandeh 102,969 votes (17.80 percent), the Independent Electoral Commission said.

Venezuela policemen sentenced for killing protester in 2014 Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:24 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Venezuelan police officers have been sentenced to years in prison for killing a young protester in 2014.

S. Koreans to march for 6th weekend calling for Park ouster Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:23 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans are expected to march in capital Seoul for the sixth straight weekend calling for the removal of scandal-plagued President Park Geun-hye.

Trump speaks with Taiwan's president, risking China tensions Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:17 PM PST TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China.

21 Chinese miners trapped for 4 days confirmed dead Posted: 02 Dec 2016 05:11 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — China's state-run Xinhua News Agency says 21 miners who were trapped for four days after an explosion have been confirmed dead. One is missing.

Mourinho demands United improvement Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:49 PM PST Jose Mourinho returns to the technical area for Sunday's visit to Everton on a mission to urgently improve Manchester United's disappointing Premier League form. Mourinho served his second one-match touchline ban of the season on Wednesday as United beat West Ham 4-1 in the League Cup to set up a two-legged semi-final against Hull in January. Success in knockout football, as Mourinho's predecessor Louis van Gaal discovered after winning last season's FA Cup, is not necessarily considered adequate at Old Trafford, though.

AFA hired firm to fly Argentine team without knowing plane Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:47 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's soccer association hired the plane that was used to transport superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the team for a World Cup qualifying game without knowing the name of the airline or the model of the plane.

'Unprecedented' numbers face severe hunger in South Sudan: U.N. Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:43 PM PST Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time - and the crisis is likely to worsen when food from the current harvest runs out next year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The country's hunger levels have doubled since last year, the U.N. agency said in a report released on Friday. Nearly 60 percent of the population of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state is affected, 56 percent in Unity, and 47 percent in Western Bahr el Ghazal.

Vathje wins skeleton World Cup opener Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:35 PM PST WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Elisabeth Vathje of Canada won the opening race of the women's skeleton World Cup season Friday night, easily prevailing on the track that hosted the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Gambia's president concedes defeat after election loss Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:31 PM PST BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia's president of 22 years acknowledged his election defeat on state television Friday night, vowing to step down hours after news of the results prompted thousands to celebrate in the streets in an unprecedented display of disdain for his rule.

Slovenia's Stuhec wins World Cup downhill at Lake Louise Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:31 PM PST LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec won the season-opening downhill at Lake Louise on Friday for her first World Cup victory.

US moves to block Chinese purchase of German tech firm Aixtron Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:27 PM PST US President Barack Obama on Friday moved to block a Chinese company's purchase of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron by rejecting the inclusion of Aixtron's US business in the deal. The US Treasury Department said a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) chaired by Obama found the risks posed by the deal, which could place sensitive technology with potential military applications in Chinese hands, were too great.

Maisie Williams: Stop going to dolphin shows Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:22 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams wants everyone to stop buying tickets to marine shows. She says it's the best way to stop the capture and killings of dolphins in Japan.

Colombia repatriates dead as airline's licensing questioned Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:18 PM PST RIO NEGRO, Colombia (AP) — Victims of this week's tragic air crash in the Andes were flown home Friday as Bolivia's president called for "drastic measures" against aviation officials who signed off on a flight plan that experts and even one of the charter airline's executives said should never have been attempted because of a possible fuel shortage.

Trump risks China rift with Taiwan call Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:15 PM PST President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of cautious US diplomacy Friday to speak with the president of Taiwan, at the risk of provoking a serious rift with China. It was not immediately clear whether Trump's telephone call with President Tsai Ing-wen marked a deliberate pivot away from Washington's official "One China" stance.

Alpine skiing: Stuhec wins season-opening downhill Posted: 02 Dec 2016 04:09 PM PST Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec won the season-opening ladies downhill at Lake Louise on Friday with the first World Cup victory of her ski racing career. "I knew I could ski fast and I just needed to put it in a race and I did," said Stuhec, whose best previous result on the World Cup circuit was a fourth place in the 2013 super-G in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Italy's Sofia Goggia was second with a time of one minute, 45.70 seconds, while Sweden's Kajsa Kling finished third with one minute, 45.79 seconds.

Americas' top rights commission urges Argentina to free activist Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:50 PM PST The Inter-American Commision on Human Rights on Friday called on Argentina to release social activist Milagro Sala, who has been jailed since the beginning of the year in the northwestern province of Jujuy. The commission, part of the Organization of American States (OAS), said Argentina should "give prompt attention" to recommendations from a U.N. body in October that called Sala's pre-trial detention "unwarranted and arbitrary." Sala, the leader of the Tupac Amaru social movement, was detained in January and accused of instigating criminal acts after leading a protest in front of provincial government buildings. OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro said on Tuesday that Sala's detention was not justified because there was no risk of flight or interfere with investigative processes.

White House reaffirms 'One China' policy after Trump calls Taiwan leader Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:50 PM PST Washington (AFP) - The White House reaffirmed Friday its backing for the policy that recognizes Beijing as the sole government of "One China" after President-elect Donald Trump risked Chinese ire by calling the leader of Taiwan, in a break with US norms.

Price, Parel top PGA Tour Champions' Q-School Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:46 PM PST LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Phillip Price and Scott Parel shared medalist honors Friday in the PGA Tour Champions qualifying tournament to top the five fully exempt qualifiers.

Cheika unimpressed by 'clown' attack on Jones Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:46 PM PST Australia coach Michael Cheika said a newspaper had gone too far in depicting England counterpart Eddie Jones as a 'clown' ahead of Saturday's clash at Twickenham. The hype intensified when Jones was depicted as a clown in Saturday's edition of The Australian newspaper. Eddie Jones is the real clown of the world rugby circus.

Japanese teen Nasa Hataoka leads LPGA Tour Q-school Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:33 PM PST DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Japanese teen Nasa Hataoka shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the third of five rounds in the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Philippines' Duterte gets Trump White House invite during 'animated' call Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:26 PM PST By Martin Petty and David Brunnstrom MANILA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump invited Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year during a "very engaging, animated" phone conversation, a Duterte aide said on Friday, amid rocky relations between their two countries. A statement issued by Trump's transition team, however, made no mention of an invitation. Trump's brief chat with the firebrand Philippine president follows a period of uncertainty about one of Washington's most important Asian alliances, stoked by Duterte's hostility toward President Barack Obama and repeated threats to sever decades-old defense ties.

Benin cuts off four opposition broadcasters: NGO Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:06 PM PST Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday condemned the swift shutdown of four Benin broadcasters close to the opposition, saying it raised fears of an "authoritarian" shift in the west African country. The four broadcasters -- Radio Soleil and TV stations Sikka, Eden and E-tele -- were all cut off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the press freedom group said in a statement. All were shut down on the grounds that they were transmitting from places away from their original locations, RSF said.

Dijon rallies from 2 goals down to draw at Caen Posted: 02 Dec 2016 03:04 PM PST CAEN, France (AP) — Playing with 10 men for an hour, Dijon rallied from two goals down to grab a 3-3 draw at struggling Caen in the French league on Friday.

Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead in Bahamas Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:52 PM PST NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Dustin Johnson wasn't even expecting to be in the Bahamas for the Hero World Challenge. He was tied for the lead Friday with Hideki Matsuyama, who has reason to expect being at the top of any tournament he plays.

One dead in Peru after angry mob tries to lynch pollsters Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:36 PM PST One woman has been killed and some 40 people were arrested in a Peruvian shantytown after an angry mob tried to lynch two pollsters whom residents believed were butchering local children to take their organs, authorities said Friday. False rumors on social media claiming dead children had been found with their organs missing fanned mass hysteria in the shantytown Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, prompting residents to target two employees of a polling company who had been conducting door-to-door marketing surveys, said Police General Hugo Begazo. "From one second to the next, people started to surround us," said visibly shaken Luis Nunez with polling firm Quantum in broadcast comments.

Mourinho offers Schweinsteiger ray of hope at Man United Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:33 PM PST MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bastian Schweinsteiger might still have a future at Manchester United.

Saudi Arabia names new labor minister, reshuffles religious and Shura councils Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:23 PM PST King Salman bin Abdulaziz has replaced Saudi Arabia's labor minister, state media reported on Friday, after recent statistics showed a rise in unemployment in the world's top oil exporter. In a royal decree read on state television, the king also reshuffled the country's top religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, and the Shura Council, which advises the government. State television said King Salman had appointed Ali bin Nasser al-Ghafis as labor minister to replace Mufrej al-Haqbani.

Haiti presidential candidates challenge vote results Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:23 PM PST Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Three Haitian presidential candidates have formally contested the election's preliminary results, their parties said Friday, after the vote count gave the ruling party's Jovenel Moise an outright victory in last month's first-round. Jude Celestin, Moise Jean-Charles and Maryse Narcisse are challenging the tally giving more than 55 percent of the vote to Moise, chosen by former president Michel Martelly to represent his party, Tet Kale (PHTK). "The people have had their say," Moise said Thursday.

Saudi labour minister sacked Posted: 02 Dec 2016 02:07 PM PST Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Friday sacked the labour minister who headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers. Mufarrej al-Haqbani, named to the portfolio almost seven months ago, was replaced by Ali al-Ghifaidh, according to a royal order published by the official Saudi Press Agency. A crisis in the construction sector peaked shortly after Haqbani's appointment, as some workers who had gone months without salaries were left also without food and other essentials.

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