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• Truck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, 12 dead
• Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery
• Gunman wounds three in Zurich mosque rampage, motive unclear
• U.S. sees China returning drone as early as Tuesday in South China Sea
• Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal over besieged villages
• Chinese man guilty of stealing military program documents: U.S. Justice Department
• Truck rams into German Christmas market, killing 12 people
• The Latest: Berlin police say dead man in truck was Polish
• US fails to renegotiate arms control rule for hacking tools
• Unknown man opened fire in Zurich mosque, wounds three: police
• 12 killed as lorry ploughs into Berlin Xmas market
• Water conservation push could put California utilities in a tough spot: Fitch
• Three dead in Venezuela cash unrest
• Death toll rises to 12 after truck plows into German Christmas market
• Moderate quakes cause 2 deaths, injuries, damage in Ecuador
• Investigators recommend extending search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight
• Gunfire in DR Congo capital as Kabila's mandate expires
• Gunfire erupts in Kinshasa as Congolese protest Kabila's power
• Scientist pleads guilty to taking trade secrets to China
• Chilling images of Russian envoy's murder in Turkey
• Obama prepares to block drilling in Arctic, Atlantic: Bloomberg
• IMF chief Lagarde found guilty over French tycoon payment
• Trump condemns assassination of Russian ambassador to Turkey
• Mane strikes late to give Liverpool derby joy
• France increases security at Christmas markets after Berlin truck incident
• UN approves Aleppo monitors as evacuations from city proceed
• Mane scores in injury time, Liverpool beats Everton 1-0
• The Latest: Lavrov: Syria meeting to be held despite killing
• IMF board reaffirms confidence in Lagarde after negligence verdict
• IMF board decides to retain Christine Lagarde as chief despite negligence conviction in France
• Truck crash in Berlin could be accident or attack: official
• White House condemns 'terrorist attack' on Berlin Christmas market
• Assassination in Turkey: what we know so far
• Protests erupt in Congo capital, police fire tear gas
• The Latest: US envoy wants UN monitors in Aleppo quickly
• Athletic scores 2 late goals to beat Celta in Spanish league
• Top Asian News 10:27 p.m. GMT

Truck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, 12 dead Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:19 PM PST By Michael Nienaber and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - A truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others in what Germany's interior minister said looked like an attack. Police said on Twitter that they had taken one suspect into custody and that another passenger from the truck had died as it crashed into people gathered around wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages at the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church in the heart of former West Berlin.

Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:01 PM PST By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Umit Bektas ANKARA (Reuters) - The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday by an off-duty police officer who shouted "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire. The Russian foreign ministry confirmed the death of envoy Andrei Karlov, calling it a "terrorist act". Relations between Moscow and Ankara have long been strained over the conflict in Syria, with the two support opposing sides in the war.

Gunman wounds three in Zurich mosque rampage, motive unclear Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:37 PM PST By Michael Shields and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - A man stormed into a Zurich mosque on Monday evening and opened fire on people praying, injuring three, Swiss police said. Two of the three men -- aged 30, 35 and 56 -- were seriously injured in the attack shortly after 5:30 p.m. local time (1630 GMT) near the main train station in Switzerland's financial capital, Zurich police said. People at the scene told Reuters the Islamic Center on Zurich's Eisgasse was used as a mosque, often by Somalis.

U.S. sees China returning drone as early as Tuesday in South China Sea Posted: 19 Dec 2016 03:01 PM PST By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States expects China to return soon an underwater U.S. drone seized by a Chinese naval vessel last week, with one U.S. official telling Reuters the exchange could happen as early as Tuesday at an agreed location in the South China Sea. China's seizure of the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) triggered a diplomatic protest and speculation about whether it will strengthen U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's hand as he seeks a tougher line with Beijing. A Chinese warship took the drone, which the Pentagon says uses unclassified, commercially available technology to collect oceanographic data, on Thursday about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay in the Philippines.

Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal over besieged villages Posted: 19 Dec 2016 11:49 AM PST By Angus McDowall and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of people were evacuated from the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Monday in return for insurgents allowing people to leave two besieged pro-government villages in nearby Idlib province. In bitter winter weather, convoys of buses from eastern Aleppo reached rebel-held areas to the west of the city. More buses left the Shi'ite Muslim villages of al-Foua and Kefraya for government lines, according to a U.N. official and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group.

Chinese man guilty of stealing military program documents: U.S. Justice Department Posted: 19 Dec 2016 03:41 PM PST A 38-year-old Chinese man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he stole numerous sensitive military program documents from United Technologies Corp and transported them to China, the U.S. Justice Department said. Yu Long pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in the theft of trade secrets to benefit a foreign government and one count of unlawful export and attempted export of defense articles in violation of the Arms Export Control Act, the Justice Department said in a statement. Long, who worked as a senior engineer/scientist at United Technologies Research Center in Connecticut from 2008 to 2014, could be sentenced to a maximum 15 years on one count and 20 years on the other, it said.

Truck rams into German Christmas market, killing 12 people Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:50 PM PST BERLIN (AP) — A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 50 as it smashed through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him.

The Latest: Berlin police say dead man in truck was Polish Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:48 PM PST BERLIN (AP) — The latest on a truck ramming into a Berlin Christmas market (all times local):

US fails to renegotiate arms control rule for hacking tools Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has failed to renegotiate portions of an international arms control arrangement to make it easier to export tools related to hacking and surveillance software — technologies that can be exploited by bad actors, but are also used to secure computer networks.

Unknown man opened fire in Zurich mosque, wounds three: police Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:37 PM PST A man stormed into a Zurich mosque and opened fire on people praying on Monday evening, injuring three people, police said. Two of the three men - aged 30, 35 and 56 years - were seriously injured, Zurich city police said.

12 killed as lorry ploughs into Berlin Xmas market Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:37 PM PST A lorry ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more in what police said was a suspected terror attack. Ambulances and heavily armed police rushed to the area after the vehicle mounted the pavement of the market in a square popular with tourists, in horrific scenes reminiscent of July's deadly truck attack in the French Riviera city of Nice. "I don't want to use the word 'attack' yet, although there are many things pointing to one," Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told public television.

Water conservation push could put California utilities in a tough spot: Fitch Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:31 PM PST By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New rules floated by California water regulators would force utilities to sell less water at a time when it is becoming more difficult for them to raise customer rates, credit ratings agency Fitch said on Monday. "Water rates have risen faster than incomes. If this trend continues, Fitch would expect that overall rate flexibility - the ability for utilities to raise rates - could be tested," it said in a note.

Three dead in Venezuela cash unrest Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:26 PM PST A weekend of looting and clashes left at least three people dead in Venezuela, authorities said, as anger roiled over a chaotic currency reform that left many without cash. A man, a woman and an adolescent boy were shot dead when violence erupted on Saturday in the town of La Paragua, in the southern state of Bolivar, the attorney general's office confirmed on Monday. The opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), which accuses President Nicolas Maduro of driving oil-rich Venezuela to the brink of economic collapse, contested the death toll.

Death toll rises to 12 after truck plows into German Christmas market Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:11 PM PST BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of people who were killed when a truck plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday has risen to 12, German police said on Tuesday. Police said that 48 people were injured, some of them badly. (Reporting by Michael Nienaber; Editing by Paul Carrel)

Moderate quakes cause 2 deaths, injuries, damage in Ecuador Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:10 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — A series of moderate earthquakes rattled northwestern Ecuador before dawn Monday, causing two deaths, injuring 20 people and damaging dozens of structures.

Investigators recommend extending search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:03 PM PST By Jonathan Barrett and Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Investigators searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have recommended extending the search by an additional 25,000 sq km (9,650 sq miles), the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Tuesday. The current 120,000 sq km (46,330 sq miles) search area in the Indian Ocean is due to be exhausted by January, with no sign of the missing jet. The recommendation to extend the search follows a meeting in November between crash investigators, aviation experts and government representatives from Malaysia, China and Australia.

Gunfire in DR Congo capital as Kabila's mandate expires Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:54 PM PST Gunfire erupted in several parts of Kinshasa early Tuesday as Congo's long-serving President Joseph Kabila appeared set to stay on despite the expiry of his mandate and announced a new government. Demonstrators blew whistles and beat on improvised drums, their gesture for a red card, asking the 45-year-old who has led the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001 to quit the top job. Kabila's second term officially expires on Tuesday.

Gunfire erupts in Kinshasa as Congolese protest Kabila's power Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:51 PM PST By Tim Cocks and Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Gunfire could be heard in several districts of Kinshasa early on Tuesday as demonstrators demanded that President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired at midnight, and measures to curb dissent fanned fears of more violence. Reuters witnesses in various parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city heard repeated gunshots, and one saw youths burning tires in the street. Demonstrators in the districts of Kalamu, Matete and Lingwala as well as at Kinshasa University blew whistles to signal to Kabila that it was time to leave.

Scientist pleads guilty to taking trade secrets to China Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:43 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A scientist has pleaded guilty to charges he stole sensitive documents from a Connecticut military contractor and transported them to China.

Chilling images of Russian envoy's murder in Turkey Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:25 PM PST Andrei Karlov stumbles as the bullets hit him in the back, then comes crashing to the ground. The press had come to cover the opening of a show at an Ankara exhibition hall Monday, but their cameras ended up capturing the chilling scene of the Russian envoy's murder at the hands of a Turkish policeman.

Obama prepares to block drilling in Arctic, Atlantic: Bloomberg Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:23 PM PST (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in much of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the decision.

IMF chief Lagarde found guilty over French tycoon payment Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:20 PM PST A French court on Monday found IMF head Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence over a massive state payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister, but she will continue to lead the fund. Lagarde was spared her a fine or prison sentence, and the International Monetary Fund board meeting in Washington said it retains "full confidence" in her ability to continue to lead the organization. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Lagarde said she was not happy with the court ruling, even though she faces no penalty, but would not appeal.

Trump condemns assassination of Russian ambassador to Turkey Posted: 19 Dec 2016 03:04 PM PST (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump condemned the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey on Monday, saying the killing was carried out by a "radical Islamic terrorist" and violated "all rules of civilized order." Trump, in a statement issued by his transition team, offered condolences to the family of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov, who was fatally shot while attending an event at an art gallery in Ankara. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton in Washington; Writing by David Alexander; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Mane strikes late to give Liverpool derby joy Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:58 PM PST Sadio Mane's 94th minute tap-in ensured Jurgen Klopp enjoyed his first visit to Everton with a 1-0 win that saw his Liverpool team move into second in the Premier League on Monday. A game with an abundance of passion and pride failed to deliver many goalmouth incidents and seemed more likely to be remembered for the failure of referee Mike Dean to send off Everton's Ross Barkley in the second half. Everton, with just one win in seven, are ninth.

France increases security at Christmas markets after Berlin truck incident Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:49 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - France will increase security at Christmas markets across the country after a truck plowed into people at a seasonal market in Berlin on Monday, killing at least nine people, the Interior Ministry said. "Franco-German cooperation will continue with no respite so that democracies win the war against those who want to strike at our values and freedoms," the ministry said in a statement. "All security forces will keep to a maximum level of vigilance. Security at Christmas markets will be reinforced with immediate effect." (Reporting by John Irish, editing by G Crosse)

UN approves Aleppo monitors as evacuations from city proceed Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:49 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Iran, military allies of Syria's president, talked Monday about joining forces to reach a quick political settlement in Syria, as the country's largest city, Aleppo, was poised to return to full government control.

Mane scores in injury time, Liverpool beats Everton 1-0 Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:44 PM PST LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Sadio Mane grabbed the winner in the fourth minute of injury time as Liverpool beat Everton 1-0 on Monday to head into Christmas in second place in the Premier League and extend its recent dominance of Merseyside derbies.

The Latest: Lavrov: Syria meeting to be held despite killing Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:41 PM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Russia's ambassador to Turkey (all times local):

IMF board reaffirms confidence in Lagarde after negligence verdict Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:36 PM PST The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its executive board reaffirmed its full confidence in Managing Director Christine Lagarde despite her conviction by a French court on a negligence charge. "The Executive Board took all relevant factors into account in its discussions, including the Managing Director's outstanding leadership of the Fund and the wide respect and trust for her leadership globally," the executive board said in a statement.

IMF board decides to retain Christine Lagarde as chief despite negligence conviction in France Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — IMF board decides to retain Christine Lagarde as chief despite negligence conviction in France.

Truck crash in Berlin could be accident or attack: official Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:34 PM PST BERLIN (Reuters) - The circumstances of Monday's deadly truck crash at a Christmas market in Berlin is still unclear, a senior German official said, dismissing as speculation reports that the truck could have been hijacked by militants. "The sequence of events point to either an accident or an attack," Berlin State Interior Minister Andreas Geisel said. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement it was still unclear exactly what had happened. Security officials are trying to secure the site and find those responsible, he said. ...

White House condemns 'terrorist attack' on Berlin Christmas market Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:34 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday condemned what it called an apparent "terrorist attack" on a Christmas market in central Berlin. "We have been in touch with German officials, and we stand ready to provide assistance as they recover from and investigate this horrific incident," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. A truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring up to 50 others. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

Assassination in Turkey: what we know so far Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:32 PM PST The assassination, by a gunman shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Don't forget Aleppo", came after days of protests in Turkey over Russia's role in Syria and on the eve of a unprecedented meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran on the conflict. Dramatic footage showed the very moment the lone gunman -- dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and tie, shot his target in the back as the envoy was speaking at the opening of a Russian photography exhibition in Ankara.

Protests erupt in Congo capital, police fire tear gas Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:32 PM PST KINSHASA (Reuters) - Protests erupted in several neighborhoods of the Congolese capital Kinshasa late on Monday, and police fired tear gas to disperse them, witnesses said, just before President Joseph Kabila's mandate expires at midnight. Demonstrators blew whistles to signal to Kabila that it was to leave in the communes of Kalamu, Matete, Lingwala, and at Kinshasa University, multiple witnesses said. A spokesman for the police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Amedee Mwarabu and Aaron Ross; writing by Tim Cocks, editing by G Crosse)

The Latest: US envoy wants UN monitors in Aleppo quickly Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:28 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):

Athletic scores 2 late goals to beat Celta in Spanish league Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:27 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao scored two late goals in the last Spanish league game before the winter break, coming from behind to beat Celta Vigo 2-1 Monday.

Top Asian News 10:27 p.m. GMT Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:27 PM PST BEIJING (AP) — U.S. assertions that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that have killed thousands of drug users in the U.S. and Canada are unsubstantiated, Chinese officials told the Associated Press. Both the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy point to China as North America's main source of fentanyl, related drugs and the chemicals used to make them. Such statements "lack the support of sufficient numbers of actual, confirmed cases," China's National Narcotics Control Commission told DEA's Beijing field office in a fax dated Friday. In its letter to the DEA, which the commission also sent to AP, Chinese officials urged the U.S.

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