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Mexico extradites drug lord 'El Chapo' to U.S. on eve of Trump inauguration

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:37 PM PST

Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers during a presentation in Mexico CityMexico extradited top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to New York on Thursday, ending a career that included two jail breaks and a lead role in a national drug war, the day before Donald Trump assumes the U.S. presidency. Guzman, 59, was one of the world's most wanted drug kingpins until he was captured a year ago. Six months earlier, he had bust out of a high-security penitentiary in central Mexico through a mile-long tunnel, his second dramatic prison escape.


Hopes fade of finding survivors buried under avalanche in Italy

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:41 PM PST

A member of Lazio's Alpine and Speleological Rescue Team is seen in front of the Hotel Rigopiano in FarindolaBy Roberto Mignucci PENNE, Italy (Reuters) - Hopes of finding survivors dwindled on Thursday more than 24 hours after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in Italy burying up to 30 people under tonnes of snow and debris. The Civil Protection department said just two bodies had been recovered but its chief said the search for victims and possible survivors would continue through the night. "There is always hope, if there were no hope the rescuers wouldn't give everything they've got," Fabrizio Curcio told reporters.


U.S. strikes in Libya kill more than 80 Islamic State fighters

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 10:47 AM PST

Fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government walks as smokes rises following an air strike on Islamic State positions in Ghiza Bahriya district in SirteBy Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 80 Islamic State militants, some of whom were believed to be plotting attacks in Europe, died in U.S. air strikes on camps outside the group's former North African stronghold of Sirte in Libya, the United States said on Thursday. "These strikes were directed against some of ISIL's external plotters," U.S Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a Pentagon briefing, using an acronym for Islamic State, the Syria- and Iraq-based militant group.


Mexico's El Chapo: From most wanted kingpin to extradited jailbird

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:40 PM PST

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers during a presentation at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico CityBy Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most notorious kingpin who escaped two maximum-security jails, shipped countless tonnes of drugs around the world and became one of the world´s most-wanted fugitives, was extradited to the United States on Thursday. Mexico's struggle with drug cartels and its chief adversary, Guzman, was a tapestry of corruption, violent deaths and billions of dollars in smuggled contraband - a business that put the kingpin onto the Forbes world's billionaires list. In January 2016, Guzman was finally caught in his native northwestern state of Sinaloa.


West African military halt Gambia operation, issue Jammeh deadline

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:46 PM PST

Gambians take to the street in jubilations as Adama Barrow is sworn-in as President of Gambia in BanjulBy Tim Cocks and Emma Farge BANJUL/DAKAR (Reuters) - West African armies halted an operation in Gambia aimed at installing the country's new president, Adama Barrow, on Thursday so regional leaders could make one last attempt to convince longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh to step aside. Barrow took the oath of office on Thursday at Gambia's embassy in Senegal, calling for international support from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc, the African Union and the United Nations.


Brazil Supreme Court judge handling graft probe killed in plane crash

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:35 PM PST

FILE PHOTO : Judge Teori Zavascki arrives to attend a session at the Supreme Court in BrasiliaBy Raquel Stenzel and Brad Brooks SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who was overseeing a graft investigation into scores of powerful politicians, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday, raising questions about who will take over the country's biggest ever corruption case. Rescuers found three bodies in the wreckage of the small, twin-prop plane that crashed off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state amid heavy rains, firefighters said. Federal prosecutors and police said they would immediately open an investigation in addition to that of aviation authorities.


African forces suspend operations in Gambia for talks

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:47 PM PST

People celebrate the inauguration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow at Westfield neighbourhood on January 19, 2017 in BanjulAfrican troops have suspended an operation to force Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh to hand over power, launching a last bid to convince him to leave the country through talks, the president of regional bloc ECOWAS said Thursday. The talks will be led by Guinean president Alpha Conde in the Gambian capital Banjul on Friday morning, according to Marcel Alain de Souza, head of the Economic Community of West African States. "We have suspended operations and given him an ultimatum," said de Souza, who attended the swearing-in of The Gambia's new president Adama Barrow on Thursday.


Las Vegas Sands paying $7M to settle corrupt practices probe

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:35 PM PST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. authorities say billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company is paying almost $7 million to settle a foreign corrupt practices investigation of the firm's former relationship with a consultant in Macao and China.

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Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:50 PM PST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. authorities say billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company is paying almost $7 million to settle a foreign corrupt practices investigation of the firm's former relationship with a consultant in Macao and China. Justice Department and FBI officials said Thursday the agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corp. resolves a probe into more than $60 million paid to an unnamed agent retained in 2006 for business dealings including efforts to acquire a Chinese basketball team. The criminal penalty is in addition to a $9 million civil payment the company made in April to settle a federal Securities and Exchange Commission investigation that found some payments to the consultant weren't properly authorized or documented.

Mexico extradites drug lord "El Chapo" to US

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:28 PM PST

Jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was handed over to US authorities after the Supreme Court and a court of appeals rejected his latest bids to avoid extraditionMexico on Thursday extradited drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- handing over one of the world's most notorious criminals on the eve of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Guzman is the head of the Sinaloa cartel, which is accused of generating much of the deadly violence in Mexico's decades-long drug war and providing tons of narcotics to the United States, and had twice escaped from prison. Guzman had been in prison in Ciudad Juarez, which borders Texas, since he was abruptly transferred there from another penitentiary near Mexico City in May.


Captures, extraditions of Mexico drug chiefs in recent years

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:00 PM PST

Soldiers leave the airport after the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Mexico's Foreign Relations Department announced Guzman was handed over to U.S. authorities for transportation to the U.S. on Thursday, the last day of President Barack Obama's administration and a day before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated. (AP Photo/Christian Torres)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Top Mexican drug cartel bosses captured, killed or extradited in recent years:


Kerber, Murray, Federer ready for action at Australian Open

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:52 PM PST

Germany's Carina Witthoeft makes a forehand return to compatriot Angelique Kerber during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A rainy morning gave way to mostly cloudy skies on Friday as defending champion Angelique Kerber and top-seeded Andy Murray prepare for their third-round matches at the Australian Open.


Manchester United ready for Stoke exorcism

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:38 PM PST

Manchester United's striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) celebrates scoring his team's first goal with midfielder Marouane Fellaini (L) during the English Premier League football match against Liverpool January 15, 2017Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester United's visit to Stoke on Saturday offers the chance to exorcise some bad memories as Jose Mourinho's side look to reel in the Premier League's top four. United's lowest point of last season came in this fixture when, amid fevered speculation about Louis van Gaal's future as manager, they performed woefully and slipped to a 2-0 Boxing Day defeat. Van Gaal, as it turned out, held on to his job for another five months before he was sacked to make way for current United boss Mourinho.


Bangladesh 128-2 at lunch on day 1, 2nd test vs. New Zealand

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:37 PM PST

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Opener Soumya Sarkar made a maiden half century on Friday in an unbroken partnership of 90 for the third wicket which helped Bangladesh recover from the loss of two early wickets and reach 128-2 at lunch on the first day of the second test against New Zealand.

'Gorilla' or 'guerrilla'? Adler apologizes for Venus remark

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:26 PM PST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A TV commentator has been dropped from coverage of the Australian Open and has apologized for how he spoke about Venus Williams' play in the second round, saying he was describing her aggressive style as "guerrilla" tactics and not comparing her with a "gorilla."

Royal Navy to dispose of suspected WWII bomb in London

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:24 PM PST

A woman walks across Westminster Bridge past the Houses of Parliament during a snow flurry in London on January 13, 2017Britain's Royal Navy were on Thursday brought in to dispose of a suspected World War II bomb discovered in London's River Thames close to parliament, police said. "The Royal Navy are now in attendance and will safely remove and dispose of the ordnance over the next few hours," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The rush hour shutdown also saw the closure at around 5:15 pm of Westminster Bridge, in the shadow of parliament's Big Ben clock, and Waterloo Bridge, both of which have since reopened.


Haiti president-elect dismisses money laundering allegations

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:24 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's president-elect says money laundering accusations that have swirled around him for months are a smear campaign by political enemies.

China summons top officials from heavily polluted Linfen city

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:23 PM PST

China's environment watchdog has summoned top officials from Linfen city to account for their poor control of sulfur dioxide pollution which has soared to more than 16 times the country's national standard, the China Daily newspaper reported. The newspaper reported on Friday that the Ministry of Environmental Protection had also suspended new project approvals in the city in northern Shanxi province. Among officials summoned was mayor Liu Yuqiang, it said.

Bad weather and broken generator stall bid to rescue Peru miners

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:23 PM PST

Heavy rain and equipment failure stalled efforts in Peru on Thursday to rescue seven miners who were trapped in a tunnel hundreds of feet under a landslide three days ago, officials said. Four of the miners may already be dead, according to a miner who escaped on Tuesday, a day after the small copper deposit mined in the southern region of Arequipa was engulfed. Sounds coming from one of the miners stopped late on Wednesday, said regional mining official Vladimir Bustinza.

Trump soaks up Washington pageantry on inauguration eve

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:22 PM PST

Inauguration Day: Concert"We're going to unify our country," Trump told a cheering crowd of thousands in front of the Lincoln Memorial after a pre-inauguration concert that ended in a burst of fireworks. Earlier in the day, Trump lunched with Republican congressional leaders, his cabinet nominees and White House staff, and he was whisked to Arlington National Cemetery, where he and Vice President-elect Mike Pence laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.


Mexico's 'Chapo': From selling candy to selling drugs

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:05 PM PST

Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka "el Chapo Guzman" escorted by marines in Mexico CityJoaquin Guzman has recounted that he had humble beginnings, selling oranges and candy when he was a child in his hometown in Mexico's northwestern mountains. The man nicknamed "El Chapo," or Shorty for his small stature, eventually graduated to the more lucrative fields of marijuana and opium poppies, growing into the world's most wanted drug lord. After two legendary prison breaks, Guzman was finally corralled by Mexican marines in January 2016 and extradited to the United States on Thursday, ending his decades-long cat-and-mouse game with the authorities.


AP FACT CHECK: Australian police didn't raid koala 'brothel'

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:05 PM PST

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A story shared on social media that claimed police rescued koalas from an underground animal "brothel" in Australia is false.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes off Solomon Islands in South Pacific: USGS

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:46 PM PST

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said there was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said in a separate statement that there was no tsunami threat to Australia's mainland, islands or offshore territories. Solomon Islands's National Disaster Management Office was not immediately available for comment.

French Left seeks candidate to take election poisoned chalice

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:40 PM PST

By Richard Balmforth PARIS (Reuters) - France's divided Left will this weekend narrow its search for a presidential candidate, though opinion polls show whoever emerges victor will struggle to head off humiliation in the April-May election. The candidate must deal with the legacy of President Francois Hollande, whose ratings plummeted with his failure to turn the economy around. The focus of campaigning -- not only for the Socialists but also the election front-runners -- is likely to focus on France's moderate left, a vast electorate spanning factory and office workers, shopkeepers and Paris professional elites.

Macron defies French parties with pledge to field parliament candidates

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:40 PM PST

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - Independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron threw down a direct challenge to France's existing political parties on Thursday by announcing he would field candidates in all constituencies in June's parliamentary elections. Macron, a centrist whose rise in opinion polls is worrying leftwing and rightwing candidates in the presidential race, launched a call for applications online for all those who would like to run as a lawmaker under the colors of his young party. Elections to the lower house of parliament will come hard on the heels of the April and May presidential election and will be key to ensuring the next government has a majority to implement reforms in the euro zone's second-largest economy.

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' extradited to U.S.: Justice Department

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:28 PM PST

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. Guzman is "en route to the United States to face criminal charges in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the 'Sinaloa Cartel,'" the Justice Department said in a statement.

A look at notable dates in Mexico's decade-old drug war

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:27 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo released by Mexico's federal government, Mexico's drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman stands for his prison mug shot with the inmate number 3870 at the Altiplano maximum security federal prison in Almoloya, Mexico. According to Mexico's Foreign Ministry, Guzman was extradited to the United States on Thursday, Jan. 19 2017. (Mexico's federal government via AP, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — A look at key events in Mexico's war on drugs following the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.


Key dates in Mexico's pursuit and extradition of 'El Chapo'

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. Mexico's government said on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, that it has extradited drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)Key dates in the various pursuits, captures, escapes and the extradition of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman:


Barcelona tops Real Sociedad 1-0 in Copa del Rey quarters

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:22 PM PST

FC Barcelona's Neymar Jr., right, celebrates his goal with Lionel Messi, centre back to camera, after after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey, quarter final, first leg soccer match, between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, at Anoeta stadium, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan.19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)MADRID (AP) — Barcelona's 10-year winless run at Real Sociedad is finally over after a 1-0 win in a first-leg quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.


West African leaders plan to mediate in Gambia on Friday: Gambia TV

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:19 PM PST

BANJUL (Reuters) - A delegation of West African leaders - including the presidents of Liberia, Mauritania and Guinea - are due to arrive in Gambia on Friday as part of a mediation mission, Gambian state television announced late on Thursday. Countries in the region launched a military operation on Thursday to install new President Adama Barrow in office and oust longtime leader Yahya Jammeh. But the advance was halted to allow for one last round of mediation, a senior regional official earlier said. (Reporting by Lamin Jahateh; Writing by Joe Bavier, editing by G Crosse)

Hamon shown winning France's left-wing primaries debate: poll

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:14 PM PST

Benoit Hamon, French Socialist party candidate in their first-round presidential primary election, attends a political rally as he campaigns in ParisPARIS (Reuters) - Former Education Minister Benoit Hamon was seen as the winner of the final French left-wing primary television debate among candidates for the Left's nomination in the 2017 presidential election, a poll published immediately afterward showed. The flash survey by Elabe pollsters after Thursday's debate found that 29 percent of people considered Hamon most convincing, with former Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg at 28 percent and ex-Prime Minister Manuel Valls third at 21 percent. ...


UK court rejects bid for bridge to be recognized as sport

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:10 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015 file photo, a player holds a selection of playing cards, during a game, in Coventry. Bridge players who want the card game recognized as a sport have lost their latest legal bid in Britain. The Court of Appeal in London on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 upheld an October 2015 ruling backing Sport England's refusal to put bridge in the same category as badminton, billiards and ballroom dancing. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP, File)LONDON (AP) — London Bridge may cross The Thames, but it won't fly as a sport.


Islamic State fighter's dad cries recounting search for him

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:10 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — The father of a New Yorker who joined the Islamic State group told a jury on Thursday that he searched desperately for his son, following him to Turkey and meeting with one of his contacts before lying to the FBI about the trip.

Mexico says drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman extradited to US

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:09 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. According to Mexico's Foreign Ministry, Guzman has been extradited to the United States on Thursday, Jan. 19 2017. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country's most wanted man, was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges.


LA Galaxy sign M Joao Pedro out of Portugal's first division

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:08 PM PST

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The LA Galaxy have signed Portuguese midfielder Joao Pedro.

Italy crews work through night after avalanche hits hotel

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:06 PM PST

This image made available by the Italian Guardia di Finanza finance police shows the avalanche inside the Rigopiano Hotel, near Farindola, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Rescue workers reported no signs of life Thursday at a four-star hotel buried by an avalanche in the mountains of earthquake-stricken central Italy. (Guardia di Finanza/ANSA via Finance Police)FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Rescue crews who reached the four-star mountain resort on skis found only eerie silence Thursday after a huge avalanche flattened the hotel, trapping more than 30 people inside. Two bodies were recovered, but the search for survivors was hampered by heavy snowfall and fears the buildings would collapse.


Canadian army investigates mysterious Arctic noise

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:03 PM PST

The Canadian military is dispatching two acoustic specialists to the Arctic regions in response to local Inuit concerns about a strange beeping sound heard off the Fury and Hecla Straight late last yearA strange beeping noise in the Arctic has Canadians puzzled. Is it marine mammals doing something weird? A military patrol and acoustic specialists are being dispatched to investigate, the army said Thursday.


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