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Israel lifts restrictions on building more homes in East Jerusalem

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:14 PM PST

A labourer works at a construction site in the Israeli settlement of Ramot, as the Israeli settlement of Ramat Shlomo is seen in the background, in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel annexed to JerusalemBy Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told senior ministers he is lifting restrictions on settlement building in East Jerusalem, a statement said on Sunday, immediately after the city's municipal government approved permits for the building of hundreds of new homes in the area. "There is no longer a need to coordinate construction in the Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. "My vision is to enact sovereignty over all the settlements," the statement also said, pointing to Netanyahu's apparent bid to win greater support from settlers and appeal to a right-wing coalition partner.


Netanyahu says Trump invites him to Washington in February

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:32 PM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in JerusalemIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump had invited him to a meeting in Washington in February. In Washington, Trump, who took office on Friday, said his phone call with Netanyahu had been "very nice." He was asked about the call by reporters after delivering remarks at a ceremony swearing in his top advisers at the White House. The statement from Netanyahu's office said "the Prime Minister expressed his desire to work closely with President Trump to forge a common vision to advance peace and security in the region, with no gaps between the United States and Israel." It said the two discussed the nuclear deal with Iran, the peace process with the Palestinians and other issues.


Syria's warring sides gather for new attempt to break deadlock

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:25 PM PST

By Olzhas Auyezov and Denis Dyomkin ASTANA (Reuters) - Syria's warring sides meet in Kazakhstan's capital on Monday with Russia, Turkey and Iran, sponsors of the talks, trying to make progress towards a goal others have repeatedly failed to reach: an end to the six-year-old conflict. The talks are the first time the opposition and representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have come together since United Nations-brokered negotiations in Geneva were suspended early last year. Organizers played down expectations of a breakthrough in the capital, Astana.

Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA pact soon with Mexico, Canada

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:08 PM PST

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a swearing-in ceremony for senior staff at the White House in WashingtonBy Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans talks soon with the leaders of Canada and Mexico to begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. "We will be starting negotiations having to do with NAFTA," Trump said at a swearing-in ceremony for his top White House advisers. "We are going to start renegotiating on NAFTA, on immigration and on security at the border." Trump pledged during his presidential campaign that if elected he would renegotiate the NAFTA trade pact to provide more favorable terms to the United States.


Death toll at Italian hotel hit by avalanche rises to six, 23 still missing

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 12:38 PM PST

Rescue workers search around the Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola, central ItalyItalian rescue workers have found the dead body of a man in the wreckage of the hotel in central Italy that was buried in an avalanche last week, the Italian fire service said on Sunday, with 23 people were still missing as the search operation continues. "At Hotel Rigopiano, at 1645 CET, the fire brigade located the dead body of one of the missing people," the fire service said in a Tweet. The death toll stands at six, with 23 people still missing, Paolo Molinari from the Civil Protection agency said.


Mexico mass grave contains remains of 56 people: statement

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 05:22 PM PST

A mass grave discovered in northern Mexico almost a year ago contains the remains of 56 people, a state attorney general's office said on Sunday. A forensic team has so far identified the remains of 24 people in the grave, which is at the foot of a hill in the municipality of Garcia, in the Monterrey area. All of those people had disappeared in 2010, the attorney general's office of the state of Nuevo Leon said in a statement.

Ashton says England exile sparked Toulon move

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 05:20 PM PST

By signing with Toulon, Chris Ashton will not be able to play for England after coach Eddie Jones upheld Rugby Football Union's longstanding policy of refusing to select overseas-based players for international dutyChris Ashton has said the combination of his ongoing England exile and his treatment by rugby's disciplinary authorities prompted his decision to leave Saracens for Toulon. The wing scored the only try of the match as Saracens beat the French side 10-3 in the pool phase of the European Champions Cup on Saturday. Victory at their Allianz Park ground in north London saw reigning European champions Saracens book a home quarter-final, although a star-studded Toulon will still join them in the last eight despite this defeat.


Conte applauds Chelsea show of unity

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 05:08 PM PST

Chelsea's Gary Cahill jumps to head teh ball past Hull City's goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic during the match at Stamford Bridge in London on January 22, 2017Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said his side had put on a united front after Diego Costa marked his return with a goal in a 2-0 victory over Hull City. Absent from Chelsea's 3-0 win at Leicester City amid reports he had been unsettled by an offer from China, Costa celebrated his opener on Sunday with a hand gesture suggestive of media chatter. Conte claimed not to have seen the gesture, but with Chelsea having opened up an eight-point advantage at the top of the Premier League, he expressed confidence the matter had been put to bed.


Chile seeks aid amid some of worst wildfires in its history

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 05:08 PM PST

Residents watch a forest fire burn in Pumanque, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Chile is suffering one of the worst fire waves in its history. The fires have outpaced local ability to control them and forced Chile to request international aid. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Some of the worst wildfires in Chile's history have destroyed more than 100,000 hectares of forest and forced the government to seek international aid.


Wagner joins Chen, Bell on US team for world championships

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 05:04 PM PST

Ashley Wagner performs during the ladies free skate competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ashley Wagner will have an opportunity to improve upon her silver medal at the world championships.


China claims success from 'two-child' policy as 2016 birth rates rise

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:57 PM PST

China's decision to allow all couples to have two children instead of one has resulted in birth rates rising to the highest level since 2000, a government official said. New births in the world's most populous nation reached 17.86 million in 2016, up around 1.4 million compared to the 2011-2015 average, said Yang Wenzhuang of the National Health and Family Planning Commission. "While the total number of women of childbearing age fell by 5 million, the number of births increased significantly, showing that the family planning policy adjustments were extremely timely and extremely effective," he told reporters on Sunday.

Bangladesh 20-1 at lunch on day 4, 2nd test vs. New Zealand

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:54 PM PST

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Henry Nicholls was dismissed two runs short of a maiden century as New Zealand built a 65-run first innings lead over Bangladesh before lunch Monday on the fourth day of the second test.

Venezuela's Maduro names new central bank chief

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:52 PM PST

Venezuela's Central Bank chief Nelson Merentes was fired on January 22, 2016, amid a deep economic crisis aggravated a botched attempt to replace the country's largest bank noteVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday named a lawmaker as the country's new central bank chief, after reportedly pushing out the former head as the country struggles through a deep economic crisis. Speaking on his weekly television program, Maduro announced he was nominating Ricardo Sanguino to take over from Nelson Merentes, who had handed in his resignation. "I would like to thank Nelson Merentes for all the effort he has made at various battlefronts, but I want us to initiate a new stage in the development of the Central Bank of Venezuela," the left-wing leader declared.


Trump invites Israel's Netanyahu to February talks

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:36 PM PST

US President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit him in WashingtonUS President Donald Trump Sunday discussed threats from Iran with Benjamin Netanyahu, inviting the Israeli prime minister to visit the White House early next month. The two leaders spoke by telephone and "agreed to continue to closely consult on a range of regional issues, including addressing the threats posed by Iran," the White House said in a statement, signalling the new administration's tougher line on Tehran. Israel approved hundreds of new settler homes in east Jerusalem Sunday hours before the telephone call, which an Israeli statement described as "very warm".


Trump launches term stirring controversy over popular support

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:28 PM PST

President Donald Trump and his chief spokesman launched a startling assault on the media accusing reporters of downplaying the turnout at his swearing-in ceremonyBarely arrived in the White House, President Donald Trump has touched off a stormy debate over the extent of his popular support, but sought Sunday to turn the focus on upcoming actions from his office. A day after massive anti-Trump protests in Washington and in hundreds of towns and cities around the world, the new president turned to Twitter to mock the demonstrators who had filled the streets. Celebs hurt cause badly," Trump tweeted early Sunday, referring to the actors, singers, writers and filmmakers who took the stage at the Washington march to speak against the new president.


Jammeh 'plundered' Gambia coffers: Barrow aide

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 04:27 PM PST

Former president Yaya Jammeh, who led Gambia for 22 years, looks through the plane window as he leaves the country on January 21, 2017 from Banjul airportGambia's exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered the state coffers and stole millions of dollars in his final weeks in power, an aide to new President Adama Barrow said Sunday. Jammeh flew out of The Gambia on Saturday, ending 22 years at the helm of the tiny west African nation, and headed for Equatorial Guinea where he is expected to settle with his family. A West African military force entered the country Sunday -- greeted by cheers from relieved residents -- to provide security to allow Barrow, who has been in neighbouring Senegal for more than a week, to return to Banjul and take power.


Gloves are off for Valls, France's political fighter

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 03:58 PM PST

Manuel Valls pumps his fist during a speech after coming he came in second in the first round of the French Socialists' presidential primaries on January 22, 2017 in ParisFormer French prime minister Manuel Valls, who has a reputation as a pugnacious politician, will need to draw on all his fighting spirit to secure the Socialist presidential nomination. Valls, a reform-minded centrist, was beaten in the first round of the leftwing primary by dark horse Benoit Hamon, setting up a showdown next Sunday between two factions of the Socialist party. Valls, 54, immediately dismissed Hamon as a mere protest vote.


Hull player Ryan Mason fractures skull, undergoes surgery

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 03:32 PM PST

Chelsea's Gary Cahill, left, and Hull City's Ryan Mason and Hull City's Harry Maguire challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Hull City at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)LONDON (AP) — Hull record-signing Ryan Mason underwent surgery after fracturing his skull during a clash of heads during a Premier League match at Chelsea on Sunday.


Australia names squad for New Zealand ODIs

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 03:28 PM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — Opening batsmen David Warner and Usman Khawaja have been omitted from Australia's squad for the three-match, Chappell-Hadlee one-day cricket series against New Zealand.

Benfica routs Tondela 4-0 to keep 4-point lead in Portugal

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 03:21 PM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Midfielder Pizzi scored a goal in each half as defending champion Benfica routed Tondela 4-0 to maintain its four-point lead over rival FC Porto in the Portuguese league on Sunday.

Hosts Gabon suffer group-stage exit at Cup of Nations

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 03:06 PM PST

Gabon's forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang heads the ball with Cameroon's defender Ambroise Oyongo (back) during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Cameroon and Gabon on January 22, 2017There was agony for Gabon on Sunday as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts were condemned to a group-stage exit following a goalless draw with Cameroon in Libreville. Star man Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was guilty of a glaring early miss while Denis Bouanga broke down in tears at the end after hitting the post at the death as the Panthers played out a third draw in as many games. Despite ending the group stage unbeaten, Gabon become just the fourth host nation and the first since Tunisia in 1994 to be eliminated from the Cup of Nations in the group stage.


Mathews smashes sixes as Sri Lanka levels series vs SAfrica

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:54 PM PST

Sri Lanka's players celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's batsman David Miller, left, for 11 runs during the T20 cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka, at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Angelo Mathews smashed two sixes in the final over to keep the Twenty20 series alive as Sri Lanka beat hosts South Africa by three wickets on Sunday.


Outsider, ex-PM to vie for French leftwing presidential nod

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:50 PM PST

French former minister and candidate for the left-wing primaries, Benoit Hamon, poses at a polling station on January 22, 2017 in Trappes, southwest of ParisOutsider Benoit Hamon will fight former prime minister Manuel Valls for the French Socialist presidential nomination after they progressed through the first round of the primary on Sunday, partial results showed. The staunchly leftwing Hamon was not considered a serious contender when the campaign began but he beat Valls to put himself in the driving seat for next Sunday's runoff. With Europe shifting to the right and the deeply unpopular President Francois Hollande deciding not to run, the Socialist primary has been billed as a fight for the party's soul with a left-leaning faction battling Valls' centrist vision.


Allegri marks 300th match as coach with Juve win over Lazio

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:45 PM PST

Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Lazio, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)MILAN (AP) — On his 300th Serie A match as coach, Massimiliano Allegri appeared to throw caution to the wind as Juventus fielded an all-out attacking lineup against Lazio on Sunday.


O'Sullivan wins record seventh Masters title

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:45 PM PST

England's Ronnie O'Sullivan poses with the Paul Hunter Trophy after beating England's Joe Perry in the final to win the Masters snooker tournament at Alexandra Palace in London, on January 22, 2017Snooker great Ronnie O'Sullivan won a record seventh Masters title after beating Joe Perry 10-7 in an all-English final at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Victory saw O'Sullivan surpass the record of six Masters titles he had shared previously with Stephen Hendry. O'Sullivan, a five-times world champion, may have been both the fans' and the bookmakers' favourite but the 41-year-old still had to come 4-1 down to defeat Perry.


Royals' Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:40 PM PST

In this photo released by Dominican Republic Highway Police and Military Commission, locals and authorities stand at the fatal crash site of MLB player Yordano Ventura near Juan Adrian, Dominican Republic, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, whose electric arm and confident demeanor helped lead Kansas City to a long-awaited World Series championship in 2015, died in this car crash in his native Dominican Republic early Sunday. He was 25. (Dominican Republic Highway Police and Military Commission, via AP)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura quit school as a teenager so he could begin working a construction job to help his family make ends meet, laboring day after day in the hot sun of the Dominican Republic.


Bryan brothers announce retirement from Davis Cup play

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:37 PM PST

FILE - In this March 5, 2016 file photo, Jim Courier, right, captain of the United States Davis Cup team, talks to doubles players Bob, left, and Mike Bryan while playing against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and John Peers during their Davis Cup doubles match in Melbourne, Australia. Bob and Mike Bryan announced Sunday, January, 22, 2017, that they are retiring from playing Davis Cup for the United States after 14 years with the team. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill,File)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Bob and Mike Bryan are retiring from Davis Cup play after 14 years representing the United States.


Current, former major leaguers die in Dominican crashes

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:28 PM PST

This photo released by Dominican Republic Highway Police and Military Commission shows the fatal crash site of Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura near Juan Adrian, Dominican Republic, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Ventura, whose electric arm and confident demeanor helped lead Kansas City to a long-awaited World Series championship in 2015, died in the car crash in his native Dominican Republic early Sunday. (Dominican Republic Highway Police and Military Commission via AP)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte died in separate traffic accidents early Sunday in their native Dominican Republic.


Monaco thrashes Lorient 4-0 to go top; Lyon beats Marseille

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:19 PM PST

Lyon's Rafael Pereira Da Silva celebrates with teammates after Lacazette scored a goal against Marseille during their French League One soccer match in Decines, near Lyon, central France, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)PARIS (AP) — After yet another ruthless display of attacking football, free-scoring Monaco moved to the top of the French league and padded out its huge goal difference following a 4-0 home win against Lorient on Sunday.


Israeli leader accepts invitation from Trump to visit US

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:10 PM PST

The Israeli settlement of Maaleh Adumim looms over Arab Bedouin shacks in the West Bank, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. The municipality of Jerusalem has granted final approval for the construction of hundreds of new homes in east Jerusalem, while a hard-line Cabinet minister pushed the government to annex Maaleh Adumim, a major West Bank settlement as emboldened Israeli nationalists welcomed the presidency of Donald Trump. The building plans were put on hold in the final months of President Barack Obama's administration. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister on Sunday accepted an invitation to visit the White House next month in hopes of forging a "common vision" for the region with President Donald Trump that could include expanded settlement construction on occupied territories and a tougher policy toward Iran.


Hamon, from underdog to French Socialists' new favourite

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:58 PM PST

Voters have warmed up to Benoit Hamon, who is considered the furthest to the left of the top three contenders for the left-wing primariesBenoit Hamon, who was a surprise winner of the first round of the French Socialists' presidential primary on Sunday, was the furthest to the left of the top three contenders. Hamon, 49, whose signature proposal is the introduction of a universal basic income, shot up in voter surveys during a rushed campaign that saw three debates in little over a week in January. "We need a tax system that is based not on the number of workers in our companies but on the wealth created by the company," Hamon has argued.


Bullfighting returns to Colombia's capital amid protests

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:56 PM PST

Animal defense activists challenge police ahead of a bullfight, the first such events in four years, outside the Santamaria bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Bogota's previous mayor banned bullfighting in 2012. But Colombia's constitutional court later overturned the ban, ruling that it was part of Colombia's cultural heritage and couldn't be blocked. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police and harassed spectators attending a bullfight in Bogota on Sunday as the "fiesta brava" returned to Colombia's capital for the first time in four years.


Male, female styles mix with stars to cap Paris menswear

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:54 PM PST

Models wear creations as part of Lanvin's Men's Fall/Winter 2017-2018 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017.(AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer)PARIS (AP) — Male and female styles mixed with US television and music stars at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday for the final installment of fall-winter menswear shows as the City of Light prepares to notch up a gear for Monday's couture week. Here are the highlights:


Panathinaikos stays 4th after being held 1-1 at Kerkyra

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:50 PM PST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panathinaikos failed to hold on to an early lead and drew 1-1 Sunday at Kerkyra in the Greek league.

Police officer shot in the arm in Belfast in drive-by attack

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:46 PM PST

LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland officials say that a police officer has been shot in the arm in Belfast.

Vettel Wins Nations Cup for Germany

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 01:45 PM PST

MIAMI (AP) — After a disappointing showing on the first day of the Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel bounced back in a big way.

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