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• North Korea test-fires ballistic missile into sea: South Korea military
• Trump and Japan's Abe take a swing at golf diplomacy
• Iran says holds eight foreigners planning attacks
• Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders on corruption charges
• 'Boy-band governor' surges in wide-open South Korea presidential race
• China gets an early win off Trump, but many battles remain
• Marvin Musquin races to first 450SX Class victory
• Ex-TV host held for trial in El Salvador on drug charges
• Top Asian News 1:07 a.m. GMT
• The Latest: Japan says North's missile did not hit territory
• Former All Blacks Sione Lauaki dead at 35
• Switzerland and France all square in Fed Cup match
• Former All Black Lauaki dies aged 35
• North Korea missile flew about 500 kilometers: South Korea
• South Korea's military says North Korea fired a projectile into its eastern sea
• Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders on corruption charges
• Hundreds of police back on duty in paralyzed Brazil state
• Turkmenistan leader certain to win third term in vote
• Thousands of Romanians march against government
• Report: Mexican activists suffer spyware hack attempt
• 'Band of Brothers' veteran Edward Tipper dies in Colorado
• Portugal: Porto wins at Guimares to remain on Benfica's tail
• Fred Couples stroke back in PGA Champions Tour event
• Trump and Japan's Abe share high-five on Florida golf course
• Trump and Abe retreat to Florida for golf course diplomacy
• Brazil police strike continues despite agreement
• Khamenei says Sweden has good name among Iranians
• England snatch late Wales win, Ireland rout Italy
• Gruesome injuries mar victories by Madrid & Barcelona
• Chaos as Orlando Pirates sink to 80-year low
• Ignored by Spain, Borja Valero shines on at Fiorentina
• Day 3: Bangladesh fight for 322-6, trail India by 365 runs
• Unity pleas as Spain's divided Podemos holds congress
• Gasquet and Zverev win to set up Open Sud de France final
• EU's Juncker says he won't seek second term in 2019
• Japanese manga legend Jiro Taniguchi dies at 69
• Mbappe gets 3 as free-scoring leader Monaco thumps Metz 5-0
• Turkish troops, Syria rebels enter IS-held town: monitor

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile into sea: South Korea military Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:17 PM PST By Jack Kim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast early on Sunday, South Korea's military said, the first time the isolated state has tested such a device since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. The missile was launched from an area named Panghyon in North Korea's western region just before 8 a.m. (2300 GMT Saturday) and flew about 500 kilometers (300 miles), the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in statements. The South's military said Seoul and Washington were analyzing the details of the launch.

Trump and Japan's Abe take a swing at golf diplomacy Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:45 PM PST By Ayesha Rascoe JUPITER, Florida (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hit the links on Saturday, as the two leaders looked to forge a bond over a round of golf diplomacy. South African four-time majors champion Ernie Els joined Trump and Abe for a round at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, Trump said in a tweet Saturday evening.

Iran says holds eight foreigners planning attacks Posted: 11 Feb 2017 08:04 AM PST Iranian security forces have arrested eight hardline Sunni Islamists suspected of planning attacks to disrupt celebrations for Iran's Islamic revolution in the past week, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Saturday. Alavi said the eight were "Takfiri" foreigners, some of whom were linked to a "Takfiri" leader who had been killed in Iran, IRNA reported. "Takfiri" is a word used by predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran to refer to hardline, armed, Sunni Islamist groups.

Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders on corruption charges Posted: 11 Feb 2017 04:03 PM PST By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil. Firm founders Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca were detained because of the risk they might try to flee the country. Attorney General Kenia Porcell told reporters on Saturday that the information collected so far "allegedly identifies the Panamanian firm as a criminal organization that is dedicated to hiding assets or money from suspicious origins." Porcell said the one-year investigation that led to the arrests has been aided by prosecutors in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Switzerland and the United States.

'Boy-band governor' surges in wide-open South Korea presidential race Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:05 PM PST By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A provincial governor nicknamed after a leading boy-band is surging in South Korean presidential polls following former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon's announcement that he would not run in an election that could come within months. Governor An Hee-jung is seen as a down-to-earth, uncomplicated politician, traits that could serve him well in a nation roiled by December's impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. If the Constitutional Court upholds the impeachment, an election would be held in 60 days.

China gets an early win off Trump, but many battles remain Posted: 10 Feb 2017 10:34 PM PST By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Combining public bluster with behind-the-scenes diplomacy, China wrested a concession from the United States as the two presidents spoke for the first time this week, but Beijing may not be able to derive much comfort from the win on U.S. policy toward Taiwan. Several areas of disagreement between the superpowers, including currency, trade, the South China Sea and North Korea, were not mentioned in public statements on Thursday's telephone conversation between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. In getting Trump to change course on the "one China" policy, Beijing may have overplayed its hand.

Marvin Musquin races to first 450SX Class victory Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:23 PM PST ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Frenchman Marvin Musquin dominated the AMA Supercross race Saturday night at AT&T Stadium for his first career 450SX Class victory.

Ex-TV host held for trial in El Salvador on drug charges Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:11 PM PST SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge in El Salvador has ordered former television variety show host Pamela Posada to stand trial on charges she conspired to arrange shipments of drugs headed for the United States.

Top Asian News 1:07 a.m. GMT Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:07 PM PST Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has told reporters the missile test-fired by North Korea did not hit Japanese territorial seas. South Korea's Yonhap news agency says that the Japanese government confirmed that the missile fell in seas between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says South Korean and U.S. military officials are analyzing further details from the launch early Sunday. In response to the launch, South Korea held a National Security Council meeting at the presidential Blue House, which was chaired by Kim Kwan Jin, the presidential national security director.

The Latest: Japan says North's missile did not hit territory Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:07 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local):

Former All Blacks Sione Lauaki dead at 35 Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:05 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former All Blacks backrower Sione Lauaki has died aged 35.

Switzerland and France all square in Fed Cup match Posted: 11 Feb 2017 05:02 PM PST GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky downed Alize Cornet in straight sets to give the host's a flying start, before Kristina Mladenovic hit back for France later Saturday to level its Fed Cup match at 1-1.

Former All Black Lauaki dies aged 35 Posted: 11 Feb 2017 04:53 PM PST Former All Black Sione Lauaki has died at the age of 35, New Zealand Rugby said Sunday. The cause of death was not immediately revealed but the powerful loose forward had apparently suffered from kidney failure. "The thoughts of everyone are with the family of Sione Lauaki.

North Korea missile flew about 500 kilometers: South Korea Posted: 11 Feb 2017 04:48 PM PST A ballistic missile that North Korea launched on Sunday flew about 500 kilometers, South Korea's military said, calling it North Korea's "show of force" against the hard-line stance of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Pyongyang. "The flight distance was about 500 kilometers, and South Korea and the United States are conducting a close-up analysis on additional information," South Korea's Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

South Korea's military says North Korea fired a projectile into its eastern sea Posted: 11 Feb 2017 04:06 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's military says North Korea fired a projectile into its eastern sea.

Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders on corruption charges Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:59 PM PST By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil. Firm founders Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca were detained because of the risk they might try to flee the country. Attorney General Kenia Porcell told reporters on Saturday that the information collected so far "allegedly identifies the Panamanian firm as a criminal organization that is dedicated to hiding assets or money from suspicious origins." Porcell said the one-year investigation that led to the arrests has been aided by prosecutors in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Switzerland and the United States.

Hundreds of police back on duty in paralyzed Brazil state Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:44 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Several hundred military police returned to duty in Espirito Santo on Saturday, but authorities said a weeklong strike that has paralyzed the southeastern Brazilian state and led to a wave of homicides was not over.

Turkmenistan leader certain to win third term in vote Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:34 PM PST Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is certain to secure a third term in office in Sunday's presidential election, maintaining his grip on power in the isolated gas-rich nation. Berdymukhamedov, 59, has run the former Soviet republic of five million people with an iron fist for a decade after succeeding equally autocratic president-for-life Saparmurat Niyazov who died in 2006. Berdymukhamedov, a dentist by training, has kept in place Niyazov's repressive political system which tolerates no political opposition or public expressions of discontent, while refocusing his predecessor's elaborate personality cult on himself.

Thousands of Romanians march against government Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:29 PM PST Thousands of protesters braved the cold to march in Romania's main cities on Saturday, angered by government attempts to water down anti-corruption laws. In the capital Bucharest, where a major rally is planned for Sunday, around 3,000 people gathered at the seat of government despite sub-zero temperatures. Saturday's demonstrations, the 12th consecutive day of protests against the government, took place despite the administration backing down over a planned controversial decree which would have made abuse of power a crime punishable by jail only if the sums involved exceeded 200,000 lei (44,000 euros, $47,500).

Report: Mexican activists suffer spyware hack attempt Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:27 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — An internet watchdog group said Saturday that a spyware hacking attempt targeted activists who campaigned against soft drinks and junk foods, and purportedly used Israeli-produced software sold to governments.

'Band of Brothers' veteran Edward Tipper dies in Colorado Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:26 PM PST LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Edward Tipper, a World War II paratrooper who was portrayed in the HBO series "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 95.

Portugal: Porto wins at Guimares to remain on Benfica's tail Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:22 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto's fifth win in a row kept it in second place at one point behind leader Benfica in the Portuguese league on Saturday.

Fred Couples stroke back in PGA Champions Tour event Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:04 PM PST BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Fred Couples birdied the final two holes Saturday to pull within a stroke of the leaders in the PGA Champions Tour's Allianz Championship.

Trump and Japan's Abe share high-five on Florida golf course Posted: 11 Feb 2017 03:00 PM PST JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has long boasted about his prowess on the golf course. Now he's putting his game to work.

Trump and Abe retreat to Florida for golf course diplomacy Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:56 PM PST After reportedly hitting it off in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe teed off on the golf course Saturday, and discussed US-Asia engagement. As part of a two-day visit that began in Washington, Abe and Trump jetted to the US president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida together on Friday aboard Air Force One for more diplomatic talks and a round of golf at the "Trump International Golf Club" in West Palm Beach. While journalists were denied any opportunity to catch a glimpse of the pair, Trump tweeted a photograph where he gives a high five while wearing a white baseball cap and white polo shirt to the Japanese leader, himself wearing white pants and a navy blue cap.

Brazil police strike continues despite agreement Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:47 PM PST Relatives of police in southeastern Brazil blockaded law enforcement stations Saturday as part of a weeklong protest, despite an agreement meant to end an officers' strike that has plunged the region into chaos. At least 137 people have been reported killed amid looting and robbery in Espirito Santo state since police went on strike a week ago demanding better pay. According to an agreement Friday night between local authorities and police representatives, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, the police were meant to return to work from 7:00 am Saturday (0900 GMT).

Khamenei says Sweden has good name among Iranians Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:36 PM PST Iran's supreme leader said on Saturday the United States and Western powers are regarded with suspicion in the Middle East because of their interference, but that Sweden has a good name among Iranians and is seen as a reputable economic partner. Iran has had relatively good relations with neutral Sweden which has over the years been often critical of the foreign policy of the United States, the Islamic republic's arch-enemy.

England snatch late Wales win, Ireland rout Italy Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:19 PM PST England snatched a late 21-16 win against Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday to stretch their winning run to 16 matches while Ireland handed Italy a nine-try, 63-10 rout in Rome. The reigning champions were 16-11 behind with just nine minutes left at Cardiff's Principality Stadium with hopes of back-to-back Grand Slams fading fast. "We are a gritty team with characters in there that don't know how to get beaten and that was evident today," said England's Australian coach Eddie Jones.

Gruesome injuries mar victories by Madrid & Barcelona Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:15 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Gruesome injuries marred victories by Real Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday, as both powerhouses won on the road to stay atop the Spanish league.

Chaos as Orlando Pirates sink to 80-year low Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:14 PM PST Orlando Pirates supporters staged a pitch invasion, fought rival fans and damaged TV cables Saturday as the 80-year-old club suffered a record defeat. Reigning African champions Mamelodi Sundowns humiliated former African champions Pirates 6-0 in a South African Premiership match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria. When Percy Tau completed the rout on 81 minutes with his second goal, spectators wearing Pirates' colours swarmed on to the pitch and fought with rival supporters.

Ignored by Spain, Borja Valero shines on at Fiorentina Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:12 PM PST ROME (AP) — Long ignored by Spain's national team, Borja Valero's talent and creativity shine on at Fiorentina.

Day 3: Bangladesh fight for 322-6, trail India by 365 runs Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:08 PM PST HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Bangladesh frustrated the India attack to reach 322-6 in its first innings at stumps on day three of the one-off test on Saturday, still 365 runs behind.

Unity pleas as Spain's divided Podemos holds congress Posted: 11 Feb 2017 02:02 PM PST Shouting "yes we can" and "unity", thousands of Podemos supporters gathered Saturday at a meeting in Madrid that could eventually unseat the charismatic leader of one of Europe's leading far-left parties, now deeply divided. Born in 2014 out of the Indignados anti-austerity protest movement that swept Spain during a severe economic crisis, the party, an ally of Greece's Syriza, has found itself riven by in-fighting after a meteoric rise to national-level politics. "We have committed many mistakes," Pablo Iglesias, the pony-tailed party chief and co-founder, said on stage behind huge white letters spelling out Podemos.

Gasquet and Zverev win to set up Open Sud de France final Posted: 11 Feb 2017 01:51 PM PST MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Frenchman Richard Gasquet remains on course for a third straight title at the Open Sud de France, where he will face German teen Alexander Zverev in the final.

EU's Juncker says he won't seek second term in 2019 Posted: 11 Feb 2017 01:50 PM PST Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Union's powerful executive Commission, said Saturday he would not seek a second term when his tenure expires in 2019. "It was a fine election campaign" in 2014, Juncker told Deutschlandfunk radio, according to extracts of an interview that will be broadcast on Sunday. "The British are going to succeed, without too much difficulty, to divide the 27 other EU countries," he said.

Japanese manga legend Jiro Taniguchi dies at 69 Posted: 11 Feb 2017 01:41 PM PST Jiro Taniguchi, a legend in Japan's comic art of manga, died in Tokyo on Saturday at the age of 69, leaving behind an international following for his exquisite line drawing of scenes from everyday life. The artist's French publisher Casterman announced his death on its website, adding that he had been seriously ill, as it expressed its deep condolences to his family. Taniguchi first shot to fame in Japan at the end of the 1980s with the first volume of "The Times of Botchan".

Mbappe gets 3 as free-scoring leader Monaco thumps Metz 5-0 Posted: 11 Feb 2017 01:24 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Teen forward Kylian Mbappe scored a superb hat trick as Monaco thumped Metz 5-0 to restore its three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the French league on Saturday.

Turkish troops, Syria rebels enter IS-held town: monitor Posted: 11 Feb 2017 01:19 PM PST Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria Saturday, as government forces moved closer to the jihadist bastion, a monitor said. Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency quoted military sources as saying one Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in clashes with IS in Al-Bab. Turkish forces and allied insurgents have for weeks pressed an operation codenamed Euphrates Shield to drive the jihadists from the flashpoint town.

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