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• Kremlin says it wants apology from Fox News over Putin comments
• Iran's missile test 'not a message' to Trump
• Iraqi forces wage psychological war with jihadist corpses
• Frontline town in Ukraine gets breathing space after worst shelling in months
• Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land
• Hopes for a thaw as Poland's Kaczynski meets Merkel
• Gun salute marks Queen Elizabeth's 65 years on British throne
• Kremlin protests Fox News host's 'killer' comment on Putin
• Corruption tour shines unflattering light on graft in Mexico
• UK lawmakers reject first set of amendments to Brexit law
• Top Asian News 12:53 a.m. GMT
• New Zealand leader has 'sensible, polite' talk with Trump
• Puerto Rico tops Venezuela, plays for Caribbean Series title
• Trump faces deadline in court battle over travel ban
• Israel passes law legalizing thousands of settlement homes
• Report: At least 13,000 hanged in Syrian prison since 2011
• Peru opens corruption probe into ex-President Toledo
• Brexit, Trump make Britons 'anxious'
• Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison: Amnesty International
• Military police families' protest paralyzes Brazilian state
• Militant attacks 'all over Europe,' some not reported, Trump says without giving examples
• Canada reintroduces bison to Banff National Park
• UN chief: IS on defensive in conflict areas but is adapting
• Scandal-hit Fillon sorry, but staying in French presidency race
• Brazil prosecutor seeks probe into former president, senators
• Human Rights Watch wants alleged Myanmar abuses investigated
• 7 percent of Australian Catholic priests accused of abuse
• Human remains found in bags in eastern Mexican state
• Texas blocks release of F1's US Grand Prix payment details
• Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land
• French policeman charged with rape after violent ID check
• Battle over Trump's immigration order: what we know
• Trump summit with Japan's Abe to include round of golf
• Romania PM: I may fire justice minister over graft decree
• Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX oppose Trump immigration order
• Key Q&A on the Fillon scandal in France
• Romania government feels heat after record demos
• Granada off bottom of La Liga by beating Las Palmas 1-0

Kremlin says it wants apology from Fox News over Putin comments Posted: 06 Feb 2017 09:25 AM PST The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were "unacceptable" comments one of the channel's presenters made about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Fox News host Bill O'Reilly described Putin as "a killer" in the interview with Trump as he tried to press the U.S. president to explain more fully why he respected his Russian counterpart. O'Reilly did not say who he thought Putin had killed.

Iran's missile test 'not a message' to Trump Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:57 AM PST Iran said on Monday a recent missile trial launch was not intended to send a message to new U.S. President Donald Trump and to test him, since after a series of policy statements Iranian officials already "know him quite well". Iran test-fired a new ballistic missile last week, prompting Washington to impose some new sanctions on Tehran. Trump tweeted that Tehran, which has cut back its nuclear program under a 2015 deal with world powers easing economic sanctions, was "playing with fire".

Iraqi forces wage psychological war with jihadist corpses Posted: 06 Feb 2017 07:13 AM PST By Michael Georgy MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - The flyblown corpses of Islamic State militants have been rotting along a main street in north Mosul for two weeks, a health risk for passersby. As Iraqi forces prepare to expand their offensive against Islamic State from east to west Mosul, they want to stamp out any sympathy that residents may have for the group, which won instant support when it seized the vast city in 2014. "We will leave the terrorists there," said Ibrahim Mohamed, a soldier who was standing near three dead jihadists, ignoring the stench.

Frontline town in Ukraine gets breathing space after worst shelling in months Posted: 06 Feb 2017 08:44 AM PST By Sergei Takhmazov and Natalia Zinets AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - A week-long surge in violence in and around the government-held town of Avdiyivka in eastern Ukraine appeared to be winding down on Monday, as schools reopened and power and water supplies resumed following the worst clashes in months. A decrease in fighting around Avdiyivka on Sunday allowed emergency repairs to downed power lines and its around 20,000 residents were able to turn their lights on for the first time in a week. On Monday, the State Emergency Service said water supplies had also been restored to the town, but not to all its surrounding villages.

Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land Posted: 06 Feb 2017 05:24 PM PST By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel passed a law on Monday retroactively legalizing about 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, a measure that has drawn international concern. The legislation has been condemned by Palestinians as a blow to their hopes of statehood. Israel's attorney-general has said it is unconstitutional and that he will not defend it at the Supreme Court.

Hopes for a thaw as Poland's Kaczynski meets Merkel Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:33 PM PST By Justyna Pawlak and Andreas Rinke WARSAW/BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Warsaw on Tuesday amid signs its conservative rulers are keen to repair the co-operation essential for European Union (EU) attempts to handle economic and political problems ahead. Merkel needs the backing of Poland's government, wary of any increased powers for Brussels, to agree reforms in March, on the 60th anniversary of the founding Rome Treaty. The anniversary falls in the same month Britain plans to give notice of leaving.

Gun salute marks Queen Elizabeth's 65 years on British throne Posted: 06 Feb 2017 05:30 PM PST Queen Elizabeth, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee on Monday as Britain commemorated 65 years since she ascended the British throne. The 90-year-old monarch, who became Britain's longest-reigning sovereign in 2015, did not publicly mark the occasion herself, but a 41-gun royal salute was fired in a central London park to honor the landmark. "Today's Sapphire Jubilee marks yet another remarkable milestone for our remarkable queen," Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement.

Kremlin protests Fox News host's 'killer' comment on Putin Posted: 06 Feb 2017 05:26 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin is indignant over the comments of a Fox News host who called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "killer" in an interview with President Donald Trump.

Corruption tour shines unflattering light on graft in Mexico Posted: 06 Feb 2017 05:11 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Look to your right: There's the Pillar of Light, a towering monument shaped like a vanilla wafer cookie. A company was allegedly allowed to overcharge the equivalent of millions of dollars for steel used in its construction.

UK lawmakers reject first set of amendments to Brexit law Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:53 PM PST British lawmakers on Monday rejected the first set of proposed amendments to legislation that would give Prime Minister Theresa May the right to notify the European Union of Britain's intention to leave the bloc. Monday's votes were on the issues of parliamentary scrutiny of the withdrawal process and the involvement of Britain's devolved administrations. Earlier on Monday, May warned lawmakers not to obstruct the will of the British people with amendments to her Brexit legislation, saying she wanted to get on with divorce talks with the EU.

Top Asian News 12:53 a.m. GMT Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:53 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — In his debut abroad as the first retired general to lead the Pentagon in more than half a century, Jim Mattis found that in Japan and South Korea his experience in uniform is seen as an asset. Not everyone who knows Mattis well in the U.S. shares that view, but he clearly was an instant hit in northeast Asia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was effusive in his endorsement as the two shook hands Friday before a phalanx of Japanese and international news reporters and cameras. "I was very encouraged," Abe said, "to see someone like you who has substantial experience, both in the military and in security, defense and diplomacy, taking this office." Mattis won easy confirmation by the U.S.

New Zealand leader has 'sensible, polite' talk with Trump Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:53 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Prime Minister Bill English says he told President Donald Trump during a phone call that he disagreed with his travel and refugee ban but that the conversation remained amicable.

Puerto Rico tops Venezuela, plays for Caribbean Series title Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:51 PM PST CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — David Vidal hit his third homer in five games as Puerto Rico opened an eight-run lead in the sixth inning, then held off Venezuela 9-6 on Monday to reach the Caribbean Series championship game.

Trump faces deadline in court battle over travel ban Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:31 PM PST The US government on Monday defended President Donald Trump's travel ban as a "lawful exercise" of his authority, and claimed that a federal court made a mistake in barring enforcement of the measure. Meanwhile two new polls show that a majority of Americans now oppose the ban, which sparked chaos at US airports -- findings that Trump angrily dismissed as media lies. "Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election," he said on Twitter.

Israel passes law legalizing thousands of settlement homes Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:18 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament on Monday passed a contentious law meant to retroactively legalize thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land, a step that is expected to trigger international outrage and a flurry of lawsuits against the measure.

Report: At least 13,000 hanged in Syrian prison since 2011 Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:16 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian authorities have killed at least 13,000 people since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to detainees as "the slaughterhouse," Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday.

Peru opens corruption probe into ex-President Toledo Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:12 PM PST LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian prosecutors opened a formal investigation Monday into suspicions that former President Alejandro Toledo took bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a major corruption scandal shaking politicians across Latin America.

Brexit, Trump make Britons 'anxious' Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:07 PM PST The Brexit vote and the election of US President Donald Trump have made many Britons anxious, according to a poll released on Tuesday and mental health charities dealing with the fallout. Relationship counsellors have reported couples arguing over Brexit, while children's support services have said they too have registered calls on the landmark votes. A YouGov survey for the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) found that 49 percent of respondents reported experiencing some level of anxiety in relation to Trump's election.

Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison: Amnesty International Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:05 PM PST The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but were probably still being carried out and amounted to war crimes. Syria's government and President Bashar al-Assad have rejected similar reports in the past of torture and extrajudicial killings in a civil war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

Military police families' protest paralyzes Brazilian state Posted: 06 Feb 2017 04:03 PM PST SAO PAULO (AP) — Protests by friends and family of military police officers in a coastal Brazilian state have touched off a crime wave and forced the shutdown of some state services, authorities said Monday.

Militant attacks 'all over Europe,' some not reported, Trump says without giving examples Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:51 PM PST By Steve Holland TAMPA (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday accused the news media of ignoring attacks by Islamist militants in Europe, without giving specific examples. Trump, who has made defeating Islamic State a core goal of his presidency, did not specify which attacks were going unreported, which news media organizations were ignoring them, or offer details to support his claims. It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported," he told a group of about 300 U.S. troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

Canada reintroduces bison to Banff National Park Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:35 PM PST By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Parks Canada has reintroduced a herd of plains bison to the country's oldest national park in Banff, Alberta, officials said on Monday, more than 130 years after the iconic North American animal last grazed the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. The conservation team moved 16 bison from a protected herd in central Alberta into an enclosed pasture in Banff National Park in the west of the province last week. The herd will stay under observation in the remote Panther Valley until summer 2018, when the animals will be released into the full 1,189-square-km (460-square-mile) reintroduction zone in the park's eastern valleys.

UN chief: IS on defensive in conflict areas but is adapting Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:34 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group is militarily on the defensive in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria but is partially adapting by moving to covert communications and recruitment and expanding its areas of attack away from conflict areas, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a new report.

Scandal-hit Fillon sorry, but staying in French presidency race Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:23 PM PST By Brian Love and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS (Reuters) - French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Monday vowed to fight on for the presidency despite a damaging scandal involving taxpayer-funded payments to his wife for work that a newspaper alleges she did not do. At a news conference in Paris, Fillon, 62, apologized for what he said was his error of judgment regarding the employment of family members - though he said his wife's work as parliamentary assistant over 15 years had been genuine and legal.

Brazil prosecutor seeks probe into former president, senators Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:22 PM PST By Brad Brooks SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's top prosecutor on Monday asked the Supreme Court for permission to investigate an ex-president, two senators and the former head of a unit of the state oil company for alleged efforts to thwart the country's largest corruption probe. Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot accused ex-President Jose Sarney, who now sits in the Senate, along with senators Romero Juca and Renan Calheiros of carrying out "political maneuvers" in a bid to quash the inquiry into political kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras.

Human Rights Watch wants alleged Myanmar abuses investigated Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:19 PM PST YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A human rights group urged Myanmar's government on Monday to back an independent international investigation into alleged abuses by security forces against members of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, including the reported systematic use of sexual violence.

7 percent of Australian Catholic priests accused of abuse Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:18 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Seven percent of priests in Australia's Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis.

Human remains found in bags in eastern Mexican state Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:14 PM PST XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities are investigating several bags of human remains discovered when police stopped a vehicle in the eastern Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

Texas blocks release of F1's US Grand Prix payment details Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:08 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas attorney general's office will keep secret how much money Formula One receives from organizers of the U.S. Grand Prix to run the annual race.

Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:04 PM PST By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel passed a law on Monday retroactively legalizing about 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, a measure that has drawn international concern. The legislation has been condemned by Palestinians as a blow to their hopes of statehood. Israel's attorney-general has said it is unconstitutional and that he will not defend it at the Supreme Court.

French policeman charged with rape after violent ID check Posted: 06 Feb 2017 03:01 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of people marched in a Paris suburb Monday to show support for a young black man who authorities allege was sodomized by a police officer's baton last week during a police operation that targeted drug traffickers.

Battle over Trump's immigration order: what we know Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:58 PM PST A US appeals court has rejected a government request to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban -- the latest twist in what could be a long, high-stakes legal battle. On Friday in Seattle, federal Judge James Robart ordered the temporary nationwide suspension of the president's order. Federal judges in several other states -- notably California and New York -- have also ruled against Trump's executive order, and a judge in Boston declined to review it, but Robart's ruling has the greatest sweep.

Trump summit with Japan's Abe to include round of golf Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:56 PM PST By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will play a round of golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida this week and said he will make sure the Japanese leader is his partner in the game, rather than a competitor. Trump, who is due to welcome Abe at the White House on Friday, told Westwood One Sports Radio on Sunday that golf was a better way to get to know someone than having lunch. A transcript of the interview was made available by the White House.

Romania PM: I may fire justice minister over graft decree Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:53 PM PST BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's prime minister said Monday he may fire the justice minister for mishandling a contentious decree that has sparked the country's largest anti-government protests since communism ended.

Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX oppose Trump immigration order Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:49 PM PST (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Tesla Inc and SpaceX on Monday joined a legal brief filed by businesses opposed to President Donald Trump's order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, according to a court filing. Musk agreed to become part of Trump's business advisory council in December, and has advocated discussing issues directly with the president. Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick quit the council last week amid mounting pressure over Trump's immigration policies. (This story corrects to Muslim-majority 'countries' instead of 'companies' in first paragraph. ...

Key Q&A on the Fillon scandal in France Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:28 PM PST Francois Fillon, the rightwing candidate for the French presidential election, has apologised for paying his wife as a parliamentary aide and hopes to draw a line under a scandal dubbed "Penelopegate". - Who is Francois Fillon?

Romania government feels heat after record demos Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:26 PM PST Romanian protesters on Monday demanded their government quit, stepping up pressure after a week of demonstrations unparalleled in ferocity in the three decades since the end of communism. The seventh straight evening of protest came even after the left-wing government scrapped the measure that started it all: an emergency decree weakening anti-corruption laws. "We do not want to spend our nights here, but we can no longer trust the government," Marius, a 35-year-old among 10,000 in Bucharest told AFP.

Granada off bottom of La Liga by beating Las Palmas 1-0 Posted: 06 Feb 2017 02:22 PM PST MADRID (AP) — Andreas Pereira scored with a remarkable long-range shot as host Granada edged Las Palmas 1-0 to end a six-game winless streak and leave the bottom of the table in the Spanish league on Monday.

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