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• Ohio man accused of plotting to attack US Capitol, arrested
• Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers push ahead on Iran sanctions - senior senator
• Female Yazidi captives forced to give blood to wounded Islamist fighters: survivor
• US man arrested over IS-inspired plot to attack Capitol
• Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Jan 15
• New issue of Charlie Hebdo sells out quickly
• EU's Mogherini suggests better Russia ties to push Ukraine peace
• Centcom Twitter hack and the rewards of digital vandalism
• The Frail Unity of France
• Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
• Islamic State group losing ground in symbolic Kobani battle
• Ohio Man Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Attack Plot on US Capitol
• Charlie Hebdo flies off shelves as Al-Qaeda claims attack
• Charlie Hebdo "survivors' edition" sells out in minutes
• Yemen's al-Qaida claims Paris attack, vows more violence
• 'Last chance' Libya peace talks start in Geneva
• Iraq says U.S.-led coalition not doing enough against Islamic State
• Iraq authorities find 16 bodies in mass grave
• Judge rejects request to delay Boston bombing trial
• Anger, calls for calm in Middle East over new Charlie cartoons
• Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on France's Charlie Hebdo
• IS claims beheading of Iraqi soldier
• Hollande says aircraft carrier could support Iraq operations
• UN says Two-thirds of Jordan's Syria refugees in poverty
• Paris attacks underline need for global response to IS: US
• France to send aircraft carrier to Mideast for operation against Islamic State group in Iraq
• Saudi beheads killer of soldier, Pakistani
• Syria militants execute woman for 'adultery': monitor
• 'Abject poverty' driving Jordan's Syrian refugees to drastic action: U.N.
• Romania helping Britain track nationals fighting in Syria
• Germany approves plan to withdraw extremists' ID cards
• Ian Bremmer: "Almighty dollar" more powerful than nuclear weapons
• A Minute With: Sienna Miller on acting, 'American Sniper'
• Eighteen air strikes target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: U.S.
• Sniper's widow struggled with having him portrayed in film
• Al Qaeda in Syria kills woman accused of adultery: monitor
• UN hosts 'last chance' Libya peace talks
• Soccer-Jordan striker Hayel mistreated in drug test - JFA
• Jordan doping test cancelled because player dehydrated

Ohio man accused of plotting to attack US Capitol, arrested Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:33 PM PST CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials inside it and spoke of his desire to support the Islamic State militant group was arrested on Wednesday, the FBI said.

Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers push ahead on Iran sanctions - senior senator Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:30 PM PST By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will press ahead with a plan for more sanctions on Iran, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday, despite White House warnings that they risked derailing nuclear talks. Lawmakers, who say they fear Obama administration negotiators may not take a hard enough line with Tehran, are also at work on a separate bill to have Congress approve any final agreement on Iran's nuclear program, Senator Bob Corker, the chairman, told Reuters in an interview. ...

Female Yazidi captives forced to give blood to wounded Islamist fighters: survivor Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:15 PM PST By Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Female Yazidi captives are being forced to donate blood to wounded Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to a pregnant teenager who escaped after being seized and held captive by IS militants. The 19-year-old, identified as Hamshe, said she and her baby were held for 28 days by IS militants, who she believes killed her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law. ...

US man arrested over IS-inspired plot to attack Capitol Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST A US man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly plotting an attack on Congress inspired by Islamic State jihadists, according to the Justice Department and the FBI. Christopher Cornell, 20, was taken into custody after he purchased two semi-automatic weapons and 600 rounds of ammunition in the US state Ohio, according to a criminal complaint. The Justice Department said he was charged "with attempting to kill officers and employees of the United States" and possession of a firearm to carry out violent acts. According to the complaint, Cornell had opened a Twitter account under the pseudonym Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, where he posted messages supporting Islamic State militants.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Jan 15 Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday - - - - SOCCER Asian Cup, Australia (to 31) Group C Bahrain v United Arab Emirates, Canberra (0700) Qatar v Iran, Sydney (0900) Iran look to expat support as they seek last eight berth SYDNEY - Iran will be hoping the backing of the Sydney expat community will be as vocal as that of Melbourne's when they take on Gulf Cup champions Qatar looking to book a place in the quarter-finals. ...

New issue of Charlie Hebdo sells out quickly Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:17 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Parisians lined up Wednesday to empty the newsstands of the first issue of Charlie Hebdo, a week after Islamic extremists attacked the satirical newspaper's office, and French justice officials began cracking down by arresting dozens of people who glorified terrorism or made racist or anti-Semitic remarks.

EU's Mogherini suggests better Russia ties to push Ukraine peace Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:39 PM PST By Jan Strupczewski and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has suggested EU states could re-engage with Russia on global diplomacy, trade and other issues in return for gradual steps to defuse the crisis over Ukraine. A discussion paper seen by Reuters that was distributed to governments ahead of a meeting of the 28 EU foreign ministers in Brussels next Monday said the bloc might consider reviving joint efforts with Moscow in tackling problems with Syria and Iraq, Libya, Iran, North Korea as well as Ebola and the Palestinian issue. ...

Centcom Twitter hack and the rewards of digital vandalism Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST When US Central Command's social media sites were taken over by the "Cyber Caliphate" earlier this week, it marked the third time in recent days in which unknown hackers defaced websites with messages supporting the Islamic State, the jihadi group fighting in Iraq and Syria.

The Frail Unity of France Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:06 PM PST Following on the heels of a march that was the single largest demonstration in French history, the usually fractured French government voted to extend its air campaign against ISIS in Iraq in a nearly unanimous vote. The Tuesday vote represents a radical departure for a country that has historically avoided joining the United States's military efforts in the Middle East.Prior to the vote, the Assembly observed a minute of silence in honor of those who had been killed in the previous week's Paris attacks. ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:02 PM PST Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

Islamic State group losing ground in symbolic Kobani battle Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:01 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — With more than a thousand militants killed and territory slipping away, the Islamic State group is losing its grip on the Syrian border town of Kobani under intense U.S.-led airstrikes and astonishingly stiff resistance by Kurdish fighters.

Ohio Man Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Attack Plot on US Capitol Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:50 PM PST The FBI has arrested an Ohio man for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the U.S. Capitol, where he hoped to set off a series of bombs aimed at lawmakers, whom he allegedly considered enemies.Christopher Lee Cornell, of Cincinnati, was arrested today on charges of attempting to kill a U.S. government official, authorities said.According to government documents, he allegedly planned to detonate pipe bombs at the national landmark and open fire on any employees and officials fleeing after the explosions.ISIS: Trail of TerrorU.S. ...

Charlie Hebdo flies off shelves as Al-Qaeda claims attack Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:50 PM PST Charlie Hebdo made a defiant return on Wednesday with a new issue that sold out across France in record time, as Al-Qaeda posted a video claiming last week's deadly attack on its cartoonists. The satirical weekly once again featured the Prophet Mohammed on its cover -- but with a tear in his eye, holding a "Je Suis Charlie" sign under the headline "All is forgiven". After many Parisians joined long queues outside newspaper kiosks in the pre-dawn cold to get their hands a copy, French President Francois Hollande said "Charlie Hebdo is alive and will live on". Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack by Islamist gunmen on the Paris offices of the weekly last Wednesday that left 12 people dead including some of the country's best-loved cartoonists.

Charlie Hebdo "survivors' edition" sells out in minutes Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:35 PM PST By Ingrid Melander and Tom Heneghan PARIS (Reuters) - Charlie Hebdo's first edition since an attack by Islamist gunmen sold out within minutes on Wednesday, featuring a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad on a cover that defenders praised as art but critics saw as a new provocation. French readers queued at dawn for copies to support the satirical newspaper, even as al Qaeda's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack last week, saying it ordered the killings because it deemed the weekly had insulted the Prophet. ...

Yemen's al-Qaida claims Paris attack, vows more violence Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:29 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's al-Qaida branch on Wednesday confirmed it carried out last week's deadly assault on a French satirical newspaper to avenge cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, as it called for unity among jihadi ranks and vowed more attacks on the West.

'Last chance' Libya peace talks start in Geneva Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:29 AM PST Peace talks between Libya's warring factions kicked off in Geneva Wednesday in what their United Nations mediator warned could be a last chance to prevent all-out chaos in the oil-rich country. The North African nation has been gripped by deepening conflict since the overthrow of dictator Moamar Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, with rival governments and powerful militias battling for control of key cities and the nation's oil wealth. "It's going to be a long process, it's going to be difficult," the UN special envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon, said.

Iraq says U.S.-led coalition not doing enough against Islamic State Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:27 AM PST By Ahmed Rasheed and Ned Parker BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has told President Barack Obama's envoy that the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State needs to do more to help Iraq defeat the jihadists controlling large areas of the north and west of the country. Parliament speaker Selim al-Jabouri said he delivered the message in a closed meeting with retired U.S. Marine General John Allen, who visited Baghdad this week for talks with Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi's government. ...

Iraq authorities find 16 bodies in mass grave Posted: 14 Jan 2015 10:10 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a mass grave containing the bodies of 16 men, each shot in the head, has been found northeast of Baghdad in an area once controlled by the Islamic State group.

Judge rejects request to delay Boston bombing trial Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:43 AM PST By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected the latest plea by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to pause jury selection for his trial due to the recent attacks in Paris. Tsarnaev's lawyers on Tuesday had argued that the Paris attacks, which started with a mass shooting at a satirical newspaper and left 17 people dead after three days of violence, would stir memories of the deadly 2013 blasts at the marathon, making it harder to select an impartial jury. ...

Anger, calls for calm in Middle East over new Charlie cartoons Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:36 AM PST By Shadi Bushra and Ayla Jean Yackley CAIRO/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Muslim clerics in the Middle East who have denounced last week's attack on Charlie Hebdo criticized the French satirical weekly on Wednesday for publishing new cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet Mohammad in its first issue after the killings. On the front of its "survivor's edition", which swiftly sold out its multi-million copy print run in France, the newspaper printed a cartoon of a tearful Mohammad carrying a sign reading "I am Charlie", under the headline "All is forgiven". ...

Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on France's Charlie Hebdo Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:33 AM PST Al-Qaeda in Yemen Wednesday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the jihadist network's global chief to avenge the French magazine's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. In a video entitled "A message regarding the blessed battle of Paris", Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said that it had financed and plotted the assault on the weekly that left 12 people dead and shocked France.

IS claims beheading of Iraqi soldier Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:58 AM PST The Islamic State jihadist group beheaded an Iraqi soldier in Salaheddin province, north of Baghdad, according to a series of photos posted online on Wednesday.

Hollande says aircraft carrier could support Iraq operations Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:15 AM PST By Julien Ponthus ON BOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE (Reuters) - France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is ready to be used to support military operations against Islamic State in Iraq, French President Francois Hollande told military personnel aboard the vessel on Wednesday. "Thanks to the Charles de Gaulle we will have precious intelligence," the president said in a New Year's address, given as the carrier cruised off France's southern coast in the Mediterranean. "We may also conduct operations in Iraq, if necessary, with even more intensity and more efficiency. ...

UN says Two-thirds of Jordan's Syria refugees in poverty Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:10 AM PST Two-thirds of the hundreds of thousands of Syrian war refugees in Jordan are living in poverty, the head of the UN refugee agency warned Wednesday, calling for "massive" international aid. "The conclusions... are extremely worrying for us all," Antonio Guterres, the UN high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), told a news conference in Amman at which he presented a detailed report. "Two-thirds of the Syrian refugees living with the community in Jordan are below the Jordanian-defined poverty line which is around three dollars (2.50 euros) per day for each person," he said. The report was based on 170,000 visits to refugee households, pointing out that 84 percent of the 620,000 UNHCR-registered refugees in Jordan from neighbouring Syria live outside camps.

Paris attacks underline need for global response to IS: US Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:28 AM PST Deadly attacks by militants in Paris and other Western cities underline the need for a "global response" to the Islamic State jihadist group, US envoy John Allen said on Wednesday. "As we saw so tragically in Paris last week, Iraq is on the front lines of a global conflict," Allen said at a news conference in Baghdad, referring to violence including attacks on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket which killed a total of 17 people.

France to send aircraft carrier to Mideast for operation against Islamic State group in Iraq Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:26 AM PST ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (AP) — France to send aircraft carrier to Mideast for operation against Islamic State group in Iraq.

Saudi beheads killer of soldier, Pakistani Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:12 AM PST Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who killed a soldier. Rakan bin Eid bin Bikheet al-Baqmi, a Saudi, was found guilty of chasing and firing on a security patrol, killing soldier Sultan bin Ibrahim bin Ghrahid al-Jaid, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. Baqmi was executed in the Mecca region of western Saudi Arabia. On the other side of the country, in Qatif near the Gulf coast, Mahmoud Massih Iqbal Massih from Pakistan was executed for heroin trafficking, the ministry said.

Syria militants execute woman for 'adultery': monitor Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:53 AM PST Al-Qaeda-linked militants have publicly executed a woman accused of adultery in northwestern Syria, a monitoring group said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that in total 14 people had been executed for alleged adultery or homosexuality in the war-torn country since July, half of them women. It released a video showing fighters from Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, tying up a woman and shooting her in a square in the town of Maaret Masirin in the province of Idlib. A crowd of civilians and fighters are seen watching, as a jihadist accuses the woman of "corrupting the earth, and adultery".

'Abject poverty' driving Jordan's Syrian refugees to drastic action: U.N. Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:19 AM PST LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Syrian refugee families will resort to increasingly drastic measures to survive unless the world does more to help, the U.N. refugee agency said, as it released a study showing that one in six Syrian refugees in Jordan live in "abject poverty". Two thirds of Syrian refugees in Jordan are living below the national poverty line of $96 per person per month, the UNHCR's "Living in the Shadows" report said. One in six refugees has less than $40 a month to make ends meet. At least 3. ...

Romania helping Britain track nationals fighting in Syria Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:02 AM PST BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — British foreign secretary says Romania is helping to identify and track British nationals who are going to fight in Iraq and Syria or returning from combat.

Germany approves plan to withdraw extremists' ID cards Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:53 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to allow authorities to withdraw identity cards from Islamic extremists and prevent them from traveling to Iraq, Syria or other crisis areas to join terrorist groups.

Ian Bremmer: "Almighty dollar" more powerful than nuclear weapons Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:21 AM PST 2015 will see more geopolitical challenges than 2014, according to Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer. A leading risk: the 'weaponization' of finance and a breakdown of U.S-European relations.

A Minute With: Sienna Miller on acting, 'American Sniper' Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:11 AM PST By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - With long dark hair and an American accent, British actress Sienna Miller disappears into her role as the wife of a U.S. Navy SEAL sharpshooter in the film "American Sniper." Blond, blue-eyed Miller has ramped up her career since the birth of her daughter in 2012. Next month, she takes over as singer Sally Bowles for the final weeks of "Cabaret" on Broadway. The musical set in pre-World War Two Berlin is a world away from her role in "American Sniper" as Taya Kyle, whose husband Chris, played by Bradley Cooper, was the deadliest marksman in Navy history. ...

Eighteen air strikes target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: U.S. Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:23 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces launched 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq in the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. Twelve of the strikes were in Iraq, mostly in northern areas where the militants have seized territory, and targeted tactical units, buildings and equipment belonging to the militants, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement. In Syria, six strikes continued to hit Kobani near the Turkish border, destroying eight fighting positions and an armored vehicle, it said. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Susan Heavey)

Sniper's widow struggled with having him portrayed in film Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:12 AM PST DALLAS (AP) — The wife of a famed Navy SEAL sniper said she struggled with the idea of someone playing the movie role of her husband, who was killed two years ago near Fort Worth, Texas.

Al Qaeda in Syria kills woman accused of adultery: monitor Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:37 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Syria wing, Nusra Front, shot dead a woman in the northwest of the country after accusing her of adultery, a monitoring group said on Wednesday, saying it showed such execution-style killings were not confined to the militant Islamic State group. Islamic State, which split from al Qaeda and has seized land in Iraq and Syria, has beheaded and stoned to death Syrian and foreign civilians and combatants for crimes it sees as violating its strict interpretation of Islamic law. ...

UN hosts 'last chance' Libya peace talks Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:07 AM PST The United Nations gathered Libya's rival factions for talks in Geneva Wednesday, amid warnings they could be the last chance to halt intensifying fighting for the country's main cities and oil wealth. The North African nation has been gripped by deepening conflict since the overthrow of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, with rival governments and powerful militias battling for control. It has taken the United Nations months to get the opposing sides back to the negotiating table after a single round of talks in September. The talks will be overseen by the UN special envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon who has been shuttling between the parties to the conflict for months.

Soccer-Jordan striker Hayel mistreated in drug test - JFA Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:44 AM PST * Hayel vomited in doping room * Striker returned to hotel in 'semi coma' say JFA (Updates with AFC statement) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Striker Ahmad Hayel was mistreated during a doping test following the 1-0 loss to Iraq in the Asian Cup on Monday, the Jordanian Football Association said on Wednesday. Hayel arrived back at the team hotel "suffering from semicoma, general weakness, and hypothermia", the Jordanian Football Association (JFA) said in a statement, adding they had filed a complaint to the Asian Football Confederation. ...

Jordan doping test cancelled because player dehydrated Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:34 AM PST BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A doping test on a Jordan player was cancelled because he was dehydrated, the Asian Football Confederation says.

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