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• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• US oil prices slip below $50 a barrel
• Saudi border fight with militants: How much of a threat?
• Equities slump, led by energy as oil hits 5-1/2-year lows
• 'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' small films vie for Producers Guild Award
• Lebanon imposes new limits on Syrians fleeing civil war
• Iran arrests 'terror' cell in southeast
• Lessons in hospitality plant seeds of peace
• Oil extends crash into new year as glut fears deepen
• Iraq PM calls for 'tribal revolution' against IS
• NYT reporter refuses to answer questions in CIA leak case
• Is US goal to 'destroy' Islamic State? President Obama and US envoy disagree
• U.S. troops training Iraqi military at bases in Anbar, Taji
• IS mortars target Iraqi base in Anbar: US military
• Iraq: Attacks kill 8 in Baghdad
• 3 Saudi guards killed by 'terrorists' on Iraq border
• France 'will not yield' on Iran nuclear demand: Hollande
• Bosnian imam attacked 7 times over call to stay out of Syria
• Soccer-Asian Nations Finals group stage fixtures
• Gunmen kill 3 Saudi guards along border with Iraq
• Congress' newest class: 58 freshmen in House, 13 in Senate
• Turkey, U.S. to finalize Syrian rebel training this month: official
• IS jihadists claim execution of eight people in Iraq
• U.S. leads 20 more air strikes against Islamic State
• Three Saudi guards killed in suicide, gun attack on Iraq border: ministry
• Deadly Libya strike on tanker draws Greek condemnation
• Yemen's al-Qaida thrives on Sunni backlash to Shiite rebels
• Bomb wounds four policemen in Egypt's Sinai
• Players to watch in Group D at the Asian Cup
• Four-time champion Japan favorites at Asian Cup
• New Senate chairmen aim to undo Obama's policies
• Australia, SKorea under pressure to perform at Asian Cup
• Asian Cup to feature 5 Australian stadium sites
• Defending champs Japan arrive without key defender
• Foreigners fighting Islamic State in Syria: who and why?
• Italy Box Office: Clint Eastwood Has Career Best Opening With 'American Sniper'

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Highlighting the depth of Indonesia's air safety problems, the transportation ministry announced harsh measures Monday against everyone who allowed AirAsia Flight 8501 to take off without proper permits — including the suspension of the airport's operator and officials in the control tower. The routing permits of all airlines flying in the country also will be examined to see if they are violating the rules, said Djoko Murjatmodjo, acting director general of air transportation.

US oil prices slip below $50 a barrel Posted: 05 Jan 2015 03:07 PM PST US oil prices Monday slipped below $50 a barrel for the first time in more than five years as the surging dollar and news of additional supplies extended a six-month rout. The contract got as low as $49.95 a barrel earlier in the session, its lowest level since May 1, 2009. European benchmark Brent oil for February delivery fell $3.31 to $53.11 a barrel in London. Monday's slide in oil prices followed indications of rising output from key producers Russia and Iraq at a time when forecasters have trimmed their demand projections due to weak global economic growth.

Saudi border fight with militants: How much of a threat? Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:14 PM PST A deadly confrontation on the Iraq-Saudi Arabia border Monday – between Saudi border guards and heavily armed men operating from Iraq's Islamic State-controlled Anbar Province – presents a problematic US ally with the worrisome threat of rising challenges to internal security.

Equities slump, led by energy as oil hits 5-1/2-year lows Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equity markets worldwide tumbled on Monday, led by commodity-linked shares as oil prices fell to 5-1/2-year lows and investors fled to the safety of government bonds.

'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' small films vie for Producers Guild Award Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:55 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Birdman" and "Boyhood," two of the front-runners for Hollywood's film honors this year, were nominated along with a slew of small movies on Monday for the top Producers Guild Award, a reliable predictor of the best picture Oscar. Among the 10 films nominated for outstanding producer in the a motion picture were noir L.A. drama "Nightcrawler" and the tale of a drummer's obsession in "Whiplash," both small independent films with Oscar chances. The notable exclusions were two films that opened Dec. ...

Lebanon imposes new limits on Syrians fleeing civil war Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:54 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon turned back Syrians trying to cross the border Monday under strict new visa regulations, saying it simply cannot handle any more people displaced by the ongoing civil war.

Iran arrests 'terror' cell in southeast Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:24 PM PST Iran arrested a "terrorist cell" accused of killing soldiers in a flashpoint border area and detained in a separate incident three Afghans planning to fight in Iraq, media reported Monday. The cell members were caught near Sarbaz in the southeast, said a statement from Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) published by the official IRNA news agency. Sarbaz is in Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders Pakistan and has a large Sunni community. Iran accuses members of the Sunni militant group Jaish-ul Adl (Army of Justice) of carrying out frequent raids.

Lessons in hospitality plant seeds of peace Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:06 PM PST The Middle East has seen conflict and repression for so long that it seems to offer only negative lessons for the rest of the world. Not so. After nearly four years of civil war in Syria in which almost half of its people have fled their homes, millions have found an open-door welcome in neighboring countries, especially Lebanon and Jordan.

Oil extends crash into new year as glut fears deepen Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:05 PM PST By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The selloff in global oil markets showed little signs of slowing in the new year, with prices down as much as 6 percent on Monday, the lowest since spring 2009, as fears deepened a supply glut that has vexed the market for six months would continue. U.S crude crashed below $50 a barrel while benchmark Brent tumbled under $53 after data showed Russian oil output at post-Soviet era highs and Iraqi oil exports near 35-year peaks. U.S. driller ConocoPhillips added to the bearish mood by announcing it struck first oil at a Norwegian North Sea project. ...

Iraq PM calls for 'tribal revolution' against IS Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:02 PM PST Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Monday for a "tribal revolution" against the Islamic State group, in a sign of the importance Baghdad places on tribal resistance against the jihadists. In a meeting with Suhaib al-Rawi, the newly elected governor of embattled Anbar province, Abadi "stressed the need for a tribal revolution to rid the body of Iraqi society of this foreign enemy", the premier's office said. IS spearheaded a sweeping militant offensive last year that overran large parts of Iraq, including significant territory in Anbar which stretches from the borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the western approach to Baghdad. The support of Iraq's powerful Sunni tribes is seen as essential to defeating IS, and tribal fighters -- who are now being trained by Baghdad -- have played a key role in keeping the jihadists from gaining further ground in Anbar.

NYT reporter refuses to answer questions in CIA leak case Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:01 PM PST ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) — A New York Times reporter will be of little assistance to prosecutors as they put a former CIA officer on trial for allegedly leaking classified information about a botched operation in Iran.

Is US goal to 'destroy' Islamic State? President Obama and US envoy disagree Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:56 PM PST President Obama has pledged that the US military will "destroy" the Islamic State, but retired Gen. John Allen, who has been appointed Washington's special envoy on the matter, says that perhaps "destroy" is a bit ambitious and, in any case, it is not quite what the president meant.

U.S. troops training Iraqi military at bases in Anbar, Taji Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:25 PM PST By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops have started training Iraqi military forces at two bases in Iraq as they work to build a force that can take the offensive against Islamic State militants who overran part of the country last year, the Pentagon said on Monday. About 320 U.S. Marines are training members of the Iraqi 7th Division at Ain al-Asad air base in western al Anbar province, which is taking regular harassing mortar fire from Islamic State militants, said Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. The training began on Dec. 20. Another 170 U.S. ...

IS mortars target Iraqi base in Anbar: US military Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:47 AM PST An Iraqi military base in the country's western Anbar province is coming under frequent mortar fire from Islamic State jihadists, but the attacks have caused no injuries to US troops deployed there, the Pentagon said Monday. The mortar attacks -- which began in recent weeks -- underline the risks of an expanding role for the US military in Iraq, as hundreds of American troops deploy to train and advise the Iraqi army in its fight with the IS group. About 320 troops -- mostly US Marines -- started working with Iraqi army units in recent days at the sprawling al-Asad base, which officials insisted was facing no imminent threat from the IS militants. "It's fair to say al-Asad is coming under... regular harassment fires," spokesman Colonel Steven Warren told reporters.

Iraq: Attacks kill 8 in Baghdad Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:19 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say eight people have been killed in a series of attacks across the capital Baghdad.

3 Saudi guards killed by 'terrorists' on Iraq border Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:43 AM PST Three Saudi guards including a top commander were killed on Monday in a rare attack and suicide bombing by "terrorists" on the kingdom's border with Iraq, the interior ministry said. No group claimed responsiblity for the clash, but Saudi Arabia is among countries that have joined the US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against jihadists from the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. "A border patrol in Suwayf, in the northern Arar region, came under fire by terrorist elements," an interior spokesman said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency. Saudi news website Sabq reported that Odeh commanded the border guards in the northern region.

France 'will not yield' on Iran nuclear demand: Hollande Posted: 05 Jan 2015 08:57 AM PST French President Francois Hollande said on Monday his country would stand firm on its demand that Tehran vow not to pursue nuclear weapons ahead of fresh international negotiations. "If there is no clear statement from Iran on giving up nuclear weapons, there will be no agreement," Hollande said on France Inter radio. "France will not yield on that point. Western countries fear Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons, which Tehran has strongly denied.

Bosnian imam attacked 7 times over call to stay out of Syria Posted: 05 Jan 2015 08:17 AM PST TRNOVI, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The long-bearded man burst into the mosque's yard and pinned Selvedin Beganovic to the ground. Shouting "Now I will slaughter you!" he plunged a knife three times into the imam's chest and fled.

Soccer-Asian Nations Finals group stage fixtures Posted: 05 Jan 2015 08:16 AM PST Jan 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Asian Nations Finals Group Stage matches on Monday Group Stage - Group A Friday, January 9 (GMT)Australia v Kuwait (0900) Group Stage - Group A Saturday, January 10 (GMT)South Korea v Oman (0500) Group Stage - Group B Saturday, January 10 (GMT)Uzbekistan v North Korea (0700) Saudi Arabia v China (0900) Group Stage - Group C Sunday, January 11 (GMT)United Arab Emirates v Qatar (0700) Iran v Bahrain (0900) Group Stage - Group D Monday, January 12 (GMT)Japan v Palestine (0700) Jordan v Iraq (0900)

Gunmen kill 3 Saudi guards along border with Iraq Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:50 AM PST RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Four gunmen attacked a Saudi security patrol near the Iraqi border early Monday, killing three soldiers and wounding at least three more, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said.

Congress' newest class: 58 freshmen in House, 13 in Senate Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:34 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' approval rating hovers around 15 percent, but there's one group of people excited about the institution: the newly elected lawmakers who are about to join its ranks.

Turkey, U.S. to finalize Syrian rebel training this month: official Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:54 AM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and the United States aim to finalize an agreement on equipping and training moderate Syrian rebels this month, a senior foreign ministry official said on Monday, part of the U.S.-led campaign to battle Islamic State militants. The training is expected to start in March, simultaneously with similar programs in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the Turkish official said. The aim is to train 15,000 Syrian rebels over three years. "Around 1,500 to 2,000 people are expected to be trained in Turkey (in the first year)," the official said, adding that a "limited number" of U.S. ...

IS jihadists claim execution of eight people in Iraq Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:53 AM PST The Islamic State jihadist group has executed eight people, four of them policemen, in Iraq's Salaheddin province, according to a series of pictures posted online. A message that accompanied the pictures, the authenticity of which could not be independently confirmed, said the eight men had reneged on a pledge to stop working for the Iraqi government.

U.S. leads 20 more air strikes against Islamic State Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:23 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition launched 20 more air strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and Monday, targeting fighters for the militant group and hitting its crude oil operations, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations. In a statement on Monday, the task force said the United States and its partner nations conducted 14 strikes in Syria, hitting five Islamic State oil collection points and a related pipeline near Dawr az Zawr. ...

Three Saudi guards killed in suicide, gun attack on Iraq border: ministry Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:05 AM PST By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Militants killed two Saudi border guards and their commanding officer on the frontier with Iraq early on Monday, the interior ministry said, in a suicide and gun attack one analyst called Islamic State's first assault on the kingdom. The boundary, defended by earth barriers and fences and monitored by cameras and radar, has been attacked in the past by mortar bombs fired from a distance, but there have been no ground assaults in recent years. ...

Deadly Libya strike on tanker draws Greek condemnation Posted: 05 Jan 2015 05:28 AM PST Libya's internationally recognised government said Monday that its aircraft bombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-held port of Derna, killing two crewmen and drawing condemnation from Greece. A spokesman for the Libyan government's armed forces said the tanker was hit on Sunday after it refused to stop for checks on its cargo which had raised suspicions.

Yemen's al-Qaida thrives on Sunni backlash to Shiite rebels Posted: 05 Jan 2015 05:09 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen is surging in strength, finding new support and recruits among the country's Sunni tribesmen, in a backlash to drone strikes and the rise to power of Shiite rebels who have taken over the capital and other parts of the country, tribal leaders and Yemeni officials warn.

Bomb wounds four policemen in Egypt's Sinai Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:41 AM PST AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Four Egyptian policemen were wounded on Monday by a bomb in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, security sources said. The device was planted at the entrance to an apartment building in the provincial capital of Al-Arish, the sources said. Egypt, the most populous Arab country, faces a jihadist insurgency that has killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen since the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests against his rule. Most of the violence has been in the Sinai, which borders Israel and the Gaza Strip. ...

Players to watch in Group D at the Asian Cup Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:47 AM PST JAPAN

Four-time champion Japan favorites at Asian Cup Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:40 AM PST Coach Javier Aguirre and his Japan squad are dealing with some behind-the-scenes distractions that could complicate their bid for a record fifth Asian Cup title.

New Senate chairmen aim to undo Obama's policies Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:25 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators poised to lead major committees when the GOP takes charge are intent on pushing back many of President Barack Obama's policies, setting up potential showdowns over environmental rules, financial regulations and national security.

Australia, SKorea under pressure to perform at Asian Cup Posted: 04 Jan 2015 11:05 PM PST MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ange Postecoglou's Australia squad will carry a home-field advantage and plenty of pressure to perform when the Asian Cup kicks off on Friday.

Asian Cup to feature 5 Australian stadium sites Posted: 04 Jan 2015 09:33 PM PST Australia's three largest cities — Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane — will host matches at Asian Cup matches, as well as the national capital of Canberra and the industrial city of Newcastle.

Defending champs Japan arrive without key defender Posted: 04 Jan 2015 09:32 PM PST The Asian Cup will be part of a rapid getting-to-know-you phase for the bulk of teams and their coaches in Australia, adding an extra layer of difficulty — and intrigue — to the continental championship.

Foreigners fighting Islamic State in Syria: who and why? Posted: 04 Jan 2015 09:10 PM PST By Benedetta Argentieri DERIK, Syria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - While illegally crossing the Iraqi-Syrian border, Canadian Peter Douglas was adamant that his incursion was for humanitarian reasons - to help the people of Syria. Douglas is one of a growing band of foreigners to dodge authorities and join the fight against Islamic State militants who have killed thousands and taken vast parts of Iraq and Syria, declaring a caliphate in territory under their control. ...

Italy Box Office: Clint Eastwood Has Career Best Opening With 'American Sniper' Posted: 04 Jan 2015 09:00 PM PST However, the film couldn't beat the wildly popular opening of local comedy 'Si Accettano Miracoli'

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