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• A look at Chelsea Manning's case
• Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to WikiLeaks
• The Latest: France urges Trump to stay committed to world
• Trump isn't the first president to distrust US intelligence
• Florida airport shooting suspect inspired by Islamic State: media
• Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave cables to WikiLeaks
• Transgender US soldier at center of WikiLeaks case
• U.S. carries out strikes near Syria's al-Bab after Turkish criticism
• Bail denied for Florida airport shooter
• Iraqi hospital offers aerobics for female cancer patients
• Rolls-Royce to pay more than $800 million to settle bribery charges - U.S.
• Accused Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooter said Government Was 'Controlling His Mind': FBI
• Oil steady as weak dollar offsets U.S., Russia output forecasts
• Airport shooting suspect blamed 'mind control,' IS ties
• Egypt keen to save Saudi ties after islands ruling
• ISIS Has a Brand New Weapon — and You Can Buy It at Amazon
• Iraqi forces push Islamic State further back in Mosul: military
• Iraq PM Abadi says Iraqi forces have begun 'moving' in west Mosul: state TV
• Istanbul nightclub attack suspect 'confesses'
• Iraqi troops capture historic Mosul mosque destroyed by IS
• As peace talks loom, Syrian refugees see little future in going home
• Rouhani says 10 countries offered to mediate between Saudi and Iran
• Two weeks into 2017, Mediterranean migrant deaths rise on last year
• Two weeks into 2017, Mediterranean migrant deaths rise on last year
• Iraqis who escaped Islamic State grapple with trauma
• Trump's America: Caution in evenly split Nebraska county
• Turkish police catch nightclub gunman in Istanbul raid

A look at Chelsea Manning's case Posted: 17 Jan 2017 05:02 PM PST U.S. Army Private Chelsea Manning's 35-year sentence for leaking classified information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been commuted by President Barack Obama to about seven years, including the time she spent locked up before she was convicted in 2013. Her sentence is now set to expire May 17.

Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to WikiLeaks Posted: 17 Jan 2017 04:34 PM PST President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. military intelligence who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the biggest such breach in U.S. history. A White House official said there was no connection between Manning's commutation and renewed U.S. government concern about WikiLeaks actions during last year's presidential election, or a promise by its founder Julian Assange to accept extradition if Manning was freed.

The Latest: France urges Trump to stay committed to world Posted: 17 Jan 2017 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):

Trump isn't the first president to distrust US intelligence Posted: 17 Jan 2017 04:16 PM PST The president-elect was hostile towards the CIA and other US intelligence agencies. The president-elect at issue here was Richard Nixon. Mr. Nixon loathed the Ivy League types who then dominated the CIA.

Florida airport shooting suspect inspired by Islamic State: media Posted: 17 Jan 2017 03:37 PM PST (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a Florida airport told investigators he was inspired by Islamic State and previously chatted online with Islamist extremists, an FBI agent testified on Tuesday, U.S. media reported. Esteban Santiago, 26, was ordered held in jail until a Jan. 30 arraignment, court records show. At that time he would enter a formal plea to charges that he opened fire in the baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale airport on Jan. 6.

Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave cables to WikiLeaks Posted: 17 Jan 2017 03:22 PM PST By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In one of his final acts before leaving office, President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of former U.S. military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who was responsible for the biggest breach of classified materials in U.S. history to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks in 2010. A White House official said there was no connection between Manning's commutation and renewed U.S. government concern about WikiLeaks in last year's presidential election, or a promise by its founder Julian Assange to accept extradition if Manning was freed.

Transgender US soldier at center of WikiLeaks case Posted: 17 Jan 2017 03:09 PM PST Chelsea Manning, the transgender American soldier whose prison sentence President Barack Obama commuted Tuesday, became a hero to anti-war activists and a villain to government officials outraged over her leaking of classified files. Originally named Bradley, Manning was convicted in August 2013 and sentenced to 35 years in prison for espionage and other offenses after admitting to handing a massive trove of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. After sentencing, Manning announced that she identified as female and later obtained legal authorization to change her name and receive hormone therapy.

U.S. carries out strikes near Syria's al-Bab after Turkish criticism Posted: 17 Jan 2017 02:52 PM PST The U.S. military said on Tuesday it carried out air strikes in Syria against Islamic State targets of interest to both Washington and Ankara near the town of al-Bab, following Turkish criticism of insufficient U.S. support for its ground offensive. U.S. Air Force Colonel John Dorrian, a Baghdad-based spokesman for the U.S.-led military coalition battling Islamic State, counted four strikes in recent days against Islamic State targets that he said were in both countries' "mutual interest." "We saw a window of opportunity where it was in our mutual interest to get those targets destroyed," Dorrian said, adding the targets were identified by working with Turkey.

Bail denied for Florida airport shooter Posted: 17 Jan 2017 02:13 PM PST A US judge on Tuesday ordered the Iraq war vet accused of shooting five people dead in a Florida airport be held without bail as his court case proceed. Esteban Santiago, who also wounded six people in his January 6 shooting spree at the Fort Lauderdale airport, told investigators that he had been visiting "the dark web" to communicate with jihadists and members or sympathizers of the Islamic State group, the local Sun Sentinel newspaper reported. Santiago appeared handcuffed and wearing the red jumpsuit of a maximum security prisoner to answer questions Tuesday in the court of US judge Lurana Snow.

Iraqi hospital offers aerobics for female cancer patients Posted: 17 Jan 2017 02:01 PM PST The aim of the sessions is not to lose weight and build stamina, but to reduce the harmful effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and to ease cancer-related fatigue. The exercises are part of a rehabilitation program for female cancer patients at Hiwa Cancer Hospital, the only specialized cancer facility in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Rolls-Royce to pay more than $800 million to settle bribery charges - U.S. Posted: 17 Jan 2017 01:16 PM PST Rolls-Royce Plc agreed to pay authorities more than $800 million to resolve charges of bribing officials in six countries in schemes that lasted more than a decade, the U.S. Justice Department and UK Serious Fraud Office said in statements on Tuesday. The company admitted to paying officials at state-run energy companies in Kazakhstan, Thailand, Brazil, Azerbaijan, Angola and Iraq more than $35 million in order to win contracts, the Justice Department said. Among the bribes, Rolls-Royce paid a Brazilian official $1.6 million through a middleman to win numerous oil equipment contracts from Petrobras , U.S. authorities said.

Accused Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooter said Government Was 'Controlling His Mind': FBI Posted: 17 Jan 2017 01:07 PM PST The Iraq War veteran accused of killing five people at an airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, earlier this month was denied bond at a hearing in federal court. Esteban Santiago, 26, is the suspected gunman behind the Jan. 6 shooting at a baggage claim at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport that killed five and injured six others.

Oil steady as weak dollar offsets U.S., Russia output forecasts Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:38 PM PST By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as a decline in the U.S. dollar and comments by Saudi Arabia that it would adhere to OPEC's commitment to cut output. The dollar fell to a near six-week low against a basket of currencies after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that the strong greenback was hurting U.S. competitiveness. Brent futures lost 39 cents, or 0.7 percent to settle at $55.47 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 11 cents, or 0.2 percent to settle at $52.48 per barrel.

Airport shooting suspect blamed 'mind control,' IS ties Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:34 PM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a Florida airport told investigators initially he was under government mind control and then claimed to be inspired by Islamic State websites and chatrooms, authorities said at a hearing Tuesday.

Egypt keen to save Saudi ties after islands ruling Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:14 PM PST Cairo will do all it can to preserve crucial ties with Saudi Arabia, experts say, after an Egyptian court ruled against government plans to transfer control of two islands to Riyadh. Monday's ruling -- which saw Egypt's top administrative court block the transfer of the Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia -- is likely to fuel concerns in Riyadh. "The government will not spare any effort to implement the (islands) agreement," says Mostafa Kamel el-Sayed, a political science professor at Cairo University.

ISIS Has a Brand New Weapon — and You Can Buy It at Amazon Posted: 17 Jan 2017 09:45 AM PST After four bloody and brutal months, ISIS is on the verge of defeat in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. Today, the Associated Press reported that Iraqi forces have retaken the historical mosque in an ...

Iraqi forces push Islamic State further back in Mosul: military Posted: 17 Jan 2017 09:03 AM PST By Isabel Coles and John Davison MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi special forces pushed deeper into Islamic State-held districts in eastern Mosul and army units fought the insurgents inside a military base in the city's north, officials said during the day on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the military had begun "movement" against Islamic State in the west of Mosul without specifying what action was being taken there. Three months after the start of the U.S.-backed campaign, Islamic State has been driven out of about three quarters of the eastern districts of its Iraqi stronghold, ceding large areas along the Tigris River, which bisects Mosul from north to south.

Iraq PM Abadi says Iraqi forces have begun 'moving' in west Mosul: state TV Posted: 17 Jan 2017 08:13 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that Iraqi forces had begun "moving" against Islamic State militants in western Mosul, an area the group still fully holds. He did not give details of exactly what actions Iraqi forces were undertaking on the western side of the city. Abadi was giving a statement to reporters broadcast live on state TV. Iraq's military has captured most of eastern Mosul from the ultra-hardline Islamic State group, which is bisected from north to south by the Tigris River. ...

Istanbul nightclub attack suspect 'confesses' Posted: 17 Jan 2017 07:48 AM PST A 34-year-old Uzbek man suspected of slaughtering 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve confessed to the massacre on Tuesday, hours after his capture in a police raid. Authorities detained Abdulgadir Masharipov, who spent 17 days on the run after the attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) jihadists, along with three women and an Iraqi man during a massive police operation in Istanbul. "The terrorist confessed his crime," Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin told reporters.

Iraqi troops capture historic Mosul mosque destroyed by IS Posted: 17 Jan 2017 06:39 AM PST Iraqi forces have captured the site of the Mosque of the Prophet Younis after driving Islamic State group militants from a new neighborhood in eastern Mosul, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The progress comes ...

As peace talks loom, Syrian refugees see little future in going home Posted: 17 Jan 2017 06:20 AM PST Syrian rebel groups announced Monday that they will attend next week's Russia- and Turkey-brokered Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan, giving a boost to hopes that a current cease-fire can be hardened into a more enduring agreement. The talks are intended to build on the two-week cease-fire with the goal of ending a six-year conflict that has left more than 300,000 people dead, caused billions of dollars of destruction, forced more than half the Syrian population from their homes, and contributed to the greatest refugee crisis in Europe since the end of World War II. Recommended: How well do you understand the conflict in Syria?

Rouhani says 10 countries offered to mediate between Saudi and Iran Posted: 17 Jan 2017 05:46 AM PST At least 10 countries have offered to mediate in the escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, noting that Tehran would restore ties with Riyadh if Saudi Arabia changes it regional policies. Answering a question about Iraq and Kuwait's reported offer to help defuse the tension between regional rivals, Rouhani said in a news conference broadcast live on state television: "There are many countries. You mentioned Iraq and Kuwait.

Two weeks into 2017, Mediterranean migrant deaths rise on last year Posted: 17 Jan 2017 05:34 AM PST At least 219 migrants and refugees are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean already this year, more than double than during the same period a year ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. "So it's almost twice the number of casualties which brings the year total already two weeks into the year to 219 deaths on the Mediterranean," IOM spokesman Joel Millman told a news briefing in Geneva. The overall death toll for migrants on the Mediterranean in the first two weeks of 2016 was 91, the IOM said.

Two weeks into 2017, Mediterranean migrant deaths rise on last year Posted: 17 Jan 2017 05:22 AM PST At least 219 migrants and refugees are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean already this year, more than double than during the same period a year ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. "So it's almost twice the number of casualties which brings the year total already two weeks into the year to 219 deaths on the Mediterranean," IOM spokesman Joel Millman told a news briefing in Geneva. The overall death toll for migrants on the Mediterranean in the first two weeks of 2016 was 91, the IOM said.

Iraqis who escaped Islamic State grapple with trauma Posted: 17 Jan 2017 03:46 AM PST By Stephen Kalin DEBAGA, Iraq (Reuters) - While fleeing Islamic State rule in northern Iraq three months ago, Laila saw two of her daughters die in front of her. Crippled by grief and the trauma of that night, she now struggles to walk and hardly eats.

Trump's America: Caution in evenly split Nebraska county Posted: 17 Jan 2017 03:21 AM PST LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A block from Nebraska's Capitol, with its unique one-chamber, nonpartisan Legislature, is the lobbying office of Bill Mueller and Kim Robak, who embody the make-it-work spirit of this city: They're husband and wife, Republican and Democrat.

Turkish police catch nightclub gunman in Istanbul raid Posted: 16 Jan 2017 09:41 PM PST Turkish police were questioning Tuesday the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year's night at an Istanbul nightclub, after capturing him in a raid on a residential area of the city after a long manhunt. The alleged assailant, named as Abdulgadir Masharipov, was found along with his four-year-old son in an apartment in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul after a massive police operation, state-run TRT television reported. The attacker had been on the run for 17 days, after slipping into the night following the attack on the glamorous Reina nightclub on the Bosphorus.

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