A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into other aircraft on the ground during NATO training in southeastern Spain, killing at least 10 French and Greek military personnel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said.
	Another 21 people were injured in the incident yesterday at the Los Llanos base, which sent flames and a plume of black smoke billowing into the air, the Spanish Defence Ministry said in a statement.
	Rajoy told Spain's Telecinco news program in an interview last night that 11 of the injured were Italian and 10 were French.
	Five of the injured with severe burns were transported to a Madrid hospital for treatment and the rest were undergoing treatment in the city of Albacete near the base, the Defence Ministry said.
	The French Defence Ministry confirmed five from the country were seriously injured. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will head to the scene today.
	The two-seat jet was taking off but lost thrust and crashed into an area of the base where other aircraft .

Spain: 10 dead, 21 hurt in crash of Greek F-16 jet at base

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A former CIA officer was convicted of leaking classified details of an operation to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions to a New York Times reporter.
	Jurors yesterday convicted 47-year-old Jeffrey Sterling of all nine counts he faced in federal court.
	On the third day of deliberations, the jurors had told the judge that they could not reach a unanimous verdict. But they delivered guilty verdicts later in the afternoon after the judge urged them to keep talking.
	At issue in the two-week trial: Who told journalist James Risen about the secret mission, one that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testified was one of the government's most closely held secrets as well as one of its best chances to thwart Iran's nuclear-weapons ambitions?
	The case was delayed for years as prosecutors fought to force Risen to divulge his sources, though they ultimately decided not to call him to testify once it became clear he would not reveal those sources even if jailed for contempt of ...

Ex-CIA officer convicted of leaking secrets to reporter

Two small planes ran out of fuel and crash-landed into the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, but the five people aboard both aircraft survived, authorities said.
	The Coast Guard says the separate incidents yesterday involved a single-engine plane carrying a solo pilot about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the island of Maui, and another with four people aboard several miles off the island of Oahu.
	A pilot traveling from Tracy, California, to Maui radioed authorities at 12:30 p.M. About plans to ditch a Cirrus SR-22 aircraft because of dwindling fuel.
	The Coast Guard directed the plane to go down near a cruise ship, and the pilot deployed a parachute system around 4:45 p.M. And safely got into a life raft. Amid seas up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) and winds of up to 28 mph (45 kph), the cruise-ship crew rescued the pilot, who was in good condition, authorities said.
	Coast Guard video shows the plane releasing its parachute and briefly dropping nose-first before leveling out and plopping into the 

2 small planes crash-land off Hawaii; all aboard survive

A confounding and heartbreaking murder case alleging that a mother purposely poisoned her 5-year-old son with salt and documented his decline on social media began today in the New York suburbs.
	Lacey Spears, 27, who presented herself online as a supremely devoted mother, is charged with depraved murder and manslaughter in the death a year ago of Garnett-Paul Spears.
	"This mother was intentionally feeding her child salt at toxic levels," prosecutor Doreen Lloyd said at Spears' arraignment.
	The boy's sodium levels rose to a dangerous point with no medical explanation, prosecutors said, leading to a swollen brain, seizures and death. They believe his single mother, who was sharing his hospital administered salt through a feeding tube into Garnett's stomach.
	All the while, she was keeping followers up to date with 28 online postings in the last 11 days of his life, noting his death with, "Garnett the great journeyed onward today at 10:20 a.M." She had tens of thousands of entries ...

Mom on trial accused of killing 5-year-old with salt

A boat has overturned on a river in Peru's Amazon region and officials say nine people are missing, including an Italian man, his Peruvian wife and son.
	Imazas district Mayor Otoniel Danducho says at least 10 people survived yesterday's accident on the Maranon River, a tributary of the Amazon.
	Amazonas state spokesman Victor Huaman says the missing include 39-year-old Marco Magnani, his Peruvian wife Cristina Akintui and their 5-year-old son Gabriel.
	They live in the Italian city of Verona. Officials earlier said a 2-year old girl and 4-year-old boy were among the missing.
	Danducho says a wave apparently overturned the boat.

Italian, wife, son among 9 missing in Peru boat accident

Spain's defense ministry says a Greek F-16 fighter jet has crashed into a hangar at a military base in southeastern Spain while it was participating in NATO maneuvers.
	The defense ministry could not immediately confirm reports in Spanish and Greek media that at least two people died and as many as 10 were injured.
	It said in a statement today that emergency crews tried to put out a fire caused by the crash.
	Television footage showed flames billowing and a plume of black smoke where the plane crashed at the Los Llanos base.

Greek military jet crashes at Spanish air force base

Iraqi officials say bombings in and around the capital, Baghdad, have killed eight people.
	Police officials say the first of today's attacks took place in the afternoon when a bomb went off near an outdoor market in the city's western suburb of Abu Ghraib, killing two people and wounding seven.
	Also, a bomb near a market in the northeastern Shiite suburb of Husseiniyah killed four and wounded 13.
	After nightfall, police said a bomb exploded near a car dealership in Baghdad's southeastern Shiite-majority suburb of Nahrwan, killing two people and wounding 13. Several cars were damaged in that explosion.
	Medics in nearby hospitals confirmed the casualty figures for the attacks. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to media.

Iraqi officials: Attacks in and around Baghdad kill 8

At least 50 people have died in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
	Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims, updated the totals today.
	With five days before the deadline to file claims, Feinberg has received 338 death claims and 2,730 for injuries.
	So far he's deemed a total of 50 deaths and 75 injuries eligible for compensation.
	GM knew about faulty ignition switches in Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars for more than a decade but didn't recall them until February.
	The switches can slip out of the "on" position, which causes the cars to stall, knocks out power steering and turns off the air bags.
	Feinberg will accept claims until January 31.

Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to at least 50

Motorola unveiled three smartphone models today for its return to China following a two-year absence from the most populous mobile phone market.
	Motorola was a mobile phone pioneer in China but pulled out in 2013 after its acquisition by Google Inc. Computer maker Lenovo Group bought Motorola last year as part of its effort to become a global competitor in wireless devices.
	"This is a day of rebirth," said Liu Jun, Lenovo's executive vice president, onstage at a Beijing conference center to unveil models for China.
	In a crowded market, Motorola is trying to set itself apart by allowing buyers of its flagship Moto X to customise their phones.
	Buyers can pick colours, features and exterior materials that include leather and wood, said Rick Osterloh, president of Motorola. The 16 gigabyte version will start at 3,299 yuan (USD 540).
	The Moto X Pro will have a more powerful processor, bigger screen and other features. The third model, the Moto G, will start at 1,299 yuan (USD 212) for 

Motorola unveils 3 smart phones for return to China

Tribal leaders and security officials in Yemen say the US has carried out its first drone strike in the country since its president resigned.
	They say the strike today on a vehicle in an area called Hareib, located between the provinces of Marib and Shabwa, killed three suspected al-Qaida militants.
	The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to journalists.
	The strike is the first this year. It also is the first since Shiite Houthi in control of the capital, Sanaa, put embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and his Cabinet under house arrest.
	Hadi, a US ally, later tendered his resignation, though parliament has yet to accept it.

US drone kills 3, first strike since Yemen leader resigned

The European Union has blacklisted Sri Lanka for failing to combat illegal fishing, officially banning imports of fisheries products from Sri Lanka-flagged vessels into the EU.
	Officials said today that the decision to put Sri Lanka on the list was taken by EU fisheries ministers at their regular talks in Brussels.
	Sri Lanka is the second biggest exporter of swordfish and tuna into the EU. The bloc said it only accepts stocks caught at sustainable levels.
	The EU already warned Sri Lanka about breaking international rules on illegal fishing in November 2012.

EU blacklists Sri Lanka over illegal fishing

Russia's foreign minister struck a defiant note today after Western leaders threatened to further punish Moscow for escalated fighting in eastern Ukraine over the weekend.
	Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists that rocket shelling on Saturday in the city of Mariupol, which left at least 30 people dead, was a tragedy that was being manipulated to "whip up anti-Russian hysteria" in the West.
	The ruble tumbled by almost 3 per cent on news of more possible sanctions against Russia, dropping to 65.5 to the dollar from 63.7.
	Lavrov blamed Kiev for the uptick in violence, and said that the rebels were only responding to a government offensive.
	"To expect that they (the rebels) would simply reconcile themselves to being bombed would be naive," he said. "They started to act... With the goal of destroying Ukrainian army positions being used to shell populated areas."
	The Russian economy has been hit hard by Western sanctions and plummeting oil prices, and the ruble has ...

Russia defiant after threats from West over Ukraine

At least 43 Philippine police commandos were killed in a fierce battle with Muslim guerrillas after launching an assault in which they may have killed one of southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorists, officials said today.
	A police Special Action Force member remained missing while 11 others were wounded in the daylong clashes yesterday in a far-flung village of Mamasapano town in Maguindanao province in the biggest single-day combat loss for the Philippine government in recent memory, officials said.
	Interior Secretary Mar Roxas called the commandos "fallen heroes" who sacrificed their lives to try to capture Malaysian bombing suspect Zulkifli bin Hir, or Marwan. The top terror suspect may have been killed by the commandos, he said.
	Another top terror suspect, Filipino bomb-maker Abdul Basit Usman, managed to escape, according to Roxas.
	After attacking Marwan, the police commandos came under fire from hardline Muslim insurgents in the marshy village of Tukanalipao while some ...

Toll of Filipino commandos killed in rebel clash rises to 43

Two planes were evacuated on arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to what a spokesman called a "security concern."
	Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said a JetBlue flight from Long Beach, California, and a regional SkyWest jet from Phoenix were involved. The flights arrived yesterday afternoon.
	Cooper said that out of caution, passengers were bused to their gates. He said the matter was under investigation and did not have further details.
	Additionally, a Delta Air Lines spokesman said a flight from Los Angeles to Orlando was diverted to Dallas on Sunday afternoon due to "a security concern."
	It was unclear if any of threats were connected. The Federal Aviation Administration didn't immediately respond to messages.
	Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles, said online threats targeted the JetBlue and Delta flights. She said there was no actual threat to the aircraft despite the threatening statements, and that as part of the investigation agents will ..

2 planes evacuated on arrival at Seattle-Tacoma airport

The Rev Richard McBrien, a University of Notre Dame theology professor known for his popular books on Catholicism and unabashed liberal stands on various church teachings, has died.
	He was 78.
	Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brown says McBrien died yesterday in Connecticut after a lengthy illness.
	McBrien was often a critic of the church, speaking in favor of the ordination of female priests and optional celibacy for priests. He also had liberal stands on artificial contraception.
	University President Rev John Jenkins says that while McBrien was often controversial, his work came from a deep love of and hope for the church.
	Jenkins described McBrien as a "leading theologian and commentator" on the church.

Notre Dame theologian known for books, liberal stands, dies

A radical left-wing party that is demanding an end to Greece's painful austerity measures has won parliamentary elections, threatening renewed turmoil in global markets and throwing the country's continued membership in the eurozone into question.
	But Syriza, which is led by 40-year-old Alexis Tsipras, was still waiting to find out whether it would have enough seats to govern alone, or be forced to seek support from another party, either in a coalition or as a minority government.
	Greeks might have to wait until all the ballots are counted to find out whether they have a government.
	Whatever the case, all eyes will be on the opening of world financial markets today after Syriza beat Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' incumbent conservatives.
	"What's clear is we have a historic victory that sends a message that does not only concern the Greek people, but all European peoples," Syriza party spokesman Panos Skourletis said on Mega television yesterday.
	The Interior Ministry said that ..

Greek radical left wins election, threatening market turmoil

The anti-bailout Syriza party won a clear victory in austerity-weary Greece's national elections today, according to projections by state-run TV's exit poll, in a historic first for a radical left-wing party in the country.
	But it was unclear whether the communist-rooted party, led by 40-year-old Alexis Tsipras, had won by a big enough margin over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' incumbent conservatives to govern alone. For that, they need a minimum 151 of parliament's 300 seats.
	Tsipras has promised to renegotiate the country's 240 billion-euro ($270 billion) international bailout deal, and seek forgiveness for most of Greece's massive debt load.
	He has pledged to reverse many of the reforms that creditors demanded, including cuts in pensions and the minimum wage, some privatizations and public sector firings, in exchange for keeping Greece financially afloat since 2010.
	"What's clear is we have a historic victory that sends a message that does not only concern the Greek people, ..

Exit poll: Greece's anti-bailout Syriza party wins election

Pope Francis has laid out his formula for fostering Christian unity: resist competing for souls and make concrete gestures of acceptance and dialogue.
	Francis celebrated vespers today evening in a Rome basilica along with Anglican, Orthodox and other church leaders to cap an annual week of prayer for unity of Christians.
	He told the church leaders that "our shared commitment to proclaiming the Gospel enables us to overcome proselytism and competition in all their forms."
	Francis said getting to know "those who are different from ourselves can make us grow." He also cautioned about "subtle theoretical discussions in which each side tries to convince the other."
	Referring to Christians being persecuted in the Middle East and elsewhere, Francis described their suffering as a kind of "ecumenism of blood.

Pope: Christian unity means no competing for faithful

Talks between Yemeni political parties and the Shiite rebels who occupy the capital have broken down, with several main factions calling for renewed protests against the rebels.
	An official with the leadership of a party present at the meeting says the Islamist Islah party pulled out of today's talks along with the Socialist and Nasserite parties.
	The official says the group rejects dialogue with the rebels, known as Houthis, and calls for peaceful protests against them.
	The parties also demand the release of a group of 11 activists and journalists the Houthis detained earlier in the day.
	Officials with the office of UN envoy Jamal Benomar say he is continuing efforts to forge an agreement between Yemeni political forces.
	All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information otherwise.

Talks in Yemen between political parties, rebels break down

A string of bombings ripped mainly through commercial areas in Iraq's capital today, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
	The deadliest attack took place in Baghdad's Bab al-Sharji area, where a bomb went off outside a small restaurant, killing seven civilians and wounding 22, a police officer said. Another bombing in the central Sibaa area killed three civilians and wounded 11, he said.
	At night, a bomb blast targeting a patrol of anti-militant fighters, known as Sahwa, killed three Sunni fighters and wounded two others in the southern Baghdad's suburb of Arab Jabour.
	The Sahwa are made up of Sunni militiamen who joined U.S. troops in the fight against al-Qaida during the height of Iraq's insurgency in 2007 and 2008.
	Also, police said a bomb explosion on a commercial street in Baghdad's southern district of Abu Dashir, killing two people and wounding 12 others.
	Health officials confirmed the casualty figures from all attacks. All officials spoke on ...

Officials say bombings kill 15 in Iraq's capital, Baghdad

A pioneering New York City radio and TV host who gave breaks to Al Pacino and Bill Cosby long before they became famous and boasted he never missed a broadcast in decades has died. Joe Franklin was 88.
	Longtime producer Steven Garrin says Franklin died yesterday of cancer.
	Franklin often is credited with developing the standard TV talk show format, sitting behind a desk interviewing want-to-be celebrities, minor celebrities and the occasional bona fide celebrity.
	The host of "The Joe Franklin Show" started in TV in 1950. By the 1990s he said he had chatted with 300,000 guests, including Marilyn Monroe and Madonna.
	But the notables often had to share air time with a tap-dancing dentist or a man who whistled through his nose. Garrin says Tuesday was the first scheduled broadcast Franklin missed in more than 60 years.

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