ROUNDUP: Search for crash victims called off
Authorities near Port of Los Angeles ended the active search for three missing people after midair collision wreckage was found. Two men aged 61 and 81 were aboard one plane, a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza, which hit a Citabria flown by a 72 year old woman.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Coast Guard
Citabria
Allen Kenitzer
Federal Aviation Administration
Beechcraft, Coast Guard
Jennifer Williams
Islamic State loses ground as money shortages hit recruits
Analysts say ISIS’s battlefield power has waned due to cash problems, desertions, and a shrinking fighter pool. U.S.-backed forces have taken territory in Iraq and Syria, while air strikes disrupt oil revenue. Desertions rise and peace talks stall, complicating international efforts against ISIL.
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Beirut
Iraq
Syria
Jacob Shapiro
Princeton University
U.S
Geneva
ISIS
ISIL
United States
Russia
Vera Mironova
Harvard University
Belfer Center
Signs of life found in Taiwan high-rise collapse
Rescuers report life signs from at least 29 trapped in a 17 story building that fell during a 6.4 magnitude quake in Tainan. The disaster left at least 18 dead and hundreds injured as authorities probe construction and search for missing residents amid Lunar New Year preparations.
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Taiwan
Tainan
Lai Ching-te
Jian Zhengshun
Ma Ying-jeou
Taipei
Yujing
Passing by own action bomber suspected in jetliner incident
Somali officials say a passing by own action bomber set off a hazardous device aboard a Daalto Airlines Airbus 321 in Mogadishu causing an emergency landing. One passenger Abdullahi Abdisalam Borle died and a body found near Balad is suspected to be connected to the attack tied to Al Shabab.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Ali Jama Jangali
Al-Shabab
Daalto Airlines
Abdullahi Abdisalam Borle
Balad
Associated Press
Border pressure grows as Syrians mass at Turkey door
Tens of thousands of Syrians flee to the Turkish border amid EU pressure to grant refuge. Kilis governor estimates up to 35,000 at the frontier as camps near capacity. EU ministers pledge aid totaling 3.3 billion dollars to Turkey to curb crossings.
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Beirut
European Union
Ankara
Suleyman Tapsiz
Kilis
Syria
Filip Lozinski
NRC
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Federica Mogherini
Greece
Mevlut Cavusoglu
Russia
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