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1. Trump Keeping 'Open Mind' on Pulling out of Climate Accord
President-elect Donald Trump said he was keeping an open mind on whether to pull out of a landmark international accord to fight climate change, in a softening of his stance towards global warming.
2. US Strike Destroys Bridge, Restricts ISIS in Mosul: Official
US forces backing an Iraqi army campaign against Islamic State in Mosul carried out an air strike on a bridge spanning the Tigris River, restricting militant movements between western and eastern parts of the city, a US official says.
3. South Korea Prosecutors Raid Samsung Group Offices, Pension Fund
South Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Group, Yonhap news agency reports, over its alleged link with Choi Soon-sil, President Park Geun-hye's confidant, who has been indicted in an influence-peddling scandal.
4. Facebook Builds Censorship Tool to Attain China Re-Entry: NYT
Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network to re-enter the world's second largest economy after a seven-year ban, The New York Times reports.
5. Haiti Police Clash With Demonstrators Ahead of Election Results
Haitian police fired tear gas at demonstrators backing presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse in the second day of tension as the Caribbean nation awaits results from elections at the weekend.
6. Foreign Vote Under Scrutiny in Ill-tempered Italian Referendum
Campaigners urging voters to reject Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's constitutional reform in the upcoming referendum might sue if ballots from Italians living abroad swing the election in favour of the government, the "No" camp said.
7. From Soldiers to Midwives, Turkey Dismisses 15,000 More After Coup Bid
Turkey dismissed 15,000 more state employees, from soldiers and police officers to tax inspectors and midwives, and shut 375 institutions and several news outlets, deepening purges carried out since a failed coup.
8. Houthi Missile Arsenal Holds a Key to Future Yemen Peace
A UN peace plan for Yemen sought to deprive the country's armed Houthi movement of its missile arsenal, which Yemeni security sources said included scores and maybe even hundreds of Soviet-era ballistic missiles pointed at their foes in Saudi Arabia.
9. Asia Outbreaks Prompt Question: Is Zika at All Dangerous?
Zika's rampage last year in Brazil caused an explosion of infections and inflicted a crippling neurological defect on thousands of babies – an effect never seen in a mosquito-borne virus.
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