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The United States on Saturday called on the world to “pick a side” on Venezuela and urged countries to financially disconnect from Nicolas Maduro’s government, while European powers signaled they were set to follow Washington in recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s rightful leader.

PHILIPPINES-SECURITY Twin bombings at church kill at least 21 in southern Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) - Twin bombings during a church service in the southern Philippines killed at least 21 people and wounded 71, security officials said, days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming “yes” vote. U.S.

USA-SHUTDOWN-CONTRACTORS Worries remain for U.S. government contractors as shutdown ends

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minutes after President Donald Trump announced an end to the longest U.S. government shutdown in history on Friday, Yvette Hicks’ phone started ringing. USA-SHUTDOWN-TRUMP-ANALYSIS

Trump wounded by border wall retreat in deal to end shutdown WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, who famously vowed to negotiate big deals in the White House, came out of a government shutdown battle on Friday politically wounded and outmaneuvered by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

BUSINESS SAUDI-INDUSTRY

Saudi seeks to attract $427 billion with industrial program RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia aims to attract private sector investments worth 1.6 trillion riyals ($427 billion) over the next decade through an industrial development program aimed at diversifying the economy, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday.

MALAYSIA-POLITICS-1MDB-AUDITORS Malaysia probing audit firms' conduct in 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia’s securities regulator said on Saturday it was looking into the conduct of auditors of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a state fund that was wound up after losing billions of dollars in a scandal that erupted under the country’s previous government. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-LEGRAND Oscar-crowned French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86

PARIS (Reuters) - French composer and pianist Michel Legrand has died at 86 after a career in which he stood out for soundtracks in screen musicals with Catherine Deneuve and that won him three Oscars. FILM-DETAINMENT

Oscar body distances itself from UK controversy on child murder film LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The body that hands out the Oscars on Friday sought to distance itself from a furor over the Academy Award nomination of a film about two boys who murdered a British toddler in 1993.

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK

NBA notebook: LeBron in full-contact drills, but won't play Sunday LeBron James participated in full-contact defensive drills for the first time in a month at Los Angeles’ training complex on Saturday, but the four-time NBA MVP still won’t play Sunday when the Lakers host the Phoenix Suns.

BASEBALL-MLB-NOTEBOOK MLB notebook: Dodgers' Jansen 'ready to roll' after procedure

When Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen showed up Saturday at FanFest, he wasted no time in giving a progress report regarding his heart procedure in November. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS POLAND-HOLOCAUST/ (PIX) (TV)

74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz The Auschwitz Memorial will hold a commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the camp on January 27.

27 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

USA-INTERNET/ADDICTION (PIX) The digital drug: Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs

Psychiatrists who have studied compulsive internet behavior for decades are now seeing more cases, prompting a wave of new treatment programs to open across the United States. Mental health centers in Florida, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and other states are adding inpatient internet addiction treatment to their line of services. 27 Jan 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT