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Malaysia military source says missing jet veered to west

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:40 PM PDT

Map for lede of Malaysia airlinesBy Niluksi Koswanage and Eveline Danubrata KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's military believes a jetliner missing for almost four days turned and flew hundreds of kilometers to the west after it last made contact with civilian air traffic control off the country's east coast, a senior officer told Reuters on Tuesday. In one of the most baffling mysteries in recent aviation history, a massive search operation for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER has so far found no trace of the aircraft or the 239 passengers and crew. Malaysian authorities have said previously that Flight MH370 disappeared about an hour after it took off early Saturday from Kuala Lumpur bound for the Chinese capital, Beijing. But a senior military officer who has been briefed on investigations told Reuters the aircraft had made a detour to the west after communications with civilian authorities ended.


Ukraine appeals to West as Crimea turns to Russia

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:42 PM PDT

By Andrew Osborn and Alastair Macdonald SEVASTOPOL/KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government appealed for Western help on Tuesday to stop Moscow annexing Crimea but the Black Sea peninsula, overrun by Russian troops, seemed fixed on a course that could formalize rule from Moscow within days. With their own troops in Crimea effectively prisoners in their bases, the new authorities in Kiev painted a sorry picture of the military bequeathed them by the pro-Moscow president overthrown two weeks ago. They announced the raising of a new National Guard to be drawn from volunteers among veterans. The prime minister, heading for talks at the White House and United Nations, told parliament in Kiev he wanted the United States and Britain, as guarantors of a 1994 treaty that saw Ukraine give up its Soviet nuclear weapons, to intervene both diplomatically and militarily to fend off Russian "aggression".

Libyan parliament sacks PM after tanker escapes rebel-held port

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:47 PM PDT

Libya's PM Zeidan speaks during a news conference in TripoliBy Ulf Laessing and Feras Bosalum TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's parliament voted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan out of office on Tuesday after rebels humiliated the government by loading crude on a tanker that fled from naval forces, officials said, in a sign of the worsening chaos in the OPEC member state. Libyan gunboats later chased the tanker along Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast and opened fire, damaging it, a military spokesman said. Western powers fear the vast North African state could even break apart with the government struggling to rein in armed militias and tribesmen who helped oust dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but want to grab power and oil revenues. Zeidan, who came to power in 2012 after Libya's first free parliamentary vote following four decades of quirky one-man rule by Gaddafi, had been facing opposition from Islamists and the public blaming him for Libya's anarchic transition since 2011.


Bachelet takes power in Chile, vows to fight inequality

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Chile's new president Michelle Bachelet waves to the crowd as she arrives at the La Moneda presidential palace after being sworn into office, in SantiagoBy Alexandra Ulmer and Anthony Esposito VALPARAISO/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Michelle Bachelet took over the presidency of Chile in a ceremony loaded with symbolism on Tuesday, promising to stick to her tax-and-spend campaign pledges to fight social inequality despite a sharp economic slowdown. Bachelet accepted the presidential sash from Senate head Isabel Allende, the daughter of late socialist President Salvador Allende, whose overthrow in 1973 ushered in the 17-year dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. ...


Death of Turkish boy hurt in protests rekindles unrest across country

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:24 PM PDT

Riot policemen shield themselves as fireworks thrown by protesters explode next to the statue of a bull, during an anti-government protest in KadikoyBy Daren Butler and Parisa Hafezi ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Protesters clashed with police in cities across Turkey on Tuesday after the death of a 15-year-old boy who was hit in the head by a tear-gas canister during anti-government demonstrations last summer. Police unleashed water cannon and tear gas on thousands of demonstrators, another pre-election headache for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as he battles a corruption scandal that has become one of the biggest challenges of his decade in power. Istanbul and Ankara have both seen protests in recent weeks against what demonstrators regard as Erdogan's authoritarian reaction to the graft affair, which has included new laws tightening Internet controls and handing government greater influence over the appointment of judges and prosecutors. Berkin Elvan, then 14, got caught up in street battles in Istanbul between police and protesters on June 16 while going to buy bread for his family.


Italian parliament inches towards approving electoral reform

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:43 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi addresses a news conference at the Government Palace in TunisBy Roberto Landucci ROME (Reuters) - Italian lawmakers edged closer on Tuesday to approving a new electoral law seen as a test of new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's ability to enact broad structural reforms needed to end government instability in Italy. Overhauling the complicated voting system blamed for leaving Italy with a deadlocked parliament has been a top priority for Renzi since he became leader of the main center-left Democratic Party (PD) last year. The new law, designed after an agreement between Renzi and center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi, is intended to produce a clear winner able to govern without the kind of unwieldy cross-party coalition left by last year's inconclusive election. Renzi had been pushing hard to get the bill through the Chamber of Deputies lower house before he unveils a package of tax and job measures on Wednesday.


Soldiers clear barricades in western Venezuela

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 05:01 PM PDT

A demonstrator covers himself with a home made shield after policemen fired teargas during clashes in an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 10, 2014. The Venezuelan government and opposition appear to have reached a stalemate, in which street protests continue almost daily while the opposition sits out a peace process it calls farcical. (AP Photo/Alejandro Cegarra)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least three people were injured Tuesday in the central Venezuela city of Barquisimeto when student protesters blocking streets were attacked by unknown gunmen, a university official in the city said.


Atletico beats Milan 4-1 to reach Champs quarters

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:57 PM PDT

Atletico's Diego Costa celebrates scoring the opening goal during a Champions League, round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Atletico Madrid and AC Milan at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Tuesday March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul White)MADRID (AP) — Diego Costa's breakout season continued to be the catalyst to Atletico Madrid's success as it beat AC Milan 4-1 to reach the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday for the first time since 1997.


Iranian people-smuggling link as Malaysia jet search widens

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:44 PM PDT

A board displaying messages for the missing passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on March 11, 2014Two suspect men who flew on a missing Malaysian airliner appear to have been Iranian illegal immigrants, officials said Tuesday, lessening fears of terrorism but shedding no light on the fate of the plane's 239 passengers and crew. On the fourth day of a multinational search at sea and on land, relatives desperate for news of loved ones aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 said their hopes for a miracle were ebbing away. Authorities have doubled the search radius to 100 nautical miles (equivalent to 185 kilometres) around the point where the Boeing 777 disappeared from radar over the South China Sea early Saturday, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The 34-year-old son of Malaysian security guard Subramaniam Gurusamy was on the flight to do business in Beijing for an oil company.


In Bermuda, officials vow to conserve Sargasso Sea

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:36 PM PDT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — The U.S., Britain, Monaco and the Azores have joined Bermuda in signing a non-binding declaration to collaborate on conservation of the Sargasso Sea, the ecologically rich waters in the mid-Atlantic.

Al-Qaeda convict flew into Britain wearing shoe-bomb

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:36 PM PDT

Security guards stand outside Federal Court as the trial for Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, begins on March 3, 2014 in New York CityNew York (AFP) - A British terror convict flew from Pakistan to London wearing a shoe-bomb that he was supposed to detonate on a US passenger jet, a New York trial heard Tuesday.


Wenger slams Robben as Arsenal exit Europe

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:31 PM PDT

Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger is pictured prior to the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg football match between Bayern Munich and FC Arsenal in Munich, southern Germany, on March 11, 2014Munich (Germany) (AFP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger blamed Wojciech Szczesny's first-leg red card for the Gunners' Champions League last 16 exit and slammed Arjen Robben for provoking the red card as the Gunners bowed out at Bayern Munich.


Ricciardo's move to Red Bull may be too soon

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:22 PM PDT

With new regulations and preseason testing already difficult, Red Bull has added stress about whether Daniel Ricciardo has what it takes to drive alongside Sebastian Vettel.

California drought means 30 million salmon may be trucked to sea

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:21 PM PDT

By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's record drought has left the Sacramento River so low that wildlife officials say they may have to carry all 30 million young salmon from the state's largest man-made hatcheries to the Pacific Ocean in trucks to avoid depleting the stock. That is roughly three times the amount of salmon that are trucked out of the biggest hatcheries in a typical year, reflecting the severity of a drought that has prompted the governor to declare an emergency and warn of possible water shortages. ...

Ferrari's revival tested by intriguing partnership

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:21 PM PDT

Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari walks in the paddock during pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)The biggest rivalry of the Formula One season might be found on the same team, with former world champions Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen racing with and against each other for Ferrari.


2014 Formula One Teams and Drivers

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Teams and drivers for the 2014 Formula One championship:

New era promises shake-up in Formula One

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing helps push his car after breaking down during pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)For jaded Formula One fans weary of Sebastian Vettel's dominance, an overdue shake-up is coming.


British shoe-bomb plotter says he flew with bomb

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:15 PM PDT

In this undated Photo provided by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, defendant Suliman Abu Ghayth, right, is seated with al-Qaida founder Osama Bin Laden, center, and Bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al Zawahiri, in Afghanistan. Suliman Abu Ghayth, is being tried in New York, charged with plotting to kill Americans by being a motivational speaker at al-Qaida training camps before the Sept. 11 attacks and as a spokesman for the terror group afterward when it sought to recruit more militants to its cause. (AP Photo/US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York)NEW YORK (AP) — A British man testifying in the terror trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law said Tuesday he flew on planes over the Middle East and Europe with explosives in a shoe after the Sept. 11 attacks but didn't detonate them because he was saving the bomb for an attack over America.


British opposition leader outlines EU referendum plans

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:11 PM PDT

British opposition Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband (L) speaks with Prime Minister, David Cameron in the Royal Gallery of the Palace of Westminster on February 27, 2014 in LondonLondon (AFP) - The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Tuesday pledged to hold a vote on the country's membership of the European Union only if the bloc legislated to transfer more powers from London.


Pope's Franciscans kick-start fundraising effort

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:10 PM PDT

The head of the Franciscan convent of St. Francesco a Ripa, Friar Stefano Tamburo, uses a tablet device to check the Kickstart page promoting the conservation works required in the cell that St. Francis of Assisi is believed to have used when visiting the convent in Rome, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. The friars who run the St. Francis a Ripa church in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood are launching a Kickstarter online fundraising campaign Tuesday, March 11, 2014, to try to raise the $125,000 to restore the tiny cell where St. Francis stayed when he came to Rome to see the pope, The Associated Press has learned. Rather than ask for funding from the Italian government, which owns the church and is responsible for its upkeep, the friars decided on this more democratic crowdfunding initiative thinking it more in keeping with the Franciscan tradition of seeking alms for just what they need, spreading the faith as they beg, and making sure the poor are the priority. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, founded his order of mendicant friars in the 13th century after receiving a calling from God to "rebuild my church." Some 800 years later, St. Francis' followers are rebuilding his church in the ancient tradition of door-to-door begging that St. Francis championed — but with a very modern twist.


Chile's Bachelet sworn in again as president

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:08 PM PDT

Chile's new President Michelle Bachelet waves from a car heading to La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Bachelet, who led Chile from 2006-2010, was sworn-in as president on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Caballero)VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — Michelle Bachelet may be older and wiser than she was eight years ago when she first assumed Chile's presidency, but chances are that leading her restive nation won't be any easier this time around.


Bayern draws with Arsenal to reach CL quarters

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:03 PM PDT

Bayern's Bastian Schweinsteiger, second left, scores the opening goal during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Arsenal in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)MUNICH (AP) — Club president Uli Hoeness' trial overshadowed a subdued performance as Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with Arsenal to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 aggregate win from the round-of-16 on Tuesday.


West Indies beat England to take series

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:56 PM PDT

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle hits a boundary during the second T20 match between England and West Indies at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on March 11, 2014Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - West Indies rallied from a middle-order wobble to romp to a series-clinching five-wicket victory over England in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday.


Ways eyed to make planes easier to find in ocean

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - This March 10, 2014 file photo shows a woman taking a photo of a screen displaying the number of hours since a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet had gone missing at a mall in Beijing, China. For nearly five years, government and industry officials have been exploring a variety ways to make it easier to find airliners and their critical WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly five years, government and industry officials have been exploring ways to make it easier to find airliners and their critical "black boxes" that end up in the ocean. But their efforts are too late to help in the case of a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared over the weekend.


Bayern advance, but Arsenal earn draw in Munich

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:54 PM PDT

Bayern Munich's midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger celebrates scoring in Munich, southern Germany, on March 11, 2014Munich (Germany) (AFP) - Holders Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League's quarter-finals, despite Arsenal earning a 1-1 draw in Bavaria in Tuesday's last 16, second-leg clash. A second-half Bastian Schweinsteiger goal gave Bayern a brief lead before Arsenal's Lukas Podolski equalised with a thunderbolt of a shot as the tie finished 3-1 on aggregate. "We put in a very, very good first-half and controlled the game by giving away no goal chances," said Bayern captain Philipp Lahm.


Conservatives march to demand recount in Salvador

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:51 PM PDT

Supporters of Norman Quijano, Nationalist Republican Alliance presidential candidate, many holding posters that read in Spanish; "No to electoral fraud," demand a vote recount of Sunday's runoff election during a protest, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. El Salvador's too-close-to-call election has raised competing claims of victory from the two candidates; Salvador Sanchez Ceren of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front and Quijano. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police blocked hundreds of supporters of the conservative candidate in El Salvador's presidential election from reaching a hotel where electoral authorities were doing a final count Monday for the razor-thin runoff contest.


Caribbean nations agree to seek slavery reparations from Europe

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:34 PM PDT

By Aileen Torres-Bennett KINGSTON (Reuters) - Caribbean leaders are moving forward with a plan to seek reparations from the former slave-owning states of Europe, according to a lawyer for the island nations. The Caribbean Community (Caricom) approved a 10-point plan for reparations at a two-day meeting in St. Vincent and the Grenadines that was due to wrap up on Tuesday, said Martyn Day, a U.K.-based lawyer at Leigh Day, who is working on the case. ...

CIA accused: Senator sees torture probe meddling

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:28 PM PDT

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. The issue stems from the investigation into allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary public accusation, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee declared on Tuesday that the CIA interfered with and then tried to intimidate a congressional investigation into the agency's possible use of torture in terror probes during the Bush administration.


Windies tops England by 5 wickets, wins T20 series

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:28 PM PDT

West Indies' Krishmar Santokie celebrates dismissing England's Moeen Ali, left, by LBW during their second T20 International cricket match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Medium-pacer Krishmar Santokie claimed 4-21 to limit England and captain Darren Sammy slammed an unbeaten 30 off nine balls to power West Indies home by five wickets in the second Twenty20 on Tuesday.


Libya PM ousted after tanker escapes to sea with rebel oil

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:16 PM PDT

Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2014 in the capital, TripoliLibya's premier was ousted by parliament Tuesday after a tanker laden with crude oil from a rebel-held terminal broke through a naval blockade and escaped to sea, underscoring the weakness of the central government. A no-confidence motion was approved by 124 of the 194 members of the General National Congress, four more than the majority required, MPs said. The ousted prime minister, Ali Zeidan, was temporarily replaced by Defence Minister Abdullah al-Thani, who was sworn in as caretaker premier until a permanent replacement can be chosen within two weeks, a GNC statement said. Libya's top prosecutor late Tuesday slapped a travel ban on Zeidan because of his suspected involvement in the embezzlement of public funds, according to a document published on his office's Facebook page.


West must act to stop Crimea annexation: Klitschko aide

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:15 PM PDT

A man walks past a poster in Sevastopol on March 11, 2014 depicting Crimea in the colors of the Russian flagWestern nations -- especially the EU -- must act to stop Russia annexing Crimea, which would deal a serious blow to Europe's security, a top advisor to Ukrainian presidential hopeful Vitali Klitschko said Tuesday. "The West should act now without any procrastination," said Oleh Shamshur, a former deputy foreign minister and ex-ambassador to the US. "If Crimea is annexed by Russia, the post Cold War-system architecture for the European security is gone in flames," he told the German Marshall Fund think tank in Washington.


Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks name change

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:05 PM PDT

A package of Kraft parmesan cheese is seen in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Looking for American-made parmesan cheese on the grocery aisle? If the European Union gets its way, you may not be able to find it. Also missing could be domestic asiago, feta and gorgonzola. The cheeses would still be there, but their names might be different. As part of free trade talks, the European Union is expected to propose to ban the United States from using certain European cheese names if the cheese is made here. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)WASHINGTON (AP) — Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.


IMF funding issue delays U.S. Congress Ukraine bill

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:05 PM PDT

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers debated on Tuesday whether to include a shift in funding for the International Monetary Fund in a bill to address the crisis in Ukraine, raising concerns that the measure could be delayed for weeks. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee had hoped to vote on Tuesday on a package that aides said would include aid for Ukraine and sanctions, as well as $1 billion in loan guarantees. Members have been unable to agree on the IMF funding, which was requested by the Obama administration but is opposed by many Republican lawmakers. ...

Offensive in Somalia sees militants flee 5 towns

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:54 PM PDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Columns of African Union and Somali troops are moving deeper into land controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants, forcing fighters to flee from five towns in quick succession in a further squeezing of al-Shabab's strongholds.

Bomb explodes near Israeli embassy in Cairo, no one hurt

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:52 PM PDT

Policemen and members of the investigative team gather at the site of a bomb attack in front of the Israeli embassy in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - A home-made bomb exploded in front of the Israeli embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, but no one was hurt, security sources and the website of state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said. The office has not been used by Israeli diplomats for at least two years, following a September 2011 attack on the embassy. Security sources said the explosion targeted a police car parked nearby, rather than the embassy itself and did not cause any injuries. Egypt became the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. ...


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