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Crimeans vote over 90 percent to quit Ukraine for Russia

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 02:25 PM PDT

A woman holds a Russian flag as she casts her ballot during the referendum on the status of Ukraine's Crimea region at a polling station in BakhchisarayBy Mike Collett-White and Ronald Popeski SIMFEROPOL/KIEV (Reuters) - Russian state media said Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia on Sunday, as Kiev accused Moscow of pouring forces into the peninsula and warned separatist leaders "the ground will burn under their feet". With over half the votes counted, 95.5 percent had chosen the option of annexation by Moscow, the head of the referendum commission, Mikhail Malyshev, said two hours after polls closed. Western powers and leaders in Kiev denounced it as a sham. Underlining how Moscow's military takeover of the peninsula two weeks ago has driven Russia and the West into a crisis with echoes of the Cold War, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama spoke by telephone and, according to the Kremlin, the Russian and U.S. presidents agreed on a need to cooperate to stabilize Ukraine.


Police hunt for motive as search for Malaysian jet spans hemispheres

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 10:25 AM PDT

By Anshuman Daga, Niluksi Koswanage and Tim Hepher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian investigators are trawling through the backgrounds of the pilots, crew and ground staff who worked on a missing jetliner for clues as to why someone on board flew it perhaps thousands of miles off course, the country's police chief said. Background checks of passengers on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 have drawn a blank, but not every country whose nationals were on board has responded to requests for information, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar told a news conference on Sunday. No trace of the Boeing 777-200ER has been found since it vanished on March 8 with 239 people on board, but investigators believe it was diverted by someone who knew how to switch off its communications and tracking systems. Malaysia briefed envoys from nearly two dozen nations and appealed for international help in the search for the plane along two arcs stretching from the shores of Caspian Sea to the far south of the Indian Ocean.

Syrian forces fully control rebel stronghold near Lebanon

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:41 PM PDT

A soldier loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad looks on as members of the media stand at Yabroud town at the Damascus countrysideBy Mariam Karouny and Stephen Kalin BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants took full control of the town of Yabroud on Sunday after driving out rebels, helping President Bashar al-Assad secure the land route connecting the capital Damascus with Aleppo and the Mediterranean coast. The fall of Yabroud, the last rebel bastion near the Lebanese border, could sever a vital insurgent supply line from Lebanon and consolidate government control over a swathe of territory from Damascus to the central city of Homs. A suicide bomber killed three people in a strike on a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Sunday. Radical Sunni groups have pledged to attack the Shi'ite Muslim militant group in Lebanon until it withdraws from Syria.


North Korea fires 10 short-range missiles: Yonhap

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:22 PM PDT

North Korea fired 10 short-range missiles into the sea off the east of the Korean peninsula on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing unidentified government officials in South Korea. Yonhap said the missiles flew for 70 km (45 miles) before splashing into the sea. North Korea is not banned from short-range missile launches under U.N. sanctions and frequently tests its arsenal. The U.S. State Department said it was closely monitoring the situation after the reports of the missile firing.

Strong quake hits off Chile's North coast, no damage

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 05:01 PM PDT

A strong quake struck off northern Chile on Sunday evening, triggering a preventive evacuation of part of the coastal area but not causing any injuries or damage to the country's crucial copper mines. The magnitude 6.7 quake, originally measured as a 7.0, was centered 37 miles west-northwest of Iquique and hit at a depth of 12.4 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The ONEMI emergency office said that preliminarily no damage or injuries had been reported after the shake, which struck at 6:16 p.m. local time (2116 GMT). Chile's massive mines, clustered in the mineral-rich North, appeared to be fine.

Kerry urges Abbas to make 'tough decisions' on peace

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:21 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference in LondonU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday "to make the tough decisions that will be necessary" before an April 29 deadline for a peace deal with Israel, a U.S. official said. President Barack Obama meets Abbas on Monday, nearly two weeks after the U.S. leader sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said he was prepared to make a "historic peace" with the Palestinians but offered no concessions in public. Kerry brought Israel and the Palestinians back into negotiations on July 29 after a three-year gap, and said at the time that "our objective will be to achieve a final status agreement over the course of the next nine months." As the April 29 deadline approaches, U.S. officials have scaled back their ambitions, saying they are now trying to forge a "framework for negotiations" by then. Kerry himself suggested on February 26 a full peace deal could take a further nine months.


Liverpool, Arsenal tighten Premier League race

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 05:08 PM PDT

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, right, fails to score his third penalty against Manchester United during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday March 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)LONDON (AP) — The Premier League title race is shaping up to be a tight four-way fight after Liverpool and Arsenal both earned away wins at their main traditional rival on Sunday, while Lionel Messi reminded everyone just why he is considered the world's best player by netting a hat trick in Spain.


Another group of 60 migrants tries to enter US

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 05:04 PM PDT

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Sixty Mexican migrants have been detained by U.S. authorities for crossing into the United States from the border city of Tijuana as part of a protest against U.S. immigration policies.

Obama warns Putin that U.S. ready to impose sanctions on Russia

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 05:02 PM PDT

By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday the United States rejected the results of a secession referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region and warned that Washington was ready to impose sanctions on Moscow over the crisis. With Washington and its European allies expected to slap "targeted" punitive measures on Russian officials as early as Monday, the White House said Obama made clear to Putin that the dispute could still be resolved diplomatically but that Russia first must halt military incursions into Ukrainian territory.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 05:02 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When someone at the controls calmly said the last words heard from the missing Malaysian jetliner, one of the Boeing 777's communications systems had already been disabled, authorities said Sunday, adding to suspicions that one or both of the pilots were involved in disappearance of the flight. Investigators also examined a flight simulator confiscated from the home of one of the pilots and dug through the background of all 239 people on board, as well as the ground crew that serviced the plane.

Magnitude-6.7 quake hits Chile's northern coast

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:58 PM PDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook Chile's northern Pacific shore Sunday, and authorities said more than 100,000 people evacuated some coastal areas as a precaution. Only minor damage was reported.

Crimea votes to join Russia, West mulls new sanctions

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:57 PM PDT

A Crimean man makes the victory sign as he celebrates in Simferopol's Lenin Square on March 16, 2014Simferopol (Ukraine) (AFP) - Crimeans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to join former political master Russia as tensions soared in the east of the splintered ex-Soviet nation, the epicentre of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. Partial results with more than half the ballots counted showed 95.5 percent of voters were in favour of leaving Ukraine, in the most radical redrawing of Europe's map since Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia. Thousands in the regional capital Simferopol cheered the results, with the Russian national anthem ringing out on Lenin Square, later followed by celebratory fireworks. Crimea is going to Russia," revelled Crimean leader Sergiy Aksyonov.


US rejects Crimea vote, warns Russia of 'additional costs'

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:54 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (R) listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting in Los Cabos on June 18, 2012 on the sidelines of the G20 summitThe United States strongly rejected Crimea's vote Sunday on breaking away from Ukraine, hinting at possible additional sanctions on Russia. In a telephone call, President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the vote that found 95.5 percent of ballots in favor of the Crimean Peninsula leaving Ukraine to rejoin Russia violated the Ukrainian constitution. "President Obama emphasized that the Crimean 'referendum,' which violates the Ukrainian constitution and occurred under duress of Russian military intervention, would never be recognized by the United States and the international community," the White House said in a statement.


Church services remember those lost in NYC blast

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:48 PM PDT

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks as a translator assists below him during Sunday services at the Church of God of Third Avenue as the congregation welcomed members of the Spanish Christian Church that was destroyed by Wednesday's explosion in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Sunday, March 16, 2014. The Spanish Christian Church had been located on the first floor of one of the destroyed buildings. On Saturday a crew at the blast site found a large Bible in the rubble and returned it to the church's pastor. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — As workers cleared some of the last of the rubble Sunday from the site of a massive explosion this week in New York City, a pair of congregations gathered to mourn — one for its lost church and one for two members who were killed in the blast.


Anti-government marchers in Caracas slam Cuban 'invader'

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:44 PM PDT

Opposition activists march toward the Cuban embassy to protest against the Cuban interference in Venezuela's internal affairs and against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on March 16, 2014Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched Sunday against Cuban meddling in Venezuela's domestic affairs. Under the late elected socialist revolutionary leader Hugo Chavez, Venezuela forged tight ties with Cuba, becoming its closest regional ally and economic mainstay of the Americas' only communist regime. The close bilateral alliance, which includes military and security cooperation, is still pursued under President Nicolas Maduro's year-old government. At least 28 people have been killed and 400 injured in the student-led protests that began February 4 in western Venezuela and spread to Caracas and other cities.


'Star Trek' actor Chris Pine pleads guilty to DUI

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:35 PM PDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hollywood actor Chris Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, has pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to drunken-driving charges.

Crimeans vote to leave Ukraine, join Russia

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:35 PM PDT

Pro-Russian people celebrate in Lenin Square, in Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Polls have closed in Crimea's contentious referendum on seceding from Ukraine and seeking annexation by Russia. The vote, unrecognized both by the Ukrainian government and the West, was held Sunday as Russian flags fluttered in the breeze and retirees grew weepy at the thought of reuniting with Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Just two weeks after Russian troops seized their peninsula, Crimeans voted Sunday to leave Ukraine and join Russia, overwhelmingly approving a referendum that sought to unite the strategically important Black Sea region with the country it was part of for some 250 years.


St. Pat's festivities kick off amid tensions in US

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:33 PM PDT

A child wearing a green hat with a shamrock takes part in a parade celebrating St Patrick's Day, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Romanians and members of the Irish community marched downtown Bucharest celebrating St Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru/Mediafax) ROMANIA OUTNEW YORK (AP) — St. Patrick's Day festivities were in full swing Sunday with the usual merriment of bagpipes and beer, but political tensions lingered in the northeastern U.S., where city leaders will be conspicuously absent from parades over gay rights issues.


Final words from jet came after systems shutdown

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:16 PM PDT

A Malaysian military soldier petrols the viewing gallery of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport where dedication boards with well wishes and messages for people involved with the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner MH370 is displayed, Sunday, March 16, 2014 in Sepang, Malaysia. Malaysian authorities Sunday were investigating the pilots of the missing jetliner after it was established that whoever flew off with the Boeing 777 had intimate knowledge of the cockpit and knew how to avoid detection when navigating around Asia. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When someone at the controls calmly said the last words heard from the missing Malaysian jetliner, one of the Boeing 777's communications systems had already been disabled, authorities said Sunday, adding to suspicions that one or both of the pilots were involved in disappearance of the flight.


US rejects Crimea vote, cites Russian intimidation

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Ukrainian soldiers man a check point in the village of Strilkove, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Russia raised the stakes Saturday when its forces, backed by helicopter gunships and armored vehicles, took control of the Ukrainian village of Strilkove and a key natural gas distribution plant nearby— the first Russian military move into Ukraine beyond the Crimean peninsula of 2 million people. The Russian forces later returned the village but kept control of the gas plant. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia would never be recognized by the United States.


Ukraine says forces control and secure gas network

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:02 PM PDT

The Ukrainian interior ministry said on Sunday its forces had taken full control of the country's gas transport and distribution system and put it under special guard. Ukraine is in turmoil following last month's overthrow of the Moscow-backed president and the Russian takeover of the Crimea peninsula. With the Kremlin warning that it might send forces to protect Russian speakers from Ukrainian nationalists, Ukrainian media have quoted one prominent far-right group saying it could punish a Russian invasion by attacking pipelines that carry Russia's gas exports through Ukraine to Western Europe.

EU to adopt Russia sanctions as Crimea crisis deepens

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:02 PM PDT

By Adrian Croft and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will raise the stakes in a confrontation with Russia over Ukraine on Monday by slapping sanctions on Russian officials, a day after voters in Ukraine's Crimea region opted to join Russia in a referendum the EU condemned as illegal. EU diplomats worked late into the night on Sunday, haggling over a list of people in Crimea and Russia who will be hit with travel bans and asset freezes for actions which "threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine." The initial list of 120 to 130 names, including senior figures in Russia's military and political establishment, will be whittled down to perhaps "tens or scores" of people before EU foreign ministers take the final decision in Brussels on Monday, diplomats say.

Serbia's centre-right wins snap poll by landslide: estimate

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 04:01 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) casts his ballot at polling station in Belgrade on March 16, 2014Serbia's ruling centre-right SNS party was set for a landslide victory in snap polls Sunday, according to estimates, cementing its grip on power after pledging tough economic reforms and a route into the EU. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won around 50 percent of the vote, giving it a majority in the 250-seat parliament, independent electoral monitors CESID said. If confirmed in final results, it would be the highest score in Serbia's parliamentary elections after the fall of communism in 1990, when late strongman Slobodan Milosevic came to power. The SNS and its leader Aleksandar Vucic -- now set to become the next premier -- had called early polls afer Belgrade won support from Brussels to begin EU membership talks only after a historic accord with the breakaway region of Kosovo last year.


Crimeans vote overwhelmingly to leave Russia

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:59 PM PDT

Pro-Russian people celebrate in Lenin Square, in Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The United States and Europe condemned the ballot as illegal and destabilizing and were expected to slap sanctions against Russia for it. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Just two weeks after Russian troops seized their peninsula, Crimeans voted Sunday to leave Ukraine and join Russia, overwhelmingly approving a referendum that sought to unite the strategically important Black Sea region with the country it was part of for more than two centuries.


Zangerl, Smith win ski cross events in Sweden

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:58 PM PDT

ARE, Sweden (AP) — Thomas Zangerl beat Austrian teammate Andreas Matt in a ski cross event Sunday for his first career freestyle World Cup victory, while Switzerland's Fanny Smith earned her second win in two days in the women's race.

More clashes in Caracas after anti-Cuba protest

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:57 PM PDT

National guards ride their motorbikes past a barricade while looking for anti-government protesters during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government at Altamira square in CaracasBy Deisy Buitrago and Esteban Israel CARACAS (Reuters) - Opponents of Venezuela's socialist government marched on Sunday to protest against alleged Cuban interference in the armed forces, with clashes breaking out afterwards in a Caracas square. Several thousand people marched towards the Carlota military air base in the latest of daily demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro's government that began in early February. Security forces stopped them from reaching the base, however, and some student protesters went instead to Plaza Altamira, an opposition stronghold, where they threw stones at troops firing rounds of tear gas. Militant opposition leaders and students have been urging Venezuelans onto the streets to protest over issues ranging from crime and shortages of goods to the presence of Cuban advisers in Venezuela's army and other state institutions.


EU mulling next steps against Russia over Ukraine

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:57 PM PDT

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier answer questions during a meeting with the press at the President palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Sunday condemned the referendum in Ukraine's Crimea as illegal and is taking steps to increase sanctions against Russia over what many believe is a planned annexation of the bordering peninsula.


Obama to Putin: U.S. ready to 'impose additional costs' for Ukraine

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:54 PM PDT

President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Sunday that the United States rejected the results of a referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region and warned that Washington was ready to impose sanctions on Moscow over the crisis. "He (Obama) emphasized that Russia's actions were in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that, in coordination with our European partners, we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions," the White House said in a statement. Obama told Putin the crisis could still be resolved diplomatically, but said the Russian military would need to first stop its "incursions" into Ukraine, the White House said.

PSG beats Saint-Etienne 2-0 in France

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:43 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-0 Sunday to retain its eight-point lead over Monaco at the top of the French league.

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocks Chile: USGS

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:41 PM PDT

People wait in high areas after hearing a tsunami alert following a quake in Iquique, 1800 km north of Santiago, Chile, on March 16, 2014A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted Chile's northwestern coast Sunday, US geologists said, though there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The quake struck at 5:16 pm (2116 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey, which had originally said that two quakes rattled the area within a minute of each other. Chile's national Emergency Office (Onemi) said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to infrastructure. Meanwhile, the US National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin that "earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter,"


Pirlo's late goal helps Juventus beat Genoa 1-0

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:38 PM PDT

Juventus' Andrea Pirlo scores during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Juventus, at Genoa's Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Italy, Sunday, March 16, 2014. A late Andrea Pirlo goal saw Juventus maintain its charge to a third successive Serie A title as it beat Genoa 1-0 on Sunday to extend its lead to 17 points. Pirlo fired home a stunning free kick two minutes from time as Juventus struggled to a victory after Gianluigi Buffon had saved Emanuele Calaio's penalty for Genoa. (AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro)MILAN (AP) — Andrea Pirlo's late goal saw Juventus maintain its charge to a third successive Serie A title as it beat Genoa 1-0 on Sunday to extend its lead to 17 points.


Egypt leader says public opposes the Brotherhood

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali, center, chants slogans during a protest in front of the general prosecutor's office in Cairo, Egypt. Ali says he will not take part in upcoming presidential elections, calling them a CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim leader on Sunday said that the general public opposes the inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the political process because he said it uses violence.


Russia can turn U.S. to radioactive ash: Kremlin-backed journalist

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:36 PM PDT

By Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Kremlin-backed journalist issued a stark warning to the United States about Moscow's nuclear capabilities on Sunday as the White House threatened sanctions over Crimea's referendum on union with Russia. "Russia is the only country in the world that is realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash," television presenter Dmitry Kiselyov said on his weekly current affairs show. Kiselyov was named by President Vladimir Putin in December as the head of a new state news agency whose task will be to portray Russia in the best possible light. His remarks took a propaganda war over events in Ukraine to a new level as tensions rise in the East-West standoff over Crimea, a southern Ukrainian region which is now in Russian forces' hands and voted on Sunday on union with Russia.

Sabathia pitches 5 hitless innings, Yankees win

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 03:35 PM PDT

PANAMA CITY (AP) — CC Sabathia pitched five hitless innings Sunday and the New York Yankees bounced back after getting no-hit a day earlier to beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 in Mariano Rivera's home country.

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