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Missing Malaysian jet may have disintegrated in mid-air: source

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 02:28 PM PDT

Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysian PM Najib Razak, cries with family members of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in PutrajayaBy Siva Govindasamy and Nguyen Phuong Linh KUALA LUMPUR/PHU QUOC ISLAND, Vietnam (Reuters) - Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday, as Vietnam reported a possible sighting of wreckage from the plane. International police agency Interpol confirmed that two passengers on the flight had used stolen Austrian and Italian passports, raising suspicions of foul play. An Interpol spokeswoman said a check of all documents used to board the plane had revealed more "suspect passports" that were being further investigated. Malaysia's state news agency quoted Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as saying the passengers using the stolen European passports were of Asian appearance, and criticizing border officials who let them through.


Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

By Andrew Osborn SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel delivered a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, telling him that a planned Moscow-backed referendum on whether Crimea should join Russia was illegal and violated Ukraine's constitution. Putin defended breakaway moves by pro-Russian leaders in Crimea, where Russian forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula by seizing another border post and a military airfield. As thousands staged rival rallies in Crimea, street violence flared in Sevastopol, when pro-Russian activists and Cossacks attacked a group of Ukrainians.

Japan, U.S. differ on China in talks on 'grey zone' military threats

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:43 PM PDT

A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China SeaBy Nobuhiro Kubo, Linda Sieg and Phil Stewart TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Japan and the United States start talks on how to respond to armed incidents that fall short of a full-scale attack on Japan, officials in Tokyo worry that their ally is reluctant to send China a strong message of deterrence. Tokyo hopes to zero in on specific perceived threats, notably China's claims to Japanese-held islands in the East China Sea, while Washington is emphasizing broader discussions, officials on both sides say. Washington takes no position on the sovereignty of the islands, called the Senkaku by Japan and the Diaoyu by China, but recognizes that Japan administers them and says they fall under the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, which obligates America to come to Japan's defense.


Libyan rebels warn of 'war' if navy attacks oil tanker

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 01:22 PM PDT

By Ulf Laessing and Ayman al-Warfalli TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Armed protesters in eastern Libya traded threats with the government on Sunday in a tense stand-off over the unauthorized sale of oil from a rebel-held port. A North Korean-flagged tanker, the Morning Glory, docked on Saturday at the port of Es Sider and local daily al-Wasat said it had loaded $36 million of crude oil. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has said the military will bomb the 37,000-tonne vessel if it tries to leave. The rebels said any attack on the tanker would be "a declaration of war." The escalating conflict over the country's oil wealth is a sign of mounting chaos in Libya, where the government has failed to rein in fighters who helped oust veteran ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and who now defy state authority.

Nuns yet to reach Syria after reported release by rebels

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:09 PM PDT

By Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT (Reuters) - An operation to release about a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months began on Sunday, security sources and church officials said, but hit an unexplained delay. A Lebanese security source had said the nuns had been taken to the Lebanese town of Arsal earlier in the week and would head to Damascus on Sunday accompanied by the head of a Lebanese security agency and a Qatari intelligence official. By late Sunday, however, they had not arrived at the Syrian border.

Save the Children describes healthcare disaster in Syria

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:41 PM PDT

A view shows damages inside a room at Raqqa national hospitalNewborns freezing to death in hospital incubators, doctors cutting off limbs to stop patients from bleeding to death, surging cases of polio: a new report published on Monday paints a dire picture of Syria's collapsing healthcare system. The report, issued by charity Save the Children, said some 60 percent of Syria's hospitals have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the three-year-old conflict and nearly half of its doctors have fled the country. Over 140,000 people have died in the war, which started as a peaceful protest movement against President Bashar al-Assad and degenerated into civil conflict fuelled by regional and international rivalries. In its report, Save the Children described the fallout from the collapse of the medical system as "horrific," as remaining hospitals and medical staff struggle to treat hundreds of thousands of people wounded by the fighting.


Syrian rebels release nuns held since December

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 05:11 PM PDT

An official Lebanese security convoy carrying a group of released nuns arrives at the Lebanese border crossing point of Masnaa, eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, early Monday March 10, 2014. Syrian rebels released about a dozen Greek Orthodox nuns who have been held since December, Lebanon's official news agency reported Monday. The release of the nuns and their helpers, 16 women in all, is a rare successful prisoner-exchange deal between Syrian government authorities and the rebels seeking to overthrow the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)MASNA, Lebanon (AP) — Rebels in Syria freed more than a dozen Greek Orthodox nuns on Monday, ending their four-month captivity in exchange for Syrian authorities releasing dozens of female prisoners.


Ex-rebel favorite to win El Salvador presidential election

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 05:08 PM PDT

Ceren gestures after casting his vote in a presidential election runoff in San SalvadorBy Nelson Renteria and Michael O'Boyle SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former Marxist guerrilla leader is expected to win El Salvador's presidency on Sunday after vowing to expand welfare programs for the poor and fending off his opponent's claims that he will impose radical policies. Recent polls showed Salvador Sanchez Ceren of the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), the rebel group in the country's 1980-92 civil war, with about 55 percent support heading into the second round run-off vote on Sunday. One of the wartime leaders of the FMLN, Sanchez Ceren faces conservative rival Norman Quijano, the former mayor of the capital, San Salvador, who trailed in polls with about 45 percent support as voting got under way. A Sanchez Ceren win would give the FMLN a second consecutive term and the affable, media-shy 69-year-old has vowed to build on its social programs, which include a glass of milk a day for children and free school uniforms, shoes and supplies.


Family of Texas man on flight comforted by faith

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:56 PM PDT

This handout photo provided by the Wood family shows Philip Wood, an IBM executive who had been working in Beijing over the past two years at Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 2013. The family of Wood, who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea is leaning on their faith as they wait for news about the man they last saw about a week ago, said Woods brother, James Wood. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Wood family)KELLER, Texas (AP) — The brothers of a North Texas man who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea said Sunday their family is leaning on faith and holding out hope for good news about the man they last saw about a week ago.


Syria's Maalula nuns freed

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:56 PM PDT

An image grab taken from a video uploaded to YouTube on February 9, 2014, shows a group of nuns from Maalula, speaking to the camera from an undisclosed locationJdeidet Yabus (Syria) (AFP) - A group of nuns kidnapped by rebels in the Syrian town of Maalula in December were released early Monday thanks to Lebanese-Qatari mediation and handed to the Syrian authorities, an AFP journalist said. A monitoring group said the release was secured in exchange for some 150 women prisoners who were being held in Syria's regime jails. The 13 nuns and three maids were kidnapped from the famed Christian hamlet of Maalula and taken to the nearby Syrian rebel town of Yabrud, where they were held by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front. They arrived at Jdeidet Yabus on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon after an arduous nine-hour journey that took them from Yabrud into Lebanon, and then back into Syria.


Orthodox NYC Jews protest proposed Israeli draft

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Participants wait as they and thousands of Orthodox Jews gather in New York, Sunday, March 9, 2014, on Water Street in lower Manhattan, to pray and protest against the Israeli government's proposal to pass a law that would draft strictly religious citizens into its army. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)NEW YORK (AP) — Lower Manhattan turned into a human river of black-garbed people on Sunday as tens of thousands ultra-Orthodox Jews took to the streets, their anguished prayers booming through loudspeakers in protest of Israel's proposal to draft strictly religious citizens into its military.


Mexico kills drug kingpin reported dead years ago: official

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:49 PM PDT

A Mexican drug lord who had been reported dead more than three years ago was killed in a shootout with federal forces in western Mexico early on Sunday, a government official said. Nazario Moreno, a leader of a powerful criminal gang that has ravaged the western state of Michoacan, had been reported killed by the government in a firefight in December 2010. The death of Moreno, who was known as "El Mas Loco," or "The Craziest One," marks another major victory for President Enrique Peña Nieto's government in its campaign to bring Mexico's powerful drug gangs to heel.

Obama meets with Ukraine prime minister Wednesday

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama step off Air Force One after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base after spending the weekend in Key Largo, Fla., on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will meet this week with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the White House said Sunday, in a prominent show of U.S. support for Ukraine's fledgling new government.


Arab League, Abbas reject recognizing Israel as 'Jewish state'

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:46 PM PDT

Foreign ministers of the Arab League countries meet in CairoThe Arab League on Sunday endorsed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's rejection of Israel's demand for recognition as a Jewish state, as U.S.-backed peace talks approach a deadline next month. The United States want Abbas to make the concession as part of efforts to reach a "framework agreement" and extend the talks aimed at settling the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "The council of the Arab League confirms its support for the Palestinian leadership in its effort to end the Israeli occupation over Palestinian lands, and emphasizes its rejection of recognizing Israel as a 'Jewish state'," Arab foreign ministers said in a statement in Cairo.


Haiti's new cardinal celebrates first Mass

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:41 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's new Roman Catholic cardinal has celebrated his first Mass, telling an audience of several thousand people there is a need to show compassion for others.

British yachtsman rescued by Chile's navy

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:35 PM PDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A British yachtsman who was trying to sail by himself non-stop around the world has been rescued by Chile's navy.

Mexico govt says it's slain capo 'killed' in 2010

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2010 file photo, a man holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Nazario will always live in our hearts," referring to La Familia drug cartel leader Nazario Moreno Gonzalez during a demonstration after the government announced he was killed in Apatzingan, Mexico. Years later on Sunday, March 9, 2014, officials say they are trying to determine if a man killed in an early morning shootout is Moreno. Some residents of Michoacan have reported seeing Moreno as his former cartel, La Familia Michoacana, was morphing into the more vicious and powerful Knights Templar. (AP Photo/Primera Plana, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Forensic evidence indicates a man killed in an early morning shootout with marines in western Mexico was a leader of the Knights Templar Cartel who the government reported slain in 2010, Mexican officials said Sunday.


Biden says Venezuela 'concocting' bogus stories

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:28 PM PDT

A demonstrator take cover from tear gas fired by Bolivarian National police during clashes with anti-government protesters in Caracas,Venezuela, Saturday, March 8, 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/Fernando Llano)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calls Venezuela's situation alarming in remarks published Sunday, suggesting its government is using "armed vigilantes" against peaceful protesters and accusing it of "concocting false and outlandish conspiracy theories" about the United States.


FBI not in on Malaysia crash probe; other U.S. agencies to arrive on Monday

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:21 PM PDT

The FBI has not sent agents to Kuala Lumpur to assist in the investigation of a Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing on Saturday, according to a senior U.S. law-enforcement official, though representatives from other U.S. agencies and plane-maker Boeing are expected to arrive on Monday. So far, Malaysia has not asked for help from the FBI or the Department of Homeland Security, and the agencies have not sent investigators, a second official said. The FBI and other U.S. law-enforcement agencies have offered to help, the second official said, and they have forensic and analytic tools and criminal investigation expertise that likely could help the probe.

Bayern president Hoeness on trial for tax evasion

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file picture President of the German soccer club FC Bayern Munich Uli Hoeness looks on during the annual general meeting of the club in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness goes on trial Monday March 10, 2014 on tax evasion charges that could land the German footballing legend in prison. Bavarian prosecutors filed charges against Hoeness last year after he reported himself to authorities over a previously undeclared Swiss bank account. Munich daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, citing the still-secret indictment, reported last month that prosecutors believe Hoeness dodged up to 3.5 million euros (US $4.9 million) in tax. (AP Photo/dpa, Marc Mueller,File)BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness goes on trial Monday over a tax evasion case that could land the German footballing legend in prison.


Man City ousted from FA Cup, Madrid rolls in Spain

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:10 PM PDT

Wigan's Jordi Gomez, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a penalty against Manchester City during their English FA Cup quarterfinal soccer match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jon Super)Manchester City suffered an unceremonious exit from the FA Cup on Sunday, three days before it tries to overturn a 2-0 deficit at Barcelona in the Champions League.


National hero Shevchenko fails to unite Ukrainians and Russians

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 04:09 PM PDT

By Natalia Zinets and Timothy Heritage KIEV (Reuters) - When President Vladimir Putin visited Ukraine a decade ago, he recited four lines of verse by national poet Taras Shevchenko to show his love of Russia's fellow Slavs and neighbors. Two years ago, Putin announced with great fanfare after talks with Ukraine's president that their two countries would celebrate the 200th anniversary of Shevchenko's birth together. As recently as December, Putin said preparations for the anniversary were in full swing and declared: "Taras Shevchenko was such a seer, who foresaw and bequeathed us so much." On Sunday, the anniversary passed, without any sign that Putin noticed. Celebrations of the poet, artist and writer - as revered in Ukraine as William Shakespeare is in Britain - were cast into the shadows by events further down the Black Sea Coast - in Crimea, where Russian forces have seized control from Ukraine.

AP Interview: Jihadi head says Gaza groups growing

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 file photo, a rocket fired by Palestinian militants at southern Israel leaves a thin trail of white smoke, as smoke caused by explosions from Israeli forces' operations rises from buildings on the outskirts of Gaza City. A leader of one of Gaza's secretive jihadi groups says the al-Qaida-inspired movement now has several thousand armed fighters in the seaside strip, posing a formidable threat to both Israel and the area's Hamas rulers. (AP Photos/Hatem Moussa, File)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A leader of one of Gaza's secretive jihadi groups says the al-Qaida-inspired movement now has several thousand armed fighters in the seaside strip, posing a formidable threat to both Israel and the area's Hamas rulers.


Juventus beats Fiorentina 1-0 for 14-point lead

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:54 PM PDT

Juventus coach Antonio Conte gestures during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Fiorentina at the Juventus stadium, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)MILAN (AP) — Juventus took a giant step towards a third straight Serie A title after beating Fiorentina 1-0 on Sunday to extend its lead at the top of the standings to 14 points with second-placed Roma losing 1-0 at Napoli.


Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:53 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while troubling questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports.

Ronaldo helps Madrid win to reclaim sole lead

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:48 PM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo del Real Madrid celebra tras anotar un gol ante Levante en la liga española el domingo 9 de marzo de 2014. (AP Foto/Andres Kudacki)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid reclaim sole possession of the Spanish league on Sunday, scoring one goal and setting up another in a dominant 3-0 victory over 10-man Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu.


42 African migrants drown off Yemen coast

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:42 PM PDT

Yemeni coast guard patrol the harbour at the port city of Aden on October 20 2008Forty-two illegal African migrants drowned when their boat overturned off Yemen's southern coast late on Sunday, the defence ministry reported. The boat smuggling dozens of African migrants "overturned off the coast of Beer Ali," in the southern Shabwa province, the ministry said in a brief statement on its news website 26sep.net. African migrants, especially Ethiopians and Somalis fleeing poverty and unrest at home, generally slip into southern Yemen by boat before heading north towards the Saudi frontier.


Benfica wins to increase lead in Portugal

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:37 PM PDT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica beat Estoril 2-0 at home to increase its lead of the Portuguese league on Sunday after Sporting Lisbon drew 2-2 at Setubal.

Lille beats Montpellier 2-0 to stay in 3rd place

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:34 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Center back Marko Basa and striker Nolan Roux scored a goal each as Lille beat Montpellier 2-0 on Sunday to strengthen its grip on third place in the French league.

Leading scorers in Spain's La Liga

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:29 PM PDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Leading scorers Sunday in Spanish first-division football (penalties in parentheses):

The children of Japan's Fukushima battle an invisible enemy

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:24 PM PDT

A boy looks at a candle light at a memorial held in remembrance of victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in KoriyamaBy Toru Hanai and Elaine Lies KORIYAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Some of the smallest children in Koriyama, a short drive from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, barely know what it's like to play outside -- fear of radiation has kept them in doors for much of their short lives. Though the strict safety limits for outdoor activity set after multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in 2011 have now been eased, parental worries and ingrained habit mean many children still stay inside. And the impact is now starting to show, with children experiencing falling strength, lack of coordination, some cannot even ride a bicycle, and emotional issues like shorter tempers, officials and educators say. "There are children who are very fearful.


Lack of passport checks expose air security flaw

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:15 PM PDT

In this photo released by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, a patrol vessel of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia, Sunday, March 9, 2014. Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back, Malaysia's air force chief said Sunday as scores of ships and aircraft from across Asia resumed a hunt for the plane and its 239 passengers. (AP Photo/Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency)PARIS (AP) — When you travel, airport security agents may pat you down, inspect your deodorant and scan your body from head to toe. But there's a good chance that no one's checking whether you're using someone's lost or stolen passport.


Maldives' court sacks elections commissioners

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 03:14 PM PDT

MALE, Maldives (AP) — The highest court of the Maldives on Sunday sacked the country's elections commissioner and gave him a suspended jail term for contempt of court after a months-long confrontation.

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