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Yahoo! News: World News


Chile assesses damage after massive quake, tsunami

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:20 PM PDT

By Anthony Esposito and Rosalba O'Brien SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean authorities on Wednesday were assessing the damage from a massive earthquake that struck off the northern coast, causing a small tsunami, but the impact appeared to be mostly limited. The 8.2 magnitude quake that shook northern Chile on Tuesday killed six people and triggered a tsunami with 2-meter (7-foot) waves. More than 2,600 homes were damaged and fishing boats along the northern coast were smashed up. The arid, mineral-rich north is sparsely populated, with most of the population concentrated in the port towns of Iquique and Arica, near the Peruvian border.

As court cases mount, survival hopes wane for troubled Thai PM

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:15 PM PDT

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra leaves the National Anti-Corruption Commission office in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of BangkokBy Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) - The legal cases are piling up fast against Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her party loyalists. During eight years of intermittent power struggles, Thailand's courts have become deeply politicized and their rulings haven't been kind to the Shinawatra family, whose parties and allies have been the country's undisputed electoral champions for more than a decade. Since 2006, judges have ruled that two governing parties controlled by Yingluck's brother and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra be dissolved, $1.4 billion of the family's assets confiscated, two election wins annulled and nearly 150 politicians banned for five years, including a prime minister whose appearances in a TV cooking show cost him his job. If five months of crippling street protests haven't been enough to contend with, her fate is now in the hands of Thailand's topsy-turvy, at times bewildering, checks and balances system.


U.S. looking for way forward in faltering Mideast peace talks

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:50 PM PDT

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat helps Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he signs international conventions during a meeting with Palestinian leadership in RamallahBy Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Obama administration scrambled on Wednesday to rescue faltering Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations after what it called "unhelpful, unilateral actions" by both sides. A surprise decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to sign more than a dozen international conventions that could give Palestinians greater leverage against Israel left the United States searching for a way to keep the talks going past an April 29 deadline. "We are disappointed by the unhelpful, unilateral actions that both parties have taken in recent days," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One, as President Barack Obama headed to Michigan. He said Secretary of State John Kerry was "in close touch with our negotiating team, which remains on the ground in the region to continue discussions with the parties".


U.N. Arms Trade Treaty takes leap toward entry into force

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:29 PM PDT

A United Nations logo and flag are seen during the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New YorkBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty took a major step forward on its eventual entry into force on Wednesday as 18 countries, including five of the world's top 10 arms exporters, delivered proof of its ratification to the United Nations. The Arms Trade Treaty aims to set standards for all cross-border transfers of conventional weapons ranging from small firearms to tanks and attack helicopters. It would create binding requirements for states to review cross-border contracts to ensure that weapons will not be used in human rights abuses, terrorism, violations of humanitarian law or organized crime. Anna Macdonald of the Control Arms Coalition, an international advocacy group that has long lobbied for the Arms Trade Treaty, painted a bleak picture of what she said was "an arms trade that is out of control." "More than 520,000 people are killed every year by armed violence and millions more live in fear of rape, assault and displacement caused by weapons getting into the wrong hands," she said.


Russia could achieve Ukraine incursion in 3-5 days

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 11:22 AM PDT

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia has massed all the forces it needs on Ukraine's border if it were to decide to carry out an "incursion" into the country, and it could achieve its objective in three to five days, NATO's top military commander said on Wednesday. Calling the situation "incredibly concerning", NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, said NATO had spotted signs of movement by a very small part of the Russian force overnight but had no indication that this was part of a withdrawal to barracks. Russia's seizure and annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region has caused the deepest crisis in East-West relations since the Cold War, leading the United States and Europe to impose sanctions on Moscow. They have said they will strengthen these if Russia moves beyond Crimea into eastern Ukraine.

Iran says does not seek indefinite power for Assad

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT

Iran's Deputy Minister for Arab and Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian attends a news conference in MoscowBy Michelle Moghtader ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Iran, Syria's main regional ally, does not see President Bashar al-Assad staying in power indefinitely but neither does it want "extremist forces" to replace him, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday. Amir Abdollahian, deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs, added in an interview Iran hoped to have talks in a month or so with Saudi Arabia, Tehran's regional rival, to address their differences about the Middle East. Asked about Iranian activities in several Arab countries, he told Reuters that stability, peace and development "in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and any other country in the region will help the interests and security of the Islamic Republic of Iran".


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

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:02 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police investigation may never determine the reason why the Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, and search planes scouring the Indian Ocean for any sign of its wreckage aren't certain to find anything either, officials said Wednesday. The assessment by Malaysian and Australian officials underscored the lack of knowledge authorities have about what happened on Flight 370. It also points to a scenario that becomes more likely with every passing day — that the fate of the Boeing 777 and the 239 people on board might remain a mystery forever.

NASA cuts ties with Russia except on space station

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA is suspending its work with Russia except for the International Space Station.

McIlroy: Golf waiting on new dominant player

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 1997, file photo, Masters champion Tiger Woods receives his green jacket from the previous year's winner Nick Faldo, rear, at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Woods will miss the Masters for the first time in his career after having surgery on his back. Woods said on his website that he had surgery Monday, March 31, 2014, in Utah for a pinched nerve that had been hurting him for several months. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Rory McIlroy can't remember a time when men's golf has so clearly lacked a dominant figure, or figures, heading into the Masters.


One killed, 14 wounded in Fort Hood shooting incident: official

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:56 PM PDT

Undated photograph of the U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, TexasWASHINGTON (Reuters) - One person was killed and 14 were wounded on Wednesday in a shooting incident at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official, who noted the information was preliminary, said he could not confirm the status of the shooter. (Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Peter Cooney)


Jamaica prison guard dies after ambush by gunmen

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:51 PM PDT

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A prison officer in Jamaica has died from bullet wounds inflicted during an attack by gunmen who ambushed him late last month.

US troubled by Iran's choice of its UN ambassador

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. objected Wednesday to Iran's anticipated selection of a former hostage-taker at the American Embassy in Tehran as its newest ambassador to the United Nations. But the Obama administration stopped short of saying it would refuse him a visa to enter the United States.

SeaWorld lobbies against California bill to ban 'Shamu' shows

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:45 PM PDT

Visitors are greeted by an Orca killer whale as they attend a show featuring the whales during a visit to the animal theme park SeaWorld in San Diego, CaliforniaBy Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - SeaWorld executives urged California lawmakers on Wednesday not to pass a bill banning live performances and captive breeding of killer whales, a move that would force the company's San Diego marine theme park to end its popular "Shamu" shows. Executives met with lawmakers and aides in private meetings over two days, and it was the first time in years that SeaWorld hired an outside lobbyist to advance its interests. Many consumers are re-thinking the company's use of marine mammal parks in the wake of last year's film "Blackfish," which dealt with the treatment of killer whales at SeaWorld parks and the death of a trainer in 2010. "This film was a piece of propaganda and an attempt to exploit a tragic incident," John Reilly, president of SeaWorld's flagship San Diego park, told lawmakers and legislative aides attending a briefing in the state capital on Wednesday.


Palestinians may seek to join war crimes court

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:37 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday his government may seek to join the International Criminal Court and more U.N. agencies if there is no progress in peace talks with the Israelis.

5 things to know about Super Rugby, round 8

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:34 PM PDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Five things to know about Super Rugby round 8:

Venus Williams advances in Charleston

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:25 PM PDT

Sloane Stephens returns against Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Svitolina defeated Stephens 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — Venus Williams advanced in the tournament where her top-ranked sister could not, battling back to beat Chanelle Scheepers 7-5, 7-5 on Wednesday at the Family Circle Cup.


Samsung hooks unsuspecting Obama as phone ad star

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 1, 2014, file photo, Boston Red Sox designated hitter David "Big Papi" Ortiz takes a selfie with President Barack Obama, holding a Boston Red Sox jersey presented to him, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, where the president honored the 2013 World Series baseball champion Boston Red Sox. Ortiz tweeted the selfie to his followers Tuesday, and it was resent by tens of thousands, including Samsung, which retweeted it as an ad. The White House press secretary says Obama was not aware that the photo was part of a marketing stunt. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The latest pitchman in Samsung's marketing machine: an unwitting President Barack Obama.


Almost 2 tons of cocaine seized off Puerto Rico coast

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:21 PM PDT

A 1.8 ton cocaine shipment worth an estimated $50 million that was thought to be destined for the U.S. market was seized off the coast of Puerto Rico, federal authorities said on Wednesday, in one of the largest drug busts there in recent years. The shipment was intercepted on Monday evening on a 30-foot boat that was 12.5 miles off the resort town of Dorado on Puerto Rico's north coast. "We have seized more than three tons of cocaine over the last month," Angel Melendez, head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations office in San Juan, said on Wednesday. The great majority of cocaine destined for the U.S. market is smuggled via Mexico, but U.S. officials have said that joint U.S.-Mexican counter-drug efforts have begun to push some of the traffic back into the Caribbean, an historically popular corridor during the heyday of Colombia's Medellin cartel in the 1980s and 1990s.

Malaysian police: Jet mystery may never be solved

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:15 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police investigation may never determine the reason why the Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, and search planes scouring the Indian Ocean for any sign of its wreckage aren't certain to find anything either, officials said Wednesday.

Judge reinstates Brazilian club to 1st division

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:13 PM PDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — A judge has reinstated Portuguesa to the first division of the Brazilian league, putting popular club Flamengo in danger of relegation just a few weeks before the championship is scheduled to start.

Obama to meet with top lawmakers on Ukraine crisis

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:06 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he steps off Air Force One after landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, to attend fundraising events. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with top lawmakers on Thursday about the situation in Ukraine.


British Am champ Porteous wins Georgia Cup

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:04 PM PDT

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — British Amateur champion Garrick Porteous defeated U.S. Amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick to win the Georgia Cup on Wednesday.

Puerto Rico aims to cut energy production costs

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's power company has unveiled a plan for reducing production costs so it can cut fees by 40 percent.

Brazil jury: 15 police guilty in prison killings

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:49 PM PDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Fifteen Brazilian police officers were found guilty on Wednesday of killing four inmates during a 1992 riot at Sao Paulo's Carandiru prison. Each was sentenced to 48 years in prison, although no one can serve more than 30 years under Brazilian law.

Toronto mayor votes against Mandela street honor

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:45 PM PDT

Mayor Rob Ford during a city council meeting in Toronto, Canada, on November 15, 2013Ottawa (AFP) - Scandal-plagued Toronto mayor Rob Ford voted against naming a street in honor of Nelson Mandela on Wednesday before later claiming he had cast his ballot in error.


Mexico political boss denies secretary sex claims

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:45 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A local political chief from Mexico's ruling party is denying local press reports that his office hired women to have sex with him by placing them on party payrolls as secretaries or receptionists.

Argentine leader claims Falklands a NATO nuclear base

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:41 PM PDT

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner (C) leaves an event on March 20, 2014Argentine President Cristina Kirchner claimed Wednesday that the Falkland Islands serve as a nuclear base for the NATO alliance in the South Atlantic. The islands, she said, "constitute a NATO military nuclear base in the South Atlantic -- this is the truth that they can't continue to hide." Kirchner, who has a track record of controversial statements about the islands, said the British military manages its entire South Atlantic deployment and its electronic intelligence systems from there. "With regard to nuclear weapons, the UK's position is clear," said a Foreign Office statement.


Pastore scores solo goal as PSG beats Chelsea 3-1

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:40 PM PDT

Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, centre, misses the ball which then is put into the net by Chelsea's David Luiz for an own goal, and PSG's second goal of the game during a Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho called his team's defending "a joke" after Paris Saint-Germain scored deep into injury time Wednesday to take a commanding 3-1 lead into their Champions League quarterfinal return leg next week.


US details charges against Ukrainian oligarch

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT

Firtash, one of Ukraine's richest men, is seen in KievCHICAGO (AP) — One of Ukraine's most influential oligarchs and a major player in the sale of Russian natural gas to Ukraine allegedly spearheaded an international conspiracy to pay at least $18 million in bribes to mine titanium in India and sell it to a Chicago-based company, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by U.S. prosecutors.


Venezuela government seeks 'totalitarian' regime

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:18 PM PDT

President Nicolas Maduro (R) talks with Monsignor Diego Padron during a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2013The Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela accused the leftist administration of President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday of seeking to impose a "totalitarian government" and blaming it for protests shaking the country. The scathing assessment from the influential church follows suggestions that the Vatican act as mediator between the government and the opposition after nearly two months of unrest that have left at least 39 people dead. Monsignor Diego Padron, president of the conference of bishops, denounced what it called the abuse of force, torture of detained protesters and the persecution of opposition mayors and lawmakers. "The government is mistaken in wanting to resolve the crisis by force.


New American Samoa law fights human trafficking

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:18 PM PDT

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa's anti-human trafficking measure will take effect in June after the acting governor signed it into law last week.

U.S., eyeing exit and mindful of past, keeps distance from Afghan election

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:11 PM PDT

Afghan election commission stand by before preparing to send ballot boxes and election material to the polling stations at a warehouse in KabulBy Missy Ryan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ahead of Afghanistan's last presidential election in 2009, the United States used its diplomatic and military muscle to try to pull off a successful vote in a nation expected to define the foreign policy of President Barack Obama. Fast-forward to today: the Obama administration is taking an arms-length approach to Afghanistan's April 5th elections. U.S. soldiers are no longer taking the lead in safeguarding voters across the central Asian country. U.S. officials have steered clear of appearing to pick sides among rival candidates.


Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:03 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police investigation may never determine the reason why the Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, and search planes scouring the Indian Ocean for any sign of its wreckage aren't certain to find anything either, officials said Wednesday. The assessment by Malaysian and Australian officials underscored the lack of knowledge authorities have about what happened on Flight 370. It also points to a scenario that becomes more likely with every passing day — that the fate of the Boeing 777 and the 239 people on board might remain a mystery forever.

Madrid beats Dortmund 3-0 in Champions League

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:46 PM PDT

Real's Gareth Bale celebrates scoring the opening goal with Real's Daniel Carvajal, left, during a Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul White)MADRID (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored a record equaling goal before exiting to injury as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 on Wednesday to take a big step toward the Champions League semifinals.


Guam violent-offender registry to go public

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:43 PM PDT

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A registry that will list repeat family violence offenders in Guam is going public next week.

Greek PM's aide quits over purported Golden Dawn video

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 02:33 PM PDT

A senior aide to Greece's prime minister resigned on Wednesday after the far-right Golden Dawn party said a video showed him suggesting the government had tried to press judges to jail its members. Government Secretary General Takis Baltakos did not refer directly to the comments he was reported to have made in the video, but said he was stepping down because of the furor caused by the video released online and shown on television. Police and magistrates have been investigating charges that Golden Dawn, its members and supporters were involved in a series of violent attacks, including the killing of a left-wing rapper in September. Golden Dawn's leader and other senior members have been detained pending trial on charges of belonging to a criminal organization.

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