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• Malaysian plane presumed crashed; questions over false IDs
• Warning shots fired to turn monitors back from Crimea
• Israel brings arms ship to dock, hopes to shame Iran
• Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port
• Syria government forces take village near Lebanese border
• Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq
• Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared
• Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT
• Oil slicks offer sign that Malaysian jet crashed
• 2 bodies found in Mexico are of vigilante members
• Protest stymied after Venezuelan diplomatic win
• Sydney FC player says he was racially abused
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Communists, Islamists in Sudan 'Movement for Change'
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Murray rallies to reach Indian Wells 3rd round
• Sturridge must accept new role, says Hodgson
• Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT
• 750 immigration detainees on hunger strike in Us
• Braga beats Nacional 2-1 in Portugal
• Barcelona loses 1-0 at Valladolid before City game
• Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT
• Chesson Hadley leads Puerto Rico Open
• Kiwi teams struggle in Super Rugby
• Panathinaikos beats last-place Aris 4-1
• Sea scoured for Malaysia plane; 2 passengers' IDs raise worries
• North Korean-flagged tanker loads oil at seized Libyan port: officials
• AC Milan loses 1-0 at Udinese in Italian league
• PSG beats Bastia 3-0 in French league
• Venezuelans hoist pots and pans to protest president
• Mickey Mouse and armed men: surreal scenes on Kiev protest square
• Barca stumble again, Chelsea marches on in England
• Saudi Arabia and Qatar in 'war on Iraq': Maliki
• Mexico seizes 6 planes in Sinaloa cartel's base
• Chelsea trounces Spurs, 7 points clear in England
• Eaton wins heptathlon gold, misses world record

Malaysian plane presumed crashed; questions over false IDs Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:14 PM PST By Anuradha Raghu and Nguyen Phuong Linh KUALA LUMPUR/HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew was presumed to have crashed off the Vietnamese coast on Saturday, and European officials said two people on board were using false identities. There were no reports of bad weather and no sign of why the Boeing 777-200ER would have vanished from radar screens about an hour after it took off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing. "We are not ruling out any possibilities," Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya told a news conference. But the passenger manifest issued by the airline included the names of two Europeans - Austrian Christian Kozel and Italian Luigi Maraldi - who, according to their foreign ministries, were not in fact on the plane.

Warning shots fired to turn monitors back from Crimea Posted: 08 Mar 2014 12:45 PM PST By Peter Graff and Andrew Osborn KIEV/SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Shots were fired in Crimea to warn off an unarmed international team of monitors and at a Ukrainian observation plane, as the standoff between occupying Russian forces and besieged Ukrainian troops intensified. Russia's seizure of the Black Sea peninsula, which began 10 days ago, has so far been bloodless, but its forces have become increasingly aggressive towards Ukrainian troops, who are trapped in bases and have offered no resistance. President Vladimir Putin declared a week ago that Russia had the right to invade Ukraine to protect Russian citizens, and his parliament has voted to change the law to make it easier to annex territory inhabited by Russian speakers. Tempers have grown hotter in the last two days, since the region's pro-Moscow leadership declared it part of Russia and announced a March 16 referendum to confirm it.

Israel brings arms ship to dock, hopes to shame Iran Posted: 08 Mar 2014 08:18 AM PST A ship seized by the Israeli navy on suspicion of smuggling arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip docked on Saturday in Israel, which planned to put the cargo on display in hope of denting Tehran's rapprochement with the West. Israel said it found dozens of advanced Syrian-made rockets hidden on board in Iran and destined for the ship's next port in Sudan, from where they would have been trucked through Egypt to Gaza. Iran and Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers, both hostile to the Jewish state, rejected the Israeli findings as fabrications. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been dismayed at world powers' nuclear diplomacy with Iran since Tehran installed the relatively pragmatic Hassan Rouhani as president last year, voiced hope they would now rethink the outreach.

Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:54 PM PST By Ulf Laessing and Feras Bosalum TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled port, in a major escalation of a standoff over the country's petroleum wealth. The oil dispute is just one facet of the deepening turmoil in the North African OPEC member, where the government is struggling to control militias who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but kept their weapons and now challenge state authority. A local television station controlled by protesters showed footage of pro-autonomy rebels holding a lengthy ceremony and slaughtering a camel to celebrate their first oil shipment. The station said the ceremony took place in Es Sider.

Syria government forces take village near Lebanese border Posted: 08 Mar 2014 09:46 AM PST By Alexander Dziadosz BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces seized a village in the central Homs province on Saturday, state media and a monitoring group said, as part of a push for control of areas along the Lebanese border. The village of al-Zara, west of the city of Homs, fell after "heavy clashes" between government and rebel forces, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, although the number of casualties was not immediately clear. In a statement on state news agency SANA, Syria's armed forces said they had established complete control over the village and killed and captured a "large number of terrorists", using state media's customary term for rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. The victory gave government forces control over a route connecting central Syria to the Mediterranean coast and which had been used as "a primary route for terrorist groups coming from Lebanese territory to neighboring areas to carry out criminal operations", it said.

Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in Iraq Posted: 08 Mar 2014 10:37 AM PST By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - About two dozen Iraqi women demonstrated on Saturday in Baghdad against a draft law approved by the Iraqi cabinet that would permit the marriage of nine-year-old girls and automatically give child custody to fathers. The group's protest was on International Women's Day and a week after the cabinet voted for the legislation, based on Shi'ite Islamic jurisprudence, allowing clergy to preside over marriages, divorces and inheritances. "On this day of women, women of Iraq are in mourning," the protesters shouted. "We believe that this is a crime against humanity," said Hanaa Eduar, a prominent Iraqi human rights activist.

Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:33 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth.

Top Asian News at 12:30 a.m. GMT Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:32 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two large oil slicks spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force offered the first sign that a jetliner carrying 239 people had crashed into the ocean after vanishing from radar without sending a single distress call. An international fleet of planes and ships scouted the waters between Malaysia and Vietnam for any clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, which disappeared less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

Oil slicks offer sign that Malaysian jet crashed Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:28 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two large oil slicks spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force offered the first sign that a jetliner carrying 239 people had crashed into the ocean after vanishing from radar without sending a single distress call.

2 bodies found in Mexico are of vigilante members Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:19 PM PST MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican vigilantes say two charred bodies found by police in the back of a pickup truck in the western state of Michoacan were members of their group.

Protest stymied after Venezuelan diplomatic win Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:13 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In a major show of force, hundreds of National Guardsmen in riot gear and armored vehicles prevented an "empty pots march" from reaching Venezuela's Food Ministry on Saturday to protest now-chronic food shortages.

Sydney FC player says he was racially abused Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:13 PM PST SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney FC midfielder Ali Abbas has accused unnamed Western Sydney Wanderers players of racially, religiously and culturally abusing him during Saturday's A-League match won 3-1 by Sydney FC.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 08 Mar 2014 04:02 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two large oil slicks spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force offered the first sign that a jetliner carrying 239 people had crashed into the ocean after vanishing from radar without sending a single distress call. An international fleet of planes and ships scouted the waters between Malaysia and Vietnam for any clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, which disappeared less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

Communists, Islamists in Sudan 'Movement for Change' Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:37 PM PST A politically diverse group of Sudanese including communists, Islamists and Arab nationalists on Saturday announced a National Movement for Change seeking a more inclusive form of government for the vast nation. The group aims to challenge the Arab-dominated regime of President Omar al-Bashir, which has for years been fighting ethnic insurgencies fuelled by complaints of economic and political neglect by the Islamist central government in Khartoum. The conflicts include an 11-year-old insurgency in the western Darfur region and uprisings by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) that began nearly three years ago in South Kordofan's Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile areas. And in 2011 South Sudan, which has a mostly Christian and animist population, separated from Sudan after successive civil wars lasting for most of the country's independent existence.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:32 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two large oil slicks spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force offered the first sign that a jetliner carrying 239 people had crashed into the ocean after vanishing from radar without sending a single distress call. An international fleet of planes and ships scouted the waters between Malaysia and Vietnam for any clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, which disappeared less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

Murray rallies to reach Indian Wells 3rd round Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:14 PM PST Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over unseeded Czech Lukas Rosol on Saturday to reach the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters. In a tournament where he had lost his opening match in two of the past three years, Murray this time managed to overcome his slow start and get past the 49th-ranked Rosol in an hour and 45 minutes. Murray, seeded fifth, had never played Rosol before, and found himself on the defensive from the start.

Sturridge must accept new role, says Hodgson Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:03 PM PST England manager Roy Hodgson has told striker Daniel Sturridge that he must be prepared to adapt his game if he wants to play an important role at the World Cup. Sturridge scored the only goal of the game as England beat Denmark 1-0 at Wembley Stadium earlier this week in their final friendly match before Hodgson names his 23-man squad for the tournament in Brazil. Selected in a fluid front three alongside Wayne Rooney and Raheem Sterling, he started the game wide on the left and at one point in the first half tracked Denmark right-back Lars Jacobsen all the way back to the England byline. During his time at former club Chelsea, Sturridge complained about being asked to play wide, although he said after the game against Denmark that he would be happy to play anywhere for England.

Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:02 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two large oil slicks spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force offered the first sign that a jetliner carrying 239 people had crashed into the ocean after vanishing from radar without sending a single distress call. An international fleet of planes and ships scouted the waters between Malaysia and Vietnam for any clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, which disappeared less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

750 immigration detainees on hunger strike in Us Posted: 08 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PST TACOMA, Washington (AP) — Immigrant-rights activists rallied outside the Northwest Detention Center in Washington state on Saturday, while at least 750 detainees protested their treatment with a hunger strike and called for an end to deportations.

Braga beats Nacional 2-1 in Portugal Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:58 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Braga beat Nacional 2-1 at home to move into sixth place in the Portuguese league on Saturday.

Barcelona loses 1-0 at Valladolid before City game Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:58 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's title defense took a blow when it stumbled to a 1-0 defeat at Valladolid, missing the chance to move top of the Spanish standings on Saturday ahead of its Champions League clash with Manchester City at Camp Nou.

Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:32 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese air force planes spotted two large oil slicks Saturday in the region where a Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, the first sign that the Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard had crashed. The air force planes were part of a multinational search operation launched after Flight MH370 fell off radar screens less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

Chesson Hadley leads Puerto Rico Open Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:29 PM PST RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Chesson Hadley took the third-round lead in the Puerto Rico Open, shooting a 5-under 67 in windy conditions at Trump International on Saturday.

Kiwi teams struggle in Super Rugby Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:23 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Sharks posted their third win from three games to go to first place and the Hurricanes had their third straight loss to stay last, measuring the gap between the haves and have-nots in Super Rugby after the weekend's fourth round.

Panathinaikos beats last-place Aris 4-1 Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:21 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Markus Berg scored a hat trick to lead Panathinaikos to a 4-1 win over last-place Aris in the Greek league on Saturday.

Sea scoured for Malaysia plane; 2 passengers' IDs raise worries Posted: 08 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PST Malaysia Airlines said a flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing early Saturday, and the airline was notifying next of kin in a sign it feared the worst. The airline said flight MH370 disappeared at 2:40 am local time (1840 GMT Friday), about two hours after leaving Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It had been due to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 am local time (2230 GMT Friday). It was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, from 13 different nationalities, and 12 crew members.

North Korean-flagged tanker loads oil at seized Libyan port: officials Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:55 PM PST A North Korean-flagged tanker has started loading oil at a Libyan port seized by rebels in the east of the country, port and oil officials said on Saturday. The Libyan government threatened earlier on Saturday to bomb the vessel if it tried to ship the cargo out of Es Sider port. The rebels want to sell the oil to bypass the government and get a greater share of the country's oil wealth. "The loading has started," a port worker told Reuters.

AC Milan loses 1-0 at Udinese in Italian league Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:48 PM PST MILAN (AP) — AC Milan lost 1-0 at Udinese in the Italian league on Saturday and failed to boost its confidence for the Champions League clash at Atletico Madrid next week.

PSG beats Bastia 3-0 in French league Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:38 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Bastia 3-0 in the French league to keep an eight-point lead over Monaco, which edged Sochaux 2-1 on Saturday.

Venezuelans hoist pots and pans to protest president Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:31 PM PST Armed with cooking pots in a potent symbol of Venezuela's chronic food shortages, several thousand people took to the streets of Caracas Saturday in the latest rally against President Nicolas Maduro. The rally was called by the country's most prominent opposition leader, two-time presidential election runner-up Henrique Capriles, who lost to Maduro by a whisker in April 2013 elections. "I can't find milk, butter, diapers, flour, sugar or rice," said Alexandra Fernandez, a 39-year-old Caracas housewife.

Mickey Mouse and armed men: surreal scenes on Kiev protest square Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PST By Timothy Heritage KIEV (Reuters) - Two weeks after Ukraine's president was overthrown, the cradle of the uprising is a surreal place as children play alongside diehard protesters still dressed in combat gear. Dozens of people were killed last month defending the barricades and fortified tent camp in Kiev's Independence Square, some of them shot by snipers in bloody clashes. Their main goal was achieved when President Viktor Yanukovich fell, but hundreds of grizzled protesters are still on the square.

Barca stumble again, Chelsea marches on in England Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Bayern Munich has virtually wrapped up the German title, the French championship is Paris Saint-Germain's to lose, and there's seemingly no stopping Chelsea's march to the English Premier League trophy.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar in 'war on Iraq': Maliki Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:26 PM PST Saudi Arabia and Qatar are supporting militant groups in Iraq and have effectively declared war on the country, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said as nationwide violence left 15 dead Saturday. The rare direct attack on the Sunni Gulf powers, with Maliki also accusing Riyadh of supporting global terrorism, comes with Iraq embroiled in its worst prolonged period of bloodshed since 2008, with more than 1,800 people killed already this year, ahead of parliamentary elections due next month. The bloodletting in Iraq, which shares a long border with Saudi Arabia, has been driven principally by widespread discontent among the country's Sunni Arab minority and by the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

Mexico seizes 6 planes in Sinaloa cartel's base Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:24 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines have seized six small planes and detained three suspects with guns and drugs on a ranch in a western state where the government recently nabbed Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Chelsea trounces Spurs, 7 points clear in England Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:15 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Chelsea kept up its remorseless march to the English Premier League title with a 4-0 thrashing of Tottenham on Saturday, while a rejuvenated Mesut Ozil helped Arsenal secure a place in the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 2009.

Eaton wins heptathlon gold, misses world record Posted: 08 Mar 2014 01:09 PM PST SOPOT, Poland (AP) — Ashton Eaton won yet another gold medal and again proved himself the "world's greatest athlete," the title which traditionally goes to the best multi-event competitor in athletics.

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