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• Ukraine blames Moscow for 'human shield' detentions in east
• Obama reminds North Korea of U.S. 'military might'
• Palestinian unity government will recognize Israel: Abbas
• Afghans brace for another round of voting; bargaining begins
• Scottish leader says energy and fisheries make Scotland key to Europe
• Russian forces kill up to five suspected militants in Dagestan: Ifax
• Scores of Venezuelans march against government
• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Protesters call for legal marijuana in Brazil
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Brazilians demand the legalization of marijuana
• US tourist drowns at popular Puerto Rico beach
• 5 NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash
• UK Treasury says time to start busting 'myths' on Scottish independence
• More tornadoes expected in central U.S. after North Carolina storm
• De Silvestro completes 1st day of F1 testing
• Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT
• Travolta, Spacey in US for 'Bollywood Oscars'
• Man United beats Norwich 4-0 as Giggs takes charge
• Kerry presses Russia to help free team in Ukraine
• NHL Bruins down Red Wings to advance
• Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT
• Months ahead, US immigrants study for driver test
• Anti-government protests return to Venezuela's streets
• Macedonians set to hand conservative PM Gruevski new term
• Klitschko KOs Leapai in 5th
• Thousands gather in memory of Barcelona's coach
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• Napoli held to entertaining 0-0 draw at Inter
• Ronaldo strikes twice as Madrid routs Osasuna 4-0
• Monaco wins, delays PSG title celebrations
• Costa Rica police dismantle Nicaragua trafficking ring
• Sanctions loom as observers held in east Ukraine
• Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT
• Sharks lose to Highlanders but stay atop Super 15
• Benedict to join in double sainthood ceremony
• Winning start for interim Man U manager Ryan Giggs
• Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT
• Activists rally in Cairo against law curbing demonstrations

Ukraine blames Moscow for 'human shield' detentions in east Posted: 26 Apr 2014 10:05 AM PDT By Thomas Grove SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine offered on Saturday to release eight captive international observers in a prisoner exchange, as Western governments prepared new sanctions against Moscow. The pro-Western government in Kiev blamed Russia for what it called the kidnapping on Friday of the monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Ukraine said they were being used as human shields. Since Ukrainians toppled their pro-Russian president in February, Russia has annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and massed tens of thousands of troops on the country's eastern border.

Obama reminds North Korea of U.S. 'military might' Posted: 26 Apr 2014 05:03 AM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Mark Felsenthal SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States did not use its military might to "impose things" on others, but that it would use that might if necessary to defend South Korea from any attack by the reclusive North. The North warned last month it would not rule out a "new form" of atomic test after the U.N. Security Council condemned Pyongyang's launch of a mid-range ballistic missile into the sea east of the Korean peninsula. Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye presented a united front against North Korea at a joint news conference following their summit on Friday, warning that they would respond firmly to any "provocations" by Pyongyang which routinely threatens the United States and South Korea with destruction.

Palestinian unity government will recognize Israel: Abbas Posted: 26 Apr 2014 11:28 AM PDT By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled on Saturday that he remains committed to troubled U.S.-backed peace talks, saying that any unity government agreed with the militant group Hamas would recognize Israel. Abbas's comments appeared aimed at soothing U.S. concerns about the unity deal he reached on Wednesday with Hamas, an Islamist faction sworn to Israel's destruction and designated by the West as a terrorist organization. Israel suspended peace negotiations with Abbas after the reconciliation pact, and the United States said it would reconsider annual aid to the Palestinians worth hundreds of millions of dollars. I recognize Israel and it would recognize Israel.

Afghans brace for another round of voting; bargaining begins Posted: 26 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT By Jeremy Laurence and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's presidential election is set to go to a second round between former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani after no candidate won an absolute majority, preliminary results showed on Saturday. Abdullah finished top with 44.9 percent, followed by Ghani with 31.5 percent, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said. Zalmay Rassoul, also a former foreign minister, was a distant third with 11.5 percent. "This is a preliminary outcome and will now go to the Independent Election Complaints Commission and they will work on this.

Scottish leader says energy and fisheries make Scotland key to Europe Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:19 PM PDT By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's energy reserves and fishing grounds will make it a crucial member of the European Union (EU) if it votes to leave the United Kingdom in an independence referendum, Scottish leader Alex Salmond will say on Monday. Salmond wants Scotland to stay in the EU if there is a "Yes" vote on September 18, hoping to agree a "smooth transition" to a renewal of membership before the country declares independence in March 2016. In February European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said an independent Scotland would have to reapply to the EU as a new state. Opponents of ending Scotland's 307-year-old tie to England argue that EU entry would be far from guaranteed as all 28 member states would have to approve - and some, fighting their own secessionist movements, might be reluctant to recognize a new state.

Russian forces kill up to five suspected militants in Dagestan: Ifax Posted: 26 Apr 2014 12:16 PM PDT Russian security forces killed up to five suspected militants in armed confrontations in the North Caucasus province of Dagestan on Saturday, the Interfax news agency reported. Two officers were wounded in the fighting in the Caspian Sea coastal city of Derbent, where police and other government forces stormed two homes, Interfax cited law enforcement authorities as saying. Dagestan, a mostly Muslim region in Russia's North Caucasus, along the country's southern edge, is plagued by an Islamist insurgency rooted in two post-Soviet separatist wars in the neighboring Chechnya province.

Scores of Venezuelans march against government Posted: 26 Apr 2014 05:05 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Scores of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro marched in Caracas on Saturday, vowing to remain on the streets in defiance of a high court ruling limiting protests.

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 05:03 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Protesters call for legal marijuana in Brazil Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:43 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say about 2,000 people have gathered in downtown Sao Paulo in a demonstration demanding the legalization of the production and sale of marijuana in Latin America's largest country.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:33 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Brazilians demand the legalization of marijuana Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:26 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say about 2,000 people have gathered in downtown Sao Paulo in a demonstration demanding the legalization of the production and sale of marijuana in Latin America's largest country.

US tourist drowns at popular Puerto Rico beach Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:24 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a U.S. tourist from Kansas City drowned at a beach on the island's north coast.

5 NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:16 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A British helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing five NATO troops in the single deadliest day this year for foreign forces as they prepare to withdraw from the country, officials said.

UK Treasury says time to start busting 'myths' on Scottish independence Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:14 PM PDT The British government will step up its campaign against Scottish independence this week when a senior Treasury official travels to Edinburgh to try to dispel "myths" surrounding claims made by supporters of secession. Danny Alexander will say the Scottish government's assumptions about oil revenues are over-optimistic and accuse it of failing to acknowledge the impact of Scotland's ageing population on the country's finances, the Treasury said in a statement on Sunday. Ahead of a September 18 independence referendum, the British government's campaign to keep the 307-year-old union with Scotland intact is battling to hold on to a shrinking poll lead over nationalists, who say a split would give Scotland the freedom to create a fairer and more prosperous nation.

More tornadoes expected in central U.S. after North Carolina storm Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:10 PM PDT The first serious, prolonged storms of the year were brewing on Saturday in the Great Plains, with a growing risk of tornadoes touching down in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas in the coming days, federal meteorologists said. A separate storm system sent at least one tornado tearing through coastal North Carolina overnight on Friday. Some 150 homes were damaged or destroyed by winds in excess of 100 miles an hour (160 km an hour), he said, and three people were taken to a trauma center at a hospital in Greenville, North Carolina. That storm has since moved out to sea, but a new severe storm system is gaining strength in the Great Plains where large hail and damaging winds were expected on Saturday, meteorologists said.

De Silvestro completes 1st day of F1 testing Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:09 PM PDT MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Simona de Silvestro moved a step closer to achieving her dream of competing in Formula One next year after a first day of in-car testing with Sauber.

Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:03 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Travolta, Spacey in US for 'Bollywood Oscars' Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:52 PM PDT TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Hollywood stars John Travolta and Kevin Spacey made appearances at an International Indian Film Academy event Saturday as thousands of fans prepared for an extravagant awards show that celebrates the best in Indian cinema.

Man United beats Norwich 4-0 as Giggs takes charge Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:47 PM PDT MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata scored twice to ensure Ryan Giggs' spell as interim Manchester United manager began with a comfortable 4-0 victory against a mediocre Norwich side in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Kerry presses Russia to help free team in Ukraine Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Russia to support efforts to free military observers being held by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.

NHL Bruins down Red Wings to advance Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:35 PM PDT Boston (AFP) - Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla scored third-period goals Saturday to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over Detroit and into the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.

Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:33 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Months ahead, US immigrants study for driver test Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:29 PM PDT SANTA ANA, California (AP) — There's a lot riding on a California law to grant driver's licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the test required to get one.

Anti-government protests return to Venezuela's streets Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:29 PM PDT Several thousand people took to the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities Saturday to protest education reform plans and restrictions on the right to demonstrate. The Education Ministry recently started consultations to reform the country's basic school curriculum in a move opponents say is aimed at "indoctrinating" students with socialist rhetoric promoted by late longtime leader Hugo Chavez and his political heir and successor, current President Nicolas Maduro. Others slammed recent restrictions on protests with banners such as "protesting is my right." Anti-government unrest has rattled Venezuela since February, leaving at least 41 people dead and more than 700 injured as angry students and others denounce rampant crime, inflation, widespread shortages of basic goods and other economic woes.

Macedonians set to hand conservative PM Gruevski new term Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:28 PM PDT By Kole Casule SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonia's conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is likely to win a third term in a snap election on Sunday, as relative economic stability has kept at bay opposition complaints that his rule is authoritarian. The parliamentary vote in the small Balkan country coincides with a presidential runoff in which the incumbent Gjorge Ivanov, a candidate of Gruevski's VMRO-DPNE, looks set to beat a Social Democrat rival and win the largely ceremonial post. "I expect the same coalition to remain in office but with a slightly different balance of power in favor of VMRO-DPMNE," said Zhidas Daskalovski of the Centre for Research and Development, a Skopje-based think-tank. The last survey published before the vote gave VMRO-DPMNE a lead of 28.4 percent over the main opposition center-left SDSM on 14.1 percent.

Klitschko KOs Leapai in 5th Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:13 PM PDT OBERHAUSEN, Germany (AP) — Wladimir Klitschko toyed with Alex Leapai and knocked him out in the fifth round to retain his four heavyweight belts on Saturday.

Thousands gather in memory of Barcelona's coach Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:06 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — More than 20,000 of Barcelona's fans gathered along with players to pay their respects to Tito Vilanova at Camp Nou on Saturday, a day after the former coach died following a battle with throat cancer.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:03 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Napoli held to entertaining 0-0 draw at Inter Posted: 26 Apr 2014 03:01 PM PDT Napoli failed to mathematically secure third spot in Serie A as it was held to an entertaining 0-0 draw at Inter Milan on Saturday.

Ronaldo strikes twice as Madrid routs Osasuna 4-0 Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:56 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored two long-range goals to help Real Madrid rout Osasuna 4-0 on Saturday and stay in the Spanish league title chase while resting several first-choice players for its European clash at Bayern Munich.

Monaco wins, delays PSG title celebrations Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:52 PM PDT Dimitar Berbatov scored twice to help Monaco win 4-1 at Ajaccio in the French league on Saturday and delay Paris Saint-Germain's title celebrations for at least a day.

Costa Rica police dismantle Nicaragua trafficking ring Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:52 PM PDT San José (AFP) - Costa Rican authorities arrested 14 people, including five police officers, accused of creating a network trafficking Nicaraguan migrants, authorities said Saturday. During an operation in the border province of Guanacaste, Judicial Investigation Department (OIJ) agents found 50 undocumented workers in cramped conditions who had allegedly been taken from Nicaragua to Costa Rica and were awaiting transport to the capital San Jose. During 17 separate raids, three police officers were arrested in the Bagaces community and two others in the city of Liberia on suspicion of collaborating with suspected gang members. Three suspected Nicaraguan gang members and another six Costa Ricans were arrested in San Jose.

Sanctions loom as observers held in east Ukraine Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:40 PM PDT SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — As Western governments vowed to impose more sanctions against Russia and its supporters in eastern Ukraine, a group of foreign military observers remained in captivity Saturday accused of being NATO spies by a pro-Russian insurgency.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:33 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Sharks lose to Highlanders but stay atop Super 15 Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:27 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Sharks' billing as Super Rugby champions-in-waiting was substantially undermined when they were dumped 34-18 on their home ground by the eighth-place Highlanders during the weekend's 11th round.

Benedict to join in double sainthood ceremony Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:23 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Retired pontiff Benedict XVI will help Pope Francis celebrate the sainthood ceremony Sunday for John Paul II and John XXIII, setting the stage for an unprecedented occurrence of two living popes canonizing two of their predecessors. About 1 million pilgrims are expected at the event and many were flooding into Rome on Saturday.

Winning start for interim Man U manager Ryan Giggs Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:17 PM PDT Ryan Giggs knows managing Manchester United isn't always so easy.

Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:03 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said. Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation team said two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were taken in on preliminary arrest warrants issued late Friday. Eleven other crew members, including the captain, had been formally arrested earlier.

Activists rally in Cairo against law curbing demonstrations Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT Hundreds of Egyptian activists demonstrated on Saturday against an anti-protest law, one month before a presidential election which former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win. They marched to the presidential palace in Cairo calling for the scrapping of the law passed by Egypt's army-backed interim leadership in November to curb unrest that erupted after the army's overthrow of elected Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Western powers and rights groups have voiced concern about the future of freedoms and democracy in Egypt three years after the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, an autocrat who ruled unchallenged for 30 years, in a popular uprising. Some liberal activists have also been arrested.

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