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• Ukraine to push on with army offensive, row grows over Russian fighters reports
• North Korea sentences South Korean to life of hard labor for spying
• State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
• Egypt's Sabahi contests presidential elections results
• Chile court ends 10-year Pinochet embezzlement probe; others face trial
• Rwandan rebels begin to surrender, but demand talks with Kigali
• AP sources: Syrian suicide bomber was from Florida
• Pietersen receives apology from English cricket
• State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
• North Korea sentences S. Korean missionary to life
• England beats Peru 3-0 in last home game before WC
• MCC 'snub' sparked Flintoff return
• Spain warms up for WCup with 2-0 win over Bolivia
• UN teams up with top sailors to research oceans
• India: 2 police fired for not acting in rape case
• Spain winger Navas unlikely to play at WCup
• Mutharika's opposition DPP wins Malawi elections: electoral commission
• Mutharika wins Malawi's disputed presidential vote
• Magnate Carlos Slim opens aquarium in Mexico
• Norway tows Greenpeace ship out of Arctic oil rig zone
• NATO says bulk of Russian troops pulling back from Ukraine border
• UK supermarket criticized for KKK-like design
• Jones leads Wales in South Africa
• Google taking requests to censor results in Europe
• Malawi's Mutharika: From treason charge to president
• US World Cup team player capsules
• Wenger signs new 3-year deal at Arsenal
• Brazilian teachers take to Rio de Janeiro streets
• Migrants dropped off at bus stations in Arizona
• US Veterans Affairs secretary resigns amid scandal
• Obama to meet Ukraine president-elect in Poland
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• With country in turmoil, Ukraine gets a fight
• WWII plane crash remains discovered in western Canada

Ukraine to push on with army offensive, row grows over Russian fighters reports Posted: 30 May 2014 09:50 AM PDT By Richard Balmforth and Sabina Zawadzki KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's government vowed on Friday to press ahead with a military offensive against separatists, despite a deadly attack on an army helicopter, amid increasing reports that fighters from Russia have been involved in rebellions in the east. President-elect Petro Poroshenko, who scored an overwhelming first-round victory in a poll on May 25, swore to punish those responsible for the shooting down on Thursday of the helicopter near Slaviansk, which killed 14 servicemen including a general. Acting Defence Minister Mykhilo Koval, repeating charges that Russia was carrying out "special operations" in the east of Ukraine, said on Friday that Ukrainian forces would continue with military operations in border areas "until these regions begin to live normally, until there is peace". Elsewhere in Ukraine's troubled eastern regions, a separatist group detained a second four-person team of monitors of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Vienna-based OSCE said.

North Korea sentences South Korean to life of hard labor for spying Posted: 30 May 2014 01:17 PM PDT North Korea sentenced a South Korean missionary to life with hard labor on Friday after convicting him of espionage and setting up an underground church. North Korea's official KCNA news agency reported that the South Korean, identified as Kim Jong Uk, had admitted his guilt at a court trial held on Friday. The ruling followed a recent exchange of fire between forces of the tightly-controlled communist North and Western-allied South Korea. He tried to infiltrate into Pyongyang after illegally trespassing on the border for the purpose of setting up underground church and gathering information about the internal affairs of the DPRK (North Korea) while luring its inhabitants into south Korea and spying on the DPRK," KCNA said.

State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria Posted: 30 May 2014 03:33 PM PDT The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. A U.S. security official identified the dead American as Moner Mohammad Abusalha. The New York Times, which first reported his name, said he grew up in Florida and traveled to Syria last year. The official said U.S. agencies were aware before the suicide bombing that the American had traveled to Syria to join militants, although the official declined to offer further details.

Egypt's Sabahi contests presidential elections results Posted: 30 May 2014 02:20 PM PDT The defeated candidate in Egypt's presidential election, Hamdeen Sabahi, appealed on Friday against results that gave former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi victory, saying election rules had been broken. Leftist politician Sabahi won 3 percent of votes in the election against more than 93 percent of votes cast for Sisi, judicial sources said. The election took place against the background of a crackdown against supporters of Mohamed Mursi, deposed as president by the army last July, which has seen his Muslim Brotherhood outlawed, hundreds killed and thousands arrested.

Chile court ends 10-year Pinochet embezzlement probe; others face trial Posted: 30 May 2014 04:24 PM PDT A Chilean court said on Friday it has completed a decade-long investigation into the origin of late dictator Augusto Pinochet's fortune and the general's suspected embezzlement of public funds. An appeals court in Santiago decided unanimously to close the investigation, clearing the way for lead Judge Manuel Valderrama to formally accuse former military members who had collaborated with Pinochet in the so-called Riggs Bank case.

Rwandan rebels begin to surrender, but demand talks with Kigali Posted: 30 May 2014 03:22 PM PDT By Kenny Katombe BULEUSA Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo began what they claimed was the first step in disarming their fighters on Friday, but warned that continuing the process would depend on the government in Kigali agreeing to talks. "With this act of good faith the international community is called to assume its responsibility to obtain a political dialogue among Rwandans," said FDLR president, General Victor Byiringiro. Authorities in Rwanda have repeatedly rejected the possibility of negotiations with the FDLR, which Kigali considers a terrorist organization that espouses a genocidal ideology. Composed in part of former soldiers and Hutu militia who fled into Congo after massacring around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus during Rwanda's 1994 genocide, the FDLR has since sought to topple the government of President Paul Kagame.

AP sources: Syrian suicide bomber was from Florida Posted: 30 May 2014 05:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — An American from Florida launched a suicide bombing against Syrian government troops earlier this week in what is believed to be the first time a U.S. citizen has been involved in such attacks since the start of the Syrian civil war, U.S. officials said Friday.

Pietersen receives apology from English cricket Posted: 30 May 2014 05:23 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The England and Wales Cricket Board has apologized to Kevin Pietersen after its head criticized the batsman's attitude in the winter Ashes collapse against Australia.

State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria Posted: 30 May 2014 05:23 PM PDT The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. A U.S. security official identified the dead American as Moner Mohammad Abusalha. The New York Times, which first reported his name, said he grew up in Florida and traveled to Syria last year. The official said U.S. agencies were aware before the suicide bombing that the American had traveled to Syria to join militants, although the official declined to offer further details.

North Korea sentences S. Korean missionary to life Posted: 30 May 2014 05:21 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it sentenced a South Korean Baptist missionary to hard labor for life for allegedly trying to set up underground churches and spying, the latest in a string of missionaries to run into trouble in the North.

England beats Peru 3-0 in last home game before WC Posted: 30 May 2014 05:16 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Underwhelming up front and uneasy at the back — but England still signed off with a victory at Wembley Stadium before the World Cup.

MCC 'snub' sparked Flintoff return Posted: 30 May 2014 05:06 PM PDT Andrew Flintoff has revealed how being overlooked for the upcoming Lord's Bicentenary match between Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Rest of the World spurred him on to make a Twenty20 comeback with Lancashire. The Red Rose county confirmed Friday that Flintoff, one of their favourite sons, had been included in the squad for the county's domestic Twenty20 campaign. Former England captain Flintoff, in injury-induced retirement for five years, wasn't selected to play in the team that faced Warwickshire on Friday but is in line to return at home to Lancashire's arch-rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford a week on Friday. "John Stephenson from the MCC phoned me up and I thought the call was to tell me where to turn up and who was in the side," Flintoff told BBC Radio Five in an interview broadcast Friday.

Spain warms up for WCup with 2-0 win over Bolivia Posted: 30 May 2014 04:54 PM PDT SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Fernando Torres and Andres Iniesta were on target as Spain dominated Bolivia for a 2-0 win Friday in the first of two international friendlies ahead of its World Cup defense in Brazil.

UN teams up with top sailors to research oceans Posted: 30 May 2014 04:49 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is teaming up with top sailors to conduct scientific research in remote areas of the oceans during a non-stop race around the globe.

India: 2 police fired for not acting in rape case Posted: 30 May 2014 04:48 PM PDT LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Facing relentless media attention and growing criticism for a series of rapes, state officials in north India fired two police officers Friday for failing to investigate the disappearance of two teenage cousins, who were gang-raped and later found hanging from a tree.

Spain winger Navas unlikely to play at WCup Posted: 30 May 2014 04:45 PM PDT SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Spain winger Jesus Navas' long spell on the sidelines looks likely to have cost him his place at the World Cup despite the Manchester City player having recovered from an ankle injury.

Mutharika's opposition DPP wins Malawi elections: electoral commission Posted: 30 May 2014 04:39 PM PDT By Frank Phiri BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, led by Peter Mutharika, has won the May 20 elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission said, following disputes about the validity of the vote by President Joyce Banda. A crowd celebrated outside the tally center in the commercial hub of Blantyre as Mutharika was announced on Friday as the winner of the disputed elections with 36.4 percent of the vote. Mutharika, 74, is the brother of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika and was leading the results on May 24 when Banda ordered the parliamentary and presidential elections canceled, citing "rampant irregularities".

Mutharika wins Malawi's disputed presidential vote Posted: 30 May 2014 04:20 PM PDT Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) - Democratic Progressive Party leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi's disputed presidential election on Friday after defeating President Joyce Banda. Mutharika, the brother of former president Bingu wa Mutharika, took 36.4 percent of the votes cast against Banda's 20.2 percent, the electoral commission said. Electoral commission chief Maxon Mbendera declared Mutharika "president-elect" after last week's vote, which Banda said was marred by "serious irregularities" and "null and void". The results showed that Banda was beaten into third place by Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), who garnered 27.8 percent of the vote.

Magnate Carlos Slim opens aquarium in Mexico Posted: 30 May 2014 04:07 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican magnate Carlos Slim on Friday inaugurated a four-level, underground aquarium that is one of the biggest in Latin America, housing 3,000 animals belonging to 230 species.

Norway tows Greenpeace ship out of Arctic oil rig zone Posted: 30 May 2014 04:02 PM PDT Norway's Coast Guard on Friday evening towed away a Greenpeace ship that tried to block Statoil's rig from drilling the world's most northerly oil well in the Barents Sea, the environment group said. Oil drillers in Norway are moving further north as mature fields in the south are depleted and as the Arctic ice retreats, opening new areas that were previously unaccessible. "The Norwegian Coast Guard tonight boarded the Greenpeace ship Esperanza outside of the country's territorial waters to end a high profile and perfectly legal protest against Arctic oil drilling," Greenpeace said in an emailed statement. The group said two groups of officers boarded the ship and took controls at around 2250 CET (2050 GMT) after Greenpeace crew refused to leave.

NATO says bulk of Russian troops pulling back from Ukraine border Posted: 30 May 2014 04:01 PM PDT By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Russia is in the process of pulling back around two-thirds of the troops it had close to the border with Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday, a far more significant withdrawal than NATO has previously estimated. Rasmussen also announced that ambassadors from Russia and NATO countries would meet in Brussels on Monday for the first time since March 5, soon after Moscow provoked the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War by seizing Ukraine's Crimea region. Taken together, the two announcements could point to a slight easing of tensions between the Western military alliance and Russia over Moscow's annexation of Crimea and what NATO sees as Russian interference in eastern Ukraine.

UK supermarket criticized for KKK-like design Posted: 30 May 2014 03:53 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — British supermarket chain Asda has been criticized for the design of its World Cup wearable England flags that some customers say resemble hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

Jones leads Wales in South Africa Posted: 30 May 2014 03:50 PM PDT London (AFP) - Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones will captain Wales in South Africa after coach Warren Gatland named a 32-man squad for next month's two-Test series with the Springboks after Friday's Welsh trial match.

Google taking requests to censor results in Europe Posted: 30 May 2014 03:39 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is accepting requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine.

Malawi's Mutharika: From treason charge to president Posted: 30 May 2014 03:38 PM PDT Peter Mutharika, who was on Friday declared the winner of Malawi's disputed presidential election, is set to take the reins of the impoverished southern African country under the shadow of a treason charge. The 74-year-old brother of former president Bingu wa Mutharika is accused of attempting to conceal his brother's death in office two years ago in an attempt to prevent Joyce Banda -- then vice-president -- from assuming power. Banda prevailed and took office as decreed by the constitution, booting the former foreign minister out of the administration, but Mutharika beat her soundly in the May 20 election. The trial is still pending, but analysts say it is likely the case will be set aside as Malawi's presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution as long as they are in office.

US World Cup team player capsules Posted: 30 May 2014 03:31 PM PDT Players on the U.S. World Cup team:

Wenger signs new 3-year deal at Arsenal Posted: 30 May 2014 03:27 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Arsene Wenger signed a new three-year deal to manage Arsenal until 2017, renewing his commitment to the club on Friday after ending a nine-year trophy drought.

Brazilian teachers take to Rio de Janeiro streets Posted: 30 May 2014 03:26 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hundreds of striking teachers seeking higher wages have taken to Rio de Janeiro's streets.

Migrants dropped off at bus stations in Arizona Posted: 30 May 2014 03:26 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — By the time the women arrived disheveled and hungry at the bus station in Phoenix, they had already spent weeks traveling with young children.

US Veterans Affairs secretary resigns amid scandal Posted: 30 May 2014 03:07 PM PDT President Barack Obama's under-fire Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned Friday, paying the price for an expanding scandal over failures in health care for America's retired warriors. "Secretary Shinseki offered his resignation. The president said that an initial review by Shinseki, 71, had found that delays and other management failures in veterans' health care were not confined to one facility in Arizona, but were systemic and nationwide.

Obama to meet Ukraine president-elect in Poland Posted: 30 May 2014 03:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Ukraine crisis and awkward moments around Russian President Vladimir Putin promise to dominate President Barack Obama's trip to Europe next week.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 30 May 2014 03:02 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — In his first address to the public since taking control of Thailand in a bloodless coup, the head of the military junta said Friday that it could take more than a year for new elections to be held because peace and reforms must be achieved first. Army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha repeated warnings against protests or resistance to the army's May 22 takeover, saying they would slow the process of bringing back "happiness" to the Thai people.

With country in turmoil, Ukraine gets a fight Posted: 30 May 2014 03:01 PM PDT Oleksandr Usyk was so excited about winning heavyweight gold at the London Olympics that he broke into a traditional Ukrainian dance in the ring to celebrate.

WWII plane crash remains discovered in western Canada Posted: 30 May 2014 02:59 PM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - The wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed Friday.

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