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Allies of Yemen Houthis seize Aden airport, close in on president

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 02:35 PM PDT

People seek shelter during a gunfire at an army base in AdenBy Sami Aboudi ADEN (Reuters) - Houthi militia forces and allied army units seized Aden airport and a nearby air base on Wednesday, tightening their grip on the outskirts of the southern Yemeni city after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fled his residence for a safer location. The United States said Hadi, holed up in Aden since fleeing the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa last month, was no longer at the compound he has been using as a base. Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen and Hadi's aides said Hadi remained in Aden, in a safe place, without elaborating. Local officials said troops loyal to Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a powerful ally of the Houthis, had captured Aden airport in late afternoon but that clashes with Hadi supporters were continuing in the vicinity.


Investigators hope cockpit tape will explain Airbus crash

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:53 PM PDT

Handout photograph of Martyn Matthews, a British victim of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash in FranceBy Jean-Francois Rosnoblet and Tim Hepher SEYNE-LES-ALPES/PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators have retrieved cockpit voice recordings from one of the "black boxes" of the German jet that crashed in the Alps, killing everyone onboard, and they expect a preliminary read-out of their content in days, an official said on Wednesday. The development came as French President Francois Hollande, Germany's Angela Merkel and Spain's Mariano Rajoy traveled to the crash site in a remote French Alpine region to pay tribute to the 150 victims, mostly Germany and Spanish.


U.S.-led coalition, Iraqis pound Islamic State in Tikrit

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:28 PM PDT

A military vehicle, belonging to Shi'ite fighters known as Hashid Shaabi, burns after being hit by Islamic State militants, during clashes in northern TikritBy Ahmed Rasheed and Phil Stewart BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition warplanes launched their first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Tikrit on Wednesday, officials said, coming off the sidelines to aid Iraqi forces fighting alongside Iran-backed Shi'ite militia on the ground. The decision to give air support to the Tikrit campaign represents the biggest collaboration so far by the U.S.-led coalition, Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed paramilitaries, and opens a new chapter in the war. It also appeared to represent at least a tacit acknowledgement by Baghdad that such airpower was necessary to wrest control of the hometown of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, after its attempts to go it alone stalled. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraqi forces would prevail with the support of "friendly" countries and the international coalition, including arms, training and aerial support.


U.S. warns of possible attacks in Ugandan capital

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:24 PM PDT

The United States said on Wednesday it had information of "possible terrorist threats" to locations frequented by Westerners in Uganda's capital, Kampala, and warned that an attack could take place soon. The U.S. Embassy in Kampala issued the warning in a statement posted on its website. "The U.S Embassy has received information of possible terrorist threats to locations where Westerners, including U.S. citizens, congregate in Kampala, and that an attack may take place soon," it said. Uganda is a close security ally of the United States in East Africa.

U.S. wants detailed deal with Iran but hints at flexibility

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:34 PM PDT

United States Secretary of State John Kerry holds a negotiation meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif over Iran's nuclear program in LausanneBy Louis Charbonneau LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United States wants major powers to reach a detailed political understanding with Iran by March 31 to clear the path for a long-term nuclear accord, a senior U.S. official said, while hinting that Washington could be flexible on its format. Speaking to reporters traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry to a new round of talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne, the senior State Department official added that Washington would not rush to complete an agreement just because there was a deadline. The official said any framework agreement must address key aspects of a future nuclear deal with Tehran that Iran and the six aim to conclude by June 30. We will need to communicate as many specifics as possible in some form or fashion (to the public and U.S. Congress)." Those elements include the different pathways to a nuclear weapon, ensuring that it would take Iran at least one year to produce enough high enriched uranium for a single bomb, research and development into advanced centrifuges, transparency measures and monitoring, and sanctions relief for Iran.


New Afghan president warns of 'terrible threat' from Islamic State

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 01:21 PM PDT

Afghan President Ghani addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani, warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday of the "terrible threat" the Islamic State poses in Asia, and said the militant group is already sending fighters to his country. In a speech to a joint meeting of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Ghani said Afghanistan owes a "profound debt" to the thousands of U.S. troops killed and wounded in the war that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Ghani, who became president last year, has been feted in Washington during a five-day trip to the United States seeking to repair ties frayed under his predecessor, Hamid Karzai. Lawmakers also are considering President Barack Obama's request for authorization of his military campaign against Islamic State, which has met stiff resistance on Capitol Hill.


Tornadoes hit Oklahoma and Arkansas, damaging structures

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:56 PM PDT

A storm system produced at least three tornadoes in Arkansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, downing power lines and causing damage to structures, officials said. A tornado was spotted in Moore, Oklahoma, local media reports said. The Oklahoma City suburb was hit by a tornado in 2013 that killed 24 and injured more than 300.

Gulf states to answer Yemen president's call for protection

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:54 PM PDT

Residents of Aden run towards a weapons depot to take up arms in preparation for a potential advance on the southern Yemeni city by Huthi Shiite militia and their allies on March 25, 2015Riyadh (AFP) - Five Gulf states said Thursday that they will protect Yemen's embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi against Shiite rebels that have closed in on the city of Aden, where he took refuge after fleeing the capital Sanaa.


Saudi ambassador announces military campaign in Yemen

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 file photo,Yemen's Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi gestures as he enters a polling center to cast his vote in Sanaa. Yemen's embattled president fled his palace in Aden for an undisclosed location Wednesday as Shiite rebels offered cash bounty for his capture and arrested his defense minister. Hadi left just hours after the rebels' own television station said they seized an air base where U.S. troops and Europeans advised the country in its fight against al-Qaida militants. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Saudi ambassador to the United States says his country has begun airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who drove out the U.S.-backed Yemeni president.


Chile declares state of emergency in flood-hit desert region

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:51 PM PDT

Residents watch the rising flood waters of the Copiapo River, in Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Unusually heavy thunder storms and torrential rains that began on Tuesday have blocked roads, caused power outages and affected some 600 people on this normally dry region. (AP Photo/Aton Chile)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's government declared a state of emergency for the Atacama desert region Wednesday after flooding from heavy rains blocked roads, caused power outages and affected some 600 people in the normally bone-dry region.


Pilot in German airbus crash was locked out of cockpit: New York Times

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:49 PM PDT

(Reuters) - One of the pilots on the German Airbus plane that crashed in the French Alps, killing everyone onboard, left the cockpit and was unable to return before the plane went down, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing evidence from a cockpit voice recorder. "The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer," an unnamed investigator told the Times.

Saudi ambassador: To have Yemen fail 'is not an option for us'

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi ambassador: To have Yemen fail 'is not an option for us'

Heavy rains in northern Chile leave thousands cut off

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:43 PM PDT

Locals gather near a flooded road after heavy rains in Copiapo cityBy Anthony Esposito and Rosalba O'Brien SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rains in Chile's northern desert regions have caused mudslides and rivers to breach their banks, leaving residents stranded and forcing several companies to suspend copper mining operations in the world's No.1 producer. The government's ONEMI emergency office reported that nearly 40,000 people were without power and almost 50,000 lacked drinking water in the northern Coquimbo and Atacama regions. The Antofagasta region was also affected. Television images and photos on Twitter showed muddy rivers rushing through city streets, bridges wiped out, and buildings flooded, including a hospital.


Serbian FM on first visit to Pristina since Kosovo independence

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:39 PM PDT

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic (C) looks on during the Western Balkans 6 Ministerial Conference in Pristina, on March 25, 2015Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on Wednesday became the first government official to visit Pristina at Kosovo's invitation since the territory unilaterally declared independence from Belgrade in 2008. Dacic was attending a Western Balkans conference on creating the infrastructure for a regional network of highways and railways that was held under the auspices of the European Union. Dacic's Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci was hosting the event. "This is a step forward towards the full normalisation of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia," he said.


Saudi ambassador: Saudi Arabia has begun military operations in Yemen

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:38 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi ambassador: Saudi Arabia has begun military operations in Yemen.

Miners suspend operations in Chile as heavy rains flood roads

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:32 PM PDT

By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Torrential downpours in the north of Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, have forced companies to suspend operations at several of the area's major mines, putting an estimated 1.5 million tonnes of capacity of the red metal on hold. World No. 1 copper miner Codelco [COBRE.UL] suspended mining operations at its Chuquicamata, Ministro Hales, Radomiro Tomic, Gabriela Mistral, and Salvador deposits due to the state of roads and mine access following the rains, the state-run firm said on Wednesday. The plants at Gabriela Mistral, Radomiro Tomic and Salvador were operating with mineral stocks, Codelco said, but was not able to say if the same applied to the other two mines.

Termite species mix in Florida, reproducing at breakneck rate

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:32 PM PDT

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Two of the most destructive termites species in the world are mating in South Florida, producing hybrid colonies that are growing at twice the normal rate of other termites, scientists reported on Wednesday. Asian and Formosan termites together are responsible for much of the estimated $40 billion in annual termite damage worldwide, and their hybrid offspring could increase the loss significantly, said Nan-Yao Su, the University of Florida entomology professor who led the study. "It means within a shorter period of time homeowners will see the damage." Su attributes the development to climate change, noting that Asian and Formosan termites used to live in separate territories and swarm at different times. By 2013, both the territory and swarming season of each species had grown to overlap, he said.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:32 PM PDT

BENJINA, Indonesia (AP) — The Burmese slaves sat on the floor and stared through the rusty bars of their locked cage, hidden on a tiny tropical island thousands of miles from home. Just a few yards away, other workers loaded cargo ships with slave-caught seafood that clouds the supply networks of major supermarkets, restaurants and even pet stores in the United States.

Files about U.S. intelligence operations taken by Yemen rebels: LA Times

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Yemeni intelligence files containing information about U.S.-supported counter terrorism operations and the names of informants have been looted by Iranian-allied Houthi rebels, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday. The newspaper, citing U.S. officials, said the information was taken when the Houthi fighters seized the office of Yemen's National Security Bureau, which had worked with the CIA and other intelligence agencies. It added that intelligence officials believed additional files were given to Iranian advisers by Yemeni officials supporting the rebels. The end of a U.S. security presence inside the country has dealt a blow to Washington's ability to monitor and fight al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate.

One dead, 3 wounded in blast at Turkish radical magazine: report

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:26 PM PDT

One person was killed and three people were wounded when a blast ripped through the offices of a magazine linked to a Turkish radical Islamist group in Istanbul, pictured on January 7, 2015Istanbul (AFP) - One person was killed and three people were wounded Wednesday when a blast ripped through the offices of a magazine linked to a Turkish radical Islamist group in Istanbul, the Dogan news agency reported.


Puerto Rico probes death of drug-sniffing dog left in car

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:26 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they are investigating the death of a government drug-sniffing dog left inside a car by an official with the island's Department of Corrections.

Explosion kills one at Turkish magazine office: reports

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:23 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a Turkish magazine's office on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three others, local media reported, citing police. Investigators did not immediately know what caused the explosion but were focusing on the possibility of a bomb attack on the offices of the monthly Adimlar Magazine in the Istanbul district of Kagithane, Sabah newspaper said. Adimlar is published by sympathizers of the Islamist militant group, the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (IBDA-C), Sabah said. ...

Details of victims in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:22 PM PDT

This photo provided by Xela Batchelder, shows Emily Selke as she enjoys a treat outside Fisher & Donaldson Bakery in St. Andrews, Scotland, on Aug. 1, 2013, on a excursion that was part of a study abroad with Drexel University and Fringe University. Selke, a recent Drexel University graduate and her mother, Yvonne Selke, were among the three Americans presumed dead in the plane crash in the southern French Alps, according to the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Xela Batchelder)They came from as far away as Australia, Iran, Morocco and Venezuela, and their lives ended together in France's deadliest plane crash in decades.


American in United Arab Emirates Facebook case returns to US

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:21 PM PDT

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A helicopter mechanic whose Facebook post complaining about his employer in the United Arab Emirates got him arrested has returned home to the United States.

Kerry lands in Switzerland for make-or-break Iran nuke talks

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, hosted by the Commerce Department, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Switzerland to resume Iran nuclear talks as negotiations go down to the wire against an end-of-month deadline for the outline of a deal.


US military: Bergdahl may face life in prison if convicted

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:15 PM PDT

File - In this file image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. The U.S. military says it will make an announcement Wednesday on the case against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who left his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years before being released in a prisoner exchange. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video, File)FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (AP) — The U.S. Army sergeant who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive by the Taliban could face up to life in prison if convicted of both the charges he is facing, military officials said Wednesday.


Chile sends army to flood-hit region

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:03 PM PDT

People watch the Copiapo river, overflowing due to heavy rainfall that affected some areas in the city of Copiapo, Chile, on March 25, 2015Copiapó (Chile) (AFP) - Chile rushed in the army and urged people to flee Wednesday after heavy rains flooded towns across the northern region of Atacama, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The torrential storms, which began late Tuesday and are unusual for the normally arid region, have left 600 people homeless, cut off roads, caused power outages and severed communications. "Anyone in an at-risk zone in the Atacama region should evacuate. What we need is for you to get to safety," warned Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo, who plans to travel to the disaster zone.


Libya rivals discuss UN-backed peace proposals: envoy

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:02 PM PDT

United Nations special envoy Bernardino Leon (L) meets with President of the General National Congress Nuri Abu Sahmein in Tripoli, Libya, on March 24, 2015Libya's rival parliaments discussed Wednesday proposals unveiled a day earlier aimed at ending violence and establishing a provisional government, UN envoy Bernardino Leon said. The proposals, developed by the Libyans themselves, speak of a unity government headed by a president and a presidential council of independent figures, along with a parliament and a high state council. A national security council and a municipalities council would also be created, and an existing constitutional drafting committee be part of the transitional period.


Bendtner hat trick gives Denmark 3-2 exhibition win over US

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 04:02 PM PDT

Denmark's Christian Eriksen, left, Lasse Vibe and Nicklas Bendtner, right, celebrates during a friendly soccer match against the US at NRGI Stadium in Aarhus, Denmark, Wednesday March 25, 2015. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Jens Dresling) DENMARK OUTThe pattern since last spring is familiar: The United States does well in the first half and fades as the final whistle approaches.


Official: Boko Haram using civilians as human shields

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:57 PM PDT

FILE-In this file photo taken on Wednesday March 18, 2015, Chadian soldiers collect weapons seized from Boko Haram fighters in the Nigerian city of Damasak, Nigeria. Hundreds of civilians, including many children, have been kidnapped and are being used as human shields by Boko Haram extremists, a top Nigerian official confirmed Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram is using an unknown number of civilians as human shields as its fighters flee an offensive by multinational forces, a top Nigerian official said Wednesday.


Booz Allen contractor, two other Americans die in Airbus crash

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:53 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A Booz Allen Hamilton Inc contractor, her daughter and a third U.S. citizen were among 150 people killed when a Germanwings Airbus crashed in a remote Alpine region in France, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Yvonne Selke and her daughter, Emily, were on the flight along with a third U.S. citizen whose name was being withheld "out of respect for the family." Booz Allen said Yvonne Selke was a contractor with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which analyzes imagery from spy planes and satellites. "Booz Allen and our employees are mourning the sudden and shocking death of Yvonne Selke, an employee of nearly 23 years, and her daughter, Emily," Betty Thompson, Booz Allen executive vice president, said in a statement.

Schlumberger Ltd. to pay $232M in sanctions violations case

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest oil services company, Schlumberger Ltd., has agreed to a penalty of more than $232 million and one of its subsidiaries will plead guilty to trade sanctions violations, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.

France gets audio from jet's black box, but cause a mystery

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:49 PM PDT

A rope hangs from a rescue helicopter flying past debris of the Germanwings passenger jet, scattered on the mountainside, near Seyne les Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying at least 150 people crashed Tuesday in a snowy, remote section of the French Alps, sounding like an avalanche as it scattered pulverized debris across the mountain. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (AP) — The last communication from a doomed German jetliner was routine. The mangled black box has yielded sounds and voices, the lead investigator said Wednesday, but so far not the "slightest explanation" why the plane plunged into an Alpine mountainside, killing all 150 on board.


US issues Uganda terror attack warning

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:49 PM PDT

Ugandan police stand guard in the capital Kampala on September 14, 2014Kampala (AFP) - The United States embassy in Uganda issued an emergency warning to its nationals on Wednesday, saying a terrorist attack may take place soon in the capital Kampala.


Victoria Azarenka advances to second round of Miami Open

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:48 PM PDT

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, returns to Silvia Soler-Espinosa at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Two-time Miami Open champion Victoria Azarenka easily advanced to the second round Wednesday, beating Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain 6-1, 6-3.


Opposition lawmakers walks out of Trinidad Parliament

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:46 PM PDT

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Opposition lawmakers have walked out of Trinidad and Tobago's Parliament after a no-confidence motion against the government was dismissed as frivolous by a ruling party legislator.

Mexico says arson at US company linked to extortion

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 03:44 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An arson attack on a subsidiary of a U.S. energy-services firm was part of an extortion attempt, prosecutors in southern Mexico said Wednesday.

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