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Yemen Houthi rebels advance despite Saudi-led air strikes

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:03 PM PDT

People carry ammunition boxes they took from army depots in AdenBy Mohammed Mukhashef ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi rebels made broad gains in the country's south and east on Friday despite a second day of Saudi-led air strikes meant to check the Iranian-backed militia's efforts to overthrow President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters and allied army units gained their first foothold on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast by seizing the port of Shaqra 100km (60 miles) east of Aden, residents told Reuters. Explosions and crackles of small gunfire rang out across Aden late on Friday as Houthis made a push on the southern port city's airport, a witness said. The advances threaten Hadi's last refuge in Yemen and potentially undermine the air campaign to support him.


Torn-up sick notes show crash pilot should have been grounded

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 10:56 AM PDT

Andreas Lubitz runs the Airportrace half marathon in HamburgBy Tom Käckenhoff DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - German authorities said on Friday they had found torn-up sick notes showing that the pilot who crashed a plane into the French Alps was suffering from an illness that should have grounded him on the day of the tragedy. French prosecutors believe Andreas Lubitz, 27, locked himself alone in the cockpit of the Germanwings Airbus A320 on Tuesday and deliberately steered it into a mountain, killing all 150 people on board. "Documents with medical contents were confiscated that point towards an existing illness and corresponding treatment by doctors," said the prosecutors' office in Duesseldorf, where the co-pilot lived and where the doomed flight from Barcelona was heading. Germanwings said Lubitz had not submitted any sick note that would have grounded him on Tuesday, March 24, the day of the crash.


Amanda Knox acquitted of murder by Italy's top court

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:57 PM PDT

File photo of Amanda Knox looking on during a murder trial session in PerugiaBy Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court on Friday annulled the conviction of American Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and, in a surprise verdict, acquitted her of the charge. The Court of Cassation threw out the second guilty verdict to have been passed on Knox and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the lethal stabbing, saying there was insufficient evidence to convict either of them. Instead, both Knox and Sollecito are now definitively cleared. "I cannot tell you how I feel in this moment," said her lawyer Luciano Ghirga outside the Rome courtroom after the verdict before he called Knox to tell her the news.


Time for Iran to make tough decisions in nuclear talks: U.S.

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 12:27 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif walks with others after a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and other US officials at the Beau Rivage Palace HotelBy Louis Charbonneau and John Irish LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its nuclear program have been "tough and very serious" and the next few days will show whether Tehran is ready to make the necessary hard decisions, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's move to reach out to the leaders of the six powers on Thursday is "hopefully a sign that Iran is ready to make some of the tough decisions," the senior State Department official added on condition of anonymity. Tehran and the powers are struggling to hammer out a political framework accord by the end of this month that would lay the foundations for a full settlement by June 30. Under a final accord, Tehran would halt sensitive nuclear work for at least a decade and in exchange, international financial and oil and some U.N. sanctions on Iran would be lifted.


Libya forces said to leave bases near oil ports; hopes they may reopen

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Forces loyal to a rival Libyan government controlling the capital Tripoli have withdrawn from frontline bases near the country's biggest oil ports, a spokesman said on Friday, raising hopes the ports might soon be reopened. A Tripoli official said the internationally recognized government and the rival administration, which have fought since December over the two biggest oil ports in eastern Libya, had reached an agreement to withdraw. Libya is divided with factions allied to two governments -- the internationally recognized one in the east and the rival administration in Tripoli - vying for control of territory and oil facilities. COMPLEX STRUGGLE Ali al-Hassi, a spokesman for an oil port protection force loyal to the official government, said the rival force had left positions west of Es Sider.

Turkey says U.S.-led campaign to train Syria rebels delayed by Washington

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:21 PM PDT

Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carry their weapons as they move towards their positions near al-Zahra village, north of Aleppo cityBy Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A campaign to train Syrian opposition forces to fight hardline Islamic State militants, which was due to start this month, has been delayed by Washington, Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday. U.S. officials have said they plan to train about 5,000 Syrian fighters annually for three years as part of a program to counter Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria. In Washington, the Pentagon said on Friday that about 2,200 potential recruits for the U.S. military's training program had been identified so far and more than 400 of those were in the "pre-screening process." Full screening would follow. "Because of U.S. (geographic) distance, there has been a minor delay but everything is fine both politically and technically," Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview with Turkey's NTV television, adding there was "no delay" from the Turkish side.


Sierra Leoneans to stay home in final push to stop Ebola

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 05:03 PM PDT

A usually busy street is deserted as Sierra Leone enters a three day country wide lockdown on movement of people due to the Ebola virus in the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Friday, March. 27, 2015. Sierra Leone's 6 million people were told to stay home for three days, except for religious services, beginning Friday as the West African nation attempted a final push to rid itself of Ebola. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone's 6 million people were told to stay home for three days beginning Friday, except for religious services, as the West African nation attempted a final push to rid itself of Ebola.


15-year-old American CiCi Bellis advances at Miami Open

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 05:03 PM PDT

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SPELLING OF SURNAME - Rafael Nadal of Spain, returns a shot from Nicolas Almagro of Spain, at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Friday, March 27, 2015 in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Precocious amateur CiCi Bellis says she's ready to take on the best of the pros — Serena Williams.


'Car park king' Richard III's tomb revealed

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:52 PM PDT

A handout picture released by Leicester Cathedral Quarter Partnership Board taken on March 26, 2015, shows the coffin in the tomb area during the reinterment ceremony of England’s King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral in central EnglandThe stone tomb covering the grave of Richard III was unveiled Friday, the last act in the reburial of the 15th-century king found beneath a car park. The 2.3-tonne slab of Swaledale fossil stone went on public display the day after he was reinterred in Leicester Cathedral, central England, in the presence of royalty. The light-coloured stone was quarried from land that Richard once owned in Yorkshire, his northern English stronghold. Richard's coffin was reburied in the Leicester Cathedral on Thursday, across the street from where his remains were discovered in 2012.


Venezuela to present anti-US petition at summit with Obama

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2015 file photo, supporters of President Nicolas Maduro sign a petition asking the U.S. to end sanctions against Venezuelan officials accused of violating human rights, and denouncing U.S. aggression, in downtown Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro plans to give the petition to President Barack Obama when the two leaders cross paths at a regional summit in April. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is readying a gift for President Barack Obama when the two leaders cross paths at a regional summit next month: a petition containing millions of signatures denouncing U.S. aggression.


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

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 05:02 PM PDT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved. Many are migrant workers abandoned by their boat captains after the Indonesian government passed a moratorium on foreign fishing five months ago, according to the International Organization for Migration in Indonesia, which released the number Friday. However, others have been trapped on the islands for years, after being dumped by fishing boats or escaping into the jungle.

Montenegro-Russia match abandoned; Sweden, Austria win

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:31 PM PDT

Medics transport Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev after was hit by a flare thrown from the stands during the Euro 2016 Group G qualifying soccer match between Montenegro and Russia, at the City Stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro, Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The European championship qualifying match between Montenegro and Russia was abandoned Friday after Russia's goalkeeper was hit by a flare and a 30-minute suspension of the game was followed by a brawl between players.


Mexico sets 25 pct pollution cut by 2030 for climate talks

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:30 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has become the first developing nation to submit pollutant reduction goals for next fall's Paris climate change talks, pledging Friday to cut greenhouse gas and short-lived climate pollutants 25 percent by 2030.

Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned by Italy high court

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Raffaele Sollecito leaves Italy's highest court building in Rome, Italy, 27 March 2015. American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend expect to learn their fate Friday when Italy's highest court hears their appeal of their guilty verdicts in the brutal 2007 murder of Knox's British roommate Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Massimo Percossi, ANSA) ITALY OUTROME (AP) — Italy's highest court on Friday overturned the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate, bringing to a definitive end the high-profile case that captivated trial-watchers on both sides of the Atlantic.


Timeline of Meredith Kercher murder probe and trial

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, US national accused of the 2007 murder of her housemate Meredith Kercher, arrives at the court during the resumption of her appeal trial in Perugia on September 30, 2011Rome (AFP) - Italy's top court on Friday quashed the convictions of American Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.


Montgomerie, Durant top Champions Tour leaderboard

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:18 PM PDT

SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) — Colin Montgomerie and Joe Durant shared the lead at 5-under 67 on Friday after the breezy first round of the Champions Tour's Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.

Kercher's mother 'shocked' by Italy verdict

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:16 PM PDT

Meredith Kercher's mother, Arline Kercher (pictured), said she was "surprised and very shocked" by Italy's top court clearing Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of her daughter's murderMeredith Kercher's mother said Friday she was "surprised and very shocked" by Italy's top court clearing Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of her daughter's murder. Arline Kercher said the decision by the Court of Cassation in Rome was "odd" given the pair had been convicted twice following the British student's killing in 2007. Judges cleared Knox and Sollecito after 10 hours of deliberations, concluding an eight-year legal drama. Arline Kercher said she had heard little more about the decision other than the verdict.


Britain offers Saudis support over Yemen strikes

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:16 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on March 25, 2015Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday offered Britain's "firm political support" to Saudi Arabia over its air strikes on rebel camps in Yemen. Cameron and Saudi Arabia's King Salman spoke for the first time since the monarch came to the throne in January, with the prime minister giving his clear backing to the action. Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Huthi rebel camps in Yemen on Friday in a second day of strikes as embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in Egypt for talks with Arab allies. "The prime minister emphasised the UK's firm political support for the Saudi action in Yemen, noting that it was right to do everything possible to deter Huthi aggression, to support President Hadi and his legitimate government," said a spokeswoman for Cameron's Downing Street office.


Guatemala arrests gang suspect in journalist's killing

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:14 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An alleged gang member suspected of ordering the recent killing of a young journalist has been arrested, President Otto Perez Molina said Friday.

Fitch downgrades Greece amid bailout uncertainty

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:11 PM PDT

The 19th century statue of the ancient goddess Athena stands at the Athens Academy on Friday, March 27, 2015. Greek bank deposits dropped by more than 7.5 billion euros ($8.2 billion) in February, ramping up pressure on the country's teetering financial system as its government scrambles to reach a deal with creditors within days. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Greece's sovereign rating amid growing uncertainty over the new government's pledge to overhaul reforms needed to restart bailout loan payments and avoid default.


Italy clears Knox of murder that gripped the world

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:09 PM PDT

Italy's top court clears Amanda Knox (L) and Raffaele Sollecito (R) of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, bringing a sensational end to an eight-year legal dramaItaly's top court on Friday threw out Amanda Knox's conviction for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, bringing a sensational end to an eight-year legal drama that has gripped a global audience. Judges at the Court of Cassation also quashed all charges against Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito after ten hours of deliberations in Rome. "I am tremendously relieved and grateful for the decision of the Supreme Court of Italy," Knox said in a statement from her home in Seattle. Sollecito, 31, learned of the verdict at his home in Puglia in southern Italy, where he had driven after attending the final hearing in the high court review on Friday morning.


Brazil federal police report massive tax fraud scheme

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:06 PM PDT

A member of the Clean Elections Movement carries bags representing money, during protest against the private financing of political campaigns, in front of the Brazilian National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Approximately 200 bags were left in front of the National Congress in an attempt to mobilize civil society for political reform. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)SAO PAULO (AP) — The federal police agency said Friday it has begun legal proceedings against companies allegedly involved in a fraud scheme that has cost Brazil's public coffers almost $2 billion in unpaid fines and taxes.


About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:05 PM PDT

This Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 image shows Ngwe Thein, 42, who has been living on an island near Benjina, Indonesia for three years, after being forced to work on a fishing trawler with inadequate food and little or no pay, he said. In the wake of an AP report on fishermen who were enslaved, on Thursday, March 26, 2015, Thai lawmakers voted unanimously to create tougher penalties for violating the country's anti-human trafficking law, including the death penalty. But in a Thursday email, Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division said, "The Thailand government has made repeated verbal commitments to get tough with traffickers but every time real follow-up has been lacking." In the meantime, Thein is one of the thousands of men who are waiting. (AP Photo/APTN, Esther Htusan)JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved.


France says will propose UN Security Council draft on Israel

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:03 PM PDT

In this March 27, 2015, photo provided by the United Nations, Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, speaks with the media at United Nations headquarters. Fabius said Friday his country will propose a U.N. Security Council resolution in the coming weeks that could present a framework for negotiations toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/United Nations, Rick Bajornas)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France's foreign minister said Friday his country will propose a U.N. Security Council resolution in the coming weeks that could present a framework for negotiations toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Nigerian leader urges peaceful vote as elections loom

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:02 PM PDT

Traffic passes by campaign posters for opposition candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari plastered on the centre of a roundabout in Daura, his home town, in Katsina state in northern Nigeria Friday, March 27, 2015. The imam of the Emir's Palace Mosque in Daura called during traditional Friday prayers for worshippers to pray for free and fair elections, which are due to be held on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan urged his nation to vote peacefully and accept the results of Saturday's presidential elections, which analysts say will be the most tightly contested in the history of Africa's richest nation and its largest democracy.


Nigeria must set 'high standard' for elections: UN

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:57 PM PDT

Volunteers check their ballot station positions in the Bayelsa state capital of Yenagoa on March 27, 2015 on the eve of Nigeria's presidential electionUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for transparent and peaceful elections in Nigeria on the eve of the vote that will be closely-watched by world governments. "The international community has high expectations that Nigeria will provide leadership in setting a high standard for this election," Ban said in a statement. The UN chief called on Nigerians to vote in large numbers and voiced hope that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be "transparent, inclusive and peaceful". Nigeria has a history of election violence and both candidates have appealed for calm to prevent a repeat of 2011, when 1,000 people were killed in clashes after the results were announced.


Montenegro-Russia qualifier abandoned; Kane scores on debut

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Montenegro's players leave the pitch after Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare thrown from the stands during the Euro 2016 Group G qualifying soccer match between Montenegro and Russia, at the City Stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro, Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)A Russian player was hit by a flare after 20 seconds in Montenegro before a brawl between the two teams' players eventually resulted in the European Championship qualifier being abandoned on Friday.


UN Security Council holds Libya arms embargo in place

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:54 PM PDT

A fighter from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia aims his weapon during clashes with forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government near the Wetia military air base, west of the capital Tripoli on December 29, 2014The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo. Libya, backed by Egypt, had asked for an end to the arms embargo to allow the embattled government to build up its army and take on groups such as Islamic State (IS). The measure called on a Security Council committee to "consider expeditiously" requests for arms purchases from Libya.


Power returns after long layoff eager to repeat 2014 success

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:54 PM PDT

Will Power, of Australia, talks to crew members after practice for the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race Friday, March 27, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The race takes place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Will Power shook off a six-month layoff by pacing the opening practice of the IndyCar season.


Kane scores 80 seconds into England debut in qualifying win

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:50 PM PDT

England's Harry Kane, celebrates his goal during the Euro 2016 Group E qualifying soccer match between England and Lithuania at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane scored 80 seconds into his England debut on Friday, providing another astonishing moment in his breakthrough season in a 4-0 victory over Lithuania in European Championship qualifying.


Ravaged east Ukraine village reveals cost of war

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:49 PM PDT

Destroyed houses in the village of Logvinove, near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, March 26, 2015A stuffed toy horse hanging from a gate reminds visitors that the war-ravaged eastern Ukraine village of Logvinove, now held by pro-Russian separatists, was once bustling with life. Next to it, a wooden sign warns "Mines".


Spain beats Ukraine 1-0 in Euro 2016 qualifier

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:45 PM PDT

Spain's Alvaro Morata fights for the ball followed by Ukraine's Yevhen Khacheridi, left, during the Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match between Spain and Ukraine, at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, in Seville, Spain, on Friday, March. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Alvaro Morata scored in his first start for Spain to secure a 1-0 win at home over Ukraine in a European championship qualifier on Friday.


Amanda Knox 'relieved and grateful' after court saga ends

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:33 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Amanda Knox says she's "tremendously relieved and grateful" that Italy's highest court overturned her murder conviction in the slaying of her British roommate.

Montenegro-Russia qualifier abandoned after brawl

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:30 PM PDT

Medics transport Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev after was hit by a flare thrown from the stands during the Euro 2016 Group G qualifying soccer match between Montenegro and Russia, at the City Stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro, Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A European championship qualifying match between Montenegro and Russia has been abandoned following a brawl between the two teams' players.


Tribes kill 21 Shiite rebels in south Yemen: local official

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:29 PM PDT

An armed Yemeni supporter of the southern seperatist movement walks towards a tank bearing the movement's flag, which they confiscated from a military depot, in the southern city of Aden on March 27, 2015At least 21 Yemeni Shiite rebels were killed Friday when residents in a tribal southern region opened fire at their vehicles, a local official and witnesses told AFP. The Huthi rebels, who are also facing Saudi-led air strikes, were travelling in three vehicles from Lahj province towards Aden, the southern stronghold of embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, when they were ambushed. At least eight people were killed in clashes around Aden airport, where the Shiite militiamen were deployed on the runway, security and medical sources said.


Pygmies demand end to discrimination in DR Congo

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:20 PM PDT

Maria Muzinga, a Pygmy, cooks in the village of Mukondo, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 16, 2014Pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo used the forum offered by a festival of indigenous peoples Friday to demand protection against discrimination by other Congolese who they claim treat them like "savages". Pygmies are hunter-gatherers who live in DR Congo, the Central African Republic, Congo, Cameroon and Gabon. Since colonial times, they have cohabited uneasily with majority Bantus, who are accused of exploiting the Pygmies, paying them meagre wages -- or with alcohol and cigarettes -- and generally treating them as inferior beings.


Islamists enter flashpoint city in northwest Syria: monitor

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:18 PM PDT

Smoke rises from the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on March 26, 2015 following bombing by rebelsIslamist rebels entered neighbourhoods in the regime-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria for the first time in four days of fierce clashes with government forces, a monitor reported. "The armed groups have entered a number of areas inside the city and clashed violently with regime soldiers," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. He said the Islamists had advanced significantly from the northwestern and southeastern sides of the city, and that the total death toll since Tuesday was 117. The city is almost completely encircled by rebel groups, leaving only two exit routes for pro-regime forces.


Togo election postponed after concerns over voter roll

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:15 PM PDT

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe arrives for an ECOWAS Summit gathering of West African leaders in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 11, 2012Togo's presidential election has been postponed by 10 days to April 25, the communications minister announced on Friday, after calls for a delay over claims the voter register was flawed. "The presidential election will be held on April 25, 2015 and not April 15, the initial date," said a presidential decree read on state television in the small West African country by Communications Minister Germaine Koumealo Anate. The chairman of regional bloc ECOWAS, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, had suggested the postponement during a visit to Togo Tuesday, citing the need to update the electoral roll. "As a result, ECOWAS proposes that the election is delayed by 10 days to allow the election list to be revised so everyone is satisfied," Mahama told reporters.


Stocks close with slight gains, but still end the week lower

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange in New York. U.S. stocks were mostly unchanged Friday, March 27, 2015, after four straight days of losses. (AP Photo/Jin Lee, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A tough week on the stock market ended quietly Friday.


2 more Galileo satellites launched from French Guiana for EU

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:08 PM PDT

KOUROU, French Guiana (AP) — A rocket fired from French Guiana has launched two Galileo satellites for the European Space Agency as the European Union continues to expand its global navigation system.

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