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Nepal scrambles to organize quake relief, many flee capital

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:59 AM PDT

People ride on buses as traffic is affected by a landslide caused by an earthquake, in Kurintar, NepalBy Gopal Sharma, Rupam Jain Nair and Ross Adkin KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake had climbed to more than 3,700, and reports trickling in from remote areas suggested it would rise significantly. A senior interior ministry official said it could reach as much as 5,000, in the worse such disaster in Nepal since 1934, when 8,500 people were killed. Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport was hobbled by many employees not showing up for work, people trying to get out, and a series of aftershocks which forced it to close several times since the quake.


Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station-army official

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:15 AM PDT

By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said on Monday. The reporters had been missing since August, when they left the eastern city of Tobruk after covering the inauguration of the country's elected parliament to travel to Benghazi. Faraj al-Barassi, a district army commander in eastern Libya, said militants loyal to Islamic State were responsible for killing the journalists, whose bodies were found outside the eastern city of Bayda.

Kerry says Iran, world powers closer than ever to historic nuclear deal

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:41 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif pose for a photograph before resuming talks over Iran's nuclear programme in LausanneBy Louis Charbonneau and Arshad Mohammed UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old nuclear standoff, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday. Kerry was speaking at the United Nations on the opening day of a month-long conference taking stock of the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and ahead of a meeting in New York with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, their first face-to-face encounter since recent marathon talks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Zarif and Kerry, who met on Monday at the Iranian U.N. Ambassador's residence across from Central Park, were expected to discuss efforts to secure a final agreement between Iran and the six powers by a June 30 deadline.


U.S., Japan unveil new defense guidelines for global Japanese role

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 02:44 PM PDT

Japanese PM Abe tours the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Schlossberg, in BostonBy Arshad Mohammed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan and the United States unveiled new guidelines for defense cooperation on Monday, reflecting Japan's willingness to take on a more robust international role at a time of growing Chinese power and rising concerns about nuclear-armed North Korea. Washington told Japanese leaders its commitment to Japan's security remained "iron-clad" and covered all territories under Tokyo's administration, including tiny East China Sea islets that Japan disputes with Beijing. A centerpiece of Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe's U.S. visit this week for talks with President Barack Obama, the guidelines are part of Abe's wider signal that Japan is ready to take more responsibility for its security as China modernizes its military and flexes its muscles in Asia.


Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen as bread, medicine run short

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 02:23 PM PDT

People stand at the site of an air strike in SanaaBy Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) - The humanitarian situation in Yemen has become catastrophic, relief officials said on Monday, as Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi militiamen and rebel army units for a second day, dashing hopes for a pause in fighting to let aid in. Residents said warplanes flew between 15 and 20 sorties against groups of Houthi fighters and arms depots in the al-Dhalea provincial capital, Dhalea, and the nearby city of Qa'ataba, between dawn and 0900 local time (0600 GMT), setting off a chain of explosions that lasted for two more hours. A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, rattled by what they saw as expanding Iranian influence in the Arabian Peninsula, is trying to stop Houthi fighters and loyalists of former President Ali Abdullah Salah taking control of Yemen. Houthis were stopping convoys of trucks reaching the southern port city of Aden and an arms blockade by Saudi-led coalition navies searching ships for weapons was holding up food deliveries by sea.


Britain's Conservatives take one point lead ahead of election: YouGov poll

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 02:59 PM PDT

Britiain's Prime Minister David Cameron, gives a speech during an election campaign visit to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in London, England(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives took a one percentage point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sun newspaper published on Monday. The poll showed Conservatives on 35 percent, up two points from Sunday, versus Labour at 34 percent, unchanged from yesterday, polling company YouGov said. The two main parties have been neck-and-neck in most opinion polls since the start of the year, with neither establishing a sustained lead exceeding the typical 3-point margin of error.


Storm knocks out power to New Orleans airport for hours

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:54 PM PDT

A line of storms moving through Louisiana on Monday knocked out power to the New Orleans International Airport, sent freight train cars tumbling from an elevated bridge and left nearly 238,000 customers without electricity. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the storms, but the power outages, together with flood damage, prompted Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to declare a state of emergency. In New Orleans, the storms left the criminal courthouse without power, downed trees and power lines and caused several area schools, including the University of New Orleans, to cancel classes. Video shown on local television showed several freight train cars on an elevated track of the Huey P. Long Bridge on the outskirts of New Orleans being blown by heavy winds before tumbling dozens of feet to the ground.

Police targeted, stores looted in Baltimore riots

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:50 PM PDT

Rioters looted stores and pelted police with rocks in Baltimore on Monday after the funeral of an African American man whose death in custody has reignited outrage over US police conduct towards blacks. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency in the port city of 620,000 and activated the National Guard as rioters prowled in small groups, ransacking shops and trashing police vehicles. NBC affiliate WBAL reported there had been at least one arrest, and the Baltimore Orioles baseball team postponed its evening game against the Chicago White Sox. Fear of unrest prompted the University of Maryland's downtown campus, corporate offices and the city's famous Lexington Market to shut down early.

Pacquiao, Roach scheme on plan for Mayweather's defense

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:47 PM PDT

Boxer Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, pauses for photos during his workout at Wild Card Boxing Club, Monday, April 27, 2015, in Los Angeles. Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have spent the past two months trying to solve the biggest puzzle in modern boxing.


Rangers' Zuccarello out indefinitely with upper body injury

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:42 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello of Norway is out indefinitely with what the team calls an upper body injury.

Greek PM leaves referendum option open, rules out elections

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:42 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday said he may have to resort to a referendum if the government is only offered a deal from lenders that it cannot accept, but added that he was certain that such a scenario could be avoided. Tsipras ruled out snap elections, however, saying the government had only been voted in a few months ago.

Greek PM says working hard for deal but disagreements remain

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:42 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said his government was working hard to reach an interim deal with EU and IMF lenders to unlock aid but that the two sides still disagreed on issues like labor reform and a proposed value-added tax hike. The lenders are also asking for pension cuts and urging the government to enact a law making it easier for companies to carry out mass layoffs, Tsipras told Star TV in an interview. Tsipras also defended Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis against criticism that he was hurting negotiations with the lenders. He acknowledged that the mood of lenders toward Greece had soured, though he dismissed that as a normal part of talks.

Greek PM hopes for initial deal on reforms this week or next week

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:42 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday said his government was hoping for an initial agreement on a package of reforms this week or next week.

Mexico: 92 kidnapped migrants rescued near Texas border

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:38 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say police have rescued 92 kidnapped migrants from a safe house along the border with Texas.

Uruguay urges ex-Guantanamo detainees to sign for housing

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:36 PM PDT

Freed Guantanamo Bay detainees who were resettled in Uruguay pray during their protest outside the U.S. embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, April 24, 2015. From left are Omar Abdelahdi Faraj and Ali Husain Shaaban, both of Syria, and Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi of Tunisia. The men are protesting after they were asked to leave a hotel where some stayed periodically, and demand Washington help them financially. They say the house where six of them were initially resettled didn't have enough space for all of them. The men spent 12 years at the U.S. military prison but were never charged and released after officials determined they were no longer a threat. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garrido) URUGUAY OUT - NO PUBLICAR EN URUGUAYMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's foreign minister said Monday that six former Guantanamo Bay detainees resettled here will be out of a house and off public assistance unless they agree to terms they have so far rejected, the latest in an increasingly public battle over who is financially responsible for the men and for how long.


Kerry, Iran FM hold nuke talks in NYC as Senate weighs move

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 18, 2015 file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks in Nashua, N.H. Senate proponents of a bill empowering Congress to review and potentially reject any Iran nuclear deal must first win a battle with some colleagues determined to change the legislation in ways that could sink it. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration moved on two fronts Monday to advance its nuclear diplomacy with Iran, with talks between top U.S. and Iranian diplomats and an aggressive effort to sell the emerging deal to skeptical American lawmakers and constituencies.


UN peacekeepers must protect cultural sites: UNESCO chief

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:34 PM PDT

Image grab from video made available by Jihadist media outlet Welayat Nineveh on April 11, 2015, allegedly shows members of the Islamic State destroying a stoneslab with a sledgehammer at what they said was ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, IraqUN culture chief Irina Bokova urged the Security Council on Monday to task peacekeepers with protecting cultural sites and to help prosecute those who destroy historical treasures. International alarm has been growing over the fate of artifacts and monuments in Iraq and Syria after videos surfaced of jihadists destroying priceless works. Bokova deplored the "cultural cleansing" being carried out in Iraq and Syria during a special Security Council meeting. The director of the UN's culture agency UNESCO said protecting national heritage must be included in the mandate of peacekeeping missions as is the case in Mali following the destruction of Timbuktu shrines.


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

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:33 PM PDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — As the death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake climbed past 4,000, aid workers and officials in remote, shattered villages near the epicenter pleaded Monday for food, shelter and medicine. Help poured in after Saturday's magnitude-7.8 quake, with countries large and small sending medical and rescue teams, aircraft and basic supplies. The small airport in the capital of Kathmandu was congested and chaotic, with some flights forced to turn back early in the day.

Elderly victim testifies in 1st trial of alleged scammers

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:25 PM PDT

BISMARCK, North Dakota (AP) — An elderly woman from North Dakota who was identified by investigators as the first victim in a Jamaican lottery scam says she lost $300,000 and cashed in her insurance policy.

UN employee 'abducted in Iraq'

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:15 PM PDT

Iraqi government forces and allied militias take position in the northern part of Diyala province, on March 4, 2015A United Nations employee working as a liaison in Iraq's Diyala province has been "abducted" northeast of Baghdad, a spokeswoman for the UN mission in the country told AFP on Monday. The Iraqi employee, whose name has not been released, was seized on Sunday in Diyala's provincial capital Baquba, Eliana Nabaa said. Iraq was plagued by kidnappings in previous years, but they declined after the 2007-2008 peak of Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence in Iraq.


Greek PM says initial deal in bailout talks 'very close'

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:14 PM PDT

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks at the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Union in Riga, Latvia on Friday, April 24, 2015. Greece's finance minister came under fire Friday from his peers in the 19-country eurozone for failing to come up with a comprehensive list of economic reforms that are needed if the country is to get vital loans to avoid going bankrupt. (Dmitris Sulzics/F64 Photo Agency via AP)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister voiced hope that bailout talks between the cash-strapped country and its international creditors are "very close" to an initial deal, and ruled out early elections if the marathon negotiations fail.


Soccer candidate flubs party affiliation in stump speech

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2015 file photo, professional soccer player Cuauhtemoc Blanco raises his arm after pre-registering to run for mayor in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Blanco has only just left the pitch for politics, but he's already scored an own-goal in his campaign for mayor of Cuernavaca. At a campaign event in April, Blanco urged his backers to "support the PRD," the initials of the Democratic Revolution Party. Unfortunately, Blanco is running on the ticket of the small Social Democrat Party, or PSD. (AP Photo/Tony Rivera, File)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican Soccer star Cuauhtemoc Blanco has only just left the pitch for politics. But he's already scored an own-goal in his campaign for mayor of Cuernavaca.


A new format, more golf for all at Match Play

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:07 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rory McIlroy arrived at Harding Park on Monday knowing he will be at the Match Play Championship at least through Friday.

'Hundreds' found dead as fresh Boko Haram violence hits Nigeria

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:04 PM PDT

Soldiers of the Chadian army patroling at the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, some 40 km from Maltam, as part of a military contingent against the armed Islamist group Boko Haram, on January 21, 2014Hundreds of people have been found dead in the northeast Nigerian town of Damasak, apparently victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, as details emerged on Monday of fresh attacks by the militants. Reports of decomposing bodies littering the streets of Damasak came as president Muhammadu Buhari denounced the Islamists as a bogus religious group and vowed a hard line against them when he comes to power at the end of next month. Northeast Nigeria has been relentlessly targeted throughout the jihadists' six-year uprising but there had been a lull in violence in recent weeks. A coalition of troops from Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria has claimed major victories since February, reportedly flushing the militants out of areas they previously controlled.


Venezuelan prison riot ends at overcrowded facility

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:01 PM PDT

Inmates stand on the roof of a detention center run by Venezuela's Bolivarian police in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 27, 2015. Inmates took control of the building on Sunday night to protest overcrowding and demand better conditions. Yuraima Silva, the aunt of one of the inmates, said detainees started rioting after they'd gone more than 12 hours without food and water. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A prison riot appears to have ended peacefully after inmates released a guard they had taken captive to protest overcrowded conditions.


Sudan denied UN request to evacuate Darfur peacekeeper

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:00 PM PDT

A member of the UN-African Union mission in Darfur runs past an armoured personnel carrier patrolling near the city of Nyala in Sudan's Darfur on January 12, 2015Sudan denied a UN request for the emergency evacuation of a wounded Ethiopian peacekeeper who later died of his injuries in Darfur, the UN chief said Monday. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he "deeply regrets" that Khartoum turned down the request on Sunday and offered condolences to the peacekeeper's family. Ban said in a statement that he was deeply concerned about the rise in attacks on peacekeepers serving in the joint United Nations-African Union UNAMID mission in Darfur and the "limited cooperation" provided by Sudan.


Applied Materials' Tokyo Electron deal ends in DOJ roadblock

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:52 PM PDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Applied Materials has called off its $9.4 billion acquisition of Tokyo Electron Ltd. after hitting a regulatory roadblock.

Former Yemen envoy criticizes UN embargo on Huthis

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:49 PM PDT

A picture released by the Yemeni Presidency on February 26, 2015, shows President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi (R) meeting UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar in Aden, YemenThe former UN envoy to Yemen told the Security Council on Monday that an arms embargo targeting Shiite Huthi rebels risks impeding deliveries of desperately-needed humanitarian aid. Moroccan diplomat Jamal Benomar delivered his final report to the 15-member council during a closed-door session held as Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded the insurgents in southern Yemen. "I warned the council that implementation of the new targeted arms embargo under the UN resolution could inadvertently restrict the flow of much-needed commercial goods and humanitarian assistance to Yemen including food, fuel and medical supplies," Benomar told reporters after the meeting.


One policeman killed, two wounded in 'Islamist' attack in Bosnia

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:45 PM PDT

Bosnian police are seen as they secure the perimeter around the police station in the town of Zvornik on April 27, 2015One policeman was killed and two others wounded Monday in the eastern Bosnian town of Zvornik when a man opened fire on a police station shouting "Allahu Akbar", officials said. The gunman, identified as 24-year-old Nerdin Ibric from a nearby village, was also killed in the exchange of fire, police spokeswoman Aleksandra Simojlovic told reporters, calling it a "terrorist" attack. "An armed person entered the police station of Zvornik around 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is great).


Zuma hits back at other African states over anti-immigrant violence

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Thousands march in Johannesburg against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa on April 23, 2015President Jacob Zuma on Monday hit out at other African countries after South Africa faced a backlash over the wave of anti-foreigner attacks in the country. While Zuma condemned the violence, saying immigrants contributed to the South African economy, he also questioned why so many had flocked to South Africa. South Africa faced a backlash over the attacks and regional relations have been strained, with Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique organising for some of their fearful citizens to return home. Nigeria has also recalled its ambassador in Pretoria over the attacks while there have been widespread calls for South African products to be boycotted.


U.S. blames Houthi battlefield moves for renewed Saudi strikes

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:38 PM PDT

The United States squarely blamed Houthi fighters on Monday for renewed Saudi-led bombings, accusing them of using a relative lull in airstrikes meant to help set the stage for peace talks to instead pursue battlefield advances. Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi militiamen and rebel army units on Monday, dashing hopes for a pause in fighting to let aid in as relief officials warned of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he would discuss the conflict with Iran's foreign minister later on Monday, adding: "I will certainly urge that everybody do their part to try to reduce the violence and allow the negotiations to begin." Kerry and other U.S. officials said Houthis had sought more gains since Riyadh's announcement last week that it was ending its nearly five-week-old bombing campaign, except in places where the Houthis were advancing. "But what happened was the Houthi began to take advantage of the absence of air campaign, moving not only additionally on Aden, but moving in other parts of the country." Kerry and other U.S. officials said the Houthis were shifting artillery and forces and targeting certain elements of the Yemen army.

UN chief, Italy PM, EU's Mogherini visit navy ship in 'sea of misery'

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:35 PM PDT

A photo from the Palazzo Chigi Press Office shows UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R), Italian PM Matteo Renzi (C) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) on April 27, 2015 at Sigonella airport in SicilyUN chief Ban Ki-moon said the Mediterranean had become "a sea of tears" as he joined Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini aboard a navy ship Monday to highlight the plight of migrants risking their lives to reach Europe. The symbolic visit to Italy's San Giusto vessel off the coast of Sicily came just over a week after more than 750 people drowned in the Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwreck yet, amid a recent spike in the number of people attempting the perilous crossing from north Africa.


Large tourist hotel abruptly closes in Puerto Rico

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:25 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A large hotel in one of the main tourist districts of Puerto Rico has abruptly announced that it will close.

Gunman kills Bosnian policeman in apparent Islamist attack

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:16 PM PDT

By Maja Zuvela SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A gunman shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) attacked a police station in eastern Bosnia on Monday, killing one police officer and wounding two before he was shot dead, a police spokeswoman said. The attack occurred at around 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) in Zvornik, a town in Bosnia's Serb-dominated autonomous region, the Serb Republic, which together with the Bosniak-Croat Federation makes up the Bosnia that emerged from the 1992-95 war. "This is the worst terrorism attack that could happen in the Serb Republic," regional Interior Minister Dragan Lukac told local television, adding that security levels had been raised after the attack.

Yemen crisis spills into new Iran-US nuclear talks

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:16 PM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the United Nations in New York April 27, 2015US top diplomat John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart Monday hoping to push forward tough nuclear negotiations as they reach the final phase, but also aiming to ease unrest in Yemen. The secretary of state huddled with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for the first time since they hammered out the groundbreaking parameters for a final deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions during marathon eight-day talks in Switzerland earlier this month. Since the talks under the aegis of the P5+1 group resumed in earnest some 18 months ago, the US has insisted they are solely focused on the nuclear program.


Chile volcano eruption costs region $600 mn: official

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:09 PM PDT

Chilean cowboys drive their herd along a road covered with ashes from the Calbuco volcano in La Ensenada, Chile on April 25, 2015Last week's spectacular twin eruptions of the Calbuco volcano will cost southern Chile's Los Lagos region, a tourism and agriculture hub, up to $600 million, a local business leader said Monday. With large swathes of farmland blanketed in the thick gray ash and debris, "the agriculture and livestock industry will probably be the hardest hit," said Emir Jadue, head of the Chamber of Commerce in the town of Puerto Varas, near the volcano. "The Los Lagos regional economy had annual turnover of $2 billion. We estimate the eruption of Calbuco will cause losses of up to about 30 percent," he said.


Australian convict marries girlfriend, as Indonesia execution looms

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:09 PM PDT

An Australian death row convict married his girlfriend in prison on Monday, a day before his possible execution by an Indonesian firing squad for drug offences. Andrew Chan, who was convicted in 2006 along with fellow Australian Myuran Sukumaran for trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, exchanged vows with Indonesian fiancee Febyanti at a maximum security prison in central Java. "It's tough times but it's happy times at the same time," Michael Chan, Andrew's brother, told reporters outside the Nusakambangan island jail, where the executions will take place. "We just hope that the president somewhere will find some compassion and mercy for these two, this young couple so they can carry on with their lives." Chan and Sukumaran are among a group of nine drug convicts, mostly foreigners, that are due to be executed after President Joko Widodo refused their clemency pleas.

Miller says he will plead guilty in Jewish site shootings

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:08 PM PDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — A white supremacist from Missouri who is accused of killing three people at two Jewish centers in Kansas plans to plead guilty to capital murder to avoid a lengthy trial because of his failing health.

Arrests, radio station shut as Burundi hit by fresh protests

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:08 PM PDT

People are escorted from the scene by police during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in power in Burundi's capital Bujumbura on April 27, 2015Authorities in Burundi arrested a leading dissident and shut down the main independent radio station Monday as they battled a second day of demonstrations against a bid by the president to cling to power for a third term. The army was also deployed around the capital Bujumbura, after the Red Cross said two people were shot dead in clashes with police in the capital Bujumbura on Sunday. The unrest erupted on Sunday after the ruling CNDD-FDD party, which has been accused of intimidating opponents, designated President Pierre Nkurunziza its candidate in the June 26 presidential election. On Monday demonstrators were back on the streets, with police using tear gas in Cibitoke, in the north of Bujumbura, to prevent around 1,000 demonstrators reaching the centre.


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