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• Yemeni fighters repel Houthis in Aden after arms drop
• Kenya university death toll seen rising; anger over security failures
• Germanwings co-pilot increased speed as jet went down
• Fleeing Boko Haram kill seven in attack on village in Chad
• Special Report: After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching
• New faces out to down McIlroy at Masters
• UN Security Council to discuss pause in air strikes on Yemen
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Obama asks Congress to widen Arctic refuge protections
• Slum dwellers protest over boy's death in Brazil shantytown
• AP investigation prompts emergency rescue of 300 plus slaves
• Panama grounds drones during next week's regional summit
• Duke Energy agrees to pay $2.5 million in coal ash spill settlement
• Shock, defiance in Kenya after Shebab massacre 148 at university
• Guptill named in NZ squad for England series
• Amanda Knox vows to work on behalf of the wrongly convicted
• Rio police fire tear gas at protest over boy's death
• Pope presides over Good Friday procession at Colosseum
• France to free Rwandan genocide suspect
• Kenya mourns 148 dead in university attack by militants
• Murray beats Berdych to reach Miami final
• Mexico nabs alleged leader of mass-kidnapping gang
• Monaco misses chance to pressure leaders after 1-1 draw
• US woman accused of trying to join, martyr self for IS group
• Museum turning over portrait bought from trafficking suspect
• Moderate earthquake rattles Costa Rica
• Record amount of cocaine found in Czech banana shipment
• Rayo Vallecano rallies to beat Eibar 2-1 in Spanish league
• Kings center Sim Bhullar embracing his place in NBA history
• Guyana, Suriname at odds after embassy parking dispute
• Andy Murray advances to Miami Open final by beating Berdych
• Two more Saudi soldiers killed on Yemen border: ministry
• Pentagon chief heading to Japan, S.Korea next week
• Romanian court bans 6 foreigners due to al-Qaida links
• AP Analysis: Iran deal leaves major questions unresolved
• Saudi-led coalition airdrops arms to Yemeni forces
• Museum turning over purloined portrait to Homeland Security
• Yemen rebels quit Aden palace, Qaeda makes gains
• Three Spanish cavers missing in Morocco

Yemeni fighters repel Houthis in Aden after arms drop Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:57 PM PDT By Mohammad Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) - Fighters loyal to Yemen's president pushed Houthi fighters back from central Aden on Friday after they were reinforced with weapons parachuted into their beleaguered section of the southern port city by Saudi-led warplanes. The military setback for the Shi'ite Houthis came after days of advances in Aden, the last major foothold of fighters loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, despite a week-old Saudi campaign of air strikes to halt the Houthis and bolster Hadi. Sunni Muslim power Saudi Arabia, alarmed by the Iranian-allied Houthis' march on Hadi's powerbase in Aden, launched its air campaign nine days ago along with regional backers. The intervention marks Riyadh's most assertive move yet to counter what it sees as a spread of Shi'ite Iran's power in the region, a proxy struggle also playing out in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

Kenya university death toll seen rising; anger over security failures Posted: 03 Apr 2015 04:54 PM PDT By Edith Honan GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - The death toll in an assault by Somali militants on a Kenyan university is likely to climb above 147, a government source and media said on Friday, as anger grew among local residents over what they say as a government failure to prevent bloodshed. Strapped with explosives, masked al Shabaab gunmen stormed the Garissa University College campus, some 200 km (120 miles) from the Somali border, in a pre-dawn rampage on Thursday. Five people have been arrested in connection with the attack, CNN reported on Friday, citing Kenyan Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery. "It's because of laxity by the government that these things are happening.

Germanwings co-pilot increased speed as jet went down Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:11 PM PDT By Tim Hepher and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - The pilot at the controls of a Germanwings jet that crashed in the French Alps accelerated the plane into the mountainside, killing all 150 people on board, according to French investigators. France's BEA crash investigation agency declined to confirm growing evidence against the co-pilot before completing its own analysis, but the chilling new detail from a newly recovered second 'black box' seemed to corroborate prosecutors' claims that he killed himself and everyone else deliberately. "A first reading shows that the pilot in the cockpit used the automatic pilot to put the airplane on a descent towards an altitude of 100 feet," the BEA said in a statement. "Then several times the pilot modified the automatic pilot settings to increase the speed of the airplane as it descended." Based on cockpit audio recordings from the first black box, recovered hours after the March 24 crash, prosecutors believe 27-year-old German co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit and veered the plane into a descent.

Fleeing Boko Haram kill seven in attack on village in Chad Posted: 03 Apr 2015 04:43 PM PDT N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency fleeing an offensive by soldiers from Chad and Niger launched a rare attack on Chadian soil, killing seven people, security sources said on Friday. The two armies drove the Islamist insurgents from Malam Fatori, one of Boko Haram's last major footholds along Nigeria's northern border, earlier this week. While they faced little resistance as they entered the town on Tuesday, Chad claimed the joint force killed hundreds of Boko Haram fighters in clashes the following day in which nine Chadian soldiers died and another 16 were injured. "Some Boko Haram militants fleeing Malam Fatori towards Lake Chad attacked Maidogo, near Ngouboua, on Thursday, killing seven people," said a Chadian security source.

Special Report: After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:05 PM PDT On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led central government and allied militias, after a month-long battle, had expelled the barbarous Sunni radicals. Then, some of the liberators took revenge. Near the charred, bullet-scarred government headquarters, two federal policemen flanked a suspected Islamic State fighter.

New faces out to down McIlroy at Masters Posted: 03 Apr 2015 04:56 PM PDT It seems like only yesterday that Rory McIlroy was the hunter. Next week when he tees off in what will be his seventh Masters he is quite clearly the hunted. When he first teed off in earnest at Augusta National in 2009, Tiger Woods still reigned supreme, Phil Mickelson was in his prime and Ernie Els loomed large.

UN Security Council to discuss pause in air strikes on Yemen Posted: 03 Apr 2015 04:51 PM PDT The UN Security Council will meet Saturday to discuss a Russian proposal for humanitarian pauses in the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen, diplomats said. Russia called for the meeting amid growing alarm over the rising civilian death toll from the fighting in Yemen. UN aid chief Valerie Amos said Thursday she was "extremely concerned" about civilian deaths after agencies reported that 519 people had been killed and nearly 1,700 injured in two weeks of fighting in Yemen. The UN children's agency this week said at least 62 children had been killed and 30 injured over the past week in Yemen, and that more of them were being recruited as child soldiers.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 03 Apr 2015 04:32 PM PDT BENJINA, Indonesia (AP) — At first the men filtered in by twos and threes, hearing whispers of a possible rescue. Then, as the news rippled around the island, hundreds of weathered former and current slaves with long, greasy hair and tattoos streamed from their trawlers, down the hills, even out of the jungle, running toward what they had only dreamed of for years: Freedom.

Obama asks Congress to widen Arctic refuge protections Posted: 03 Apr 2015 04:28 PM PDT The Obama administration on Friday finalized its recommendation to expand protected areas of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, calling on Congress to block about 12 million acres (5 million hectares) from oil and gas drilling. U.S. President Barack Obama, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner released by the White House, stood by his administration's earlier recommendation to preserve a wide swath of the state's Arctic refuge, setting up a likely battle with the Republican-led Congress over the oil-rich area.

Slum dwellers protest over boy's death in Brazil shantytown Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:39 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Residents in one of Rio de Janeiro's biggest complex of slums demonstrated Friday over the shooting death of a young boy in the shantytown, allegedly at the hands of police.

AP investigation prompts emergency rescue of 300 plus slaves Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:38 PM PDT BENJINA, Indonesia (AP) — At first the men filtered in by twos and threes, hearing whispers of a possible rescue.

Panama grounds drones during next week's regional summit Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:36 PM PDT PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's government said Friday that it is banning drones from national airspace immediately before, during and after next week's Summit of the Americas.

Duke Energy agrees to pay $2.5 million in coal ash spill settlement Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:16 PM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. power company Duke Energy Corp agreed to a $2.5 million settlement proposed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality relating to the 2014 coal ash spill into the Dan River in North Carolina, the DEQ said on Friday. Duke, the largest in the United States by power generation capacity, will spend $2.25 million in carrying out environmental projects to benefit Virginia localities affected by the spill. The remaining $250,000 will be placed in a DEQ fund to respond to environmental emergencies.

Shock, defiance in Kenya after Shebab massacre 148 at university Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:15 PM PDT The bodies of the 148 students and security officers massacred by Somalia's Shebab Islamists in a Kenyan university were flown Friday to Nairobi where their desperate and grieving loved ones were waiting. The day-long siege of Garissa University was Kenya's deadliest attack since the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi, and the bloodiest ever by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants. The Kenyan government, however, vowed that it would not be "intimidated". Amid international revulsion at the attack, US President Barack Obama called Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta and vowed to stand "hand-in-hand" with his government and the Kenyan people.

Guptill named in NZ squad for England series Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:11 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An outstanding World Cup campaign has earned opening batsman Martin Guptill a recall to the New Zealand test side for its two-test series in England next month.

Amanda Knox vows to work on behalf of the wrongly convicted Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:50 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Finally cleared of involvement in her roommate's 2007 murder in Italy, Amanda Knox says she will work on behalf of the wrongly convicted.

Rio police fire tear gas at protest over boy's death Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:47 PM PDT Brazilian police fired tear gas Friday to break up a protest in a Rio de Janeiro slum that erupted after a 10-year-old boy was killed in what officers called a shootout with drug traffickers. Some 300 residents of the Complexo do Alemao, a sprawling group of shantytowns notorious for violence, blocked an access road to the area after the boy, Eduardo Jesus Ferreira, was killed by a gunshot -- the fourth person killed there in just over 24 hours. "The police do nothing but kill our neighbors!" shouted some protesters, while others chanted slogans against the Police Pacification Unit (UPP) that has occupied the favela, or slum, since it was sent in to wrest control from drug gangs in 2010. Witnesses said the march was proceeding peacefully when police fired tear gas without provocation.

Pope presides over Good Friday procession at Colosseum Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:39 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, presiding at the traditional Good Friday Colosseum procession, decried what he called the "complicit silence" about the killing of Christians.

France to free Rwandan genocide suspect Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:33 PM PDT France will release a man accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda massacre after the Paris appeal court ruled in his favour on Friday, his lawyer said. Claude Muhayimana, who obtained French nationality in 2010, was arrested a year ago in the northern city of Rouen. "He will be freed in the middle of next week," his lawyer Philippe Meilhac said. Muhayimana had been placed under investigation for genocide and crimes against humanity following a complaint from the CPCR, an organisation that tracks suspects in the genocide in which around 800,000 people -- mostly members of the minority Tutsi community -- were killed in a 100-day orgy of violence, largely by Hutus.

Kenya mourns 148 dead in university attack by militants Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:29 PM PDT GARISSA, Kenya (AP) — The 20-year-old student called home from the university besieged by Islamic militants and frantically told her father, "There are gunshots everywhere! Tell Mum to pray for me — I don't know if I will survive."

Murray beats Berdych to reach Miami final Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:27 PM PDT Andy Murray will try to cap a milestone week with a third Miami Masters title after beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to secure his final berth. Murray, who this week joined the elite club of players to win 500 career matches, booked his fourth trip to the championship match at Key Biscayne, where he'll face either world number one Novak Djokovic or American John Isner. Djokovic, who defeated Murray in the Australian Open final for his eighth Grand Slam crown, is trying to become the first player to sweep the Indian Wells and Miami Masters titles on three separate occasions. Djokovic owns a 6-2 career record over Isner, the big-serving American who powered past US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals to become the first American man to reach Miami's final four since Mardy Fish in 2011.

Mexico nabs alleged leader of mass-kidnapping gang Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:25 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police have captured the purported head of a criminal gang believed to be responsible for kidnapping more than 100 people in southern Mexico, authorities said Friday.

Monaco misses chance to pressure leaders after 1-1 draw Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:21 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Fourth-place Monaco missed the chance to keep the pressure on the top three in the French league after being held to a 1-1 home draw by Saint-Etienne on Friday.

US woman accused of trying to join, martyr self for IS group Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:15 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman was arrested Friday on charges she tried to join and martyr herself for the Islamic State group, a day after two women in New York were charged with plotting to wage jihad by building a bomb and using it for a Boston Marathon-type attack.

Museum turning over portrait bought from trafficking suspect Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:13 PM PDT SALEM, Mass. (AP) — One of Massachusetts' most prestigious art museums is turning a portrait over to federal authorities because it was bought from a dealer accused of trafficking in stolen antiquities from India.

Moderate earthquake rattles Costa Rica Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:09 PM PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A moderate earthquake rattled the Central American nation of Costa Rica on Friday.

Record amount of cocaine found in Czech banana shipment Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:09 PM PDT PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police say they have seized a record amount of cocaine in a shipment of bananas for a supermarket.

Rayo Vallecano rallies to beat Eibar 2-1 in Spanish league Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:55 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Goals by Alberto Bueno and Manucho helped Rayo Vallecano rally to beat Eibar 2-1 away on Friday in the Spanish league.

Kings center Sim Bhullar embracing his place in NBA history Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:54 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sim Bhullar is used to people staring at him.

Guyana, Suriname at odds after embassy parking dispute Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:53 PM PDT GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — An argument over parking at an embassy in South America has caused a minor diplomatic row between neighboring Guyana and Suriname.

Andy Murray advances to Miami Open final by beating Berdych Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:25 PM PDT KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Andy Murray chased a sharply angled shot into the corner in vain and kept running, disappearing through a tunnel in the corner of the stadium.

Two more Saudi soldiers killed on Yemen border: ministry Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:24 PM PDT Two more Saudi soldiers have been killed on the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said on Friday. "Two soldiers from the border guards were martyred during an exchange of fire at a border point in Asir region" in Saudi Arabia's southwest, said the ministry's spokesman cited by the official Saudi Press Agency. The deaths come a day after the ministry announced the first Saudi casualty -- a soldier shot from the Yemenis side of the border in the same area -- since a coalition led by Riyadh launched air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen on March 26.

Pentagon chief heading to Japan, S.Korea next week Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:24 PM PDT Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will travel to Japan and South Korea next week to underscore President Barack Obama's commitment to a strategic shift towards Asia, even as crises in the Middle East preoccupy Washington. Carter embarks on the first of two trips to Asia on Tuesday, stopping in Tokyo and Seoul before meeting the head of US Pacific Command in Hawaii, officials said.

Romanian court bans 6 foreigners due to al-Qaida links Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:22 PM PDT BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's intelligence agency says a Bucharest court has ruled that six foreigners have been banned from the country due to their links with al-Qaida and the Islamic state.

AP Analysis: Iran deal leaves major questions unresolved Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The framework nuclear deal sealed by world powers and Iran leaves major questions: Could Iran cheat? Possibly. Would the U.S or anyone else be able to respond in time? In theory, yes. Are they prepared to use military force? Questionable.

Saudi-led coalition airdrops arms to Yemeni forces Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:19 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition trying to halt the advance of Yemen's Shiite rebels airdropped weapons to beleaguered fighters in a southern port city on Friday, while al-Qaida militants overran a key military base in eastern Yemen, further expanding their gains in this violence-wracked country.

Museum turning over purloined portrait to Homeland Security Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:06 PM PDT SALEM, Massachusetts (AP) — One of Massachusetts' most prestigious art museums is turning a portrait over to federal authorities because it was purchased from a dealer accused of trafficking in stolen antiquities from India.

Yemen rebels quit Aden palace, Qaeda makes gains Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:01 PM PDT Saudi-led air raids drove back rebels in the last stronghold of Yemen's absent president Friday, while Al-Qaeda militants seized a major army base in the southeast. The impoverished Arabian Peninsula state has sunk further into chaos since the coalition spearheaded by Riyadh launched Operation Decisive Storm on March 26 to try to halt the advance by Shiite Huthi rebels. The turmoil has raised fears that Al-Qaeda will expand its foothold in the deeply tribal country, which borders oil-rich Saudi Arabia and lies near key shipping routes. On Friday the Sunni extremists captured unopposed the regional army headquarters in Mukalla, capital of the southeastern province of Hadramawt, a military official said.

Three Spanish cavers missing in Morocco Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:00 PM PDT Three Spanish caving enthusiasts have gone missing in Morocco's High Atlas mountains and intensive air and ground searches are underway to find them, local authorities and a Spanish diplomat said Friday. The men were part of a group of nine Spaniards who had travelled to an area between the cities of Marrakesh and Ouarzazate and who split up on Sunday to explore different caves, the sources said. Zoubir Bouhour, head of the Ouarzazate regional tourism organisation, said an extensive search had been launched, including with helicopters. The radio station said the three men were all members of Spain's Andalusian Federation of Mountaineering and were on Easter holidays.

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