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• China calls Obama, Xi talks 'constructive'
• U.S, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea again over 'provocations'
• Car bomb kills seven police officers in Turkey's Diyarbakir: officials
• Two killed, 15 injured in central Somalia mosque blast
• EU expands sanctions against North Korea to match U.N. move
• FBI teams helping Belgium investigate recent attacks: White House
• Turkey forcibly returning Syrians to war zone: Amnesty
• Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
• China's Xi urges U.S. to promote peaceful China, Taiwan ties
• Xi says China will defend its South China Sea sovereignty
• Peru returns remains of 40 farmers killed by Shining Path
• China calls Obama, Xi talks 'constructive'
• American Gracie Gold leads after short program at worlds
• UN announces 108 new alleged sexual abuse victims in CAR
• Biden tells Ukraine's Poroshenko U.S. to give $335 million in security aid
• Libyan unity government starts work from 'secured' Tripoli naval base
• China's Anbang drops bid for Starwood Hotels
• Top Asian News 11:16 p.m. GMT
• 10 key Libya cities lend support to UN-backed unity govt
• Brazilians demonstrate against impeachment
• Family: American held in the Emirates over faked loans freed
• Seas could rise higher than predicted, drenching coastal cities: study
• Rights group: Mexico not advising child migrants of rights
• El Salvador asks congress to help it fight gangs
• Brazil Supreme Court takes over probe into ex-president
• Kuznetsova beats Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-3 in Miami Open semis
• Moody's puts Mexico on 'negative' outlook, keeps A3 rating
• Brazilian banker Joseph Safra charged in bribery scheme
• Canada's smallest province to introduce abortion services
• Nishikori rises from the brink to reach Miami semis
• The Latest: US says progress made cutting uranium stockpiles
• China's Xi urges implementation of U.N. resolutions on Norht Korea
• Latest U.N. Central Africa sex abuse allegations elicit disgust
• Noisy US welcome as Erdogan defends hardline stance
• Turkish president threatens to sue those who insult him
• Mexico says probe into army slayings continues
• World leaders meet to reduce nuclear material stockpiles
• After migrant deaths, groups seek policing of Canada authorities
• Rescued sea turtle undergoes experimental treatment in Seattle
• Government supporters take to streets in Brazil to back Rousseff

China calls Obama, Xi talks 'constructive' Posted: 31 Mar 2016 05:01 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China said talks on Thursday between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama were constructive, even as the two sides remained far apart on the South China Sea and U.S. missile defense plans for South Korea. Meeting on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington, Xi and Obama agreed to step up cooperation to ensure nuclear security worldwide and to do more on cyber security.

U.S, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea again over 'provocations' Posted: 31 Mar 2016 01:58 PM PDT By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama joined with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to present a united front over what he called "provocations" committed by North Korea in its recent nuclear and missile tests. Meeting on the sidelines of a global nuclear security summit in Washington, the three leaders recommitted their countries to each other's defense and warned they could take further steps to counter threats from Pyongyang. Obama held separate talks with President Xi Jinping of China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, and said they both wanted to see "full implementation" of the latest United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang.

Car bomb kills seven police officers in Turkey's Diyarbakir: officials Posted: 31 Mar 2016 10:50 AM PDT By Orhan Coskun and Seyhmus Cakan ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A car bomb killed seven police officers and wounded around two dozen people in Turkey's Diyarbakir on Thursday, security sources and officials said, a day before the prime minister is due to visit the biggest city in the largely Kurdish southeast. A parked car laden with explosives was detonated by remote control as a minibus carrying the police officers turned a corner on a busy street, the sources said, adding that civilians were also among the wounded. President Tayyip Erdogan, who is on a visit to Washington for a nuclear security summit, denounced the attack, saying it showed the "ugly face" of militants "as they are cornered".

Two killed, 15 injured in central Somalia mosque blast Posted: 31 Mar 2016 01:42 PM PDT Two people were killed and 15 others wounded when an explosion ripped through a mosque in the central Somalia region of Hiiraan during evening prayers on Thursday, police said. Local residents and police said it was unlikely that militants would target a mosque and thought the blast in the central town of Beledweyne was probably an accident. "We believe it was grenade that was accidentally dropped by those who were praying," a senior police officer, who gave his name only as Ibrahim, told Reuters from a police station near the scene.

EU expands sanctions against North Korea to match U.N. move Posted: 31 Mar 2016 11:51 AM PDT The European Union on Thursday expanded trade and financial sanctions on North Korea, following up on harsh new measures imposed by the U.N. Security Council earlier this month. The extension follows a nuclear test carried out by North Korea in January. The EU's External Action Service, which oversees the bloc's policy in international affairs, said the new sanctions extended export and import bans on items that could help build up capacity of North Korea's armed forces.

FBI teams helping Belgium investigate recent attacks: White House Posted: 31 Mar 2016 11:48 AM PDT The United States has sent FBI teams to help Belgian authorities investigate the March 22 attacks that killed 35 people, including several Americans, and U.S. and Belgian officials will discuss the cooperation this week, the White House said on Thursday. "Belgium has accepted our assistance. Rhodes said the Belgian interior minister was expected to discuss the security cooperation with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington this week.

Turkey forcibly returning Syrians to war zone: Amnesty Posted: 31 Mar 2016 05:03 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Amnesty International says Turkey has forcibly returned hundreds of Syrian refugees to their homeland since mid-January. It said this practice exposes "fatal flaws" in an agreement between Turk and the European Union.

Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone Posted: 31 Mar 2016 05:02 PM PDT By Dasha Afanasieva and Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has illegally returned thousands of Syrians to their war-torn homeland in recent months, highlighting the dangers for migrants sent back from Europe under a deal due to come into effect next week, Amnesty International said on Friday. Turkey agreed with the EU this month to take back all migrants and refugees who cross illegally to Greece in exchange for financial aid, faster visa-free travel for Turks and slightly accelerated EU membership talks. It said it was likely that several thousand refugees had been sent back to Syria in mass returns in the past seven to nine weeks, flouting Turkish, EU and international law.

China's Xi urges U.S. to promote peaceful China, Taiwan ties Posted: 31 Mar 2016 05:01 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday to keep taking concrete moves to help maintain the peaceful development of relations between China and self-ruled Taiwan, Xinhua news agency reported. The two were meeting on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Xi says China will defend its South China Sea sovereignty Posted: 31 Mar 2016 05:00 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is resolute in defending its sovereignty in the South China Sea, and believes the disputes should be settled peacefully by relevant claimants through direct talks, Xinhua said. Xi said Beijing "respects and safeguards the freedom of navigation and overflight other countries are entitled to under international law", the official news agency added. He made the comments to U.S. President Barack Obama at a meeting on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in Washington. ...

Peru returns remains of 40 farmers killed by Shining Path Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PDT CCANO, Peru (AP) — The remains of 40 peasants in Peru killed more than two decades ago by Maoist-inspired rebels are being returned to their loved ones.

China calls Obama, Xi talks 'constructive' Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China said talks on Thursday between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama were constructive, even as the two sides remained far apart on the South China Sea and U.S. missile defense plans for South Korea. Meeting on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington, Xi and Obama agreed to step up cooperation to ensure nuclear security worldwide and to do more on cyber security.

American Gracie Gold leads after short program at worlds Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:55 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A long program yet to come, Gracie Gold feels confident enough to declare that perhaps it's time for the first world title by an American woman in a decade.

UN announces 108 new alleged sexual abuse victims in CAR Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:49 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 100 girls and women have come forward with new sexual abuse accusations against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the U.N. said Thursday, calling allegations that a French military commander forced three girls to have sex with a dog "shocking to the core."

Biden tells Ukraine's Poroshenko U.S. to give $335 million in security aid Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:47 PM PDT U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday that the United States was moving forward with an additional $335 million in security assistance, the White House said in a statement. Biden, who met with Poroshenko on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit, also told the Ukrainian leader that efforts by Kiev to form a reform-oriented government were critical to unlocking international economic assistance, including a third $1 billion U.S. loan guarantee, the statement said.

Libyan unity government starts work from 'secured' Tripoli naval base Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:34 PM PDT By Hani Amara TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital. The government's leaders arrived at the base by ship from neighboring Tunisia on Wednesday in a high-risk bid to take power, after opponents prevented them from flying in by closing down Tripoli's airspace. Western powers hope the new government will request and channel foreign support to confront the Islamic State militant group, deal with migrant flows from Libya towards Europe, and restore oil production to shore up its economy.

China's Anbang drops bid for Starwood Hotels Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:23 PM PDT China's Anbang and its partners said Thursday they had withdrawn a $14 billion takeover offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, leaving Starwood free to merge with Marriott International. Starwood now can pursue its agreed $13.6 billion merger deal with Marriott International that would create the world's largest hotel chain. Starwood and Marriott shares sank after Anbang dropped the bid.

Top Asian News 11:16 p.m. GMT Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:16 PM PDT KOLKATA, India (AP) — A long section of an overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in a crowded Kolkata neighborhood and sent tons of concrete and steel slamming onto midday traffic, killing at least 21 people and leaving scores of others injured, police said. More people were feared trapped in the debris, and rescuers used saws, small cranes and their bare hands to search for survivors. Smashed yellow taxis, destroyed rickshaws and the bloody legs of trapped people jutted from the fallen girders and concrete. The overpass spanned nearly the width of the street and was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood.

10 key Libya cities lend support to UN-backed unity govt Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:15 PM PDT Tripoli (AFP) - Ten Libyan cities which were under control of the non-recognised government of Tripoli have broken away and pledged their support to the UN-backed government, one of the municipalities announced online Thursday.

Brazilians demonstrate against impeachment Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:06 PM PDT The rallies were part of a concerted fight-back by the president, who is reeling in the face of impeachment proceedings for allegedly manipulating government accounts to disguise the depth of Brazil's recession during her 2014 reelection. Further boosting Rousseff, her chief ally in the spiraling political crisis -- fiery ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva -- won a major court battle that removes him from the jurisdiction of a crusading anti-corruption judge. Although a reliable total estimate was not immediately available, at least 25,000 to 30,000 turned out in Brasilia alone, police told AFP.

Family: American held in the Emirates over faked loans freed Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:02 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. citizen detained in the United Arab Emirates over faked loans totaling nearly $90,000 drawn in his name has been freed and left the country for his teaching job in Egypt, his family said early Friday.

Seas could rise higher than predicted, drenching coastal cities: study Posted: 31 Mar 2016 04:00 PM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Global seas could rise nearly twice as much as previous, widely accepted estimates, according to a study published on Thursday saying low-lying cities face possible disaster by the end of the century. Sea levels could surge more than three feet (0.9 meter) by 2100 from melting Antarctic ice alone, on top of a three-foot rise already predicted, said the study by two American researchers that appeared in the science journal Nature. The earlier, commonly accepted prediction was made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2013 estimating global sea levels rising more than three feet by 2100.

Rights group: Mexico not advising child migrants of rights Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:58 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico does not comply with its own laws on handling unaccompanied child migrants who arrive in the country fleeing violence in Central America, a Human Rights Watch report said Thursday.

El Salvador asks congress to help it fight gangs Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:56 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The government of El Salvador on Thursday asked lawmakers to give it a freer hand to impose control over the country's prisons and the gang leaders they hold.

Brazil Supreme Court takes over probe into ex-president Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:54 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's Supreme Court handed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a victory on Thursday, ruling against returning a corruption investigation involving the ex-leader back to a judge he accuses of unfairly targeting him.

Kuznetsova beats Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-3 in Miami Open semis Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:53 PM PDT KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Serena Williams' early exit at the Miami Open cleared the way for two younger players to reach the final.

Moody's puts Mexico on 'negative' outlook, keeps A3 rating Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:52 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Moody's credit rating agency has changed the outlook for Mexico's debt rating to negative from stable, citing low oil prices and slow economic growth.

Brazilian banker Joseph Safra charged in bribery scheme Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:50 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian prosecutors have charged the world's richest banker, Joseph Safra, for allegedly agreeing to pay more than $4 million in bribes to tax auditors to reduce or annul fines on unpaid taxes.

Canada's smallest province to introduce abortion services Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:48 PM PDT Canada's smallest province of Prince Edward Island announced Thursday that surgical abortion services should be available locally by the end of the year, nearly three decades after the country legalized the procedure. PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan made the announcement as part of a plan for a new women's health center on the Atlantic Ocean island. PEI was the only Canadian province that did not provide surgical abortions, instead paying for local women to go to nearby provinces for the procedure.

Nishikori rises from the brink to reach Miami semis Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:43 PM PDT Kei Nishikori saved five match points to advance into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Thursday, outlasting Gael Monfils 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3). Japanese sixth seed Nishikori denied the 16th-seeded Frenchman four times in the 10th game of the final set and again in the 12th before taking the last three tie-breaker points to end a tension-packed thriller after two hours and 29 minutes. "In my mind I thought, 'Play one good point at a time,'" Nishikori said.

The Latest: US says progress made cutting uranium stockpiles Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the nuclear security summit convened by President Barack Obama in Washington (all times local):

China's Xi urges implementation of U.N. resolutions on Norht Korea Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:33 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged all sides to "fully and strictly" carry out U.N. resolutions on North Korea, Xinhua news agency said. He made the comments while meeting U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Latest U.N. Central Africa sex abuse allegations elicit disgust Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:28 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation leveled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior U.S. and French diplomats. The United Nations on Wednesday said it has expanded an investigation of new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by foreign peacekeepers in Central African Republic (CAR) and notified authorities in France, Gabon and Burundi about the accusations against their troops.

Noisy US welcome as Erdogan defends hardline stance Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:19 PM PDT Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced noisy protests Thursday as he confronted critics in Washington, defending his media crackdown and accusing the West of turning a blind eye to Kurdish violence. Against this backdrop his security detail was not amused to find a small group of protesters outside the Washington think tank where he was to speak, brandishing the banners of the YPG, a Kurdish militant group based in Syria. Ankara regards the YPG as an affiliate of the PKK, Turkey's main Kurdish separatist movement, and has declared it a terrorist threat.

Turkish president threatens to sue those who insult him Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:15 PM PDT By Idrees Ali and David Rohde WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday that he will continue to sue critics who insult him in Turkey, where journalists and other critics of the president have been imprisoned. "I would (thank) each and everyone one of those who criticize me but if they were to insult me, my lawyers will go and file a lawsuit," said Erdogan, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit. A Turkish court on Friday resumes hearings in the trial of the two journalists for publishing footage that purportedly showed Turkey's intelligence agency shipping truckloads of weapons to opposition fighters in Syria in early 2014.

Mexico says probe into army slayings continues Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:14 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors said Thursday that they continue to investigate and to press charges in the 2014 army killings of 22 suspected criminals, including between 12 and 15 who allegedly were executed after surrendering.

World leaders meet to reduce nuclear material stockpiles Posted: 31 Mar 2016 03:14 PM PDT The United States turned up the heat on North Korea's nuclear program Thursday as world leaders gathered in Washington to reduce radioactive stockpiles and protect remaining inventories from terrorists. The threat of militants getting their hands on nuclear material has gained fresh urgency since last week's attacks in Brussels, where it later emerged that two bombers had links to surveillance tape of a top official from a Belgian nuclear facility. The latest Nuclear Security Summit saw President Barack Obama invite about 50 world leaders to Washington for the fourth and final meeting of its kind under his presidency.

After migrant deaths, groups seek policing of Canada authorities Posted: 31 Mar 2016 02:55 PM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The deaths of two migrants while in detention in Canada prompted calls on Thursday for policing of border authorities in the nation that has opened its doors to thousands of Syrian refugees. The back-to-back deaths of the two men highlight the need for a supervisory body to oversee the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), several human rights groups said. Chilean Francisco Astorga, 39, and Melkioro Gahungu, 64, of Burundi, were found dead less than a week apart while in the custody of Canadian immigration authorities in early March, according to several news reports.

Rescued sea turtle undergoes experimental treatment in Seattle Posted: 31 Mar 2016 02:49 PM PDT By Shelby Sebens (Reuters) - Seattle veterinarians will test a rescued sea turtle on Friday to see whether treatment in a hyperbaric chamber, typically used for decompression sickness in human divers, has cured a buoyancy disorder preventing the marine reptile from being released back to the ocean.  Tucker, a 70-pound (32-kg), 20-year-old endangered olive ridley sea turtle, was found in December clinging to life along the Oregon Coast, far from his species' usual warm-water habitat off Southern California and Mexico, Seattle Aquarium officials said. ...

Government supporters take to streets in Brazil to back Rousseff Posted: 31 Mar 2016 02:46 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Thousands of Brazilians in 17 states and the nation's capital took to the streets in defense of beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday, many carrying banners that said "there will not be a coup", local television showed. Rousseff could lose power as soon as May if the lower house of Congress approves her impeachment. She has pledged to fight the charges brought by the opposition of irregularities in the government budget designed to favor her reelection in 2014. (Reporting by Caroline Stauffer; Editing by Daniel Flynn)

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