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• Suicide bomber kills four, wounds 36 in Istanbul shopping district
• Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 people on board killed
• 'I was a suicide bomber': Paris suspect charged in Belgium
• Inequality curbs enthusiasm for Obama visit among Cuba's poor
• Islamic State rocket kills U.S. Marine in Iraq: Pentagon
• Dozens killed in air strikes on Syria's Raqqa: monitor, activists
• Starwood to run 3 Cuban hotels in deal that returns US chains to the island more than 50 years after revolution
• Former Vale CEO Agnelli killed in Brazil plane crash: source
• Brazil's Rousseff hit by new accusations
• US releases video of Obama with Cuba's best-known comedian
• Obama to Iranians: Benefits of nuclear deal are 'undeniable'
• Djokovic beats Nadal to reach Indian Wells final
• Leicester stays on title track in EPL, Bayern keeps lead
• Atletico loses at Sporting to stumble in Spanish title race
• Turkish politician stirs controversy with anti-Israeli tweet
• England beats France 31-21 to win 6 Nations Grand Slam
• 3 foreigners among 5 killed in Istanbul suicide bomb attack
• The Latest: 2 Israeli-Americans killed in Istanbul bombing
• At least four killed in suicide attack in Istanbul shopping hub
• England beat France to claim first rugby Grand Slam since 2003
• Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, block Arizona road
• Sporting routs Arouca to claim overnight lead in Portugal
• Italy rescues 910 boat migrants, nearly 600 saved off Libya
• Italy calls up 2 newcomers in squad to face Spain, Germany
• Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam 'wanted to blow himself up' at stadium
• Six Nations: Irish feast on Scotland indiscipline, win 35-25
• Hodgson untroubled by lack of English managers
• Roma draws 1-1 with Inter, keeps Champions League in sight
• Lyon beats Nantes 2-0 to move up to 3rd in French league
• Two Israelis killed in Istanbul blast were U.S. nationals: Israel
• Migration deal: Quick start, tough implementation
• Support for impeaching Brazil's president rises to 68 percent: poll
• Tensions rise in Congo ahead of Sunday's presidential poll
• Congo announces communications blackout for presidential poll
• Colombia hostilities disrupt 250,000 children's lives since 2013: report
• Puerto Rico political leader calls for debt moratorium
• Prosecutor: Suspect backed out of being Paris suicide bomber
• Day keeps the lead in the rain at Bay Hill
• Aussie Day keeps two-shot lead at rainy Bay Hill

Suicide bomber kills four, wounds 36 in Istanbul shopping district Posted: 19 Mar 2016 02:51 PM PDT By Nick Tattersall and Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed four people on Saturday in a busy shopping district in the heart of Istanbul, pushing the death toll from four separate suicide attacks in Turkey this year to more than 80. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the blast was "inhumane" and would not stop Turkey, which has been targeted by Kurdish and Islamic State militants, from fighting "centers of terrorism". Israel said two of its citizens died in the attack, Washington said two Americans had been killed and a Turkish official said one victim was Iranian, suggesting that some of the dead may have had dual nationality.

Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 people on board killed Posted: 19 Mar 2016 11:14 AM PDT By Lidia Kelly and William Maclean MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) - All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on Saturday, Russian officials said. Russia's emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, crashed at 0340 (0040 GMT). "The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces," the Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement on its website.

'I was a suicide bomber': Paris suspect charged in Belgium Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:05 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The prime surviving suspect for the Nov. 13 Paris attacks planned to blow himself up at a sports stadium with fellow Islamic State militants but changed his mind, he told Belgian investigators on Saturday. The admission by Salah Abdeslam came a day after he was shot in the leg and captured during a police raid in Brussels, ending an intensive four-month manhunt. "He wanted to blow himself up at the Stade de France and ... backed out," said the lead French investigator, Francois Molins,quoting Abdeslam's statement to a magistrate in Brussels before he was transferred to a secure jail in Bruges.

Inequality curbs enthusiasm for Obama visit among Cuba's poor Posted: 19 Mar 2016 11:25 AM PDT By Frank Jack Daniel HAVANA (Reuters) - Fluttering U.S. flags, fixed-up roads and fresh paint on colonial buildings convey the optimism in Havana ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit this weekend, but rising inequality sours the mood for some of the city's poor. The White House says the first such trip by a U.S. president since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution is a step toward better lives for Cuban people suffering under a U.S. embargo. The Obama policy has specifically targeted Cuba's small but growing private sector with measures such as allowing sales of farm and construction equipment for non-state enterprises.

Islamic State rocket kills U.S. Marine in Iraq: Pentagon Posted: 19 Mar 2016 12:07 PM PDT By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine who was part of the coalition fighting Islamic State was killed in a rocket attack by the militant group in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said in a statement on Saturday. It was the second combat death of an American service member in Iraq since the start of the campaign to fight the militant Islamic State group. The Marine, who was providing force protection fire, died in the rocket attack at a base near Makhmur, a town between the cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.

Dozens killed in air strikes on Syria's Raqqa: monitor, activists Posted: 19 Mar 2016 07:13 AM PDT Dozens of people were killed in a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group and activists said, as Damascus and Moscow waged attacks on areas controlled by Islamic State. A cessation of hostilities in Syria took effect three weeks ago, reducing violence but not halting the fighting as peace talks take place in Geneva. The deal does not include al Qaeda or Islamic State militants, whose de facto capital in Syria is Raqqa.

Starwood to run 3 Cuban hotels in deal that returns US chains to the island more than 50 years after revolution Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:59 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Starwood to run 3 Cuban hotels in deal that returns US chains to the island more than 50 years after revolution.

Former Vale CEO Agnelli killed in Brazil plane crash: source Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:56 PM PDT Roger Agnelli, the former chief executive officer of Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore producer, was among seven people killed when a small plane crashed on Saturday in the northern suburbs of Brazil's largest city, a source close to aviation authorities told Reuters.

Brazil's Rousseff hit by new accusations Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:52 PM PDT A Brazilian senator facing charges in an explosive corruption scandal said Saturday that President Dilma Rousseff "knew everything" about the scheme, deepening the political crisis dividing the Latin American giant. Senator Delcidio do Amaral, a former Senate leader for the ruling Workers' Party, said in an interview that embattled ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva masterminded the graft scheme at state oil company Petrobras and that Rousseff used some of the proceeds to fund her presidential campaigns. "Lula directly negotiated the appointment of Petrobras's directors with the different parties in Congress and knew exactly what the parties did with the directorships, mainly in terms of financing their campaigns," Amaral told weekly magazine Veja.

US releases video of Obama with Cuba's best-known comedian Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:44 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — In a direct appeal to the Cuban people's sense of humor, the White House has released a video of President Barack Obama joking with the country's most famous comedian a day before the president makes a historic trip to the island.

Obama to Iranians: Benefits of nuclear deal are 'undeniable' Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the benefits of the Iranian nuclear deal are "undeniable" although it may still take time for people to begin enjoying them.

Djokovic beats Nadal to reach Indian Wells final Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:38 PM PDT INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic continued his recent mastery of Rafael Nadal on hard courts, winning 7-6 (5), 6-3 on his sixth match point Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final for the third straight year.

Leicester stays on title track in EPL, Bayern keeps lead Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:29 PM PDT Leicester won again to maintain its surprising march toward the English Premier League crown on Saturday.

Atletico loses at Sporting to stumble in Spanish title race Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:25 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid stumbled in its pursuit of Barcelona for the Spanish league title after conceding two late goals to lose at relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon 2-1 on Saturday.

Turkish politician stirs controversy with anti-Israeli tweet Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:24 PM PDT Ankara (AP) — A Turkish official linked to the party founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stirred up controversy after posting on Twitter that she wished for the death of more Israelis caught up in Saturday's suicide bombing on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street that killed five people, including two people with dual Israeli-U.S. citizenship.

England beats France 31-21 to win 6 Nations Grand Slam Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:23 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Six Nations champion England completed its first Grand Slam in 13 years after beating France 31-21 in an error-strewn finale on Saturday.

3 foreigners among 5 killed in Istanbul suicide bomb attack Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:16 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — A suicide attack on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street Saturday killed five people, including two dual nationality Israeli-Americans and one Iranian citizen, and wounded several dozen others, in the sixth suicide bombing in Turkey in the past year.

The Latest: 2 Israeli-Americans killed in Istanbul bombing Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:07 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on Turkish explosion (all times local):

At least four killed in suicide attack in Istanbul shopping hub Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:05 PM PDT A suicide blast ripped through a major shopping district in Istanbul on Saturday, killing at least four people less than a week after another deadly attack left 35 dead in Ankara. The sixth major bombing in Turkey since July targeted Istiklal Caddesi, a bustling two-kilometre-long pedestrian street usually thronged with shoppers, tourists and buskers but which was still relatively quiet when the bomber struck on Saturday morning. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed that the investigation would identify those responsible while the US condemned a "vicious attack".

England beat France to claim first rugby Grand Slam since 2003 Posted: 19 Mar 2016 04:04 PM PDT England, led by bullocking No 8 Billy Vunipola, confirmed their remarkable transformation from World Cup flops to Six Nations Grand Slam winners when they beat France 31-21 on Saturday. The victory was Australian coach Eddie Jones' fifth straight win since taking over from Stuart Lancaster, the English having seen off Scotland (15-9), Italy (40-9), Ireland (21-10) and Wales (25-21). It was England's first Grand Slam since their World Cup-winning year of 2003, when Jones was in charge of losing finalists Australia.

Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, block Arizona road Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:57 PM PDT Hundreds rallied against Donald Trump in New York and blocked a major road in Arizona Saturday in the latest attempts by opponents to disrupt the campaign of the top US Republican White House hopeful. "Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay," shouted the demonstrators who gathered at Manhattan's Columbus Circle, near one of the billionaire real estate mogul's luxury buildings overlooking Central Park. Ordinary New Yorkers turned out for the event, concerned by Trump's status as the clear frontrunner for the Republican party's nomination ahead of November's presidential elections.

Sporting routs Arouca to claim overnight lead in Portugal Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:55 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting Lisbon thrashed Arouca 5-1 to provisionally regain the lead of the Portuguese league from Benfica on Saturday.

Italy rescues 910 boat migrants, nearly 600 saved off Libya Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:53 PM PDT MILAN/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Italy's coast guard said more than 900 migrants were rescued in four separate operations in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday, while Libyan authorities said they had rescued nearly 600 migrants from four boats, one of which sank. A spokesman for Libyan naval forces, Ayoub Qassem, said the bodies of four dead women had been recovered, and some migrants were still missing. Italian emergency services recovered one corpse during their rescue operations.

Italy calls up 2 newcomers in squad to face Spain, Germany Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:52 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Italy coach Antonio Conte has given first call-ups to Jorginho and Federico Bernardeschi for European Championship warm-up friendlies against Spain and Germany.

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam 'wanted to blow himself up' at stadium Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:42 PM PDT Captured fugitive Salah Abdeslam initially planned to blow himself up outside the Stade de France during the Paris attacks but changed his mind, a prosecutor said Saturday, after Europe's most wanted man was charged with "terrorist murder" for his role in the November assaults. Abdeslam, who was caught after being shot in the leg in a dramatic police raid on Friday, was also charged in Brussels with participating in a terrorist group. Abdeslam, 26, is cooperating with the authorities but he will fight his extradition to France, his lawyer Sven Mary said.

Six Nations: Irish feast on Scotland indiscipline, win 35-25 Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:36 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland finished its disappointing Six Nations title defense on a high by beating Scotland 35-25 on Saturday, scoring three of its four tries at Lansdowne Road while the visitors had players in the sin-bin.

Hodgson untroubled by lack of English managers Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:34 PM PDT England manager Roy Hodgson has declared that he is not concerned by the lack of Englishmen managing in the Premier League. There are only three English managers in England's top flight -- Bournemouth's Eddie Howe, Crystal Palace's Alan Pardew and Sunderland's Sam Allardyce -- while Gary Neville, Hodgson's assistant, is managing Spanish side Valencia.

Roma draws 1-1 with Inter, keeps Champions League in sight Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:32 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Roma kept its grip on the third Champions League qualifying place in Serie A by drawing with Inter Milan 1-1 on Saturday.

Lyon beats Nantes 2-0 to move up to 3rd in French league Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:29 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Striker Alexandre Lacazette scored his 14th league goal of the season as resurgent Lyon beat Nantes 2-0 to move provisionally up to third place in the French league on Saturday.

Two Israelis killed in Istanbul blast were U.S. nationals: Israel Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two Israeli citizens killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul on Saturday were dual nationals, holding U.S. citizenship as well, an Israeli official said on Saturday. Asked whether he could confirm the two victims, whose names have not been released, were dual Israel-U.S. nationals, Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said "yes." (Reporting by Maayan Lubell)

Migration deal: Quick start, tough implementation Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Government officials in Greece signaled Saturday that implementation of a migration agreement between the European Union and Turkey could only occur gradually, with key details still to be worked out on how migrants newly arriving from Turkey will be processed and returned.

Support for impeaching Brazil's president rises to 68 percent: poll Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:08 PM PDT The poll showed 68 percent of respondents favor Rousseff's impeachment by Congress, while 65 percent think the president should resign. Rousseff's popularity also fell, with 69 percent of respondents rating her government negatively. The current percentage is close to the president's lowest ratings on record, in August 2015, when 71 percent of respondents rated the government negatively.

Tensions rise in Congo ahead of Sunday's presidential poll Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:07 PM PDT By Aaron Ross BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Tension rose in Congo Republic ahead of a presidential election on Sunday after the government ordered phone companies to suspend services for security reasons and police summoned the main opposition candidate for questioning. Opposition figures said the order on Saturday to phone companies MTN Congo and Airtel Congo to halt communications would impede the work of election monitors. "The state wants them to cut off communication on March 20 and 21 for reasons of security and public tranquillity," a government source told Reuters.

Congo announces communications blackout for presidential poll Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:03 PM PDT Authorities in Congo have announced a 48-hour communications blackout for Sunday's presidential election in which President Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking to prolong his 32-year rule. All communications would be cut on Sunday and Monday, by order of the authorities to avoid "illegal publication" of the results, a government source told AFP on Saturday. "For reasons of national security, please block all communications including SMSs for March 20 and 21," a letter seen by AFP from interior minister Raymond Mboulou to the country's phone companies said.

Colombia hostilities disrupt 250,000 children's lives since 2013: report Posted: 19 Mar 2016 03:01 PM PDT Hostilities in Colombia have displaced or otherwise disrupted the lives of more than 250,000 children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Nations children's agency said on Sunday. Among them, almost 300 children were killed or injured and some 1,000 recruited or otherwise exploited by non-state armed groups during the talks between the government and the left-wing FARC rebels, according to a report by UNICEF released three days before a deadline for a final deal both sides say will probably pass unmet. "As peace negotiations to end half a century of war in Colombia continue, it is crucial to make children's interests and protection a priority," Roberto De Bernardi, UNICEF representative in Colombia, said in a statement.

Puerto Rico political leader calls for debt moratorium Posted: 19 Mar 2016 02:59 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The gubernatorial candidate for Puerto Rico's ruling Popular Democratic Party is calling for a five-year debt payment moratorium, saying it's needed to stabilize government operations and guarantee the delivery of essential services.

Prosecutor: Suspect backed out of being Paris suicide bomber Posted: 19 Mar 2016 02:53 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — After a bullet in the leg ended his four-month flight from the law, Salah Abdeslam started a legal fight Saturday against his extradition from Belgium to France, where the president and the families of 130 victims want the top suspect in the Paris attacks to stand trial.

Day keeps the lead in the rain at Bay Hill Posted: 19 Mar 2016 02:31 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The words Jason Day has used all week at Bay Hill are what he gets from Tiger Woods whenever they talk about playing with the lead.

Aussie Day keeps two-shot lead at rainy Bay Hill Posted: 19 Mar 2016 02:29 PM PDT Australia's Jason Day fired a two-under par 70 Saturday to maintain a two-stroke lead after the rainy third round of the US PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The 2015 PGA Championship winner shrugged off miserable weather to stand on 15-under 201 after 54 holes in the warmup event for next month's Masters, the year's first major tournament. Americans Troy Merritt and Kevin Chappell each fired 67s Saturday to leap into a share of second on 203 with Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who shot 70, with Britain's Justin Rose and American Derek Fathauer sharing fifth on 205.

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