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• Suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65, mostly women and children, in Pakistan park
• Japan opens radar station close to disputed East China Sea islands
• The race against time that Belgium lost
• Houthis swap prisoners with Saudi Arabia: spokesman
• The Latest: 2 more Americans identified as Brussels victims
• New No. 1 Day wins WGC Match Play
• Padres get 9 in 1st inning, rout Astros 21-6 in Mexico City
• Tony Finau wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff for 1st title
• Americans look to Columbus to rediscover winning way
• Djokovic shakes off spill and beats Sousa at Miami Open
• Algeria helicopter crash kills at least 12 soldiers -ministry
• Brussels police clash with far-right mob at attacks shrine
• Dutch police arrest French national suspected of planning attack
• Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem race, Demoitie in hospital
• Dutch arrest Frenchman suspected in planning attack
• Ibrahimovic confirms Premier League contact
• Brussels airport to run tests Tuesday, no date for re-opening
• Mali arrests two in connection with Ivory Coast al Qaeda attack
• Belgium terror suspect held in Italy refuses to speak
• Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing
• Top Asian News 10:02 p.m. GMT
• Mexico detains alleged money launderer for Sinaloa Cartel
• 'El Chapo' chief financial operator captured in Mexico
• Romania and Spain draw 0-0 in warmup for Euro 2016
• Thibaut Pinot wins Criterium International
• Facebook stumbles again with 'Safety Check' after Lahore blast
• British tourist stabbed in San Francisco mugging dies
• England keeper Butland has fracture, could miss Euro 2016
• Suspected U.S. air strikes in Yemen kill 14 militants: residents, medics
• Iraqi cleric meets with PM after beginning Green Zone sit-in
• England goalkeeper Butland faces Euro KO after breaking ankle
• $100 million from World Bank to create 100,000 Jordan jobs
• Soldier's shooting of Palestinian sets off uproar in Israel
• Ireland recalls 1916 Easter Rising against British rule
• Moldova: Thousands march for reunification with Romania

Suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65, mostly women and children, in Pakistan park Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:53 PM PDT By Mubasher Bukhari and Mehreen Zahra-Malik LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore on Sunday in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction which said it had targeted Christians. The park is a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday. "When the blast occurred, the flames were so high they reached above the trees and I saw bodies flying in the air," said Hasan Imran, 30, a resident who had gone to Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park for a walk.

Japan opens radar station close to disputed East China Sea islands Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:06 PM PDT By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Monday will switch on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of disputed islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing. The new Self Defence Force base on Yonaguni is at the western extreme of a string of Japanese islands in the East China Sea, 150 km (93 miles) south of the disputed islands known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

The race against time that Belgium lost Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:12 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - When Brussels police caught Salah Abdeslam, suspected sole survivor of November's suicide assault on Paris, they knew they were in a race against time to stop a new Islamic State attack. It was the afternoon of Friday, March 18, and one of Prime Minister Charles Michel's cabinet ministers tweeted "We got him!" after Europe's most wanted man was seized at a house in the capital's Molenbeek neighborhood. Security forces had orders to increase vigilance but lacked intelligence to justify a citywide lockdown such as Michel imposed after the Paris attacks.

Houthis swap prisoners with Saudi Arabia: spokesman Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:37 PM PDT Yemen's Houthi movement said on Sunday it had exchanged prisoners with its foe Saudi Arabia as a first step toward ending a humanitarian crisis prompted by a year-long conflict that has killed at least 6,000 people. "A first step of understanding and respect for the humanitarian aspect [of the conflict] was the exchange of prisoners today," Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam said in a statement. The Houthis had handed over nine Saudi prisoners in exchange for 100 of their own fighters, he said.

The Latest: 2 more Americans identified as Brussels victims Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:47 PM PDT The Latest on the attacks that left 31 dead and 270 wounded in Brussels. (all times local): 1:30 a.m. A State Department official confirms that two more Americans have been identified as killed in the ...

New No. 1 Day wins WGC Match Play Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:44 PM PDT Australian Jason Day celebrated his return to world number one with his second WGC Match Play crown on Sunday, beating Louis Oosthuizen 5 and 4 in the title match. "To be able to play the way I did from tee to green and then on top of it make tough matches and hit the clutch shots has been fantastic," said Day, who arrived in Austin off a win last Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Bay Hill. Day joined Tiger Woods and fellow Australian Geoff Ogilvy as multiple Match Play winners.

Padres get 9 in 1st inning, rout Astros 21-6 in Mexico City Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:39 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jabari Blash, Adam Rosales and Jon Jay homered during a nine-run first inning and the San Diego Padres routed the Houston Astros 21-6 in a split-squad game Sunday, finishing up the first Major League Baseball series in Mexico City in 12 years.

Tony Finau wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff for 1st title Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:32 PM PDT RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tony Finau won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Steve Marino with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff at windy Coco Beach.

Americans look to Columbus to rediscover winning way Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:26 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some home support and self-evaluation could go a long way toward the United States getting some measure of redemption after its numbing loss at Guatemala on Friday night in a World Cup qualifying match.

Djokovic shakes off spill and beats Sousa at Miami Open Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:18 PM PDT KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic took a nasty spill during a tight first set but then pulled away and beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1 Sunday in the third round at the Miami Open.

Algeria helicopter crash kills at least 12 soldiers -ministry Posted: 27 Mar 2016 04:15 PM PDT ALGIERS (Reuters) - At least 12 Algerian soldiers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in the south of the country, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Further details were not immediately available. The crash occurred near Reggane town and two other soldiers were injured, the ministry said. (Reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed; Editing by Patrick Markey and Peter Cooney)

Brussels police clash with far-right mob at attacks shrine Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:45 PM PDT Belgian riot police fired water cannon on Sunday to disperse far-right football hooligans who disrupted mourners at a shrine for victims of the Brussels attacks, as police arrested several suspects in a series of new raids. In scenes that compounded a week of grief for Belgians, black-clad protesters shouting anti-immigrant slogans moved in on the makeshift memorial at Place de la Bourse where hundreds of people had gathered in a show of solidarity. Under-fire Belgian authorities meanwhile detained four terror suspects after carrying out 13 raids as they seek to round up a web of jihadists with links to the carnage in the Belgian capital and to attacks and plots in France.

Dutch police arrest French national suspected of planning attack Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:39 PM PDT Dutch police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old French national in the port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack, prosecutors said, following a raid carried out at the request of French authorities. The man is thought to have been planning an attack in France in the name of the Islamic State group along with Reda Kriket, a terror suspect who was detained near Paris on Thursday, a French police source told AFP. "French authorities on Friday requested the arrest of this French national," the Dutch prosecutor's office said in a statement, adding that the man was suspected "of preparing a terrorist attack".

Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem race, Demoitie in hospital Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:26 PM PDT GENT, Belgium (AP) — World champion Peter Sagan posted his first victory in the rainbow jersey on Sunday, winning Belgium's Gent-Wevelgem classic in a race overshadowed by an accident that left another rider in the intensive care unit of a French hospital.

Dutch arrest Frenchman suspected in planning attack Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police arrested a 32-year-old Frenchman in the port city of Rotterdam on Sunday at the request of French authorities who suspect him of "involvement in planning a terror attack," prosecutors said.

Ibrahimovic confirms Premier League contact Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:20 PM PDT Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed Sunday that Premier League clubs have indicated an interest in signing him from French champions Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old has been linked with a move to the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal and is out of contract with PSG at the end of this season. "I think the Premier League is the most high-profile league in the world.

Brussels airport to run tests Tuesday, no date for re-opening Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:15 PM PDT Brussels Airport said it will run tests on Tuesday to see if repair work after two suicide bomb attacks wrecked the departure hall was satisfactory, but it could not give a firm date for resuming services. "The construction and fire safety inspection of the temporary constructions will take place this coming Tuesday," the airport operator said in a statement late Sunday. "To try out the passenger flows, the airport is organising a major test on Tuesday, whereby 800 airport staff will test the temporary arrangement and infrastructure for the check-in procedure," it said.

Mali arrests two in connection with Ivory Coast al Qaeda attack Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:08 PM PDT Authorities in Mali have arrested two men believed to be linked to an al Qaeda attack on a beach resort town in neighboring Ivory Coast that killed 19 people earlier this month, military officials said on Sunday. Gunmen shot swimmers and sunbathers before storming into several hotels in the town of Grand Bassam, 40 km (25 miles) from the commercial capital, Abidjan, on March 13. "The information concerning the arrests of two suspects in the north of Mali is true," said Lieutenant-Colonel Modibo Nama Traore, a military intelligence officer who said they had been picked up by gendarmes and the intelligence service.

Belgium terror suspect held in Italy refuses to speak Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:06 PM PDT An Algerian held in Italy as part of a probe into fake ID documents used by the Paris and Brussels attackers was interrogated Sunday but refused to answer questions, a judicial source said. The suspect, named as Djamal Eddine Ouali, 40, was detained under a European arrest warrant near the southern city of Salerno on Saturday, and questioned in prison by prosecutors, the judge in charge of the preliminary inquiry said. Salerno police chief Alfredo Anzalone said he was confident Ouali's extradition to Belgium would be approved.

Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:03 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing that killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children.

Top Asian News 10:02 p.m. GMT Posted: 27 Mar 2016 03:03 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nicknamed "Duterte Harry," after a Clint Eastwood character with little regard for rules, the Philippine city mayor casually threatens to shoot criminals, hang them using laundry line or drown them in Manila Bay. His expletives have sideswiped even the deeply revered pope. Despite such brazen talk, Rodrigo Duterte has emerged as a top contender in Philippine presidential elections on May 9 in an impressive political rise that has been likened to Donald Trump's. The tough-talking mayor finds the comparison offensive and draws the line. "Donald Trump is a bigot, I am not," Duterte told The Associated Press, referring to Trump's proposals to ban Muslims entering the U.S and erect a wall along the Mexican border.

Mexico detains alleged money launderer for Sinaloa Cartel Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:56 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's federal police said Sunday that say they have detained a man identified as one of the top money launderers for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

'El Chapo' chief financial operator captured in Mexico Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:55 PM PDT Authorities have captured a man identified as the chief financial operator behind drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's empire, who they say laundered some $4 billion in the past decade, federal police reported Sunday. "Groups of elite federal police and the Mexican Army arrested Juan Manuel Alvarez Inzunza, nicknamed 'El Rey Midas' ('King Midas') in Oaxaca," the police said in a statement. According to investigators, the 34-year-old operated a network of companies and currency exchange centers through which some $300 to $400 million dollars passed each year on behalf of Guzman's Sinaloa cartel, for a total of more than $4 billion in a decade.

Romania and Spain draw 0-0 in warmup for Euro 2016 Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:50 PM PDT CLUJ, Romania (AP) — Spain and Romania played to a lackluster 0-0 draw in a warmup for the European Championship on Sunday.

Thibaut Pinot wins Criterium International Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:48 PM PDT COL DE L'OSPEDALE, Corsica (AP) — Frenchman Thibaut Pinot won the Criterium International after claiming the final stage of the two-day race in Corsica featuring an uphill finish on Sunday.

Facebook stumbles again with 'Safety Check' after Lahore blast Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:40 PM PDT Facebook Inc apologized to users on the other side of the world from Sunday's suicide bombing in Pakistan who received computer-addressed notices asking if they were safe. Facebook users as far away as New York and Virginia showed notifications they received on social media site Twitter. "Unfortunately, many people not affected by the crisis received a notification asking if they were okay," Facebook said in a post on its site.

British tourist stabbed in San Francisco mugging dies Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:20 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A British tourist who was stabbed in the head during a robbery in San Francisco died after being hospitalized for more than a month, police said.

England keeper Butland has fracture, could miss Euro 2016 Posted: 27 Mar 2016 02:09 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — England goalkeeper Jack Butland fractured his ankle in Saturday's friendly victory over Germany and is a major doubt for the European Championship.

Suspected U.S. air strikes in Yemen kill 14 militants: residents, medics Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:55 PM PDT Air raids killed 14 men suspected of belonging to al Qaeda in southern Yemen on Sunday, medics and local residents said, in one of the largest U.S.-led assaults on the group since a civil war broke out a year ago. The air strikes took place as fresh signs emerged that tensions were easing between the Iran-allied Houthis who control most of northern Yemen and Saudi-led forces after a year of fighting that has killed more than 6,200 people. Residents in southern Yemen said an aircraft bombed buildings used by al Qaeda in the southern coastal Abyan province and destroyed a government intelligence headquarters in the provincial capital Zinjibar that the militants had captured and were using as a base.

Iraqi cleric meets with PM after beginning Green Zone sit-in Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:54 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Sunday night after beginning a sit-in in Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone intended to be a show of force following his calls to combat government corruption.

England goalkeeper Butland faces Euro KO after breaking ankle Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:43 PM PDT England goalkeeper Jack Butland fractured his ankle in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Germany in Berlin, casting a doubt over the Stoke City player's hopes of making Euro 2016. The 23-year-old, standing in for injured first-choice keeper Joe Hart, was hurt just before half-time on Saturday and was replaced by Fraser Forster. "Today's scan revealed I've fractured my ankle, absolutely devastated! I'll be doing everything I can to get back fit as soon as I can," Butland tweeted on Sunday.

$100 million from World Bank to create 100,000 Jordan jobs Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:36 PM PDT AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan will get a cheap $100 million loan to help create 100,000 jobs for Syrian refugees and its own citizens, the World Bank president said Sunday.

Soldier's shooting of Palestinian sets off uproar in Israel Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:16 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Amateur video appearing to show an Israeli soldier killing an already wounded Palestinian attacker sparked uproar in Israel on Sunday, reflecting the deep divisions in the country following six months of violence.

Ireland recalls 1916 Easter Rising against British rule Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:13 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly through the crowded streets of Dublin on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising against Britain, a fateful rebellion that reduced parts of the capital to ruins and fired the country's flame of independence.

Moldova: Thousands march for reunification with Romania Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:07 PM PDT CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Thousands of Moldovans have marched through their capital calling for reunification with Romania, restoring a union which lasted from 1918 to 1940.

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