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• Syria's Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
• Brazil's biggest party quits ruling coalition, Rousseff isolated
• Exclusive: Iran missile tests were 'in defiance of' U.N. resolution - U.S., allies
• Families of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns
• FBI warned Dutch about El Bakraoui brothers week before Brussels attacks
• EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed
• Djokovic reaches quarterfinals at Miami Open, 6-3, 6-4
• FBI hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit
• Dutch stall England momentum with 2-1 win at Wembley
• 2 Mormon missionaries injured in Brussels attack return home
• Trump campaign chief charged with battery of reporter
• Mexican Soccer Federation asks fans to boot anti-gay chants
• Rich states resettle barely one percent of Syrian refugees: Oxfam
• Aston Villa manager Remi Garde leaves bottom-place EPL club
• Former Canadian Cabinet minister killed in plane crash
• Oops! Rhode Island tourism video features Reykjavik, Iceland
• Ex-mayor of Colombia's capital jailed 18 years for graft
• Security high as France returns to Paris stadium after bombs
• Brussels airport delays reopening as Belgium lowers attacks toll to 32
• France beats Russia 4-2 on return to stadium after attacks
• El Salvador calls emergency in 7 prisons, targets gang heads
• Bolivian president's ex ordered to present love child
• Peru Bishop: vote for two presidential hopefuls would be 'a sin'
• Germany wins 4-1, beats Italy for 1st time in over 20 years
• UN: Aid to Syria's besieged up since cease-fire began
• Brazil's Rousseff to form new government this week: chief of staff
• Democrats reject Republican plan for PR control board
• Olympic gold medalist Hanyu favored to win world title
• Brazil's biggest party abandons president, quits coalition
• UN recommends reform of General Assembly chief's office
• Skipping nuclear summit a 'missed opportunity' for Russia: White House
• Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian in head appears in court
• Janssen, Narsingh bring England back to earth
• Morocco qualify, Egypt close, Nigeria out in CAN qualifiers
• Five things we learnt from England v Netherlands
• US govt fines Terminix $10M in USVI toxic pesticide case
• Trump campaign manager charged with misdemeanour battery against reporter
• Houston no longer has a problem
• Hijack drama ends in Cyprus with arrest of 'unstable' man

Syria's Assad says military gains will speed up political deal Posted: 29 Mar 2016 12:02 PM PDT By Vladimir Soldatkin and Dominic Evans MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of international opponents who he accused of hindering any agreement. In an interview published as government forces, backed by heavy Russian air power, maintained an offensive against Islamic State militants, Assad said his government "continue to be flexible" in its approach to talks aimed at ending the war.

Brazil's biggest party quits ruling coalition, Rousseff isolated Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:31 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's largest party announced on Tuesday it was leaving President Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that sharply raises the odds she could be impeached in a matter of months. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) took just a few minutes to decide unanimously in a packed leadership meeting that its six ministers in Rousseff's Cabinet and all other party members with government appointments must resign immediately. Under Brazil's presidential system, Rousseff will remain in office but the break cripples her fight against impeachment proceedings in Congress, which could put Vice President Michel Temer, leader of the PMDB, in the presidential seat.

Exclusive: Iran missile tests were 'in defiance of' U.N. resolution - U.S., allies Posted: 29 Mar 2016 01:29 PM PDT By launching nuclear-capable missiles Iran has defied a United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed last year's historic nuclear deal, the United States and its European allies said in a joint letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Iran's recent ballistic tests involved missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and were "inconsistent with" and "in defiance of" council resolution 2231, adopted last July, said the joint U.S., British, French, German letter to Spain's U.N. Ambassador Roman Oyarzun Marchesi and U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon.

Families of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns Posted: 29 Mar 2016 01:20 PM PDT The Obama administration ordered the families of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey on Tuesday and warned U.S. citizens against travel to the region amid mounting security concerns. The Pentagon said 670 dependents of U.S. military personnel would be affected by the order to depart areas of southern Turkey, including Incirlik air base, which is used heavily in the fight against Islamic State militants. The U.S. State Department said a small number of diplomatic families would be affected but did not give numbers.

FBI warned Dutch about El Bakraoui brothers week before Brussels attacks Posted: 29 Mar 2016 11:40 AM PDT The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told Dutch police that two brothers were being sought by Belgian authorities a week before the pair blew themselves up in suicide attacks in Brussels, the Dutch interior minister said on Tuesday. Ard van der Steur was responding by letter to questions from Dutch legislators about Belgian brothers Ibrahim ('Brahim') and Khalid El Bakraoui, who prosecutors say took part in the March 22 attacks which killed 35 people, excluding the attackers. A series of missteps and blunders by Belgium's security and intelligence agencies have come to light since the attacks, as well weaknesses in communication between intelligence agencies across Europe.

EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed Posted: 29 Mar 2016 09:07 AM PDT By Yiannis Kourtoglou and Nadia El Gowely LARNACA, Cyprus/CAIRO (Reuters) - An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday by a man with what authorities said was a fake suicide belt, who was arrested after giving himself up. Eighty-one people, including 21 foreigners and 15 crew, were on board the Airbus 320, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement. The Cypriot state broadcaster said he had demanded the release of women prisoners in Egypt.

Djokovic reaches quarterfinals at Miami Open, 6-3, 6-4 Posted: 29 Mar 2016 04:22 PM PDT KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic rolled his eyes after a backhand found the net, shrugged after an early barrage of errors, double-faulted eight times and even heard the crowd at times pulling for his opponent.

FBI hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit Posted: 29 Mar 2016 04:15 PM PDT The FBI has unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terror attackers, officials said, ending a heated legal standoff with Apple that had pitted US authorities against Silicon Valley. Apple, backed by a broad coalition of technology giants like Google and Facebook, was fiercely opposed to assisting the US government in unlocking the iPhone on grounds it would have wide-reaching implications on digital security and privacy. A key court hearing scheduled earlier this month to hear arguments from both sides in the sensitive case was abruptly cancelled after the FBI said it no longer needed Apple's help because it had found an outside party to unlock the phone.

Dutch stall England momentum with 2-1 win at Wembley Posted: 29 Mar 2016 04:01 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Three days after beating the world champions, England was given a reality check ahead of the European Championship by a team that didn't even qualify for the tournament.

2 Mormon missionaries injured in Brussels attack return home Posted: 29 Mar 2016 04:00 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Mormon missionaries wounded in a bombing attack at the Brussels airport have returned to Utah to receive treatment in their home state.

Trump campaign chief charged with battery of reporter Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:52 PM PDT Donald Trump's presidential campaign manager was arrested and charged with battery Tuesday for allegedly grabbing a reporter, in a dramatic new illustration of the tensions surrounding the Republican frontrunner's White House bid. Corey Lewandowski is accused of grabbing reporter Michelle Fields so hard that it left bruises on her arm during a March 8 Trump news conference at a golf club he owns in the Palm Beach County town of Jupiter. "He was arrested this morning and released with a notice to appear," Adam Brown, a Jupiter police spokesman, told AFP, saying Lewandowski was not handcuffed after he turned himself in.

Mexican Soccer Federation asks fans to boot anti-gay chants Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:51 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Soccer Federation has launched a campaign urging fans to refrain from anti-gay chants that drew fines from FIFA earlier this year.

Rich states resettle barely one percent of Syrian refugees: Oxfam Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:50 PM PDT Wealthy countries have resettled only a fraction of the nearly five million refugees who have fled Syria, Oxfam said on Tuesday, urging them to step up and do their share. The British charity called on wealthy countries to resettle at least 10 percent of the 4.8 million Syrian refugees registered in the region surrounding the war-ravaged nation by the end of the year. The charity issued its report ahead of an unprecedented UN-hosted conference in Geneva on Wednesday, where countries will be asked to pledge resettlement spots for Syrian refugees.

Aston Villa manager Remi Garde leaves bottom-place EPL club Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:48 PM PDT BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Remi Garde left Aston Villa on Tuesday after less than five months as manager, with the bottom-place Premier League club appearing doomed to relegation.

Former Canadian Cabinet minister killed in plane crash Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:44 PM PDT By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Former Canadian Cabinet minister Jean Lapierre died on Tuesday in a plane crash that also killed his wife and three of his siblings on the way to his father's funeral in eastern Quebec. The TVA network, for which Lapierre worked as a political commentator, said all seven people on board Lapierre's twin-engined chartered aircraft were killed when it crashed in bad weather as it was coming in to land on the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Also killed were Lapierre's wife as well as two of his brothers and a sister, it added.

Oops! Rhode Island tourism video features Reykjavik, Iceland Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:42 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Maybe the state should be called Rhode Iceland.

Ex-mayor of Colombia's capital jailed 18 years for graft Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:37 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The former leftist mayor of Colombia's capital was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in jail for taking bribes in the awarding of ambulance contracts

Security high as France returns to Paris stadium after bombs Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:30 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — More than 1,700 security personnel were on patrol Tuesday as France beat Russia on its return to the Stade de France, four months after their last home game was targeted by suicide bombers.

Brussels airport delays reopening as Belgium lowers attacks toll to 32 Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:30 PM PDT Brussels airport said it would not reopen on Wednesday despite drills to test resuming partial services after the suicide bombings that struck its departure hall and a metro train, as Belgium lowered the death toll to 32. Zaventem airport has been closed since twin bombings wrecked the departure hall on March 22, in coordinated suicide attacks that were claimed by the Islamic State group and which also hit Maalbeek metro station in central Brussels. A total of 32 people were killed in Belgium's worst-ever terror attacks, the government said, down from an earlier toll of 35 following confusion between two lists of people who had died at the scene and in hospital.

France beats Russia 4-2 on return to stadium after attacks Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PDT SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — France's first match at its home ground since the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris ended with a 4-2 victory over Russia in a friendly game at the Stade de France on Tuesday.

El Salvador calls emergency in 7 prisons, targets gang heads Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:19 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Authorities declared a state of emergency Tuesday at seven prisons and transferred 299 high-ranking gang members at the start of "extraordinary measures" that El Salvador's government has promised to take against gangs.

Bolivian president's ex ordered to present love child Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:16 PM PDT A Bolivian court ordered President Evo Morales's ex-girlfriend Tuesday to present the child she says he fathered with her nearly a decade ago, a son the leftist leader insists has died. The dispute is at the center of a political drama that has gripped Bolivia since an investigative journalist revealed Morales's relationship with Gabriela Zapata, a high-powered executive who is now accused of abusing her influence to win contracts for the Chinese company where she worked. Morales has acknowledged he had a child with Zapata, whom he says he dated from 2005 to 2007.

Peru Bishop: vote for two presidential hopefuls would be 'a sin' Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:13 PM PDT A Peruvian archbishop told congregants they would be committing "a sin" if they vote for two left-leaning presidential candidates because of their stances on abortion and gay rights. The comment on Sunday by Javier del Rio, responsible for the archdiocese of Peru's second biggest city Arequipa with more than one million Catholics, was aimed at Veronika Mendoza and Alfredo Barnechea, who were virtually tied for third place in opinion polls two weeks before the April 10 election. Mendoza and Barnechea both believe abortion should be legal in the case of rape and support civil unions to give same-sex couples the legal benefits of marriage.

Germany wins 4-1, beats Italy for 1st time in over 20 years Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:11 PM PDT MUNICH (AP) — Mario Goetze scored on his international comeback to help Germany beat Italy for the first time in more than 20 years, a 4-1 drubbing in their friendly on Tuesday.

UN: Aid to Syria's besieged up since cease-fire began Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:05 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report says the United Nations and partners delivered badly needed medical and food supplies to about 150,000 people in besieged areas of Syria after a cease-fire that started last month led to a drop-off in fighting.

Brazil's Rousseff to form new government this week: chief of staff Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:04 PM PDT BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will announce a new governing coalition before the end of the week, her chief of staff Jaques Wagner said on Tuesday, after her main coalition partner left the government. "The PMDB took a quick decision that opens the opportunity for the President to form a new coalition for her remaining two years and nine months in office," Wagner told reporters after the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party decided to break away. (Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Andrew Hay)

Democrats reject Republican plan for PR control board Posted: 29 Mar 2016 03:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says a Republican plan to create an oversight board for Puerto Rico would exert "undue and undemocratic control" over the U.S. territory, echoing complaints from the island's leaders as they struggle with $70 billion in debt.

Olympic gold medalist Hanyu favored to win world title Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:59 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The stuffed Winnie the Pooh that doubles as a box for tissues still accompanies Yuzuru Hanyu to his practices, resting on the boards in front of coach Brian Orser.

Brazil's biggest party abandons president, quits coalition Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:55 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's largest party abandoned President Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition Tuesday, a decision that diminishes the possibility that she will survive mounting pressure in Congress for her impeachment.

UN recommends reform of General Assembly chief's office Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:55 PM PDT The United Nations on Tuesday recommended overhauling financial oversight of the General Assembly president's office following a bribery scandal involving one of its former chiefs. The US authorities charged John Ashe with tax fraud in October, suspecting him of having accepted more than a million dollars in bribes from Chinese businesspeople seeking to influence the world body. A former ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda, Ashe chaired the General Assembly's 68th session between September 2013 and September 2014.

Skipping nuclear summit a 'missed opportunity' for Russia: White House Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:47 PM PDT Russia has isolated itself and missed an opportunity by choosing to skip this week's Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the White House said on Tuesday. "Russia's decision to certainly not participate at a high level we believe is a missed opportunity for Russia above all," said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to the White House National Security Council, in a conference call with reporters. "Frankly, all they're doing is isolating themselves in not participating as they have in the past," Rhodes said, noting the United States and Russia continue to cooperate and discuss issues related to nuclear security.

Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian in head appears in court Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:43 PM PDT Bar-Lev Military Base (Israel) (AFP) - An Israeli soldier caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground appeared in a military court Tuesday as hundreds of his supporters protested outside. Prosecutors were seeking to extend the remand of the soldier until April 7 in a case that has gripped the country and sparked political tensions, and the judge decided that he be kept in custody until Thursday. The protesters called for the soldier's release despite video footage shared widely online showing him shoot the Palestinian in the head without any apparent provocation.

Janssen, Narsingh bring England back to earth Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:38 PM PDT Substitute Luciano Narsingh's contested 77th-minute winner brought England back down to earth as the Netherlands came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory in Tuesday's friendly at Wembley. England were looking to build on Saturday's fine 3-2 win over world champions Germany and went ahead late in the first half when Jamie Vardy completed a neat move to score his second goal in two games. "We couldn't recreate the buzz from Berlin and the two decisions that resulted in the goals could have gone our way," England manager Roy Hodgson told BBC radio.

Morocco qualify, Egypt close, Nigeria out in CAN qualifiers Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:33 PM PDT Morocco became the first qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after beating Cape Verde 2-0 in Marrakech Tuesday. Star striker Youssef El Arabi scored twice early in the second half, the first from a penalty that resulted in a visiting footballer being red-carded. Morocco hold a six-point Group F lead over top-ranked African team Cape Verde with two rounds left and a head-to-head advantage having also beaten the islanders last Saturday in Praia.

Five things we learnt from England v Netherlands Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:31 PM PDT England were beaten 2-1 by the Netherlands in a friendly on Tuesday. Jamie Vardy has emerged as the most uplifting story of the season after firing Leicester to within touching distance of the Premier League title and the striker's strong showing against the Netherlands suggests he will thrive at Euro 2016 as well. Going into this fixture, the 29-year-old former non-league player, who came off the bench to bag his first goal for England in their 3-2 win over world champions Germany on Saturday, had struck 20 times for club and country in his remarkable breakthrough campaign.

US govt fines Terminix $10M in USVI toxic pesticide case Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:25 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government levied a $10 million fine on Terminix companies Tuesday over its workers spraying a toxic pesticide at a U.S. Virgin Islands resort that nearly killed a vacationing family last year.

Trump campaign manager charged with misdemeanour battery against reporter Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:23 PM PDT Donald Trump's presidential campaign manager was arrested and charged with misdemeanour battery in Florida on Tuesday, the latest chapter in a raucous U.S. race marked by threats, insults and physical confrontations. Police in Jupiter, Florida, charged Corey Lewandowski, 42, with intentionally grabbing and bruising the arm of Michelle Fields, then a reporter for the conservative news outlet Breitbart, when she tried to question Trump at a campaign event on March 8. Republican front-runner Trump repeatedly defended Lewandowski, saying he was innocent and would fight the charges while continuing as campaign manager.

Houston no longer has a problem Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:21 PM PDT Tiger Woods has never played the week before the Masters, and it's hard to argue with the results. He has won it four times.

Hijack drama ends in Cyprus with arrest of 'unstable' man Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:15 PM PDT LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — A man described as "psychologically unstable" hijacked a flight Tuesday from Egypt to Cyprus and threatened to blow it up. His explosives turned out to be fake, and he surrendered with all passengers released unharmed after a bizarre six-hour standoff.

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