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• Last main Brussels and Paris suspects held, threat remains
• Kerry aims to ease crisis over Afghan unity pact during Kabul visit
• Suspected Al Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni government soldiers
• UK PM releases tax records after 'Panama Papers' storm
• Ex-Argentine President Fernandez charged with money laundering: media
• Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign 60 billion Saudi riyal investment fund pact
• Jack Sock, Juan Monaco reach US Men's Clay Court final
• Joshua snatches IBF heavyweight belt off Martin in 2nd round
• Spieth stumbles but still keeps Masters lead
• Wind at Augusta taketh, then takes some more
• Mexico: Austrian lab finds no evidence of missing students
• British PM releases tax summary amid offshore row
• France's 'Up All Night' protests gather strength -- and causes
• Reds produce crack in NZ dominance of Super Rugby
• Top Asian News 11:40 p.m. GMT
• Philippine clash leaves 18 soldiers, 5 militants dead
• Syrians return to Palmyra after IS expelled
• Under-fire Cameron announces Panama Papers taskforce
• Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree $16 bn investment fund, settle maritime spat
• Marquez takes pole position at Grand Prix of the Americas
• Three killed in suspected rebel attack ahead of Peru election
• US beats World team 101-67 at the Nike Hoop Summit
• Anthony Joshua wins IBF world heavyweight title
• Abrini: from petty criminal to Brussels attacks 'man in hat'
• Swede arrested in Brussels 'brainwashed' by militants
• Argentine prosecutor wants ex-leader probed for laundering
• Swansea hopes for takeover by US owners by end of season
• English FA to ask FIFA to research dementia link to football
• Barca stumbles 1-0 at Sociedad, Atletico & Real close gap
• Mourinho rejects Syria approach but wants coaching return
• Lucas scores 2 as French champion PSG wins at Guingamp
• Family of US citizen released by Syria is thankful
• Argentine prosecutor probing ex-president Kirchner: reports
• Juventus moves 9 points clear with 2-1 win at AC Milan
• Kerber retires; Stephens, Vesnina make Charleston final
• Benfica fights back at Academica to keep lead in Portugal
• Selby defends featherweight title; Benn wins pro debut
• Ajax beats Cambuur Leeuwarden 1-0 to stay top of Eredivisie
• Bus crash in Peru kills at least 23

Last main Brussels and Paris suspects held, threat remains Posted: 09 Apr 2016 12:57 PM PDT By Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The main identified suspects in Islamic State attacks on Paris and Brussels are now dead or in custody after Belgian investigators charged two men on Saturday with aiding last month's Brussels suicide bombers. "But we know we have to stay alert." Mohamed Abrini, believed to have helped prepare the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, was seized on a Brussels street on Friday. Prosecutors said he confessed to being the "man in the hat" seen at the city's airport with two suicide bombers on March 22.

Kerry aims to ease crisis over Afghan unity pact during Kabul visit Posted: 09 Apr 2016 11:18 AM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and James Mackenzie KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested that Afghanistan's national unity government could continue beyond September, a step that could irk the opposition even as he attempts to avert a brewing political crisis. Kerry's unannounced visit to Kabul was intended to demonstrate support for the national unity government headed by President Ashraf Ghani, victor of the disputed election of 2014 and his runner up Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. The visit comes at a difficult moment for Afghanistan, with Ghani's government weakened by infighting between rivals, the economy sinking and the resurgent Taliban stronger than at any time since they were toppled from power in late 2001.

Suspected Al Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni government soldiers Posted: 09 Apr 2016 10:19 AM PDT Suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 17 soldiers loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday, local officials and residents said. The soldiers were detained while travelling from the southern port of Aden to al-Mahra province in eastern Yemen via Ahwar, a city in Abyan province under al Qaeda control. Ansar al Sharia, an al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, later issued a statement denying responsibility for the attack and blamed a local armed fighter named Ali Aqeel.

UK PM releases tax records after 'Panama Papers' storm Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:06 PM PDT By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron published his tax records on Sunday in an attempt to draw a line under questions about his personal finances raised by the mention of his late father in the Panama Papers for setting up an offshore fund. The revelations have led to demands for Cameron's resignation and handed ammunition to opposition lawmakers who questioned why he was reluctant to detail his financial connections with his father. Cameron took the unorthodox step of releasing the normally confidential details after saying he should have handled the scrutiny of his family's tax affairs better.

Ex-Argentine President Fernandez charged with money laundering: media Posted: 09 Apr 2016 12:03 PM PDT Cristina Fernandez, who stepped down as president of Argentina in December after eight years in office, has been charged by a prosecutor with money laundering, local media reported on Saturday. The decision follows testimony on Friday by businessman Leonardo Farina, who in a plea bargain implicated Fernandez and her late husband and former President Nestor Kirchner in a case related to money laundering and embezzling funds earmarked for public works. Julio De Vido, a longtime Fernandez and Kirchner ally and former minister, was also charged, local newspapers Clarin and La Nacion reported, citing judicial sources.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign 60 billion Saudi riyal investment fund pact Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:12 PM PDT By Ali Abdelaty CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement late on Saturday to set up a 60 billion Saudi riyal investment fund among other investment agreements including an economic free-zone to develop Egypt's Sinai region, Egyptian state television reported. The signing of the agreements took place in Egypt's Abdeen palace in the presence of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi's King Salman, during a rare 4-day visit to Egypt.

Jack Sock, Juan Monaco reach US Men's Clay Court final Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:51 PM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Fourth-seeded defending champion Jack Sock beat top-seeded John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Saturday in an all-American semifinal in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.

Joshua snatches IBF heavyweight belt off Martin in 2nd round Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:49 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua stopped Charles Martin inside two rounds to snatch the IBF heavyweight belt off the American in only his 16th professional fight on Saturday.

Spieth stumbles but still keeps Masters lead Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:49 PM PDT AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — What looked to be another march to the Masters for Jordan Spieth suddenly turned into a walk on the wild side Saturday.

Wind at Augusta taketh, then takes some more Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:48 PM PDT AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Billy Horschel felt blown away.

Mexico: Austrian lab finds no evidence of missing students Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:45 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — An Austrian laboratory has not found evidence that can confirm that remains found in a trash dump in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero belong to 43 students who disappeared in September 2014, authorities announced.

British PM releases tax summary amid offshore row Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:45 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday released his tax details in a bid to head off a row over his father's offshore business, and announced a new taskforce to scrutinise the so-called Panama Papers. Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside Cameron's office Saturday calling for his resignation after he finally admitted to having held shares in his late father's Bahamas-based investment fund, which cropped up in the documents leaked from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca. Cameron took the unprecedented step of publishing a summary of his tax returns over the past six years, and revealed that he had received a £200,000 ($280,000, 240,000 euros) gift from his mother, on top of the £300,000 inheritance from his father.

France's 'Up All Night' protests gather strength -- and causes Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:40 PM PDT In the heady new world of "Up All Night" it was March 38 on Saturday to the some 2,000 people gathered in a main Paris square to share their aspirations for change. It is their way of keeping track of a protest movement that has seen people flock to the Place de la Republique to air their grievances, seek strength in numbers and strategise for a better future every night since March 31. While galvanised by weeks of protests over the Socialist government's labour reforms seen as threatening workers' rights, the separate Up All Night (Nuit Debout) movement is an omnibus of causes.

Reds produce crack in NZ dominance of Super Rugby Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:40 PM PDT Having failed to win any of its first five matches in Super Rugby this season, Queensland seemed an unlikely candidate to challenge New Zealand teams' domination of the southern hemisphere tournament.

Top Asian News 11:40 p.m. GMT Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:40 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday committed to pushing reforms after his picks for attorney general and interior minister won long-sought Cabinet confirmation, while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded with the government's power-sharing leaders to bury their "factional divisions" for the good of the country. Yet Ghani could not cite progress toward ending a bitter feud with Afghanistan's chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, that has hobbled the Kabul government for 18 months. The unwieldy arrangement, which Kerry helped to forge, has left interim ministers in critical positions while the U.S. ally struggles to confront lawlessness, corruption and the Taliban's resilient and perhaps expanding insurgency.

Philippine clash leaves 18 soldiers, 5 militants dead Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:39 PM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military suffered its largest single-day combat loss so far this year when 18 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Abu Sayyaf extremists that also left five Islamic militants dead, including a Moroccan fighter, the military said Sunday.

Syrians return to Palmyra after IS expelled Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:28 PM PDT Clutching her Barbie doll and a teddy bear, six-year-old Marwa trod carefully as she accompanied her parents on their first visit to inspect their home in Syria's Palmyra since the Islamic State group was expelled. All I found was my Barbie, my teddy bear, a necklace and a notebook," Marwa said. "The main reason why I came back to Palmyra today, despite the dangers, was Marwa and her toys," said Jamal, a driver.

Under-fire Cameron announces Panama Papers taskforce Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:13 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron was on Sunday to announce a new taskforce to deal with the so-called Panama Papers as pressure mounted over the handling of his own offshore finances. The force will be led by the HMRC tax authority and the National Crime Agency, but is unlikely to spare Cameron from more scrutiny over his admission Thursday that he bought and then sold shares in his late father's Bahamas-based offshore fund. Cameron at first refused to comment on his father's fund, details of which emerged in the leak of documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca, and admitted Saturday he had mishandled the controversy.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree $16 bn investment fund, settle maritime spat Posted: 09 Apr 2016 04:07 PM PDT Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman agreed to set up a $16-billion investment fund Saturday and settled a long-standing maritime dispute as the monarch continued his rare visit to the country. A day after Salman announced a plan to build a bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, the heads of state met at the historic Abdeen Palace in Cairo to oversee the inking of a string of agreements Egypt hopes will help boost its battered economy. In one of the most high-profile announcements, Cairo said it had agreed to demarcate its maritime borders with Saudi Arabia, officially placing two islands in the Straits of Tiran in Saudi territory.

Marquez takes pole position at Grand Prix of the Americas Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:57 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Another year, another pole position for Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez at the Grand Prix of the Americas.

Three killed in suspected rebel attack ahead of Peru election Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:56 PM PDT Three people were killed and six injured in an attack staged by suspected leftist Shining Path rebels on the eve of Peru's presidential election, authorities said. The attack, in a remote coca-growing region of the Andean nation, occurred early on Saturday as military officials transported materials for the election, the head of Peru's armed forces, Jorge Moscoso, told a news conference. The Maoist-inspired Shining Path guerrilla group was largely dismantled in the 1990s, but hundreds of insurgents still control swaths of a jungle-covered region of Peru known for its production of coca, the raw material for cocaine.

US beats World team 101-67 at the Nike Hoop Summit Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:51 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At times, it seemed as though Terrance Ferguson could not miss.

Anthony Joshua wins IBF world heavyweight title Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:39 PM PDT Britain's Anthony Joshua won the IBF world heavyweight title on Saturday with a sensational second round knockout of outclassed American rival Charles Martin. Olympic champion Joshua, 26, had Martin on the canvas twice in the second round to record his 16th knockout in all 16 professional fights he has contested. Joshua becomes the sixth British fighter to win a world heavyweight title.

Abrini: from petty criminal to Brussels attacks 'man in hat' Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:33 PM PDT Mohamed Abrini, who has admitted being the "man in the hat" captured on CCTV before the Brussels airport bombings, is a long-time petty criminal who grew up with Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam in Belgium's troubled Molenbeek area. Nicknamed "Brioche" after his days working in a bakery, Abrini is thought to have given up training as a welder at the age of 18 before eventually gravitating towards the extremist milieu. Already the target of a manhunt over the November terror assaults in Paris, police have also uncovered links to last month's Brussels attacks, notably finding his fingerprints in the flat where the two airport suicide bombers were staying before they blew themselves up on March 22.

Swede arrested in Brussels 'brainwashed' by militants Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:22 PM PDT MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Osama Krayem lived a delinquent lifestyle in Rosengard, an immigrant neighborhood in the Swedish city of Malmo, before he was "brainwashed" and joined Islamic militants in Syria, community activists and his aunt said Saturday.

Argentine prosecutor wants ex-leader probed for laundering Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:15 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's state news agency is reporting that a federal prosecutor has asked that former President Cristina Fernandez be investigated in a money laundering probe.

Swansea hopes for takeover by US owners by end of season Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:11 PM PDT SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — English Premier League club Swansea has confirmed it was in talks on a potential takeover from American investors.

English FA to ask FIFA to research dementia link to football Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:07 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association will ask FIFA to investigate whether former players have dementia as a consequence of brain damage from playing the game.

Barca stumbles 1-0 at Sociedad, Atletico & Real close gap Posted: 09 Apr 2016 03:06 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona stumbled for a third straight match in its quest to defend its Spanish league title after losing at Real Sociedad 1-0 on Saturday, letting Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid tighten the race even further.

Mourinho rejects Syria approach but wants coaching return Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:56 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Jose Mourinho declined Syria's offer to coach the war-torn nation's team on Saturday while reiterating his desire to return to management in England next season.

Lucas scores 2 as French champion PSG wins at Guingamp Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:54 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Lucas scored twice in the second half as French champion Paris Saint-Germain eased past struggling Guingamp 2-0 on Saturday.

Family of US citizen released by Syria is thankful Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:54 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle-area family of a U.S. citizen released from captivity by the Syrian government said Saturday they were grateful for efforts by the U.S. government over the past three years to secure his freedom.

Argentine prosecutor probing ex-president Kirchner: reports Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:53 PM PDT Argentine former president Cristina Kirchner, who only just left office after eight years in power, could be investigated for alleged money laundering, local media reported Saturday. Federal prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan is seeking an investigation of Kirchner based on information given by a protected witness in an ongoing case, local media said, citing court sources. The reports said the unnamed witness was believed to have pointed both to Kirchner (in power 2007-2015) and her late husband, the former president Nestor Kirchner (2003-2007).

Juventus moves 9 points clear with 2-1 win at AC Milan Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:48 PM PDT MILAN (AP) — Juventus moved provisionally nine points clear at the top of Serie A as it came from behind to beat fierce rival AC Milan 2-1 on Saturday.

Kerber retires; Stephens, Vesnina make Charleston final Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:45 PM PDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber, ranked No. 2 in the world, retired because of a viral illness during her semifinal match Saturday at the Volvo Car Open, sending American Sloane Stephens to the final.

Benfica fights back at Academica to keep lead in Portugal Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:44 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Substitute Raul Jimenez scored late for Benfica to complete a 2-1 comeback win at Academica and protect its lead of the Portuguese league on Saturday.

Selby defends featherweight title; Benn wins pro debut Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:39 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Lee Selby successfully defended his IBF featherweight title with a unanimous points victory over American contender Eric Hunter on Saturday.

Ajax beats Cambuur Leeuwarden 1-0 to stay top of Eredivisie Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:08 PM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Captain Davy Klaassen headed Ajax past Cambuur Leeuwarden by 1-0 to stay top of the Eredivisie, while 10-man PSV Eindhoven beat Willem II Tilburg to stay just two points adrift in second place on Saturday.

Bus crash in Peru kills at least 23 Posted: 09 Apr 2016 01:58 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed and more than 30 injured in Peru when a bus in which they were traveling plunged over a ravine into a river below, authorities said on Saturday. The passengers were traveling from the southern region of Madre de Dios towards Cusco to vote in Sunday's presidential election. Police said the accident happened on Friday after the driver lost control as he attempted to avoid a truck swerving across the highway, bus company Civa said in a statement. ...

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