dimanche 30 mars 2014

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Egyptians to elect new president in late May

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 file photo, Egypt's military chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi smiles as he speaks to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their talks along with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Russia. Former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, if he wins Egypt's presidency as is widely expected, will have an overwhelming presence over a shattered political scene. Egypt's once dominant political force, the Muslim Brotherhood, is exhausted under a relentless crackdown. Non-Islamist parties are weak and largely acquiescent to his power. But the political vacuum is hardly a stable one. The Brotherhood is betting that with time the public will turn against el-Sissi. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's presidential election will be held in late May, the electoral commission announced on Sunday, finally setting dates for the crucial vote widely expected to be won by the country's former military chief who ousted an elected president last year.

Police fire pepper spray at Arizona students

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police shot pepper spray at several hundred fans who took to the streets and threw beer bottles and firecrackers at officers Saturday night after the University of Arizona basketball team's overtime loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament.

Kerry, Russian counterpart meet on Ukraine crisis

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 11:21 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius arrive for a meeting at the Quai d'Orsay, in Paris, Sunday, March 30, 2014. After a week of travel in the Mideast, Kerry changed course and arrived in Paris Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart on the Ukraine crisis. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Russia on Sunday set out demands for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a federation allowing wide autonomy to its various regions as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Paris in another bid to calm tensions.

Kerry, Lavrov hold talks in scramble for Ukraine solution

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 05:53 AM PDT

A woman wrapped in a Russian flag plays with a dog decorated with Pro-Russian symbols during a rally in Donetsk on March 29, 2014US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Sunday for suddenly arranged talks in Paris as diplomatic efforts to resolve Cold War-style tensions over Ukraine's crisis gained momentum. The diplomatic push comes amid alarm over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, fanning fears it plans to seize more territory following its lightning annexation of Crimea. In a first effort to temper the worst East-West impasse in decades, Russian leader Vladimir Putin phoned US President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss either sides' proposals in what has become a tug-of-war over Ukraine's future. Lavrov later sought to ease diplomatic tensions by vowing his country had no intention of sending in what Kiev estimates are 100,000 troops gathered on Ukraine's borders.

Conflict with Russia galvanizes Ukraine's identity

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 04:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 9, 2014 file photo a young Ukrainian woman holds a Ukrainian flag during celebrations of the 200th birthday anniversary of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine. The monument to the poet is in the background. Ukraine, a land the size of France with a population of 46 million, has historically been a massive prize in the heart of Europe. The site of the ancient Slavic state, the Kievan Rus, it was the regional cradle of Orthodox Christianity. Over centuries, parts of Ukraine have belonged to Poland, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russia and the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/ Sergei Poliakov, File)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — He's one of Russia's favorite doctors, the author of books read by parents from Moscow to Siberia. And he lives in eastern Ukraine where the Russian language is dominant and ties to Russia strong.

Flight 370: Stories of that final day

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 02:12 AM PDT

A man, one of the relatives of Chinese passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, rests near a board covered with written wishes at a hotel in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 29, 2014. Some of the wishes are KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — One morning, many stories.

Australia hopeful as more items pulled from sea

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 12:06 AM PDT

An object floats in the southern Indian Ocean in this picture taken from a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Saturday, March 29, 2014. A warship with an aircraft black box detector was set to depart Australia on Sunday to join the search for the missing Malaysian jetliner, a day after ships plucked objects from the Indian Ocean to determine whether they were related to the missing plane. None were confirmed to be from the plane, leaving searchers with no sign of the jet more than three weeks after it disappeared. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)More objects are pulled from the southern Indian Ocean and checked to see if they are part of the plane that went missing more than three weeks ago.

Photos found at slide site; missing number drops

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 11:20 PM PDT

Searchers pause for a moment of silence at the scene of a deadly mudslide Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Besides the more than two dozen bodies already found, many more people could be buried in the debris pile left from the mudslide one week ago. Ninety people are listed as missing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of family photographs and albums are among the personal belongings being recovered by crews searching for victims at a massive debris site left by the deadly mudslide in Washington state.

UN science report: Warming worsens security woes

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 11:20 PM PDT

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — In an authoritative report due out Monday a United Nations climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to hotter global tempers. Top scientists are saying that climate change will complicate and worsen existing global security problems, such as civil wars, strife between nations and refugees.

Armed pro-govt militias roil Venezuela protests

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 10:18 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Carabobo's State police officers stand next to graffiti that reads in Spanish VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — The masked gunmen emerged from a group of several dozen motorcycle-mounted government loyalists who were attempting to dismantle a barricade in La Isabelica, a working-class district of Valencia that has been a center of unrest since nationwide protests broke out last month.

Number of missing from Washington slide plummets

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 08:58 PM PDT

Searchers pause for a moment of silence at the scene of a deadly mudslide Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Besides the more than two dozen bodies already found, many more people could be buried in the debris pile left from the mudslide one week ago. Ninety people are listed as missing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — As crews using heavy equipment, dogs and their bare hands searched in heavy rain for more victims from a deadly Washington landslide, authorities said Saturday that the number of people believed missing had dropped substantially.

Number of missing from mudslide drops to 30

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 06:54 PM PDT

Searchers pause for a moment of silence at the scene of a deadly mudslide Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Besides the more than two dozen bodies already found, many more people could be buried in the debris pile left from the mudslide one week ago. Ninety people are listed as missing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The number of those believed missing following a deadly Washington state landslide has plummeted to 30 after many people were found safe, authorities said late Saturday.

Florida 1st to Final Four, beating Dayton 62-52

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 05:52 PM PDT

Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin (5) celebrates his basket against Dayton's Vee Sanford during the first half in a regional final game at the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Florida Gators are first yet again this season.

Utah boy finds American Indian remains in backyard

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 04:33 PM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 14-year-old boy digging a trout pond in the backyard of his father's Salt Lake City home stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an American Indian who lived about 1,000 years ago.

Studies find new drugs greatly lower cholesterol

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 04:33 PM PDT

People attend the American College of Cardiology's conference in Washington, Saturday, March 29, 2014. A new class of experimental medicines can dramatically lower cholesterol, raising hopes of a fresh option for people who can't tolerate or don't get enough help from Lipitor and other statin drugs that have been used for this for decades. The first large studies of these drugs were presented Saturday at an American College of Cardiology conference in Washington, and more will follow on Sunday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — A new class of experimental medicines can dramatically lower cholesterol, raising hopes of a fresh option for people who can't tolerate or don't get enough help from Lipitor and other statin drugs that have been used for this for decades.

Christie, Walker court GOP donors in Las Vegas

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 04:33 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Las Vegas. Several possible GOP presidential candidates gathered in Las Vegas as Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino magnate, looks for a new favorite to help on the 2016 race for the White House. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two of the nation's highest-profile Republican governors on Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America's challenges abroad, emphasizing their support for Israel as they courted powerful Jewish donors.
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