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Palestinian president blasts Israel after prisoner deadline passes

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:42 PM PDT

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat helps Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he signs international conventions during a meeting with Palestinian leadership in RamallahPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed more than a dozen international conventions on Tuesday citing anger at Israel's delay of a prisoner release, in a move jeopardized U.S. efforts to salvage fragile peace talks. His unexpected decision came just a day before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had been due to travel to Ramallah for talks aimed at finalizing a complex, three-way deal that would enable the talks to continue into 2015. Israel had promised in exchange to free more than 100 prisoners by the end of March, but failed to release the final batch, saying it wanted guarantees that the Palestinians would extend the negotiations beyond the April 29 deadline. In his remarks to Palestinian leaders in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas made clear he was not abandoning the negotiations, but blasted Israel's delay in freeing prisoners.

White House: 7 million signed up for health care

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a key milestone for the 4-year-old health care law, the Obama administration says more than 7 million people signed up for health care through insurance exchanges, surpassing a threshold once seen as unattainable.

Abbas: Palestinians to seek further UN recognition

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:25 PM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a leadership meeting in Ramallah, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. In a dramatic move that could derail eight months of U.S. peace efforts, President Abbas resumed a Palestinian bid for further U.N. recognition despite a promise to suspend such efforts during nine months of negotiations with Israel. Abbas signed RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — In a surprise move that could jeopardize U.S. peace efforts, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday resumed a bid for further Palestinian recognition by the United Nations, despite a promise to suspend such efforts during nine months of negotiations with Israel.

Crowe meets Anglican leader after 'Noah' premiere

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:23 AM PDT

British actress Emma Watson and Australian actor Russell Crowe pose for photographers as they arrive at the UK premiere of Noah in Leicester Square, London, Monday March 31, 2014. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)LONDON (AP) — The pope said no but the leader of the world's Anglicans was happy to meet Russell Crowe, star of watery Biblical epic "Noah."

Why Jonathan Pollard provokes passions

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:23 AM PDT

Israelis hold placards depicting Pollard during a protest calling for his release from a U.S. prison, outside U.S. Secretary of State Kerry's hotel in JerusalemAmerican seen as the Edward Snowden of his day eyed as Mideast peace incentive.

Pelosi says over 7 million enroll in health care

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:23 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says the White House is reporting more than 7 million people signed up for health care through the exchanges by Monday's midnight deadline.

Missed the health care deadline? It's not too late

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 10:19 AM PDT

FILE - This March 31, 2014 file photo shows applicants waiting to be called during a health care enrollment event at the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, Calif. It's not too late to get covered. A few routes remain open for those who missed the health care law's big enrollment deadline. Millions may be eligible for a second chance to sign up for subsidized insurance. And people who get coverage after the deadline can still avoid, or at least reduce, the fine for going uninsured. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not too late to get covered. A few routes remain open for those who missed the health care law's big enrollment deadline.

NATO orders end to cooperation with Russia

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 10:19 AM PDT

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures while speaking during a media conference ahead of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. NATO foreign ministers begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday in which they will discuss, among other issues, the situation in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO's foreign ministers have ordered an end to civilian and military cooperation with Russia and told their generals and admirals to quickly devise ways to better protect alliance members that feel threatened by Vladimir Putin's Kremlin.

Will world court ruling end Japan's whaling?

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, March 27, 2014, packs of whale meat to be sold hang at a whale meat specialty store at Tokyo's Ameyoko shopping district. Japan's whaling in the Antarctic is at a crossroads after the International Court of Justice ordered it halted this week, saying it's not really science. The ruling upheld the argument that Japan's research whaling is a guise for commercial whaling. It cannot be appealed, but Japan has some other options to consider. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)TOKYO (AP) — Japan's whaling in the Antarctic is at a crossroads after the International Court of Justice ordered the program stopped. The court concluded the supposed scientific research program is actually a guise for commercial whaling. This week's ruling cannot be appealed, but Japan has other options to consider.

NATO meets on Ukraine; plans to reassure Baltics

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:31 AM PDT

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures while speaking during a media conference ahead of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. NATO foreign ministers begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday in which they will discuss, among other issues, the situation in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)BRUSSELS (AP) — Facing their biggest security challenge in years, NATO foreign ministers discussed how to react to Russia's annexation of Crimea and what measures to take reassure the alliance's rattled eastern members in the face of a newly assertive Russia.

Obama plans statement, 7 million sign-ups reached

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 07:41 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning a Rose Garden appearance Tuesday as sign-ups under his health care law surpassed 7 million.

British sniper's bullet took out suicide bomber, Taliban insurgents

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:55 AM PDT

Villagers look on as a joint patrol by British and Afghan National soldiers goes through Nahr-e-Saraj in Helmand, Afghanistan on June 20, 2010A single shot from a British sniper killed six Taliban insurgents when the bullet hit the trigger switch of a would-be suicide bomber's device, the Ministry of Defence has said. The 20-year-old marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, fired the shot from 850 metres away, hitting the device which then exploded, killing the bomber and five men around him, an MoD spokesman said. Lt. Col. Richard Slack, commanding officer of 9/12 Royal Lancers, told The Daily Telegraph the unnamed soldier also prevented another major attack as a second suicide vest packed with 20 kgs (44lbs) of explosives was found nearby. "There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said, 'I think I've just shot a suicide bomber'.

Official: Deal emerging on Mideast talks extension

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:09 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday April 1, 2014, continuing on to NATO meetings in Brussels after meeting in Israel with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Middle East peace process talks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is closer to a deal that would rescue the faltering Mideast peace talks, pushing a formula that would include the release of convicted U.S. spy Jonathan Pollard and freedom for hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel, an official close to the negotiations said Tuesday.

Don Baylor breaks leg while catching 1st pitch

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 05:08 AM PDT

Vladimir Guerrero throws the ceremonial first pitch before an opening day baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners on Monday, March 31, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. Guerrero signed a one-day contract to retire with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Don Baylor broke his right leg while catching Vladimir Guerrero's ceremonial first pitch Monday night.

Australia says search for MH370 can 'drag on'

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 03:49 AM PDT

Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion's captain, Wing Comdr. Rob Shearer watches out of the window of his aircraft while searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, Monday, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, Pool)PERTH, Australia (AP) — Investigators are conducting a forensic examination of the final recorded conversation between ground control and the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 before it went missing three weeks ago, the Malaysian government said Tuesday. Meanwhile Australia, which is coordinating the search for the Boeing 777, cautioned that it "could drag on for a long time" and would be an arduous one.

SKorea sex change doc: I correct 'God's mistakes'

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 03:49 AM PDT

In this March 18, 2014 photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun, 61, talks with an unidentified patient at Dong-A University Hospital in Busan, South Korea. Dr. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in the country, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. As Dr. Kim begins what will be 11 hours of surgery meant to create a functioning penis for a Buddhist nun, he is well aware of the unease his work creates in this deeply conservative country. The devout Protestant known as the BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — As Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun begins surgery to create a functioning penis for a Buddhist monk who was born female, he is well aware of the unease his work creates in this deeply conservative country. The devout Protestant known as the "father of South Korean transgender people" once wrestled with similar feelings.

Obamacare enrollment drive’s secret weapon: Radio

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 03:48 AM PDT

A woman reads the HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace internet website, where people can sign up to benefit from Obamacare, in Washington in December 2013In the final stretch, the administration turned to a century-old technology to sell the ACA.

Facebook CEO reaps $3.3B gain from stock options

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, March 20, 2013 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Zuckerberg reaped a $3.3 billion gain last year by exercising stock options in the social networking company that he founded in a Harvard University dorm room. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a $3.3 billion gain last year by exercising stock options in the social networking company that he founded in a Harvard University dorm room.

Russia hikes gas price for Ukraine

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:56 AM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks to Sevastopol mayor Alexei Chalyi, during his visit to Sevastopol, Crimea, Monday, March 31, 2014. In Crimea, Medvedev, who led a delegation of Cabinet ministers on a surprise visit, pledged that Russia will quickly boost salaries and pensions there and pour in resources to improve education, health care and local infrastructure.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday sharply hiked the price for natural gas to Ukraine, raising the heat on its cash-strapped government, while Ukrainian police moved to disarm members of a radical nationalist group after a shooting spree in the capital.

Senator says Caterpillar avoided billions in taxes

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:09 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Executives from manufacturing giant Caterpillar Inc. are heading to Capitol Hill to explain what one senator calls an aggressive strategy to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes.

Obama gets bill giving docs temporary Medicare fix

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:53 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress once again has given doctors temporary relief from a flawed Medicare payment formula that threatened them with a 24 percent cut in their fees.

Riders wowed by view from big Vegas Ferris wheel

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:53 AM PDT

The Las Vegas High Roller at The LINQ begins to operate on Monday, March 31, 2014, in Las Vegas. The 550-foot-tall attraction, which opened to the public on Monday, is the highest observation wheel in the world and features 28 cabins that can accommodate up to 40 people each. (AP Photo/David Becker)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourists began taking in the view Monday from a skyline-changing observation wheel that offers a unique overview of sparkling Las Vegas Strip resorts, wide skies and craggy brown mountains in the distance.

Iraqi army battles militants in deadly Anbar siege

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:05 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Iraqi Army taken on March 20, 2014, Iraqi Security forces deploy after clashes with militants in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. This grueling urban warfare in the Ramadi suburb of al-Bakir, witnessed by an Associated Press reporter, is part of a deadly standoff pitting government forces and allied tribal militias against the Islamic State and allied rebels in Anbar province, the heartland of Iraq's Sunni minority. They hold part of the provincial capital Ramadi and nearly all of nearby city of Fallujah.(AP Photo/Iraqi Army)RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqi special forces patrol moves on foot past ruined homes on the outskirts of Ramadi, a city west of Baghdad where al-Qaida-inspired militants have held off the military for three months. As they head down an alleyway, shots from snipers ring out, followed by grenade blasts.

Mexico honors Octavio Paz 100 years after birth

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:15 PM PDT

A photo of Mexican Nobel Prize poet and essayist Octavio Paz and some of his books are on exhibit marking the 100th anniversary of his birth in Mexico City, Monday, March 31, 2014. Mexico's government and top poets are holding readings and exhibitions to remember Paz, whose most famous work was the 1950 essay MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans honored Nobel Prize poet and essayist Octavio Paz on Monday, marking the 100th anniversary of the late writer's birth.

Australia to deploy flying air traffic controller

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:58 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, center, gathers for a picture in front of a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft with the leaders of Chinese, Japanese and South Korean military efforts searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at RAAF Base Pearce near Perth Monday, March 31, 2014. Pictured with Abbott are from second left to right, China's Air Force Senior Colonel Liu Dian Jun, Abbott, Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force Commander Hidetsugu Iwamasa and South Korean Navy Captain Lee Jin-young. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia is deploying a modified Boeing 737 to act as a flying air traffic controller over the Indian Ocean to prevent a mid-air collision among the large number of aircraft searching for the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went missing over three weeks ago.
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