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AP Interview: Yanukovych admits mistakes on Crimea

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:37 PM PDT

Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych reacts during an interview with The Associated Press, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Yanukovych says the annexation of Crimea was a tragedy and he would have done everything possible to prevent it, had he remained in power. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — In his first interview since fleeing to Russia, Ukraine's ousted president said Wednesday that he was "wrong" to have invited Russian troops into Crimea and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the coveted Black Sea peninsula.

Judge's order halting 2 Texas executions appealed

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2011, file photo, a corrections officer keeps watch outside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. On Tuesday, April 1, 2014, two days before Texas is scheduled to execute convicted killer Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, its first inmate with a new batch of lethal injection drugs obtained last month, the state prison agency again is seeking to keep the source of the drugs secret, citing threats of violence to pharmacies that sell drugs used in lethal injections. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas attorney general's office has appealed a federal judge's order stopping the state from executing two condemned inmates until prison officials disclose information about the supplier of a new batch of drugs that would be used to kill them.

House panel gets Benghazi hearing, but few answers

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 11:51 AM PDT

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. Morrell, who edited the widely debunked talking points on the 2012 Benghazi attack, answered questions from the House intelligence committee in a rare open session. The hearing provides Morrell with a chance to explain why he deleted references to al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA's former deputy director said Wednesday he deleted references to terrorism warnings from widely disputed talking points on the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack to avoid the spy agency's gloating at the expense of the State Department.

AP Interview: Yanukovych was 'wrong' on Crimea

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 11:20 AM PDT

Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Yanukovych says the annexation of Crimea was a tragedy and he would have done everything possible to prevent it, had he remained in power. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — In his first interview since fleeing to Russia, Ukraine's ousted president said Wednesday that he was "wrong" to have invited Russian troops into Crimea and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the coveted Black Sea peninsula.

Stolen masterpieces worth $50M found in Italian auto worker's home

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 11:03 AM PDT

Stolen Masterpieces Worth $50M Found in Auto Worker's HomeFiat Worker Bought the Stolen Paintings for $25 at an Auction

Stolen Gauguin on Sicily kitchen wall for years

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 10:33 AM PDT

A carabiniere (Italian paramilitary police) officer stands by a Paul Gauguin still life recovered by authorities, during a press conference in Rome, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Italian police say a Paul Gauguin still life, stolen from a private collection in Britain in 1970, hung on a kitchen wall in a retired Sicilian auto-worker's home for 40 years but now has been recovered by authorities. Maj. Massimiliano Quagliarella of the paramilitary Carabininieri art theft squad told The AP Wednesday the man displayed it in his kitchen, first in Turin, when he worked for Fiat, and then in Sicily, because the painting, depicting two bowls of fruit, seemed suitable to put near his table. Quagliarella said the man brought the painting, along with another of lesser value by Pierre Bonnard, at a 1975 Italian state railways auction of unclaimed lost items, for the equivalent then of about 100 dollars. The auctioneers didn't know they were stolen. (AP Photo/Daniele Leone, Lapresse)ROME (AP) — A Paul Gauguin still life stolen from a wealthy collector's home in Britain has been recovered after hanging for 40 years in a Sicilian autoworker's kitchen.

Ted Cruz: Religious liberties under attack

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 10:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 18, 2014, photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators' state Capitol day event in Des Moines, Iowa. Cruz is making a pilgrimage to one of the largest weekly meetings of young evangelicals in the country. The Texas Republican scheduled a Wednesday, April 2, 2014, appearance before the student body of Liberty University, the Virginia school founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Possible Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said Wednesday that religious Americans have a duty to take a stand against policies, such as President Barack Obama's health care law, that could threaten their liberties.

Death toll hits 29 in Washington mudslide

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 09:32 AM PDT

Workers carrying hand tools and shovels walk past a U.S. flag, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, near Darrington, Wash., in the debris field of the deadly mudslide that hit the community of Oso,Wash. on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A county medical examiner has increased the death toll in the Washington state mudslide to 29.

Senators press Barra about GM's delay in recall

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 08:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, the General Motors logo is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Congress, the Justice Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are all investigating General Motors Co.'s recall of 2.6 million vehicles for an ignition switch defect which can cause the car to stall and deactivate the air bags. GM links the defect to 13 deaths and more than two dozen crashes.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors CEO Mary Barra underwent a second day of harsh questioning from Congress Wednesday, as lawmakers pressed her for answers about mistakes the company made in not recalling cars with defective ignition switch for a decade.

Senators express doubts to Barra about new GM

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, the General Motors logo is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Congress, the Justice Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are all investigating General Motors Co.'s recall of 2.6 million vehicles for an ignition switch defect which can cause the car to stall and deactivate the air bags. GM links the defect to 13 deaths and more than two dozen crashes.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors CEO Mary Barra is back before Congress, where members of a Senate subcommittee are expressing doubts that the culture at the nation's No. 1 automaker has really changed.

U.S. Supreme Court: Money is speech

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:43 AM PDT

A Tale of Two Siblings: The ACA and the Supreme CourtCourt strikes down limits on overall campaign contributions biggest individual donors may make to candidates.

'Living on borrowed time,' said Kenyan Muslim

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, an influential member of a controversial mosque where two previous mosque leaders were killed under mysterious circumstances, sits in his office in Mombasa, Kenya. Writing in Arabic on Islam flag reads: NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The charismatic Muslim leader on Kenya's coast was certain he would be killed.

Lufthansa cancels 900 flights due to strike

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:41 AM PDT

A passenger stands in the terminal at the Frankfurt airport as Lufthansa pilots went on a three-day strike in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Germany's Lufthansa said it has canceled almost 900 domestic and intercontinental flights on the first day of a three-day strike by the pilots' union. Airline spokeswoman Barbara Schaedler said that up to 900 flights were canceled for Wednesday and that it expects to cancel about 3,800 flights altogether, affecting more than 425,000 passengers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa canceled almost 900 domestic and intercontinental flights Wednesday after the pilots' union started a three-day strike in a wage dispute with Germany's largest airline.

Sheer size is just 1 complexity in Indian election

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:26 AM PDT

Supporters listen to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or common man party, chief Arvind Kejriwal during an election campaign rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April, 2, 2014. The election commission says 363 political parties participated in the 2009 elections. The number will likely be similar in this election that will be held from April 7 to May 12, although only seven of these are nationally recognized parties and another 34 were recognized as regional parties. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)NEW DELHI (AP) — In a country where men have long told their wives whom to vote for, Sheila Kumar says she has no intention of letting her husband dictate her vote in next month's national election.

AP Interview: Yanukovych: Crimea a part of Ukraine

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:56 AM PDT

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's ousted president, calls Russia's annexation of Crimea "a tragedy" and says he hopes the Black Sea peninsula can come back under Ukraine's fold someday.

Razor blades found at playground near Philadelphia

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:25 AM PDT

Razor Blades Found Duct Taped To Playground Equipment in BrookhavenBROOKHAVEN, Pa. (AP) — Police say razor blades were found duct-taped to playground equipment at a park outside Philadelphia.

Tsunami warning lifted, six dead in Chile

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:09 AM PDT

Vehicles and boats lie on the shore after a tsunami hit the northern port of IquiqueAuthorities are still assessing damage from an 8.2-magnitute earthquake that hit Tuesday night.

Malaysian police: Jet mystery may never be solved

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:05 AM PDT

In this Monday, March 31, 2014 photo, a shadow of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion aircraft is seen on low cloud cover while it searches for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysia's national police chief has warned that the investigation into what happened to the plane may take a long time and may never determine the cause of the tragedy. Khalid Abu Bakar said Wednesday, April 2, that the criminal investigation is still focused on four areas — hijacking, sabotage and personal or psychologica problems of those on board the plane. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, Pool)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police investigation may never determine the reason why the Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, and search planes scouring the India Ocean for any sign of its wreckage aren't certain to find anything either, officials said Wednesday.

Hollande's ex-partner named to new French cabinet

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:05 AM PDT

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has approved a new Cabinet that includes his ex-companion Segolene Royal as minister of environment and energy.

American spy's release would be high-stakes gamble

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 01:16 AM PDT

FILE - This May 15, 1998 file photo shows Jonathan Pollard speaking during an interview in a conference room at the Federal Correction Institution in Butner, N.C. An AP source says: the US is talking with Israel about early release of Pollard for concessions. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is bringing the U.S. closer than it has been in years to granting convicted spy Jonathan Pollard an early release in a high-stakes gamble to advance Mideast peace talks.

Pyongyang opens marathon to tourist-runners

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2013 file photo, runners compete at the start of the 26th Mangyongdae Prize Marathon at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium as North Korea hosts the sports event to mark the birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung on April 15. For the first time ever, North Korea is opening up the streets of its capital to runner-tourists for the annual Pyongyang marathon, undoubtedly one of the most exotic feathers in any runner's cap. Tourism companies say they have been inundated by requests to sign up for the April 13, 2014 event, which this year will include amateur runners from around the world. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)TOKYO (AP) — Runners of the world, unite!

Malaysia police: Jet mystery may never be solved

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:20 PM PDT

Chief Executive and Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Tony Tyler speaks during the IATA Ops Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The IATA said the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane highlights the need for security improvements both in tracking aircraft and screening passengers before they board planes. The 3-week hunt for Flight 370 has turned up no confirmed sign of the Boeing 777, which disappeared March 8 with 239 people on board bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's national police chief has warned that the investigation into what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may take a long time and may never determine the cause of the tragedy.

Massive quake sparks tsunami off Chile coast

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:34 PM PDT

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a restaurant after a powerful earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast, on April 1, 2014 in IquiquePowerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake causes landslides and sets off a small tsunami.

DC mayor trails challenger in initial returns

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2014, file photo, Mayor Vincent Gray answers a reporter's question during a media availability with former mayor and DC City Council member Marion Barry, left, in Washington. Gray was facing seven challengers in the city's Democratic primary on April 1, 2014, which historically has decided the mayoral election in the overwhelmingly Democratic District of Columbia.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — The embattled mayor of the nation's capital sought a second term Tuesday, with many voters weighing praise for his performance in office against a federal investigation of his 2010 campaign that has cloaked the incumbent in scandal.

Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes off Chilean coast

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 05:25 PM PDT

generic_fp_earthquake_v3WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, near the mining area of Iquique, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the quake was very shallow, only 6.2 miles below the seabed, which would have made it feel stronger. It was centered 53 miles northwest of Iquique. It was not immediately known if the quake sparked a tsunami alert, but quakes of that size in the water near the coast usually do. (Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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