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Pro-Russian forces storm Ukrainian base in Crimea

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 01:03 PM PDT

BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea (AP) — Ukraine's armed forces took what may prove to be one of their final stands Saturday in Crimea, as pro-Russian forces stormed and seized control of an air force base amid a barrage of gunfire and explosions.

China satellite finds object near jet search area

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 08:06 AM PDT

This image provided by China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense shows a floating object seen at sea next to the descriptor which was added by the source. The image was captured around noon, on March 18, 2014 (Tuesday) by a Chinese satellite in S44'57 E90'13 in south Indian Ocean. It shows what is suspected to be a floating object 22 meters long and 13 meters wide. It is about 120 km south (slightly to the west) of the suspected objects released by Australia. (AP Photo/ China State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A satellite image released by China on Saturday offered the latest sign that wreckage from a Malaysia Airlines plane lost for more than two weeks could be in a remote stretch of the southern Indian Ocean where planes and ships have been searching for three days.

Pope appoints former child victim to church group on sex abuse

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:35 AM PDT

By Steve Scherer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday named a woman molested by a priest as a child to be part of a core group to help the Catholic Church fight the clerical sexual abuse of minors that has haunted it for over two decades The first eight members - four women and four men - hail from eight different countries and include Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, former Polish Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka and Baroness Sheila Hollins, a British psychiatrist. The victim is Marie Collins, who was abused in her native Ireland in the 1960s and has campaigned for the protection of children and for justice for victims of clerical pedophilia. "Pope Francis has made clear that the Church must hold the protection of minors amongst her highest priorities," Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement.

Gay couples marry in Michigan after ban lifted

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 01:01 PM PDT

Jenny Stanczyk, rear at left, and Cheryl Pine, rear at right, wait in line to apply for a marriage license at the Oakland County Clerks office with Maria, front left, and Nina Stanczyk in Pontiac, Mich., Saturday, March 22, 2014. A federal judge has struck down Michigan's ban on gay marriage Friday the latest in a series of decisions overturning similar laws across the U.S. Some counties plan to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Saturday, less than 24 hours after a judge overturned Michigan's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)MASON, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of gay Michigan couples rushed to recite vows one day after the state's ban on same-sex marriage was lifted, even though their joy Saturday was tempered by fear that a higher court could set aside the judge's ruling.

Pope taps women, victims for sex abuse commission

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named the initial members of a commission to advise him on sex abuse policy Saturday, signaling an openness to reach beyond church officials to plot the commission's course and priorities: Half of the members are women, and one was assaulted by a priest as a child.

US first lady stresses freedom of speech in China

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 06:13 AM PDT

From left to right, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, and her daughters Malia, second right, and Sasha applaud as they watch a Peking opera performance with a group of American schoolchildren who are visiting China during their spring break, at the Summer Palace in Beijing, Saturday, March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — U.S. first lady Michelle Obama told students in China, which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on the Internet, that freedom of speech and unfettered access to information make countries stronger and should be universal rights.

Turkey: Twitter allows 'character assassination '

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 12:26 PM PDT

Members of the Turkish Youth Union hold cartoons depicting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a protest against a ban on Twitter, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2014. Turkey's attempt to block access to Twitter appeared to backfire on Friday with many tech-savvy users circumventing the ban and suspicions growing that the prime minister was using court orders to suppress corruption allegations against him and his government. Cartoon in center reads: Erdogan, left, to his Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek " we will rip out the roots of Twitter." Gokcek: "don't say it." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's government on Saturday accused Twitter of allowing "systematic character assassinations" a day after social media users easily evaded a government attempt to block access to the network.

Giraffe licks dying zoo worker

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:11 AM PDT

This photo released Saturday March 22, 2014 by Stichting Ambulance Wens or Ambulance Wish Foundation shows a giraffe at Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam giving a lick to terminally ill Mario Eijs on Wednesday March 19, 2014 . The Stichting Ambulancewens "Ambulance Wish Foundation" offers transport for terminally ill patients who cannot walk to help fulfill a last wish, in Eijs' case to be taken to the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam where he worked doing odd jobs for 25 years. Eijs, who has a mental handicap, is dying of a brain tumor and has difficulty walking or speaking. (AP Photo/Stichting Ambulance Wens)AMSTERDAM (AP) — A giraffe gave a lick to a dying man who asked as a last wish to be taken to Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where he had done odd jobs for 25 years.

Jets sign Vick to challenge Smith for QB job

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2013, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, left, talks to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick before a preseason NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets signed the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback to a one-year deal Friday, March 21, 2014, and released Mark Sanchez, the one-time face of the franchise. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Vick is in for the New York Jets. Mark Sanchez is out.

NCAA upsets crush perfect bracket hopes

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 08:43 AM PDT

Mercer forward Jakob Gollon (20) and guard Langston Hall (21) celebrate after defeating Duke 78-71 in an NCAA college basketball second-round game against Duke, Friday, March 21, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)The billion-dollar dream is over.

US appeals court seeks response on gay marriages

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 12:35 PM PDT

Jenny Stanczyk, rear at left, and Cheryl Pine, rear at right, wait in line to apply for a marriage license at the Oakland County Clerks office with Maria, front left, and Nina Stanczyk in Pontiac, Mich., Saturday, March 22, 2014. A federal judge has struck down Michigan's ban on gay marriage Friday the latest in a series of decisions overturning similar laws across the U.S. Some counties plan to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Saturday, less than 24 hours after a judge overturned Michigan's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)MASON, Mich. (AP) — A federal appeals court order makes it unlikely Michigan's same-sex marriages will be quickly halted.

Pope announces 1st members of sex abuse commission

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 08:34 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named the initial members of a commission to advise him on sex abuse policy Saturday, tapping lay and religious experts — and an Irish woman assaulted as a child by a priest — to start plotting the commission's tasks and priorities.

Michigan's 1st gay marriage license issued

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:01 AM PDT

A same sex couple wait for a marriage license at the Oakland County Clerks office in Pontiac, Mich., Saturday, March 22, 2014. A federal judge has struck down Michigan's ban on gay marriage Friday the latest in a series of decisions overturning similar laws across the U.S. Some counties plan to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Saturday, less than 24 hours after a judge overturned Michigan's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)MASON, Mich. (AP) — Two women were the first gay couple to marry in Michigan on Saturday, one day after the state's ban on gay marriage was scratched from the state constitution by a federal judge.

3 Palestinians killed in clash with Israeli army

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 11:37 AM PDT

Palestinians carry the body of Hamza Abu el-Heija, who was killed in a raid by Israeli troops, during his funeral procession, in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, Saturday, March 22, 2014. Israeli troops killed at least four Palestinians in an early morning raid that was followed by a clash with angry protesters in a West Bank town on Saturday, the Israeli military and Palestinian security officials said, in the deadliest incident in months. The Israeli military said the raid aimed to arrest Hamza Abu el-Heija, a 22-year-old Hamas operative wanted for involvement in shooting and bombing attacks against Israelis. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in an early morning raid that was followed by a clash with angry protesters in a West Bank town on Saturday, the military and Palestinian security officials said, in the deadliest incident in months.

Turkey: Twitter does 'character assassination '

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:04 AM PDT

Members of the Turkish Youth Union hold cartoons depicting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a protest against a ban on Twitter, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2014. Turkey's attempt to block access to Twitter appeared to backfire on Friday with many tech-savvy users circumventing the ban and suspicions growing that the prime minister was using court orders to suppress corruption allegations against him and his government. Cartoon in center reads: Erdogan, left, to his Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek " we will rip out the roots of Twitter." Gokcek: "don't say it." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's government on Saturday accused Twitter of engaging in "systematic character assassinations" a day after social media users easily evaded a government attempt to block access to the network.

Shots fired at Ukrainian base in Crimea

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 08:50 AM PDT

People watch fireworks at the central Nakhimov square in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Friday, March 21, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin completed the annexation of Crimea on Friday, signing a law making the Black Sea peninsula part of Russia. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea (AP) — Pro-Russian forces stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea, firing shots and smashing through concrete walls with armored personnel carriers, according to an Associated Press journalist. At least one person was wounded, the base commander said.

Officials brace for 'long haul' in jetliner search

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 04:19 AM PDT

Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein listens to reporter's questions about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport March 21, 2014. REUTERS/Damir SagoljAuthorities try to unlock one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation history.

Australia: Satellite clues to jet mystery elusive

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 02:38 AM PDT

A monorail passenger train passes by a giant electronic screen displaying messages for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 22, 2014. Six Australian planes took off Saturday for a third day of scouring the desolate southern Indian Ocean for possible parts of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, now lost for two full weeks. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)Frustration grew Saturday over the lack of progress tracking down two objects spotted by satellite.

China spots new possible plane debris in southern Indian Ocean

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 09:57 AM PDT

A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion returns from a search for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean, at RAAF Base PearceA Malaysian minister expressed fear a possible sighting of debris may be another false lead.

U.S. Iraq vet gets $4.5 million for Occupy injuries

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 05:38 AM PDT

Scott Olsen, a war veteran, who was injured by a police projectile during a Occupy Oakland protest, speaks in front of Occupy Oakland protesters near Oakland City Hall during the West Coast port blockage on December 12, 2011 in CaliforniaAn Iraq war veteran critically injured in 2011 Occupy protests in California has won $4.5 million in a legal settlement with local authorities, his lawyers said Friday. Scott Olsen, who served two tours in Iraq, suffered brain damage when riot police used tear gas to disperse protestors in Oakland on October 25. He gave an outdoor press conference not far from where he was injured, saying he had not expected to be disabled due to police action at home, having survived war-torn Iraq. "I guess I thought that I wasn't in Iraq anymore, you know, I'd be more or less safe," he said, cited by the San Francisco Chronicle.

How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space

Posted: 22 Mar 2014 08:34 AM PDT

NASA photo shows on December 24, 2013, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, in the second of two spacewalks outside the International Space StationWhile the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth. Not that talking politics is taboo aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where Americans and Russians share close quarters, orbiting at an altitude of 248 miles (400 kilometers) over the Earth. We'd talk about politics," said retired US astronaut Leroy Chiao, who commanded the ISS for six months in 2004 and 2005. American astronaut Mike Hopkins, upon returning from the ISS earlier this month after a half-year stay, said he considered his Russian counterparts "close friends" and described cooperation as "very strong."

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