Yemen tribesmen seize oil terminal: military source
Yemeni tribal forces on Thursday took control of a major oil terminal in the country’s southeast after soldiers protecting the site withdrew, a military source said.
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A leading candidate in Argentina would overhaul economy
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who could be Argentina’s next president wants to put an end to tight government currency controls, make peace with the nation’s creditors and improve severely frayed ties to the United States.
Polish man confesses rape, murder of 9yr-old French girl
A Polish man has confessed to raping and killing a nine-year-old girl after brazenly snatching her from a French playground within view of her mother, prosecutors said Thursday. The country was left reeling from the crime in the northern city of Calais, where flags flew at half mast, as grisly details emerged about how the girl, Chloe, was kidnapped, raped and strangled in the space of an hour and a
Murders of pro-Russian lobbyists increase tension in Ukraine standoff
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was shot dead on Thursday in Kiev, a day after the killing of a political supporter of ousted Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovich, driving up tension between Moscow and Kiev. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the murders were political while Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko described them as deliberate acts which “play into the hands
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her future
The Democratic leader talks to Katie Couric about the 2016 presidential campaign and more.
Al-Qaida captures major airport, oil terminal in south Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Military officials and residents say al-Qaida has taken control of a major airport, a sea port and an oil terminal in southern Yemen after brief clashes with troops.
Friend feared Capitol gyrocopter pilot would get shot down
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida postal worker who piloted a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol lawn to call attention to his belief that campaign finance laws are too weak is “a patriot” who first came up with the idea about a year ago, a friend said.
Search area for Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles) in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May, officials said Thursday, affirming their commitment to not give up until it is located.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez's murder conviction poses legal challenge
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – The intense publicity around Wednesday’s conviction of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez for a 2013 murder will make it more difficult to seat an impartial jury in the next trial he faces, on charges of a 2012 double slaying. The jurors who found the 25-year-old former New England Patriots tight end guilty of murdering 27-year-old Odin Lloyd told reporters on Wednesday that
U.S. fast-food workers mark Tax Day demanding higher wages
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fast-food workers rallied in U.S. cities on Wednesday to demand higher pay, using the April 15 deadline for filing tax returns to publicize their claim that they cannot survive on the hourly wages paid by many U.S. corporations. The protests demanding pay increases to $15 an hour kicked off at dawn outside a McDonald’s Corp restaurant in New York with several hundred demonstrators.