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Anti-Thatcher party in London's Trafalgar Square

Anti-Thatcher party in London's Trafalgar Square

Anti-Thatcher party in London's Trafalgar Square

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT

A huge puppet depicting former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is seen during a party in central London's Trafalgar square, Saturday, April 13, 2013, to mark her death. Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free market economy during her 11-years as prime minister, died Monday, April 8, 2013. She was 87. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping Champagne and chanting "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead."

Wigan reaches FA Cup final as Millwall fans brawl

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Wigan Athletic's Shaun Maloney, at right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Millwall during their English FA Cup semifinal soccer match at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, April 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Millwall fans fought among each other at Wembley Stadium, overshadowing Wigan's 2-0 victory to reach the FA Cup final for the first time in its 81-year history.

Lion Air jet crashes into sea in Bali; 45 hurt

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:36 PM PDT

In this photo released by Indonesian Police, the wreckage of a crashed Lion Air plane sits on the water near the airport in Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The plane carrying more than 100 passengers and crew overshot a runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday and crashed into the sea, injuring nearly two dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Indonesian Police)BALI, Indonesia (AP) — All 108 passengers and crew survived after a new Lion Air jet crashed into the ocean and snapped into two while attempting to land Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, injuring up to 45 people.

Anti-Thatcher protest in London's Trafalgar Square

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT

British police officers scuffle with people gathered in central London's Trafalgar square, Saturday, April 13, 2013, with a party to mark the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free market economy during her 11-years as prime minister, died Monday, April 8, 2013. She was 87. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping Champagne and chanting "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead."

Michigan's Trey Burke to announce plans Sunday

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2013 file photo, Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) shoots over Louisville center Gorgui Dieng (10) during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game in Atlanta. Burke is honored as the Wooden Award winner Friday April 12, 2013 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Trey Burke has made a decision about his future and he's ready to announce it.

5 people killed in Florida crash off I-95

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:28 PM PDT

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Five people, including three teenagers, were killed Saturday in Florida after their car was hit by another vehicle that jolted through an interstate exit ramp, authorities said.

Clash over hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:24 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Guards clashed Saturday with prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay prison as the military sought to move hunger strikers out of a communal section of the detention center on the U.S. base in Cuba, officials said.

Amid investigation, coal exports at record levels

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT

This April 4, 2013 photo shows an 80-foot thick coal seam at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Mont. From the time coal is blasted from strip mines in remote southeastern Montana to the point where it reaches customers in Asia, the fuel's price gets marked up by five times or more, offering a lucrative emerging market for the companies that ship it overseas. But as the federal government investigates whether companies are unfairly bilking the treasury by paying royalties based on a far lower coal price, one of the industry's main players, Cloud Peak Energy, is defending the practice. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)DECKER, Mont. (AP) — From the time coal is scooped from the depths of the Spring Creek strip mine in Montana's wide-open Powder River Basin until it travels more than 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to power plants in South Korea, the price can increase more than fivefold.

Trial to start in Zetas cartel racehorse case

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, FBI agents overlook a horse ranch under investigation in Lexington, Okla. Prosecutors say a racehorse-buying operation was supposed to be a clandestine way for one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels to launder its illegal proceeds in the United States. But authorities reined in the operation partly because those who ran it didn't keep a low profile. At least four of the 18 individuals indicted in the scheme are set to be tried in an Austin, Texas, federal courtroom starting Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Brett Deering, File)HOUSTON (AP) — One of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels intended a racehorse-buying operation to be a clandestine means of laundering its illegal proceeds in the United States, prosecutors say.

San Francisco cable car accidents costs millions

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo from Jan. 21, 2011, from left, Franco Garavanno, Gustavo Ferrari and German Garavanno, who are visiting from Buenos Aires, ride a cable car up Hyde Street in San Francisco. In this city of innumerable tourist attractions, the clanging cable cars stand out as a top draw. They also stand out for the inordinate number of accidents and the millions of dollars annually the city pays out to settle lawsuits for broken bones, severed feet and bad bruises caused when 19th Century technology runs headlong into 21st Century city traffic and congestion. Recently, five passengers and two workers were injured after an inch-long bolt in the track caused their cable car to slam to a sudden stop. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In this city of innumerable tourist attractions, the clanging, hill-conquering cable cars stand out as a top draw.

Pro-Chavez Venezuelans mark coup anniversary on eve of election

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Members of the Venezuela's acting president and presidential candidate Maduro campaign team read newspapers outside their headquarters in CaracasBy Todd Benson CARACAS (Reuters) - Hugo Chavez loyalists on Saturday on the eve of a presidential vote celebrated across Venezuela a milestone in the late leader's socialist revolution, irking the opposition that complained of a campaign tipped in favor of the government. Saturday marked the 11th anniversary of Chavez's return to power after a two-day coup tacitly backed by the United States. The event galvanized support for the former paratrooper and prompted him to push ahead with increasingly radical policies that further polarized Venezuela. ...

Police: Double murder-suicide suspected in Kansas

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say three people whose bodies were found inside a Topeka home died in an apparent double murder-suicide.

Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad resigns

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 28, 2011 file photo, Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian officials say Fayyad has officially submitted his resignation, and is waiting for a reply from President Mahmoud Abbas.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad resigned on Saturday, leaving the Palestinians without one of their most moderate and well-respected voices just as the U.S. is launching a new push for Mideast peace.

Kobe: 'Frustration is unbearable' after injury

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant grimaces after being injured during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Friday, April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 118-116. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant took to Facebook in the wee hours of Saturday morning to vent about the Achilles tendon injury that likely ended his season, writing the "frustration is unbearable" but the setback will not end his career.

Leader of Egypt's Jewish community dies at 82

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 24, 1992 file photo, Restorers work inside the Ben Ezra Synagogue just under the ceiling with Islamic motifs in Babylon, Old Cairo, Egypt. Carmen Weinstein, the leader of a dwindling and aging Egyptian-Jewish community, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the age of 82, leaving behind a legacy of effort in preserving what is left of synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery. (AP Photo/Mimi Mann, File)CAIRO (AP) — The leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community, known for her tireless work preserving synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery, died Saturday at the age of 82.

Woods gets 2-stroke penalty at Masters, but no DQ

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:34 AM PDT

Tiger Woods takes a drop on the 15th hole after his ball went into the water during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, April 12, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. The drop is being reviewed by the rules committee. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods dropped two strokes at the Masters before he even hit a shot Saturday. At least he's still in the tournament.

Palestinian president accepts PM Fayyad's resignation

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:19 AM PDT

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in TokyoRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Saturday, the official Palestinian news agency said. Fayyad had offered his resignation in a letter to Abbas following weeks of sparring over Fayyad's handling of the government and an economic crisis afflicting the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "The president told Dr. Salam Fayyad he accepted his resignation, and asked him to conduct the work of the government until a new government is formed," official news agency WAFA said. ...

Kobe Bryant's season likely over with torn tendon

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant grimaces after being injured during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Friday, April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 118-116. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant has taken to Facebook to vent about the Achilles tendon injury that likely ended his season. He writes that the "frustration is unbearable" but the setback will not end his career.

Congo: 12 army officers to be charged with rapes

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:10 AM PDT

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A dozen senior officers in the Congolese army have been arrested for responsibility for mass rapes committed by several army units in eastern Congo in November 2012, Congolese Justice Minister Wivine Mumba told The Associated Press Saturday.

Italy's Berlusconi says he would be PM candidate if new vote held

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Italy's former Prime Minister Berlusconi arrives to attend a news conference following a meeting with Italian President Napolitano at Quirinale palace in RomeBy Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Italy's four-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday he would stand to lead the country for a fifth time if a snap vote is called after center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani again rejected forming a government with his rival. The February election left parliament split between three hostile blocs, none of which can govern alone, making an early return to the polls a growing possibility. ...

2 victims in Va. shootings in stable condition

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:48 AM PDT

This photo provided by the Christiansburg Police Department shows Neil Allan MacInnis, of Christiansburg, Va. MacInnis is charged with two counts each of malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony stemming from the shooting at the satellite campus of New River Community College at New River Valley Mall, Christiansburg Police Chief Mark Sisson said at news conference on Friday, April 12, 2013. He was being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail. (AP Photo/Christiansburg Police Department)CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two women who were shot by a gunman at a community college in a mall in southwest Virginia, causing students and shoppers to flee in a panic, were reported to be in stable condition Saturday.

Palestinian Prime Minister resigns

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 28, 2011 file photo, Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian officials say Fayyad has officially submitted his resignation, and is waiting for a reply from President Mahmoud Abbas.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials say Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad has resigned.

Central African Republic council elects president

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:40 AM PDT

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by the National Transitional Council.

Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2013 file photo Pope Francis waves to faithful upon his arrival for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran Basilica, in Rome. Pope Francis has named nine cardinals to advise him on running the church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy. The Vatican announced Saturday, April 13, 2013 the members of the advisory panel and said they would hold their first meeting Oct. 1-3. They include current Vatican officials but more importantly cardinals from Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia,File)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope with a major initiative to reflect the universal nature of the church in key governing decisions.

U.S. says agrees with China on peaceful North Korea solution

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:25 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Chinese State Councilor Yang deliver remarks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in BeijingBy Arshad Mohammed and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday that China had agreed to help rid North Korea of its nuclear capability by peaceful means, but Beijing made no specific commitment in public to pressure its long-time ally to change its ways. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met China's top leaders in a bid to persuade them to push reclusive North Korea, whose main diplomatic supporter is Beijing, to scale back its belligerence and, eventually, return to nuclear talks. ...

Guards, detainees clash at Guantanamo Bay

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:12 AM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. military says guards have clashed with prisoners amid a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, leading officers to move detainees from communal to single cells at Camp 6.

Tiger Woods gets a reprieve in the Masters

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Tiger Woods takes a drop on the 15th hole after his ball went into the water during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, April 12, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. The drop is being reviewed by the rules committee. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Augusta National kept Tiger Woods in the Masters on Saturday, saying it would be "grossly unfair" to disqualify him for a rules violation that club officials didn't immediately recognize.

Russia bans 18 Americans after similar US move

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo, Nataliya Magnitskaya holds a portrait of her son, Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who died in jail, as she speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. The Treasury Department on Friday announced the names of 18 Russians subject to financial sanctions and visa bans because of their alleged violations of human rights. The list, an outgrowth of a law enacted last December to hold Russian officials accountable for human rights abuses, is certain to further strain relations with the Moscow government. Russia has strongly objected to the act and threatened to retaliate with its own sanctions. The act is named for Magnitsky, who was arrested in 2008 for tax evasion after accusing Russian police officials of stealing $230 million in tax rebates. He died in prison the next year, allegedly after being beaten and denied medical treatment. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Saturday banned 18 Americans from entering the country in response to Washington imposing sanctions on 18 Russians for alleged human rights violations.

Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:05 AM PDT

Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — The judge in Hosni Mubarak's retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the first time in 10 months grinning and waving to supporters.

FAA sees lessons from Boeing 787 battery woes

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:56 AM PDT

Handout photo of the burnt auxiliary power unit battery, removed from an All Nippon Airways' Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner plane which made an emergency landing, being inspected at GS Yuasa Corp in KyotoBy Andrea Shalal-Esa NEW YORK/COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are discussing whether the batteries that burned on Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner hold any lessons for other aircraft or vehicles. George Nield, associate administrator for commercial space transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, said a dialogue is taking place about whether the overheating of two lithium-ion batteries on the 787 could have broader implications. ...

Frustration as retrial of Egypt's Mubarak aborted

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:32 AM PDT

Former Egyptian President Mubarak waves inside a cage in a courtroom at the police academy in CairoBy Yasmine Saleh and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was aborted on Saturday when the presiding judge withdrew from the case and referred it to another court, causing an indefinite delay that sparked anger in the courtroom. Lawyers said that while the transfer would give prosecutors more time to draw on new evidence in an unpublished fact-finding commission's report into the repression, it could delay the case by months, increasing the risk that Mubarak, 84, may never be finally convicted and sentenced. ...

Iraqis prepare for first vote since US withdrawal

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:19 AM PDT

In this picture taken on April 12, 2013, people walk past an election poster at the cemetery in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq. Voters head to the polls next week for the first time since the U.S. military withdrawal, marking a key test for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political bloc and for the security forces under his command that are charged with keeping voters safe. (AP Photo/ Alaa al-Marjani)BAGHDAD (AP) — Even the dead are not spared the campaigning for Iraq's upcoming local elections.

Report: Sudan is supporting rebels in South Sudan

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:17 AM PDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Sudan has supplied weapons and ammunition to rebels fighting neighboring South Sudan's government, says a report from the Small Arms Survey, an independent Swiss research group.

Victims recovering after double shooting at Virginia campus

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:13 AM PDT

Christiansburg Police Department booking photo of Neil Allen MacInnis(Reuters) - Two women were in stable condition on Saturday after being shot and wounded a day earlier by a community college student who opened fire at his school's satellite campus inside a southwestern Virginia mall, police said. One of the injured women was a part-time employee of New River Community College and the other has been identified as a student there, according to the Christiansburg Police Department. Both remained hospitalized in Roanoke and were not being named to protect their privacy, police said. ...

Guinea: Ex-leader Dadis Camara comes for burial

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:52 AM PDT

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Exiled former coup leader Moussa Dadis Camara arrived in Guinea Saturday in the southern town of Nzerekore to attend the funeral of his mother, Guinean officials confirmed.

Kerry, Lew to next meet top Chinese officials in July

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:52 AM PDT

By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry will meet senior Chinese officials in July as the world's two largest economies continue discussions on currency rates and the North Korean nuclear threat. The so-called U.S.-China strategic and economic dialogue, an annual high-level forum, will be held in the week of July 8-12 in Washington, the Treasury Department said. Kerry and Lew will meet Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, along with members of the Chinese delegation, and their U.S. colleagues. ...

Lead narrows for Chavez heir amid crime, shortages

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:51 AM PDT

Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gives a thumbs up as Argentina's soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona sits behind him as they leave after paying their respects at the tomb of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election Sunday and win voters' endorsement to succeed the late Hugo Chavez, the divisive larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the messy, unfinished Chavista revolution.

U.S., China agree to work together on cyber security

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:37 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States will set up a working group on cyber-security, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday, as the two sides moved to ease months of tensions and mutual accusations of hacking and Internet theft. Speaking to reporters in Beijing during a visit to China, Kerry said the United States and China had agreed on the need to speed up action on cyber security, an area that Washington says is its top national security concern. ...

Ex-AP writer McArthur, who covered Vietnam, dies

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT

This April 28, 1972 file photo shows once-and-future bureau chiefs at The Associated Press' Saigon bureau, from left, George Esper (1973-75), Malcolm Browne (1961-64), George McArthur (1968-69), Edwin Q. White (1965-67), and Richard Pyle (1970-73). McArthur, a former AP foreign correspondent who reported all over the world and spent years in Saigon covering the Vietnam war, has died. He was 88. His wife, Eva Kim McArthur said he died Friday night, April 12, 2013 in a hospice in Fairfax County, Va., of complications from a stroke. (AP Photo)Born in the Deep South and caught up in the romance of journalism at an early age, George McArthur was not one to let social taboos or politics interfere with a good story.

Tunisia publishes images of suspects in secular leader's killing

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:31 AM PDT

TUNIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian government on Saturday published the names and photographs of five people it said were suspected of involvement in the February assassination of a secular politician and asked citizens to help track them down. The killing of Chokri Belaid on February 6 provoked the worst unrest in the North African state since the overthrow of strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali two years ago that launched the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings. ...
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