Abbas: Holocaust 'most heinous crime' of modern era

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• Abbas: Holocaust 'most heinous crime' of modern era
• Plains, South brace for possible severe weather
• 'Other Woman' curbs 'Captain America' with $24.7M
• 'Open arms and smile' fail to protect German colonel in Ukraine
• A few California cities start water-waste patrols
• Troy Vincent looks to upgrade NFL
• Burger King bringing back 'Subservient Chicken'
• Supreme Court takes on privacy in digital age
• Egypt sees deficit at 14-14.5 percent of GDP next fiscal year
• Paroled 'Sopranos' actor discusses drug addiction
• Siemens and France weigh in as GE eyes Alstom deal
• Dominican lineup leads Blue Jays over Red Sox
• Wizards defeat Bulls 98-89, take 3-1 series lead
• Autopsy: Student died of stab wounds to neck, body
• Clippers stage silent protest to owner
• Saudi body studying regulating YouTube production
• Wizards defeat Bulls 98-89, take 3-1 lead
• Sisi urges big vote in Egyptian election; Islamists urge boycott
• London braced for travel disruption as underground rail workers strike
• Man City wins, Liverpool loses in EPL
• East Ukraine irregulars sign up to fight rebels and Russians
• Silver's 1st crisis as commissioner has arrived
• France warns Alstom against 'precipitous' tie-up
• Netanyahu warns world on Holocaust memorial day
• Observers held in Ukraine speak under armed guard
• Rangers push Flyers to brink of elimination
• Ukraine rebels free Swedish hostage; Obama seeks unity against Russia
• Alstom to reflect on its future until Wednesday
• Poles applaud beloved John Paul II's sainthood
• Holders Toulon into final after thrilling Munster clash
• Hungarians march against anti-Semitism after far-right poll gains
• Magic: Sterling 'shouldn't own a team anymore'
• Blue Jays start record 6 Dominicans vs Red Sox
• Israel begins annual Holocaust memorial day
• Pro-Russia forces free 1 Western military observer
• Germany deplores 'public parading' of observers held in Ukraine
• Pro-Russian rebels show OSCE captives as Obama warns Moscow
• Teen stowaway desperate to see mother
• 1,300 Muslims leave C. African Republic capital
• French president gathers ministers to discuss Alstom's case

Abbas: Holocaust 'most heinous crime' of modern era Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:13 PM PDT Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The mass killing of Jews in the Holocaust was "the most heinous crime" against humanity in the modern era, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Sunday in his strongest remarks yet on the Nazi genocide. The statement comes at a sensitive time for US-led peace efforts, with Israel having suspended faltering talks last week after Abbas reached an agreement with the Islamist Hamas movement to form a unity government. In a statement in English and Arabic released just hours before Israel began marking Holocaust remembrance day, the Palestinian leader expressed sympathy with families of the six million Jews who were killed by the Nazi regime.

Plains, South brace for possible severe weather Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:10 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Forecasters warned residents in many Midwestern and southern states to be alert Sunday as the threat of severe weather and tornadoes intensified.

'Other Woman' curbs 'Captain America' with $24.7M Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:06 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A femme-fueled comedy beat a superhero blockbuster at the box office this weekend.

'Open arms and smile' fail to protect German colonel in Ukraine Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:06 PM PDT By Alissa de Carbonnel and Thomas Grove MOSCOW/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Days before he was taken prisoner, the German colonel who leads the team of European observers being held by separatist gunmen in eastern Ukraine described his technique for working in dangerous hotspots. "In a moment when the situation gets tense I back off," Colonel Axel Schneider told a Reuters reporter in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Tuesday, when asked about the challenges of operating near the flashpoint city of Slaviansk. "I am here with my arms open and a smile on my face." Schneider's approach did not work on Friday, when the bus carrying him and his seven fellow observers was boarded by pro-Russian militiamen at a checkpoint on the edge of Slaviansk, in eastern Ukraine. On Sunday, after three days being detained on suspicion of being NATO spies - including one night spent in a cellar - Schneider and his colleagues were paraded by their captors at a news conference in Slaviansk's city administration building.

A few California cities start water-waste patrols Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Upton thinks of himself more as an "Officer Friendly" than a water cop.

Troy Vincent looks to upgrade NFL Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New director of football operations Troy Vincent can see in the NFL's future a developmental league, an eighth official on the field for games, and coaches using tablets on the sidelines to call plays.

Burger King bringing back 'Subservient Chicken' Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Burger King is bringing back one of its strangest advertising creations if you don't count its creepy King — the Subservient Chicken.

Supreme Court takes on privacy in digital age Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device.

Egypt sees deficit at 14-14.5 percent of GDP next fiscal year Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:01 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian government sees its budget deficit running at 14-14.5 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year starting July 1, Finance Minister Hany Dimian said on Sunday. "We expect the budget deficit in the new budget to stand at 340-350 billion Egyptian pounds ($48.60 billion-$50.03 billion), which is around 14 to 14.5 pct of GDP," Dimian said in an interview with CBC, a local TV station. (Reporting by Yasmine Saleh; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)

Paroled 'Sopranos' actor discusses drug addiction Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — After spending eight years in prison, former "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato Jr. says he's trying to help young people avoid making similar, drug-fueled mistakes.

Siemens and France weigh in as GE eyes Alstom deal Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:57 PM PDT By Benjamin Mallet and Maria Sheahan PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens and the French government intervened in General Electric's plan to buy the power arm of Alstom on Sunday with an alternative European "champions" tie-up proposal and a pledge to act in France's national interest. Though French trains-to-turbines maker Alstom is privately owned, firebrand Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg issued a stark reminder of the influence the government holds over a company that relies heavily on orders from state rail operator SNCF and partly state-owned utility EDF. "GE and Alstom have their calendar, which is that of shareholders, but the French government has its own, which is that of economic sovereignty," Montebourg said in a statement, providing the first official confirmation of GE's offer. GE boss Jeff Immelt was in Paris on Sunday to thrash out a $13 billion deal for struggling Alstom's power turbines and grid equipment.

Dominican lineup leads Blue Jays over Red Sox Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:57 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Melky Cabrera, one of a record six players from the Dominican Republic in Toronto's starting lineup, hit a go-ahead double and the Blue Jays ended a season-worst four-game losing streak, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-1 Sunday.

Wizards defeat Bulls 98-89, take 3-1 series lead Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In his customary seat next to the bench, Ted Leonsis sported a No. 42 jersey in support of his suspended forward. By the time the game was over, the Washington Wizards owner stood and cheered as the crowd chanted "Free Ne-ne!!"

Autopsy: Student died of stab wounds to neck, body Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:53 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl stabbed at her high school on the day of her junior prom died of wounds to her torso and neck, Connecticut's chief medical examiner said Sunday.

Clippers stage silent protest to owner Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:50 PM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are making a silent protest of owner Donald Sterling's purported comments urging a woman to not bring black people to his team's games.

Saudi body studying regulating YouTube production Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:48 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia is studying ways to regulate locally-produced YouTube content, including the possibility of requiring government-issued licenses for some users, said an official on Sunday.

Wizards defeat Bulls 98-89, take 3-1 lead Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Ariza had a career playoff-high 30 points, and the Washington Wizards scored the first 14 points of the game and barely looked back Sunday in beating the Chicago Bulls 98-89 to take 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference series.

Sisi urges big vote in Egyptian election; Islamists urge boycott Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:37 PM PDT Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday called for a big turnout in a presidential election he is expected to win easily, countering a call for a boycott by allies of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Sisi, who deposed Mursi after mass protests against his rule last July, faces only one competitor in the May 26-27 election - leftist Hamdeen Sabahi. He came third in the 2012 election won by Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood. Sisi called on Egyptians to vote in "unprecedented numbers for the sake of Egypt", according to an official statement outlining comments he made during a meeting on Sunday with investors in the tourism industry.

London braced for travel disruption as underground rail workers strike Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:37 PM PDT Millions of commuters face transport chaos this week as workers on the London Underground rail network plan to hold a two-day strike in a dispute over planned job cuts. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers' union (RMT) are due to stage a 48-hour walkout beginning at 2000 GMT on April 28 after talks aimed at resolving the row over plans to close manned ticket offices broke down earlier this month. Fresh talks will be held on Monday in a last ditch effort to prevent the strike going ahead, a spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said on Sunday. The strike action follows the March 11 death of RMT leader Bob Crow, whose success in extracting concessions from employers through hard talk and industrial disruption has set the mould for those vying to replace him, trade union experts say.

Man City wins, Liverpool loses in EPL Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:29 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Manchester City took charge of the Premier League title race as Edin Dzeko and Yaya Toure scored first-half goals for a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

East Ukraine irregulars sign up to fight rebels and Russians Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:20 PM PDT Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Spectacles peeping through his balaclava, an amateur gun-enthusiast shows a group of recruits dressed head-to-toe in black how to strip a Kalashnikov rifle. It may be based in a run-down farm building and claim only 100 members so far but this is the Donbass battalion, a volunteer brigade including taxi drivers, local businessmen and engineers that says it's banding together to battle separatist rebels and a possible Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine's most troubled region. Dmitry Babkin said he did not want to leave his two teenage children, wife and Internet start-up business but the thought of tanks massing on his nation's border made him act when he found an appeal for people to join on Facebook. Wearing a brown leather jacket and aviator sunglasses, the battalion's founder Semyon Semenchenko looks more like what he is -- a small business owner -- than an army commander despite his six years of military service.

Silver's 1st crisis as commissioner has arrived Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:19 PM PDT Adam Silver's first crisis of his relatively short tenure as NBA commissioner has arrived, a race-tinged scandal that has those associated with the game wondering how strong and swift the league's ultimate response will end up being.

France warns Alstom against 'precipitous' tie-up Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:17 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande met Sunday with top members of the government to discuss Alstom, hours after the economy minister warned the engineering company not to pursue a "precipitous" tie-up with U.S. giant General Electric Co.

Netanyahu warns world on Holocaust memorial day Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:17 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the country's annual memorial day for the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust by issuing a stern warning Sunday to the world to learn the lessons of the past and prevent another Holocaust.

Observers held in Ukraine speak under armed guard Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:11 PM PDT SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Eight European military observers held prisoner by pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine were marched out under armed guard on Sunday to give public assurances that they weren't being mistreated.

Rangers push Flyers to brink of elimination Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:16 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist didn't allow a bad ending to the second period wreck an otherwise good day for the New York Rangers.

Ukraine rebels free Swedish hostage; Obama seeks unity against Russia Posted: 27 Apr 2014 12:02 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Thomas Grove KUALA LUMPUR/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels paraded European monitors they are holding in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, freeing one but saying they had no plans to release another seven as the United States and Europe prepared new sanctions against Moscow. U.S. President Barack Obama called for the United States and Europe to join forces to impose stronger measures to restrain Moscow. The White House said it will add names on Monday of people close to President Vladimir Putin and firms they control to a list of Russians hit by sanctions over Ukraine, and also impose new restrictions on high tech exports.

Alstom to reflect on its future until Wednesday Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:50 AM PDT French engineering firm Alstom said on Sunday it would continue to reflect on its future until Wednesday and that it had requested trading in its shares remain suspended until then. The statement from the company follows news of an offer from U.S. giant General Electric to buy its power arm, and of a potential alternative proposal from German group Siemens. The turbine and train maker's statement did not mention any of these issues, saying only that "Alstom continues and deepens its strategic reflection and will make a further announcement no later than Wednesday 30 April morning. In the meantime, the company has requested that the trading of its shares remains suspended." Alstom's shares were suspended from trading on Friday at the request of market regulator AMF.

Poles applaud beloved John Paul II's sainthood Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:41 AM PDT KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Nine years after his death, tens of thousands of Poles lauded their beloved countryman, Pope John Paul II, as he was declared a saint in an unprecedented Vatican ceremony Sunday.

Holders Toulon into final after thrilling Munster clash Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:38 AM PDT Marseillan (France) (AFP) - Holders Toulon reached the European Cup final with a 24-16 defeat of two-time winners Munster in a pulsating encounter in Marseille on Sunday. Former England great Jonny Wilkinson scored 21 of his side's points while Munster -- appearing in a record 11th semi-final -- scored the only try of the match through Simon Zebo. Toulon will play English side Saracens, who thrashed last season's finalists Clermont 46-6 on Saturday, in the final in Cardiff on May 24. "It was a hell of a game," Wilkinson, who turns 35 the day after the final, told Sky Sports.

Hungarians march against anti-Semitism after far-right poll gains Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:33 AM PDT Tens of thousands of Hungarians joined a protest march on Sunday against anti-Semitism, three weeks after the far-right Jobbik party won nearly a quarter of votes cast in a national election. Budapest's annual 'March of the Living' has drawn an increasing number of participants in recent years to commemorate the deaths of around half a million Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust in World War Two. The marchers, many holding European Union and Israeli flags, attended the inauguration of a Holocaust monument on a bank of the Danube where Jews were executed during the war. They then marched in silence through the city to an old railway station from which trains departed 70 years ago for Nazi death camps.

Magic: Sterling 'shouldn't own a team anymore' Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:24 AM PDT Magic Johnson called upon the NBA to "come down hard" on Donald Sterling, even saying that the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Clippers should essentially be ousted from the league.

Blue Jays start record 6 Dominicans vs Red Sox Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:17 AM PDT TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have set a major league record by fielding a starting lineup with six players from the Dominican Republic.

Israel begins annual Holocaust memorial day Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:14 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has begun its annual Holocaust memorial day with the nation's leaders attending a solemn ceremony.

Pro-Russia forces free 1 Western military observer Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:09 AM PDT SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russia insurgents on Sunday freed one of the eight European military observers being held prisoner in eastern Ukraine, citing medical reasons. Earlier in the day, all eight appeared in public for the first time and, under armed guard, gave assurances they weren't being mistreated.

Germany deplores 'public parading' of observers held in Ukraine Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:09 AM PDT (Reuters) - Germany denounced as "revolting" on Sunday the parading of European observers held captive by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, and said Moscow had a duty to press its separatist allies to free the prisoners. The captives were shown to journalists in Slaviansk, a town in Eastern Ukraine that separatists have turned into a heavily fortified redoubt. "The public parading of the OSCE observers and Ukrainian security forces as prisoners is revolting and blatantly hurts the dignity of the victims," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement.

Pro-Russian rebels show OSCE captives as Obama warns Moscow Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:09 AM PDT Slavyansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Pro-Russian militants in Ukraine presented a captured team of international observers as "prisoners of war" Sunday, raising the stakes in the crisis as US President Barack Obama warned Moscow against "provocation". The self-styled mayor of rebel-held Slavyansk, which has become the epicentre of the crisis, led eight European members of an OSCE military inspection mission before scores of local and foreign journalists in the town hall. With four armed rebels watching over him, a spokesman for the group, German officer Axel Schneider, said the team was in good health and stressed they were "OSCE officers with diplomatic status". One of the OSCE men, a Swede, was later released as he suffers from diabetes, a rebel spokeswoman told AFP.

Teen stowaway desperate to see mother Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:07 AM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — He was young, displaced and frustrated, and he wanted nothing more than to reunite with his mother in their native Africa.

1,300 Muslims leave C. African Republic capital Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:07 AM PDT BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Heavily armed peacekeepers escorted some of the last remaining Muslims out of Central African Republic's volatile capital on Sunday, trucking more than 1,300 people who for months had been trapped by violent Christian militants.

French president gathers ministers to discuss Alstom's case Posted: 27 Apr 2014 11:07 AM PDT French President Francois Hollande gathered ministers on Sunday evening to discuss the case of struggling engineering firm Alstom, with jobs, location of activities and energetic independence in mind, his office said in a statement. The French government and Germany's Siemens intervened in U.S. giant General Electric's plan to buy Alstom's power arm earlier on Sunday by offering an alternative tie-up between European "champions" and a pledge to act in France's national interest.

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