Obama opens long-awaited visit to Malaysia

Obama opens long-awaited visit to Malaysia
Abdullah tops Afghan presidential vote's 1st count
Ukraine separatists open to swap for OSCE release
Foreign military observers held in east Ukraine
5 NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash
In Asia, Obama carefully calibrates China message
Prosecutor: All 15 crew that navigated ferry held
School stabbing suspect is under psych evaluation
Trauma warnings move from Internet to Ivory Tower
Francis deeply influenced by both saintly popes
Attacks kill at least 6 in Baghdad
Daniels' 3 sends Rockets over Blazers 121-116
G-7 nations agree to more sanctions on Russia
Obama warns North Korea over fourth nuke test
Tech founder apologizes for wife who stole marathon bib number
Tax refund thieves believed to be targeting doctors
Stowaway's mom says teen had been told she was dead
Significant tornado threat seen this weekend

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:14 AM PDT

The president looks ahead Saturday to economic and security talks with Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Abdullah tops Afghan presidential vote's 1st count

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 08:06 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Full preliminary results released Saturday in Afghanistan's presidential election show former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah won the most votes but not the majority needed to avoid a runoff.

Ukraine separatists open to swap for OSCE release

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:25 AM PDT

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — A leader for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that a group of foreign military observers who have been detained as suspected "NATO spies" could be released in exchange for jailed pro-Russian activists.

Foreign military observers held in east Ukraine

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 06:22 AM PDT

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — A pro-Russian insurgency leader in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that foreign military observers detained as suspected NATO spies could be released in exchange for jailed pro-Russian activists.

5 NATO troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 10:04 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A British helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing five NATO troops in the single deadliest day this year for foreign forces as they prepare to withdraw from the country, officials said.

In Asia, Obama carefully calibrates China message

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 09:02 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — President Barack Obama is hopscotching through China's neighborhood with a carefully calibrated message for Beijing, trying both to counter and court.

Prosecutor: All 15 crew that navigated ferry held

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 02:11 AM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said.

School stabbing suspect is under psych evaluation

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 10:09 AM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A teenager charged with stabbing a fellow high school student to death on the day of their junior prom is being held in a hospital under psychiatric evaluation where he will likely remain for two weeks, one of his attorneys said Saturday.

Trauma warnings move from Internet to Ivory Tower

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 08:14 AM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It seemed like a modest proposal, or so thought Bailey Loverin, a literature major at the University of California, Santa Barbara: What if professors were prodded to give students a written or oral heads-up before covering graphic material that could cause flashbacks in those who had been sexually assaulted, survived war or suffered other traumas?

Francis deeply influenced by both saintly popes

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 12:59 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio almost became pope in 2005, he told a confidant that — had he been elected — he would have named himself after the pope he so admired: John XXIII.

Attacks kill at least 6 in Baghdad

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 09:43 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Two attacks killed at least six people Saturday in the Iraqi capital, where police also discovered nine bodies, some of them riddled with bullets, officials said.

Daniels' 3 sends Rockets over Blazers 121-116

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 05:26 AM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — James Harden found his shot, and Troy Daniels made his.

G-7 nations agree to more sanctions on Russia

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 08:29 PM PDT

The penalties are expected to target wealthy individuals close to Vladimir Putin.

Obama warns North Korea over fourth nuke test

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 03:02 PM PDT

President speaks in South Korea amid signs North could be prepping underground explosion.

Tech founder apologizes for wife who stole marathon bib number

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 04:27 PM PDT

Boston Marathon Runner Complained That Someone Used Her Bib Number, Had Photos Taken

Tax refund thieves believed to be targeting doctors

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 03:42 PM PDT

By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service and Internal Revenue Service are investigating widespread reports that identity thieves are stealing the tax refunds of physicians, a U.S. senator said on Friday, as doctors fear a database containing their personal information has been breached. Senator Jean Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, contacted the agencies this week after more than 100 physicians and other healthcare workers in her state became victims of tax fraud. The American Medical Association has received reports of tax fraud from state medical groups in Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Stowaway's mom says teen had been told she was dead

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 11:38 AM PDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The mother of a California teen who stowed away on a flight to Hawaii tells Voice of America that her son had recently learned that she was alive after being told by his father she had died.