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Passenger train derails in India; at least 19 dead

Passenger train derails in India; at least 19 dead


Passenger train derails in India; at least 19 dead

Posted: 04 May 2014 05:36 AM PDT

People gather around a passenger train that derailed near Roha station, 110 kilometers (70 miles) south of Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India, Sunday, May 4, 2014. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. (AP Photo)A passenger train derailed in western India on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, police said.


Police: Gerry Adams to be freed, charges unlikely

Posted: 04 May 2014 09:59 AM PDT

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, centre, with party members Bobby Storey, left, and Martina Anderson speak during a protest rally on the Falls Road, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, May, 3, 2014. Police continue to question the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams at Antrim police station about the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams is expected to be released without charge after five days in police custody, but detectives will send a file of evidence against him to British prosecutors for potential charges later, a senior policeman said.


Ukraine claims advances on rebel-held positions

Posted: 04 May 2014 03:25 AM PDT

A child walks carrying a shield back dropped by police troops guarding the burnt trade union building in Odessa, Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014, where more than 30 people died trying to escape during clashes the day before. Odessa had been largely tranquil since the February toppling of President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia. But clashes erupted Friday between pro-Russians and government supporters in the key port on the Black Sea coast, located 550 kilometers (330 miles) from the turmoil in the east. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Authorities said government forces reclaimed a television tower during a security operation in the eastern town of Kramatorsk.


Odessa police free 67 detained in deadly clashes

Posted: 04 May 2014 09:45 AM PDT

A man cries after being released from a local police station which was stormed by pro-Russian protesters in Odessa, Ukraine, Sunday, May 4, 2014. Several prisoners that were detained during clashes that erupted Friday between pro-Russians and government supporters in the key port on the Black Sea coast were released under the pressure of protesters that broke into a local police station and received a hero's welcome by crowds. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Russian demonstrators stormed police headquarters in Odessa on Sunday and won the release of 67 people detained after deadly clashes in the Ukrainian port city.


US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students

Posted: 04 May 2014 09:10 AM PDT

Lyle Alderson, left, a former teacher, with his wife Jan Alderson, a high school science teacher, both of Overland Park, Kansas, and Kevin Gilbert, 42, of Ridgeland, Miss., right, a member-at-large on the National Education Association (NEA) executive committee and a former social studies teacher and coach, are interviewed in Washington on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Mrs. Alderson is a National Teacher Hall of Fame inductee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. teachers are nowhere near as diverse as their students.


Mideast airline Etihad offers bed and bath suites

Posted: 04 May 2014 08:45 AM PDT

An Etihad Airways official stands inside the 125-square-foot (11.61-square-meter) area that includes a ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Talk about some serious legroom.


1st openly gay Episcopal bishop to divorce husband

Posted: 04 May 2014 08:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this photo released by the Episcopal Dioceses of New Hampshire, Mark Andrew, left, and Bishop V. Gene Robinson are shown during their private civil union ceremony performed by Ronna Wise in Concord, N.H., in this Saturday June 7, 2008 file photo. Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, announced Saturday May 3, 2014 he is getting divorced from Andrew. (AP Photo/Episcopal Dioceses of New Hampshire, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, who became a symbol for gay rights far beyond the church while deeply dividing the world's Anglicans, plans to divorce his husband.


Focus now on Afghan families displaced by slide

Posted: 04 May 2014 09:45 AM PDT

Survivors sit on a hillside as others watch the rescue effort near the site of Friday's landslide that buried Abi-Barik village in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, Saturday, May 3, 2014. Afghan rescuers and volunteers armed with shovels and little more than their bare hands dug through the mud Saturday after a massive landslide swept through a village the day before, turning it into an earthen tomb holding hundreds of bodies, officials said. Aid groups struggle to bring food, shelter and water to the region, as the government tries to ascertain just how many people were killed. (AP Photo/Amir Shah)ABI BARIK, Afghanistan (AP) — As Afghans observed a day of mourning Sunday for the hundreds of people killed in a horrific landslide, authorities tried to help the 700 families displaced by the torrent of mud that swept through their village.


Ultra-Orthodox quietly joining Israeli military

Posted: 04 May 2014 04:21 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 30, 2014, Jewish ultra-Orthodox military captain Moshe Prigan, 30, lays phylacteries for his morning prayer at home in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Prigan doesn't just serve in the military, he also recruits other ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to enlist, something the cloistered community has traditionally avoided doing. The issue of military service is at the core of a cultural war over the place of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israeli society today. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Moshe Prigan starts his day off just like many other men in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with his morning prayer. It's only later that the routine takes an unexpected twist, when he puts on his air force uniform and heads to the Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv.


LA stage show fuses Mexican wrestling, striptease

Posted: 04 May 2014 08:45 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 photo, wrestling duo The Crazy Chickens fly over the ropes and into the audience during the Lucha VaVoom Valentine's show of Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling and Burlesque performances at the Mayan Theatre downtown Los Angeles. The esoteric hybrid of American burlesque and Mexican wrestling is an outrageous hit.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's hard to say which zany circus-like act wins over the audience at Lucha VaVoom.


Pistorius trial: What's ahead

Posted: 04 May 2014 08:36 AM PDT

File: In this Tuesday, March 25, 2014 file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. The murder trial of Pistorius is expected to enter a critical phase of testimony Monday as the defense attempts to overcome a faltering start and show how the disabled Olympic athlete fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe-File)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' chief defense lawyer predicted that he would wrap up his case by the middle of May, giving the double-amputee athlete about two more weeks to show a judge that his story that he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake is reasonable and possible — the test the defense must pass.


Assad to face 2 others in Syrian presidential poll

Posted: 04 May 2014 09:14 AM PDT

People walk through the Damascus General Hospital past a portrait of the President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, May 4, 2014. An official with Syria's Supreme constitutional Court said Assad and two others will be candidates in coming June presidential elections. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)BEIRUT (AP) — Embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad will face two other candidates in the coming June presidential election, the country's Supreme Constitutional Court announced Sunday, a vote he's widely expected to win amid the country's raging civil war.


Obama takes funny jabs at health care stumble

Posted: 03 May 2014 09:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures and smiles during his speech at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Little was sacred when President Obama took the podium at a White House event.


Politics and Hollywood collide at 'nerd prom'

Posted: 03 May 2014 03:47 PM PDT

Politics and Hollywood collide at 'nerd prom'Actress Sofia Vergara poses as she arrives on the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby

Posted: 03 May 2014 03:43 PM PDT

Race fans cheer prior to the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville (AFP) - California Chrome swept to victory in the 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.


NBA to appoint CEO to supervise Clippers

Posted: 03 May 2014 06:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2010, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, third right, sits with V. Stiviano, left, as they watch the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA preseason basketball game in Los Angeles. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday, April 29, 2014, that he is banning the owner for life from the Clippers organization over racist comments in recording. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA said Saturday it will appoint a chief executive officer to supervise the Los Angeles Clippers' operations after banning owner Donald Sterling from the league for life.


Biden: Immigration crucial to American innovation

Posted: 03 May 2014 02:09 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, center, smiles after arriving for a graduation ceremony at the Miami Dade College in Miami, Saturday, May 3,2014. Biden said a "constant, substantial stream of immigrants" is important to the American economy, urging citizenship for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)The U.S. vice president touts immigration at a college graduation ceremony in South Florida.


Images from White House Correspondents' Dinner

Posted: 03 May 2014 06:52 PM PDT

Images from White House Correspondents' DinnerPresident Barack Obama smiles while making a joke during his speech at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senator urges Hillary Clinton to seek presidency

Posted: 03 May 2014 11:47 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton participates in A No Ceilings Conversation at Lower Eastside Girls Club in New YorkSenator Tim Kaine of Virginia on Saturday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, even though the former secretary of state has not announced whether she will seek the White House in 2016. Kaine, who backed Barack Obama when he beat Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, announced his support on Twitter and at breakfast meeting of the South Carolina Women's Democratic Council in Columbia, South Carolina. "Today I encouraged Hillary Clinton to run for president & pledged my support for her candidacy if she does," Kaine said in a tweet that linked to his remarks on www.readyforhillary.com, website of one of the most prominent pro-Clinton organizations.


U.S. warns of plan to attack hotel in Lagos

Posted: 03 May 2014 11:21 AM PDT

A view is seen of the Nigeria stock exchange building in the central business district in LagosThe United States has warned its citizens of a plan to attack one of two Sheraton hotels near Lagos, Nigeria's main commercial hub which attracts many foreign business people and which so far has been spared by the country's violent Islamist militants. In a statement on its website, the State Department said those behind the plot were "groups associated with terrorism", but gave no further details. Nigeria is grappling with an increasingly violent Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands in the past five years. Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which is fighting to carve an Islamic state out of religiously mixed Nigeria, is still mostly confined to the northeast, although it has struck across the north and in Nigeria's capital, in the center.


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