Prosecutor: 4 ferry crewmembers detained
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Biden heads to Ukraine after fragile truce shattered
Slavyansk
(Ukraine) (AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden will begin a two-day
visit to Ukraine on Monday, hours after a fragile Easter truce was
shattered and pro-Kremlin rebels in the country's east appealed for help
from Russian "peacekeepers". Biden's arrival in Kiev comes after a
deadly gunfight gunfight killed at least two pro-Russian militants, an
incident which sparked "outrage" in Moscow. But the Western-backed
authorities in Kiev claimed the violence was a set-up by Russia to
create a pretext for it to send in troops. The attack, near the
flashpoint town of Slavyansk, undermined an accord worked out in Geneva
between Russia, Ukraine and Western powers on Thursday under which
"illegal armed groups" were to surrender their weapons.Read More ...
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Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Marking Christianity's most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest close to home.
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AP Photos: Christians seek hope in Easter events
From
the splendor of the Vatican to some of the world's most troubled
regions, Christians worldwide sought hope Sunday in their religion's
holiest event — the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.Read More ...
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Grim work for families as more bodies discovered
JINDO,
South Korea (AP) — There are no names listed as relatives huddle around
white signboards to identify bodies from a sunken ferry — just the
slimmest of clues about mostly young lives now lost. Many favored
hoodies and track pants. One girl painted her fingernails red and
toenails black. Another had braces on her teeth.Read More ...
On eve of marathon, festivities and tight security
BOSTON (AP) — In many ways, it felt like any other pre-marathon Sunday in Boston.Read More ...
Red Sox rally for 6-5 win over O's
BOSTON
(AP) — Dustin Pedroia started fast, stopped and then raced home with
the winning run. It certainly was an adventurous way to end a game.Read More ...
Public smoke-out marks pot holiday in Colorado
DENVER
(AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers raised joints, pipes and vaporizer
devices to the sky Sunday at a central Denver park in a defiant toast
to the April 20 pot holiday, a once-underground celebration that stepped
into the mainstream in the first state in the nation to legalize
recreational marijuana.Read More ...
Prizefighter Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dies at 76
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Malaysia, Flight 370 relatives talk financial help
PERTH, Australia (AP) — As the search continued off the coast of Australia for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the airline announced another plane bound for India was forced to make an emergency landing early Monday after one of its tires burst on takeoff.
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Festive hats, pastels abound at NYC Easter parade
NEW
YORK (AP) — Some wore their Sunday best in New York's annual Easter
Parade on Fifth Avenue, but others simply spruced up their St. Patrick's
Day or Halloween outfits.Read More ...
Ukraine PM leery of Putin's 'dream'
Arseniy Yatsenyuk says Russia won't stop until President Vladimir Putin's vision is realized.Read More ...
Are evangelicals out of touch with mainstream views?
Despite
major changes in public opinion in recent years, Rev. Franklin Graham,
son of perhaps the most famous American preacher of all time, Billy
Graham, reiterated his strong opposition to gay marriage and gay
adoption today on ABC’s “This Week.” As a part of a...Read More ...
Boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dies at 76
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