Protesters evacuate Kiev city hall in symbolic concession
The move is seen as a highly symbolic concession to ease tensions.
Passenger plane carrying 18 missing in Nepal: officials
Rescuers in Nepal scrambled on Sunday to find a Nepal Airlines plane carrying 18 people that went missing in the country's mountainous west, officials said. The plane with 15 passengers and three crew on board lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after taking off from the popular tourist town of Pokhara, airline officials and police said. "The Nepal Airlines plane with 14 (adult) passengers took off from Pokhara airport at 1.30 pm and disappeared 15 minutes later," Nepal police spokesman Ganesh KC told AFP. A total of 18 people were on board, the 14 adult passengers, plus one infant and three crew, an airline spokesman said.
LA crews aim for largest continuous concrete pour
Crews began pouring concrete Saturday to lay the foundation for the tallest building to be constructed west of the Mississippi — and they're hoping it's one for the history books. The marathon concrete ...
Obama signs debt ceiling measure into law
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday signed separate measures into law to lift the federal debt limit and restore benefits that had been cut for younger military retirees.
Russian banya a treat at the Sochi Olympics
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — "What's the score?" asks Svetlana Fedorenko as she enters a bathhouse in the Caucasus Mountains with her husband and friends: The U.S.-Russia hockey game was on, and most of the country was glued to a television.
Midway through, Sochi Games delivering for Putin
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — No protests. No real problems.
Oshie's 4 shootout goals lead US past Russia 3-2
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — T.J. Oshie brainstormed while he skated to center ice, desperately trying to come up with one last move to end an epic shootout. He had already taken five shots at Sergei Bobrovsky, and the Russians were still even.
AP PHOTOS: Halftime in Sochi
Four shootout goals lead the U.S. men's hockey team past Russia 3-2. Poland's Zbigniew Brodka of nabs gold in men's 1,500-meter speedskating. And Sweden wins Olympic gold in women's 4x5K cross-country relay.
Agent: Player A in NFL report is Andrew McDonald
A former Miami Dolphins lineman identified as one of the targets of harassment in the racially charged bullying scandal said Saturday that he has no problem with the team in a statement released by his agent.
Olympics: Earth's most political apolitical event
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Each time an Olympics approaches, the ideal is articulated once more: The true spirit of the games, those who oversee them say, brings humanity together to promote amity and athletic excellence. It is most certainly not a place for the affairs of nations and vested interests to play out on a global stage.
UK taxi driver crushed to death in windstorm
LONDON (AP) — Strong winds that pummeled Britain killed a taxi driver, whose car was crushed by falling chunks of masonry from a building, and an elderly man who died after a "freak wave" struck a cruise ship in the English Channel, officials said Saturday. Another 15 cruise ship passengers were injured.
Russian banya one of treats of Sochi Games
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — "What's the score?" asks Svetlana Fedorenko as she enters a bathhouse in the Russian Caucasus mountains with her husband and friends: the U.S.-Russia hockey game is still on and most of the country is glued to a television.
Gay-marriage foes scrambling after court setbacks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of same-sex marriage are scrambling to find effective responses, in Congress and state legislatures, to a rash of court rulings that would force some of America's most conservative states to accept gay nuptials.
UAW drive falls short amid culture clash in Tenn.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (AP) — The failure of the United Auto Workers to unionize employees at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee underscores a cultural disconnect between a labor-friendly German company and anti-union sentiment in the South.
In Indonesia, Kerry urges action on climate change
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is taking his case for action on climate change to Indonesia, where he will urge governments across Asia and beyond to step up efforts to combat the phenomenon.
Syria peace talks in doubt after 6th day in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi ended direct talks between the Syrian government and opposition Saturday without finding a way of breaking the impasse in peace talks.
Merkel, Hollande to discuss communication network avoiding U.S.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to avoid emails and other data passing through the United States. Merkel, who visits France on Wednesday, has been pushing for greater data protection in Europe following reports last year about mass surveillance in Germany and elsewhere by the U.S. National Security Agency. Merkel said in her weekly podcast that she disapproved of companies such as Google and Facebook basing their operations in countries with low levels of data protection while being active in countries such as Germany with high data protection.
AP Exclusive: Misconduct forces more soldiers out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. soldiers forced out of the Army because of crimes or misconduct has soared in the past several years as the military emerges from a decade of war that put a greater focus on battle competence than on character.
UN envoy 'very sorry' as Syria talks break off in failure
The UN's Syria envoy said he was "very, very sorry" Saturday as peace talks in Geneva broke off with no progress made and no date set for a third round. Just weeks after the warring parties sat down for the first time to seek a political settlement to the three-year conflict, a second round ended in acrimony. "I'm very, very sorry," UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters in Geneva as he announced the break-off in talks. With no guarantee the parties will return to the negotiating table, the death toll continued to mount in Syria where more than 136,000 have died and millions have been driven from their homes.
