Opposition: Ukraine's Yanukovych has left Kiev
Embattled President Viktor Yanukovych has left Kiev, opposition leader Vitali Klitschko said amid reports that the president has fled the country altogether.
More protests as Venezuela leader calls for talks with US
Opponents of Venezuela's leftist government prepared for a mass protest rally in Caracas Saturday, one day after President Nicolas Maduro issued a surprise call for talks with the United States. Pro-government "Chavista women" are also scheduled to march "against fascism" on Saturday in Caracas. Henrique Capriles, governor of Miranda state and the main opposition leader, has called on marchers to focus on demanding that authorities disarm pro-government "collectives" blamed for attacking demonstrators. Protests quickly spread to Caracas and other major cities, and intensified over the past two weeks.
Saving Detroit: What next?
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit presented its first full road map for leaving bankruptcy Friday, outlining an elaborate plan to restructure $18 billion in debt, demolish thousands of blighted homes and invest in the broken-down infrastructure that has made the city a symbol of urban decay.
Syrians in remote tented settlement feel abandoned
NORTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Every day at dawn, teenager Sultan Ahmad al-Saleh gets up and starts work, 12 hours in the fields picking vegetables in this remote corner of northwestern Jordan. It's what he's been doing for the past three years, ever since he was 14 years old and his family fled here to escape Syria's civil war.
5 things to know about the Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Fast five, Saturday edition: five things to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Ukraine: Cross-country skier tests fails drug test
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A Ukrainian cross-country skier has failed a doping test, her country's Olympic committee said Saturday. It is the third positive result of the Sochi Games.
NJ's Christie keeps low profile as Dems attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving cautiously to repair his image, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is maintaining a low profile this weekend as the nation's governors gather in Washington.
Venezuelan violence has roots in obscure incident
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AP) — The violent protests that have roiled Venezuela's major cities and challenged its socialist government have their roots in a little-known incident on a college campus in a city far from the capital.
Mixed signals over in-flight use of cellphones
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to deciding whether airline passengers can use their cellphones in flight, federal agencies are sending different signals to consumers.
Thousands of kids lost parents in S Sudan fighting
MINKAMAN, South Sudan (AP) — When the shooting began, Ajing Abiik and his two younger brothers ran for their lives. The shy 12-year-old with the serious expression is now among 90,000 people in one of South Sudan's largest camps of people who have been displaced since war broke out in December.
Ignoring China's protest, Obama hosts Dalai Lama
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama granted an audience to Tibet's Dalai Lama on Friday over the strong objections from China that the U.S. was meddling it its affairs. The White House took pains to ensure the meeting was not portrayed as a conference of two heads of state.
Tymoshenko spokeswoman retracts freedom claim
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A spokeswoman for imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is backing off her claim that the opposition icon has been freed.
Aide: Ukraine's Tymoshenko released from prison
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A spokeswoman for Yulia Tymoshenko says the former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition icon has been released from prison.
East Ukraine leaders: regions should take control
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Regional lawmakers in Ukraine's pro-Russian east are questioning the authority of the national parliament, amid concerns that the nation may be splitting in two.
Benedict joins Francis in unprecedented ceremony
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI joined Pope Francis at a ceremony Saturday creating the cardinals who will elect their successor in an unprecedented blending of papacies past, present and future.
Ukraine president exits Kiev; protesters take over
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters took control of Ukraine's capital on Saturday, seizing the president's office as parliament sought to oust him and form a new government. An aide to President Viktor Yanukovych said he had left Kiev for his support base in the country's Russian-speaking east, but that he has no intention of abandoning power.
24 soldiers to get Medal of Honor after review examining bias
Twenty-four Army soldiers who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam will receive the Medal of Honor next month, correcting oversights that prevented many of them from receiving the nation’s highest award for valor because of their Hispanic, Jewish and African-American backgrounds, White...
Venezuelan protest leader sends jailhouse plea
Handwritten note tells followers not to quit peaceful demonstrations despite deadly violence.
Florida lawmakers vote to expand ‘stand your ground’ law
Less than a week after Michael Dunn was not convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager, a bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers passed a bill out of committee on Thursday that would expand the state’s controversial “stand your ground” law.
Australian police X-ray suspected pink diamond thief
Australian police said Friday they had arrested and X-rayed a British man over the theft of a pink diamond worth more than Aus$200,000 (US$180,000), with fears he had swallowed the rare jewel. The 29-year-old, reported by Australian media to be British tourist Matthew Osborne, was arrested as he attempted to board an international flight in Melbourne. "He is expected to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with entering premises and stealing property," police said. The pink diamond, from Rio Tinto's exclusive Argyle mine and valued at more than $200,000, was stolen Saturday from a jewellery store at Cairns, in northern Queensland.
