CANNES, France (AP) — The Grace Kelly melodrama “Grace of Monaco” kicked off the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday with classic French Riviera glamour, behind-the-scenes controversy and emphatic boos from critics.
Indiana begins adopting 911-texting service; 274 dead in Turkey’s worst-ever mine disaster; Sept. 11 museum is called a monument to unity; Nigeria vigilantes kill Islamic militants; Judge strikes down Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban
In show of defiance, thousands run Boston Marathon; Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise; Families’ hopes for ferry victims painfully humble; Syria elections set for June 3 amid civil war; Stowaway teen stirs concern about airport security
MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — Koo Bon-hee could see the exit. For half an hour, as the doomed ferry filled with water and listed severely on its side, the crew told passengers to wait for rescuers.
After adapting to a new culture, many study abroad students see their own personalities change.A 2013 study by Jena Julia Zimmermann and Franz Neyer, two German psychologists at Friedrich Schiller University, found that students’ personalities can develop and mature from studying abroad.
NEW YORK — Passwords, credit cards and other sensitive data are at risk after security researchers discovered a problem with an encryption technology used to securely transmit email, e-commerce transactions, social networking posts and other Web traffic.
Fort Hood suspect had requested leave, says Army; End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some; Airlines say cost to factor in tracking standards; Olympians say selfies were banned at White House; Alleged Indianapolis brain thief faces new charges
IQUIQUE, Chile (AP) — A powerful 7.8-magnitude aftershock hit Chile's far-northern coast late Wednesday night, shaking the same area where a magnitude-8.2 earthquake hit just a day before causing some damage and six deaths.Chile's Emergency Office and navy issues a tsunami alert and ordered a precautionary evacuation of low-lying areas on the northern coast, meaning many people could be spending another sleepless night away from their homes.The aftershock caused buildings to shake and people to run out into the streets in the port of Iquique, which was one of the cities that saw some damage from Tuesday night's big quake.
MOSCOW (AP) — With a sweep of his pen, President Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia on Tuesday, describing the move as correcting a past injustice and responding to what he called Western encroachment upon Russia’s vital interests. While his actions were met with cheers in Crimea and Russia, Ukraine’s new government called Putin a threat to the whole world, and U.S.
Putin recognizes Crimean independence; New uncertainty about missing Malaysian plane; Venezuela government moves forces into protest plaza; Paris takes drastic measures to fight toxic smog; Feds: 9/11 mastermind’s testimony should be barred
Senate blocks Obama’s pick for civil rights post; Russia, West try to hammer out Ukraine diplomacy; Former IRS official refuses to testify at hearing; Facebook to delete posts for illegal gun sales; New SAT: The essay portion is to become optional
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid is headed this way. But even though it will come closer than the moon, astronomers say it will pose no danger. The newly discovered asteroid, called 2014 DX110, will hurtle between the moon and Earth on Wednesday.
UNITED NATIONS — The civil war in South Sudan has left people so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into Darfur, a long-troubled region of famine and suffering in neighboring Sudan. Tony Lanzer, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that some 900,000 South Sudanese are homeless since the war erupted in December, and about 195,000 of them have fled as refugees to Uganda, Ethiopia and Darfur.
VIENNA — A survey of 42,000 women across the European Union suggests that about one in 10 have been the victims of sexual violence, and half of them reported being raped. Described as the largest of its kind, the survey released by the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights is the most ambitious effort yet to gauge the extent of sexual violence and harassment experienced by the 186.6 million women in the EU’s 28 nations.
Russia sets Ukraine agenda with diplomacy, threats KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops said to be 16,000 strong tightened their stranglehold on Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula on Monday, openly defying the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western powers on Sunday prepared a tough response to Russia’s military advance into Ukraine and warned that Moscow could face economic penalties, diplomatic isolation and bolstered allied defenses in Europe unless it retreats. The crisis may prove to be a game-changer for President Barack Obama’s national security policy, forcing him to give up his foreign policy shift to Asia and to maintain U.S.
KIEV, Ukraine — From the moment protesters claimed to control Ukraine’s capital until the triumphant release of their blond-braided political heroine from jail Saturday, it was a momentous day for this country. President Viktor Yanukovych’s fate is in the balance, along with the direction of his nation. Each development has been more dramatic or more confusing than the last. DIVIDED COUNTRY As the crisis has deepened, concerns have grown that it might split the country in two. Protests began in November when Yanukovych abruptly refused to sign a long-anticipated political association and free trade agreement with the European Union, opting instead for closer ties with Russia.
1. ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president on Monday signed an anti-gay bill that punishes gay sex with up to life in prison, a measure likely to send Uganda’s beleaguered gay community further underground as the police try to implement it amid fevered anti-gay sentiment across the country. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said the bill, which goes into effect immediately, was needed because the West is promoting homosexuality in Africa. Museveni may have defied Western pressure to shelve the bill, four years and many versions after it was introduced, but his move — likely to galvanize support ahead of presidential elections — pleased many Ugandans who repeatedly urged him to sign the legislation. Nigeria’s president similarly signed an anti-gay bill into law just over a month ago, sparking increased violence against gays who already were persecuted in mob attacks.
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — An Italian activist shouting “It’s OK to be gay” and dressed in a rainbow-colored outfit and large headdress was detained Monday as she entered an arena to watch an Olympic hockey game.
BOSTON (AP) — The trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkokhar Tsarnaev is expected to last three months, plus another six weeks if he is convicted and jurors have to decide whether he should be put to death, prosecutors said Monday. The trial estimate was included in a joint status report filed in court Monday by federal prosecutors and Tsarnaev’s lawyers ahead of a Wednesday hearing.
