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LONDON (AP) — It's a soldier's life no more for Britain's Prince Harry. Continue reading...

[attach=full]19015[/attach] The governor of northern Kenya's Mandera county on Monday attacked what he called a "hopeless" security situation due to a wave of cross-border attacks by Somalia's Shebab militants. Speaking in the capital Nairobi, Ali Roba said he had survived six attempts on his life -- including an ambush of his convoy on Friday -- and questioned why Kenyan soldiers were part of an African Union force supporting Somalia's government while leaving their own country unprotected. Continue reading...

[attach=full]19014[/attach] French experts reexamining evidence have confirmed their earlier conclusion that the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was not the result of poisoning, a prosecutor told AFP Monday. The prosecutor for the western Paris suburb of Nanterre said the experts found there was no foul play in Arafat's death, which sparked immediate and enduring conspiracy rumours. A centre in the Swiss city of Lausanne had tested biological samples taken from Arafat's personal belongings given to his widow after his death, and found "abnormal levels of polonium" -- an extremely radioactive toxin, but stopped short of saying that he had been poisoned by polonium. French experts "maintain that the polonium-210 and lead-210 found in Arafat's grave and in the samples are of an environmental nature," Nanterre prosecutor Catherine Denis said. Continue reading...

The European Union's financial affairs chief Pierre Moscovici said on Monday that Greece needed to repay its debt and could not expect its loans to be written off, adding that Athens needed to implement reforms. There will be no haircut, no debt relief," the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs said in a speech in Berlin. Moscovici said the contagion risks to the rest of the euro zone from the Greek crisis were "much lower" than they were two years ago but stressed that countries needed to press on with reforms. Continue reading...

[attach=full]19013[/attach] Britain's opposition Labour leader on Monday ruled out a formal coalition with Scottish separatists after May's general election, although the Scots' figurehead said an informal partnership was still possible. Labour's hopes of returning to power have been severely dented by a surge in support for the left-wing Scottish National Party, which threatens to wipe out Labour's majority of 40 out of 59 seats in Scotland -- and thereby possibly thwart their bid for a parliamentary majority of 326 seats. Prime Minister David Cameron -- whose own centre-right Tories also look unlikely to secure the majority needed to govern alone after May 7 -- has used the prospect of a coalition with SNP to attack Labour for several weeks. During a campaign speech in Leeds, northern England, on Monday, centre-left Labour leader Ed Miliband finally responded and ruled out a formal coalition with the SNP, saying: "There are big differences between us. Continue reading...

[attach=full]19012[/attach] NEW YORK (AP) — NBA teams will no longer be outfitted by Adidas after the 2016-17 season, as the shoemaker and sports gear company said Monday it wouldn't renew its partnership with the league. Continue reading...

[attach=full]19000[/attach] France has blocked five websites accused of condoning terrorism, in the first use of new government powers that came into force in February, the interior ministry said on Monday. One of the sites -- al-Hayat Media Center -- is accused of links to the Islamic State group, the ministry said. The banning order was given to Internet service providers, who had 24 hours to take "all necessary measures to block the listing of these addresses" under the new rules. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said at the time that 40 more people were likely to be barred from travelling in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18999[/attach] Uganda on Monday stood by plans to send more than 240 of its health workers to the Caribbean despite a Belgian threat to cut 11 million euros in aid. Last week Belgium's cooperation minister, Alexander De Croo, said his country was suspending a transfer of development money destined for the east African nation's health sector. The government scheme has already been criticised by the United States, which gives $400 million (357 million euros) in aid to Uganda's health sector every year. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18998[/attach] DUBLIN (AP) — Wales will have to wait a day to receive the Six Nations trophy if the team manages to pull off an unlikely title victory in Saturday's competition finale. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18997[/attach] Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Monday condemned to death Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 13 other senior members of the banned movement, state media and lawyers said. Continue reading...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made light on Monday of intense debate sparked by his comment a week ago that he favored establishing a "European army". Had this been my strategy, I would have been very proud of it." He said he had simply responded in the affirmative when a German newspaper interviewer asked if he favored a European army. "We need a European army," Juncker told the conference organized by the Friends of Europe and Jacques Delors Institute. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18988[/attach] IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish forces in Iraq are investigating two other possible chemical weapons attacks by the Islamic State group, a top official said Monday, as authorities put an Iraqi offensive to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown on hold. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18987[/attach] LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas on Monday after Christian protesters clashed with police in the eastern city of Lahore, a day after Taliban suicide bombers killed 17 people in suicide attacks on two churches in the city. Continue reading...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that he wanted European Union leaders to make clear at a summit this week that they would impose further sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not implement the Minsk agreement. "If the commitments are not fulfilled, and I really hope that on (March) 19th at the summit, that it will be said just as clearly, then the sanctions will continue to be imposed and will be stepped up," he said at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. ... Continue reading...

[attach=full]18986[/attach] ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin resurfaced Monday, looking healthy after a 10-day absence from public view. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18985[/attach] Sunderland sacked their manager Gus Poyet on Monday, less than 48 hours after a humbling home loss to fellow Premier League strugglers Aston Villa. The Uruguayan paid the price for a poor run of results that has left the Black Cats fourth from bottom after Saturday's 4-0 rout, the club's sixth game without a win. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18984[/attach] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police arrested the eldest daughter of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for alleged sedition on Monday, a move slammed by critics as a clampdown on dissent. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18983[/attach] The Minsk agreement to end fighting in eastern Ukraine is the biggest chance to solve Ukraine crisis peacefully and European leaders should not declare it has failed, Austria's foreign minister said on Monday. Minsk is the biggest chance for a peaceful solution," Austria's foreign minister Sebastian Kurz said ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. In February the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine at talks in Minsk, Belarus. Continue reading...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is debating ways to back peace talks in Libya but is unlikely to launch any security mission until stability returns to the conflict-torn country. Continue reading...

The U.S. Olympic Committee is downplaying recent polling results regarding Boston's bid for the 2024 Games. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18982[/attach] WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu's president was rushing back to his country on Monday in the wake of what he dubbed a "monster" cyclone whose damage was still unknown beyond the devastation in the South Pacific archipelago's capital city. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18976[/attach] West Indies believe Chris Gayle will have a major impact on Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand even if he's only half fit. Gayle missed Sunday's six-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates in Napier, which secured the West Indies' place in the last eight, after failing to shrug off his latest back problem. In his absence, Johnson Charles, originally summoned to replace Darren Bravo, seized his opportunity to impress with a fine innings of 55. Obviously, he's a key player for us, and his fitness is key going into the quarter-final," said captain Jason Holder. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18975[/attach] SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faced the biggest challenge yet of her young and turbulent second term, as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to streets in more than 150 cities to demand her impeachment and an end to corruption. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18974[/attach] LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The United States and Iran are plunging back into negotiations in an effort to end a decades-long standoff that has raised the specter of an Iranian nuclear arsenal, a new atomic arms race in the Middle East and even a U.S. or Israeli military intervention. Continue reading...

[attach=full]18973[/attach] MEXICO CITY (AP) — Once upon a time, Mexican marijuana was the gold standard for U.S. pot smokers. But in the new world of legal markets and gourmet weed, aficionados here are looking to the United States and Europe for the good stuff. Continue reading...