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Forensics teams have identified 78 DNA strands from body parts spread across the remote mountainside in the French Alps where Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed, killing all 150 people on board. Rescuers are still, however, to locate the plane’s second black box, its flight data recorder, six days after the Barcelona to Dusseldorf flight crashed into a rocky ravine at 700km/h. Between 400 and 600 body parts have been located and…

BEIRUT: With Iran moving closer to a deal with world powers to constrain its nuclear programme in return for an end to sanctions, Arab analysts and leaders are focused more on how Tehran is working unconstrained to tighten its grip on Arab states, from Iraq to Lebanon, and Syria to Yemen. The man behind what some see as an attempt to create a new Persian and Shi’ite “empire”…

Michigan State guard Bryn Forbes had two late shots to help the Spartans reach the Final Four(Photo: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports) SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Breaking down No. 7 seed Michigan State’s 76-70 overtime win against against No. 4 seed Louisville for the NCAA East Region championship on Sunday: WHAT WE’LL BE TALKING ABOUT : After a fast-pace, wide-open first half – the two teams combined for 72 points on 48.3%…

File: Nov. 29, 2010: Then-Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., at the Detroit Economic Club in Birmingham, Mich. (AP) Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Sunday that a new state law that attempts to protect long-standing religious freedoms “is not about discrimination” and that he and other state lawmakers do not intend to change the legislation. Pence, a Republican, said the legislation that he signed last week prohibits Indiana laws that “substantially burden” a…

KILLER Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was to become a dad, it has emerged in the latest development following Tuesday’s plane crash tragedy. The 28-year-old’s girlfriend, secondary school teacher Kathrin Goldbach, is pregnant with his child, according to reports in Germany. Bild reports that Kathrin left Germany in the aftermath of the crash which killed 150 people thinking her fiance was one of the victims. She then arrived in France to…

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers tried to break an impasse in nuclear negotiations on Sunday, but officials cautioned that attempts to reach a preliminary deal by a deadline in two days could yet fall apart. The two sides explored compromises in areas including numbers of centrifuges used to enrich uranium that Iran could operate, and its nuclear enrichment work for medical research. But Israel, which feels…

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Here’s what some of the 132 passengers on Air Canada flight 624 said after the plane crash landed at Halifax early Sunday. LIVE BLOG: Air Canada 624 crash landing in Halifax Karim Marzouk: “Heads were down. It was the force you’d expect during a roller coaster, something you’re total incapable of controlling. You’re just being thrown around.” ‘We didn’t look back — we just…

(CNN)German investigators found antidepressants in the apartment of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz this week, according to news reports. Die Welt, a German newspaper, cited an unidentified senior investigator who said that Lubitz suffered from a severe “psychosomatic illness” and that German police seized prescription drugs that treat the condition. Lubitz suffered from a “severe subjective burnout syndrome” and from severe depression, the source told Die Welt. The New York Times…

Arab leaders have agreed to form a joint military force in the face of the “challenges” facing the region, Egypt’s president announced on the final day of a two-day Arab summit. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi made the comment Sunday during the Arab League’s closing session at the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. “The Arab leaders had decided to agree on the principle of a joint Arab military…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as the nation came to a near-halt to honour its “founding father”. Tens of thousands of people waving flags braved heavy rain and lined the streets to catch a last glimpse of Lee as his coffin was taken by gun carriage on a 15…

Hundreds rallied up in front of the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday with some of them holding up signs that read “no hate in our state” to shout out against the new law which may sanction discrimination against homosexuals. The supporters on this law argues that the claims of the discrimination is exaggerated and are adamant keeping the government from compelling individuals to provide services which they believe to be offensive…

Several hundred Nigerian polling stations reopened Sunday, a day after violence and technical glitches tainted a presidential election and deepened tensions in Africa’s biggest democracy. Election commission spokesman Kayode Idowu said about 350 polling stations were reopening Sunday morning. That is less than 1% of about 120,000 polling stations nationwide, and some of these units weren’t expected to open until late morning because workers and voters were attending church. The…

GREENLAND, N.H. — Sen. Ted Cruz picked a huge evangelical Christian college to launch his bid for the White House. He spoke at length of his faith and the role the church has played in his life and politics. Days later in New Hampshire — a state with the first presidential primary and the second-lowest rate of religiosity — he emphasized a more secular message. “There are a lot of…

New reports Saturday say Andreas Lubitz — the co-pilot who crashed a jet into a French mountainside early Tuesday — had been dumped by his girlfriend a day before the crash, was being treated for depression and was possibly facing the loss of his job over eye problems. The new revelations emerged four days after the tragedy and painted a picture of a troubled man whose world, carefully hidden from…

A new “religious freedom” law in Indiana touched off a firestorm of criticism across the country Friday, after opponents warned that it could lead to legal discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in the state’s business establishments. The measure, which Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed into law Thursday, allows any individual or corporation to cite religious beliefs as a defense when sued by a private party. The…

Election officials started the counting process in the dark on Saturday night after delays Voting is to continue in some parts of Nigeria after technical problems during Saturday’s presidential election. The electoral commission postponed voting because of problems with electronic card readers – new technology intended to reduce fraud. There was also some violence with more than 20 people reportedly killed in attacks by unknown gunmen. It is expected to…

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey.(Photo: Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports) CLEVELAND — Given what Notre Dame was up against, it was hard for Mike Brey to complain too much in the end. Yeah, the Fighting Irish wanted better looks down the stretch instead of the tough isolation plays that Jerian Grant couldn’t finish. Of course it would have been ideal to get a stop and a rebound…

A German pilot who recently flew with the co-pilot accused by French prosecutors of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane said he seemed like a “normal guy,” and he “had plans for the future.” French prosecutors have said co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately slammed the passenger plane into a mountain on Tuesday. Authorities have since said he hid evidence of an illness from his employers, including a sick note that was found…