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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia says the only objects picked up so far in the hunt for the Malysian jetliner have turned out to be "fishing equipment and other flotsam." More ships have joined the search in the Indian Ocean, and Australia's prime minister says he remains hopeful that clues will emerge soon. The search has ended for today.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's election commission says the first round of voting for the country's new president will be held on May 26 and 27, with results expected in early June. The commission says if a second round is necessary, it would be held in mid-June with results expected June 26. The former military chief responsible for the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is widely expected to win the election.
JERUSALEM (AP) — American mediators are in urgent talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials in hopes of salvaging troubled Mideast peace talks. The negotiations have hit a snag in recent days due to disagreements over the terms of an Israeli prisoner release. The Palestinians say Israel committed to release the prisoners when talks resumed last summer. Israel says the Palestinians haven't been negotiating in good faith.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan is denying accusations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that Pakistan is behind a recent series of attacks in Afghanistan, including a deadly assault on a Kabul hotel. The Pakistani foreign ministry calls the accusations "highly disturbing." Meanwhile, the Romanian defense ministry says one if its troops was killed today by a roadside bomb in southeastern Afghanistan.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for security improvements at the 1 World Trade Center building. The New York Democrat is holding a news conference today on the specifics of what he is requesting. In the last two weeks, a New Jersey teenager was charged with climbing to the top of the 1,776-foot spire. And three skydiving enthusiasts and an alleged accomplice turned themselves in to face charges stemming from a jump off the building in September.
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