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PARIS (AP) — A German airliner carrying 148 people has crashed in a remote part of the French Alps and President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') says there don't appear to be any survivors. The Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed as it traveled from Barcelona to Duesseldorf and officials say search-and-rescue teams are headed to the site.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A slowdown in troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could be on the menu when President Barack Obama and Afghanistan's new president step before the media after a series of White House meetings. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani wants the troops to stay longer as Afghan forces brace for a tough spring fighting season and contend with Islamic State fighters looking to recruit on their soil.
TOKYO (AP) — Various expensive machines and untested measures that ended in failure are being cited by Japanese government auditors who say the operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant wasted taxpayer money allocated for post-tsunami clean up. A Board of Audit report says waste totaled more than a third of the 190 billion yen ($1.6 billion). It also says the cleanup work has been dominated by one group of Japanese utility, construction and electronics giants despite repeated calls for more transparency and greater international access.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Shiite rebels are making gains in the southern part of the country. The Houthis (HOO'-theez) along with soldiers from an army battalion loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh (AH'-lee ahb-DUH'-luh sah-LEH'), have taken over the governor's office in a provincial capital. The rebels also cracked down on thousands of protesters in another city, killing one.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say they'll make up for an expected drop in demand for manned flights by resuming space tourism in 2018. Russia had sent seven paying guests to the International Space Station since 2001 before curtailing the program in 2009. Russia has made an exception for British soprano Sarah Brightman who is due to blast off on Sept. 1.
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