News Headlines - 02 May 2014

▽Ukraine clashes: dozens dead after Odessa building fire | The Guardian

More than 30 people were killed in violent and chaotic clashes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Friday as pro-Ukraine activists stormed a building defended by protesters opposed to the current government in Kiev and in favour of closer ties with Russia.

▽Obama, Merkel vow broader Russian sanctions if Ukraine election derailed | Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia on Friday it will face additional sanctions against key sectors of its economy if Moscow disrupts Ukraine's plan to hold elections on May 25.

▽Sinn Fein Leader’s Time in Jail Is Extended, as Party Sees Political Motives by Police - NYTimes.com

The Northern Ireland police were granted permission on Friday to keep Gerry Adams, the leader of Sinn Fein, in custody for another 48 hours for questioning about a gruesome 1972 murder. His party claimed that the police were playing politics before the local and European parliamentary elections this month.

▽South Korea train rams into back of another one; more than 100 injured - CNN.com

A train rammed into the back of another one in Seoul on Friday, leaving 117 people injured, South Korean officials said.

▽UEFA to investigate nine clubs suspected of breaching financial fair play regulations | Mail Online

European football's governing body revealed on Friday that 76 clubs from the 237 which entered competitions under its jurisdiction this season had been asked to provide further information regarding to their compliance with FFP, with the majority of those cases now closed.