Morning Digest: Rebels declare victory in east Ukraine self-rule vote

	Click to View in Browser 05/12/2014 Rebels declare victory in east Ukraine self-rule vote DONETSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian leader Oleksander Turchinov accused Russia of working to overthrow legitimate state power in Ukraine on Monday after pro-Russian rebels declared a resounding victory in a rebel referendum on self-rule in eastern regions.. Taliban launch summer offensive, Kabul airport attacked KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, the first day of their declared summer offensive, targeting the international airport and the United States' biggest military base near Kabul.. Pfizer presses AstraZeneca case as CEO faces UK grilling LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer pressed the scientific case for its controversial plan to acquire AstraZeneca on Monday as its chief executive prepared for a grilling from British lawmakers.. China's Alibaba registers film company in Hong Kong BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has registered a film company in Hong Kong, according to a regulatory filing, as the world's biggest e-commerce firm ratchets up its media businesses.. Clippers' Sterling apologizes for racist remarks: CNN NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who was banned for life from the NBA over racist comments, has apologized and asked for forgiveness in his first public statement since the controversy began last month, CNN said on Sunday.. 'Farm Heroes' boosts King Digital's profit but shares fall (Reuters) - King Digital Entertainment Plc's KING.N stock plummeted about 10.5 percent on Wednesday, even as the maker of the popular mobile game "Candy Crush Saga" reported better-than-expected first-quarter results.. Fossils withdrawn from auction donated to new Kansas museum WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A collection of 85 million-year-old fossils including a fish as big as a great white shark with a face like a bulldog has been donated to a new Kansas museum after an outcry from scientists helped scrap a San Diego museum's plans to sell them at auction.. Astronaut gives University of Connecticut graduation speech from space STORRS Conn. (Reuters) - University of Connecticut alumnus Rick Mastracchio took a break from orbiting the globe on the International Space Station to deliver an address to students graduating from the university's School of Engineering on Saturday.. Related Video Separatists say majority vote in favor of self-rule in Donetsk "I am not going anywhere" -- Former Nigerian Education Minister Great Debate Benghazi: The zombie scandal To fight global warming, Stanford should have kept its coal A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend