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Venezuela president gives diplomats 48 hours to leave country CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro's government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accus- ing the Obama administra- tion of siding with student protesters who Venezuela accuses of inciting vio- lence. The announcement by Foreign Minister Elias Jaua came amid fears that renewed clashes could erupt Tuesday when both pro- and anti-government activists have announced plans for demonstrations in the capital. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said that the senior U.S. consular officers were trying to infiltrate Venezue- lan universities, the hotbed of the recent unrest, under the cover of doing visa out- reach. Repeating charges by Maduro, who has expelled American diplo- mats twice before, Jaua said that the U.S. is conspiring with opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and stu- dent activists in an attempt to oust the socialist presi- dent. The U.S. has denied the charges but is expressing concern about rising vio- lence that led to three deaths last week during anti-government demon- strations, and about the government's attempts to block peaceful protests. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Lopez's arrest would have a ''chilling effect'' on Venezuelans' right to free expression. Ethiopian co- pilot hijacks plane to Geneva GENEVA (AP) — It seemed like a routine overnight flight until the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner went into a dive and oxy- gen masks dropped from the ceiling. Only then did the terrified passengers — bound for Italy from Addis Ababa — realize something was terribly wrong. The co-pilot had locked his captain from the cockpit, comman- deered the plane, and headed for Geneva, where he used a rope to lower himself out of a window, then asked for political asylum. Authorities say a prison cell is more likely. One passenger said the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot didn't stop pounding on the locked door. Another said he was terrified ''for hours'' Monday as the plane careened across the sky. ''It seemed like it was falling from the sky,'' 45- year-old Italian Diego Carpelli said of the Boe- ing 767-300. UN letter to North Korean leader warns GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating wide- spread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic execu- tions to torture, rape and mass starvation. It is unusual for a U.N. report to directly impli- cate a nation's leader. But in a letter accompanying a yearlong investigative report, the chairman of a three-member U.N. com- mission of inquiry, retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, directly warned Kim that international prosecution is needed ''to render accountable all those, including possibly yourself, who may be responsible for crimes against humanity.'' ''Even without being directly involved in crimes against humanity, a military commander may be held responsible for crimes against human- ity committed by forces under the commander's effective command and control,'' Kirby wrote. He urged Kim to take ''all necessary and rea- sonable measures'' to stop crimes against humanity and insure that they are properly investigated and prosecuted. Kirby added, however, there was no indication the North Korea would do so. 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