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U.S. rejects notion that Gulf rulers snubbing Obama summit

WASHINGTON/RIYADH - The White House scrambles to counter perceptions that the absence of Saudi King Salman from a Camp David summit later this week threatens President Barack Obama's effort to reassure Gulf states of Washington's commitment to defend them against Iran. (USA-SAUDI/SUMMIT (UPDATE 2), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Angus McDowall, 900 words)

Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen crashes

CAIRO/ADEN - A Moroccan F-16 warplane has crashed while on a mission with Saudi Arabia-led forces in Yemen, a Saudi military spokesman says, and Yemen's dominant Houthi militia say tribesmen shot down the aircraft. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 4, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf, 770 words)

- YEMEN-SECURITY/BANGLADESH, moved, 220 words

From rundown outpost, Philippines watches China island take shape in disputed sea

THITU ISLAND - As the Philippine military C-130 transport plane makes its approach to the country's most precious outpost in the disputed South China Sea, it flies past a reef which China is quickly turning into an island. (SOUTHCHINASEA-PHILIPPINES/OUTPOST (PICTURES, GRAPHICS), moved, by Manuel Mogato, 810 words)

Germany floats Greek referendum on reform, others doubt timing

BRUSSELS - EU paymaster Germany suggests that Greece might need a referendum to approve painful economic reforms on which its creditors insist, but Athens says it has no such plan for now and others warn a vote could delay vital aid. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 4, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Robin Emmott, 880 words)

- EUROZONE-GREECE/STATEMENT, moved, 200 words

ASIA

Indian rail projects outweigh rivalry before Modi visit to China

NEW DELHI - Beijing is pushing India to accelerate work on a multi-billion dollar rail link from New Delhi to Chennai ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China this week, as the Asian giants put economic ties before regional rivalries.(INDIA-CHINA/, moved, by Sanjeev Miglani, 710 words)

UNITED STATES

Bird flu found in Indiana; 15th state to report it

A strain of avian flu that until now had been found only in the Western United States crops up in Indiana, bringing the total number of states affected by the virulent outbreak to 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. (HEALTH-BIRDFLU/ (UPDATE 2, GRAPHIC), moved, by P.J. Huffstutter, 585 words)

Boston bomber told nun 'no one' should suffer as his victims did

BOSTON - Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bomber wrap up the case to spare Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's life with testimony from a Roman Catholic nun and death-penalty opponent who says Tsarnaev told her "no one deserves to suffer" as his victims had. (BOSTON BOMBINGS-TRIAL/ (UPDATE 4), moved, by Scott Malone and Elizabeth Barber, 770 words)

EUROPE

Osborne tightens grip on UK cabinet after Cameron reshuffle

LONDON - British finance minister George Osborne emerges as a winner in a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister David Cameron after last week's election, with several close allies moving into top jobs in the new government. (BRITAIN-POLITICS/OSBORNE, moved, by William Schomberg and Maytaal Angel, 520 words)

Europe appeals for UN backing on migrants, no plan to bomb boats

UNITED NATIONS - Europe appeals to the United Nations Security Council to back its plan to stem the deadly flow of migrants across the Mediterranean by dismantling people-smuggling organizations and destroying their vessels, though not by bombing. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/UN (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 410 words)

- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/, moved, by Sasa Kavic, 410 words

A perfect political storm brews in Macedonia

KUMANOVO - Pero Ilievski Street looks like it has been struck by a tsunami, cobblestones torn up and walls crushed by armoured vehicles of a special anti-terrorist unit of the Macedonian police. (MACEDONIA-CRISIS/STORM (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Matt Robinson, 700 words)

AMERICAS

As Cuba opens, Hollande seeks greater French role

HAVANA - French President Francois Hollande urges an end to the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba and envisions a larger French role in Cuba's engagement with the West during the first visit by a French head of state to Cuba. (CUBA-FRANCE/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Elizabeth Pineau, 400 words)

- CUBA-FRANCE/TOTAL (UPDATE 1), moved, 200 words

AFRICA

Nigeria, Chad troops should cooperate in Boko Haram fight

ABUJA - Chad's President Idriss Deby says in Nigeria's capital Abuja that the fight against Islamist Boko Haram insurgents is hindered by the failure of the two countries' troops to work together. (NIGERIA-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Felix Onuah, 400 words)

EU states halt some Burundi aid over crackdown on protests

BUJUMBURA - European nations suspend some aid to Burundi, officials say, cranking up international pressure on the donor-reliant African nation over a crackdown on protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's quest for a third term of office.(BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Patrick Nduwimana, 650 words)

- BURUNDI-POLITICS/TANZANIA (FOUNDATION), moved, by Kizito Makoye, 580 words