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Push for pan-Pacific trade pact suffers blow from US Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama's push for a pan-Pacific trade pact, a key part of his strategic pivot to Asia, suffers major blow at the hands of Senate Democrats when they block debate on a bill that would have smoothed the path for the deal.(USA-TRADE/ (UPDATE 9), moved, by Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan, 750 words)
- USA-CONGRESS/TRADE-VOTE (UPDATE 2), moved, by Susan Cornwell and Roberta Rampton, 660 words
- JAPAN-TPP/, moved, by Kaori Kaneko, 140 words
Yemen truce starts after shelling, Iran sends cargo ship
CAIRO/ADEN - Saudi-led air strikes hit rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa hours before five-day humanitarian truce takes effect, and Washington cautions against "provocative actions" after Iran dispatches cargo ship to Yemen. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 4), moved, by Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf, 830 words)
- YEMEN-SECURITY/CEASEFIRE-BEGINS, moved, by Mostafa Hashem, 100 words
- YEMEN-SECURITY/IRAN-SHIP (UPDATE 3), moved, by Phil Stewart and Sam Wilkin, 420 words
U.S., Russia speak of cooperation but no breakthroughs
SOCHI, Russia - Top U.S. and Russian officials say they hope to work together on contentious issues such as the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria but offer no sign of concrete progress after more than eight hours of talks. (RUSSIA-USA/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Arshad Mohammed and Denis Dyomkin, 500 words)
Greek PM says time for action from lenders, IMF payment scrapes by
ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls on lenders to break impasse in cash-for-reform talks after Athens has to resort to temporary expedient to make crucial payment to the IMF. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas, 750 words)
BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen on motorcycles kill 41 in attack on Pakistan bus-media
KARACHI - Gunmen on motorcycles kill 41 people in an attack on a bus in Pakistan's financial centre of Karachi, media say, quoting police. (PAKISTAN-ATTACK/, moving shortly, 200 words)
ASIA
Nepal quake toll rises to 65, search on for U.S. helicopter
CHIRAKOT, Nepal/KATHMANDU - The death toll in Nepal from a second major earthquake in weeks rises to 65, after Tuesday's powerful tremors destroyed buildings, triggered landslides and forced many panic-stricken Nepalis to spend yet another night outdoors. (QUAKE-NEPAL/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Krista Mahr and Gopal Sharma, 500 words)
Pentagon weighs sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea reefs
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official says. (USA-CHINA/MILITARY (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom, 744 words)
Police torture in China still routine despite reforms
BEIJING - Six years after China took steps to crack down on torture by police, detainees continue to be beaten, hanged by their wrists and shackled to iron chairs, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch says.(CHINA-RIGHTS/, moved, by Sui-lee Wee, 390 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Obama bets that US-Gulf alliance can survive tensions over Iran
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama may fail to pacify Gulf Arab fears over his Iran nuclear diplomacy at a summit this week, following a pointed Saudi snub of the event. But a bigger question looms for Washington: how much does it matter?(USA-GULF/ (ANALYSIS), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel, 970 words)
- USA-GULF/OVAL (UPDATE 1), moved, by Roberta Rampton and Doina Chiacu, 320 words
UNITED STATES
Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least five
PHILADELPHIA - An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derails in north Philadelphia, killing at least five people and injuring dozens, several of them critically, authorities say.(USA-TRAIN/DERAILMENT (UPDATE 7), moved, by Cutis Skinner, Scott Malone, Peter Cooney and Steve Gorman, 730 words)
AMERICAS
Brazil dengue outbreak exposes tough challenge for Rousseff
SAO PAULO - Epidemic of dengue fever fans public anger over what Brazilians say is President Dilma Rousseff's biggest challenge - sad state of national healthcare system. (BRAZIL-DENGUE/ (PIX), moved, by Brian Winter, 730 words)
EUROPE
Britain could hold EU vote earlier than end of 2017
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron will hold an early referendum on membership of the European Union if he can first reach a deal that satisfies his demands for major changes in Britain's relationship with the bloc, his spokesman says.(BRITAIN-POLITICS/EUROPE (UPDATE 3), moved, by William James and Kylie MacLellan, 560 words)
AFRICA
South Africa delays deportation of 200 foreigners after protests
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa temporarily halts the deportation of 200 foreigners after a legal challenge by a human rights group, which says authorities are unfairly targeting them following anti-migrant riots in which seven people were killed.(SAFRICA-VIOLENCE/, moved, by Nqobile Dludla, 410 words)
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