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Islamic State seizes ancient Palmyra city from Syrian forces

BEIRUT - Islamic State insurgents storm the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, fighting off pro-government forces who withdrew after evacuating most of the civilian population, state television says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-NORTHEAST (UPDATE 6), moved, by Sylvia Westall and Tom Perry, 555 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UNESCO, moved, 125 words

- EGYPT-JUDGES/MILITANTS (UPDATE 3), moved, by Michael Georgy and Stephen Kalin, 600 words

Bin Laden fixated on attacking U.S. interests -documents

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WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was fixated on attacking U.S. targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause, according to documents the United States says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan. (USA-SECURITY/BINLADEN (UPDATE 3), moved, by Mark Hosenball, 715 words)

- USA-SECURITY/BINLADEN-SON, moved, by Mark Hosenball, 390 words

Global banks admit guilt in forex probe, fined nearly $6 bln

NEW YORK/LONDON - Four major banks plead guilty to trying to manipulate foreign exchange rates and, with two others, are fined nearly $6 billion in another settlement in a global probe into the $5 trillion-a-day market. (BANKS-FOREX/SETTLEMENT (WRAPUP 7, PICTURES), moved, by Karen Freifeld, David Henry and Steve Slater, 1,130 words)

- BANKS-FOREX/SETTLEMENT-WAIVERS (UPDATE 2), moved, by David Henry and Sarah N. Lynch, 365 words

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- BANKS-FOREX/SETTLEMENT-TRADERS, moved, by Kirstin Ridley, 510 words

Greece says it will default in June without aid from lenders

ATHENS - Greece will not be able to make a payment to the International Monetary Fund due on June 5 unless foreign lenders provide more aid, a senior ruling party lawmaker says, the latest warning from Athens that it is on the verge of default. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 2), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas, 900 words)

ASIA

China navy warns US spy plane in disputed South China Sea

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The Chinese navy warns a U.S. surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, CNN says. (SOUTHCHINASEA-USA/CHINA, moved, 470 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran's Khamenei rules out interviews with nuclear scientists

ANKARA - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Tehran will not accept "unreasonable demands" by world powers over its disputed nuclear program and rules out letting inspectors interview its atomic scientists. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/KHAMENEI (UPDATE 5), moved, by Parisa Hafezi, 580 words)

U.N. announces Yemen talks, Iran to allow ship inspection

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UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon announces talks in Geneva on May 28 between warring Yemeni parties to end more than seven weeks of war, as Iran agrees for international inspections of an aid ship sailing to Yemen. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Louis Charbonneau and Sam Wilkin, 760 words)

UNITED STATES

Obama's Asian trade push in doubt as Senate vote looms

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's keynote Asian trade push risks failing in a Senate vote, a result that will threaten the administration's diplomatic pivot to Asia to counter China's rising economic and political clout.(USA-TRADE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan, 570 words)

EUROPE

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UK's Cameron to unveil immigration crackdown on eve of EU meeting

LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron will unveil what aides call a "far-reaching" immigration crackdown on Thursday on the eve of a European Union summit that he will use to tentatively start renegotiating Britain's ties with the bloc. (BRITAIN-POLITICS/EU, moved, by Andrew Osborn, 420 words)

AMERICAS

U.S.-Cuba talks resume on re-establishing diplomatic relations

WASHINGTON - A new U.S. embassy in Havana is likely to operate with controls on staff travel and other restrictions similar to those on American diplomats in other countries with authoritarian governments, Washington's chief Cuba negotiator says. (CUBA-USA/ (PICTURES), moved, by Patricia Zengerle and Lesley Wroughton, 400 words)

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- CUBA-USA/TALKS, moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Daniel Trotta, 420 words)

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