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Houthis accept 5-day truce in Yemen proposed by Saudi Arabia

CAIRO/ADEN - Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accept a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but say they will respond to any violations. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), by Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf, expect by 1800, 600 words)

Super typhoon nears Philippines, residents evacuate area

MANILA - A powerful storm strengthened to a "super typhoon" hours before it was set to slap the northeastern tip of the Philippines, prompting officials to warn of landslides and call on residents along the coast to evacuate to safer ground.(PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Manuel Mogato, 400 words)

Raul Castro meets pope, says might return to the Church

VATICAN CITY - Cuban President Raul Castro thanks Pope Francis for brokering the thaw between Havana and Washington and says the pope has so impressed him that he might return to the Church, despite being a communist. (POPE-CUBA/CASTRO (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Philip Pullella, 460 words)

China cuts interest rates as economy sputters

BEIJING - China cuts interest rates for the third time in six months in a bid to lower companies' borrowing costs and stoke a sputtering economy that is headed for its worst year in a quarter of a century. (CHINA-ECONOMY/RATES (UPDATE 4), by Michael Martina, moved, 600 words)

EUROPE

Russia's Putin says Ukraine peace process moving forward

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Germany's Angela Merkel that a peace deal over the separatist conflict in east Ukraine was moving forward despite problems and that it was the only way to put an end to fighting. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/PUTIN-MERKEL, UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 350 words)

SPECIAL REPORT-Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine

MOSCOW/DONETSK - Moscow says it has not sent troops to Ukraine. But some soldiers say they have quit rather than be sent there. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/SOLDIERS (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by Maria Tsevtkova, 1,800 words)

Eight police officers, 14 gunmen killed in Macedonia clashes

KUMANOVO, Macedonia - Eight police officers and 14 members of an "armed group" were killed in a day-long gun battle in an ethnic Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia, the government says, violence that added a dangerous twist to months of political crisis. (MACEDONIA-POLICE/ UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Matt Robinson, 600 words)

Britain's Cameron won big by selling stability over fear

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living standards over an implausible pretender many feared could become the puppet of Scottish nationalists. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/CAMERON (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Andrew Osborn, 1,000 words)

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- BRITAIN-ELECTION/SCOTLAND (PIX), moved, by Alistair Smout and Paul Sandle, 658 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/PROTEST (PIX, TV), moved, 165 words

'Winner takes all' vote system exaggerates Britain's divisions

LONDON - David Cameron can thank Britain's winner-takes-all voting system for handing him an outright majority in parliament on just 37 percent of the vote. But by boosting the power of Scottish nationalists, it has also intensified one of his biggest headaches. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/REFORM (GRAPHIC), moved, by Mark Trevelyan, 700 words)

Polish president front-runner in election

WARSAW - Poland voted in the first round of a presidential election that opinion polls show will send front-runner and incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski into a runoff against a conservative opposition challenger. (POLAND-ELECTION/PRESIDENT), moved, by Marcin Goclowski and Pawel Florkiewicz, 400 words)

UNITED STATES

Two charged with murdering Mississippi police officers

JACKSON, Miss. - Police in Mississippi arrested and charged two people with murder after two police officers were fatally shot a day earlier during a traffic stop in Hattiesburg, a state official said. (USA-POLICE/MISSISSIPPI (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Therese Apel, 400 words)

Tropical Storm Ana brings rough surf, rain to the Carolinas

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Emergency officials warn of dangerous rip currents and surf shops enjoy brisk sales as Tropical Storm Ana continues its slow trek toward the Carolinas, getting the Atlantic hurricane season off to an earlier-than-usual start. (WEATHER-STORM/ANA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Harriet McLeod, 399 words)

AFRICA

East African leaders seek to break political deadlock in Burundi

DAR ES SALAAM - East African leaders will hold a summit in Tanzania on May 13 aimed at breaking the political deadlock in Burundi and ensuring the country holds peaceful elections, Tanzania's presidency says. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/), moved, by Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala and Patrick Nduwimana, 400 words)

First black leader heads South Africa's opposition party

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), said it voted Mmusi Maimane as leader, making him the first black person to head the traditionally white party. (SAFRICA-POLITICS/), moved, by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura (300 words)