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Libyan military shells Turkish cargo ship, crew member killed

BENGHAZI, Libya/ANKARA - Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government say they shelled a Turkish ship off the Libyan coast after it was warned not to approach. One crew member was killed in what Turkey describes as a "contemptible attack". (LIBYA-SECURITY/TURKEY (UPDATE 2), moved, 490 words)

Germany, in shift, says Greek referendum on reform could help

BRUSSELS - EU paymaster Germany says it could make sense for Greece to hold a referendum on painful economic reforms under negotiation with its creditors, changing tack as Berlin's own lawmakers bridle at further aid for Athens. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Paul Taylor, 860 words)

Hundreds of refugees arrive in Malaysia, Indonesia after Thai crackdown

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LHOKSUKON - Malaysia detained more than a thousand Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, police say, a day after authorities rescued hundreds stranded off the coast of Indonesia's western tip. (MALAYSIA-ROHINGYA/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Roni Bintang and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah, 900 words)

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- THAILAND-ROHINGYA/TRAFFICKING, moved, 400 words

Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen goes missing

RABAT/CAIRO - A Moroccan F-16 warplane has gone missing while on a mission with Saudi-led forces in Yemen, Morocco's military says, and Yemen's dominant Houthi militia says regional tribesmen shot down the aircraft. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Aziz El Yaakoubi and Mohammed Ghobari, 775 words)

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Drug-resistant "superbug" strain of typhoid spreads worldwide

LONDON - An antibiotic-resistant "superbug" strain of typhoid fever has spread globally, driven by a single family of the bacteria, called H58, according to the findings of a large international study. (HEALTH-TYPHOID/, moved, by Kate Kelland,

EUROPE

NATO: Russia has equipped Ukraine rebels to attack at short notice

BRUSSELS - NATO's chief says that Russia has built up forces on the border with Ukraine and sent more military hardware into eastern Ukraine, enabling pro-Russia separatists to launch attacks with little warning if they chose. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/NATO (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Adrian Croft, 400 words)

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- UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Arshad Mohammed and Katya Golubkova, 375 words

Airbus shares fall after A400M military plane crash

PARIS - Shares in Airbus Group fall after the fatal crash of an A400M military plane weighes on Europe's largest and already struggling defence project, while the planemaker pledges to overcome the tragedy. (SPAIN-CRASH/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Tim Hepher, 755 words)

UK's Cameron: Vote win gives me mandate for "tough" EU renegotiation

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LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron says that renegotiating Britain's relationship with the European Union would be tough but that his decisive election victory last week had given him a mandate. (BRITAIN-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Andrew Osborn and Kylie MacLellan, 700 words)

A perfect storm brews in Macedonia

KUMANOVO, Macedonia - Pero Ilievski Street looks on Monday 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 (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Matt Robinson, 730 words)

Sweden's Supreme Court upholds Assange detention order

STOCKHOLM - Sweden's Supreme Court says it rejects an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to revoke a detention order over allegations of sexual assault. (SWEDEN-ASSANGE/ (UPDATE 1), movede, 230 words)

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EU, Mexico to seek new trade pact to deepen North American ties

BRUSSELS - The European Union and Mexico to launch talks towards a new trade agreement later this year, as Europe seeks to tie its economy closer to North America following a deal with Canada and efforts to sign an accord with the United States. (EU-MEXICO/TRADE, moved, by Robin Emmott, 420 words)

AFRICA

Belgium halts some Burundi aid over clashes, others may follow

BUJUMBURA/BRUSSELS - Belgium says it has suspended some aid to Burundi, ratcheting up international pressure on the donor-reliant African nation over protests against the president's quest for a third term. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Patrick Nduwimana and Robert-Jan Bartunek, 545 words)

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AMERICAS

Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba

HAVANA - French President Francois Hollande begins the first visit by a French head of state to Cuba by noting it is "special" in light of Washington's opening to the Communist-ruled island. (CUBA-FRANCE/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Elizabeth Pineau, 370 words)

Multiracial coalition challenges Guyanese status-quo in election

GEORGETOWN - Guyana's ruling party could lose its 23-year grip on power in a national election where it faces an unprecedented challenge from an opposition coalition seeking to punish the government over corruption claims and break traditionally race-based politics. (GUYANA-ELECTIONS/ (TV), moving shortly, by Neil Marks, 400 words)

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UNITED STATES

Full picture of Clinton charities' foreign govt funding remains elusive

NEW YORK - The Clinton Foundation has acknowledged that the government funding totals omitted from their tax returns cannot be found on their website either, despite the foundation's acting chief executive officer earlier suggesting they were available there. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-FOUNDATION, moved, by Jonathan Allen, 630 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/WORKERS (INSIGHT, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michelle Conlin and Lucas Iberico Lozada, 1,300 words

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Boston bomber's life in the balance as trial enters home stretch

BOSTON - The Boston Marathon bombing trial heads into its final days on Monday with defense attorneys set to wrap up their argument that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be sentenced to life in prison, rather than death, for the murderous 2013 attack. (BOSTON BOMBINGS-TRIAL/, moved, by Scott Malone, 430 words)

ASIA

North Korea seen years from sub-launched missile to threaten US

SEOUL - North Korea made a key step in its nuclear weapons programme by test-launching a ballistic missile from a submarine, but remains years away from developing a missile system or submarine which could threaten its sworn enemy the United States, experts say. (NORTHKOREA-SUBMARINE/ (UPDATE 4), moved, by Ju-min Park, 530 words)

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cannes Festival pays tribute to Ingrid Bergman in official poster

CANNES, France - The 68th Cannes film festival unfurls its official poster featuring Ingrid Bergman, in a tribute to the Hollywood actress on what would have been her 100th birthday this year. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/POSTER (TV, PICTURE), moved, 175 words)

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