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Iraqi forces say they repulse Islamist attack near Ramadi

BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces say they fought off an overnight attack by Islamic State militants near the city of Ramadi, which the insurgents overran at the weekend in the most significant setback for the government in a year. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, 800 words)

Islamic State captures one-third of ancient Syrian city - monitor

BEIRUT - Islamic State fighters seize around a third of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra after fierce clashes with the military and allied combatants, a group monitoring the war say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-NORTHEAST (UPDATE 3), expect by 1530 GMT/1130 AM ET, by Sylvia Westall and Tom Perry, 480 words)

UBS to pay $545 mln over forex scandal, rivals await fate

ZURICH/NEW YORK - UBS will pay $545 million to U.S. authorities to end an investigation into alleged manipulation of currency rates, a settlement that will help the Swiss bank to move on after a series of trading scandals. (BANKS-FOREX/SETTLEMENT (WRAPUP 4), expect by 1530 GMT, by Katharina Bart and Karen Freifeld, 770 words)

+ See also:

- FLASHCRASH-TRADER/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Michael Holden, 525 words

Netanyahu suspends Palestinians-only bus programme

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspends new bus travel and checkpoint regulations for Palestinian labourers only hours after they were imposed to an outcry by critics accusing Israel of racial segregation. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/BUSES (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Jeffrey Heller, 410 words)

+ See also:

- ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/VIOLENCE (UPDATE 1), moved, 140 words

Malaysia, Indonesia to let "boat people" come ashore temporarily

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia and Indonesia say they will offer shelter to 7,000 "boat people" adrift at sea in rickety boats but, anxious not to encourage a fresh influx, make clear that their assistance is temporary and they will take no more. (ASIA-MIGRANTS/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Praveen Menon, 835 words)

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

UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon announces talks between warring Yemeni parties in Geneva on May 28 to end over seven weeks of war, as Iran agrees for international inspections of an aid ship sailing to Yemen. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Louis Charbonneau and Sam Wilkin, 500 words)

EUROPE

Greece says it will default in June without aid from lenders

ATHENS - Greece cannot make an upcoming payment to the International Monetary Fund on June 5 unless foreign lenders disburse more aid, a senior ruling party lawmaker says, the latest warning from Athens it is on the verge of default. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou, 760 words)

Russia says detains suspected Lithuanian spy - Interfax

MOSCOW - Russian law enforcement officials have detained a suspected spy from Lithuania, Interfax news agency reports, highlighting growing tension between Moscow and the former Soviet state, now a member of the NATO defence alliance. (RUSSIA-LITHUANIA/SPY (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Gabriela Baczynska, 395 words)

Italy arrests Moroccan over Tunisian museum killings

MILAN - Italian police say they have arrested a 22-year-old Moroccan man suspected of involvement in the March 18 attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis which killed 20 tourists. (TUNISIA-SECURITY/ITALY (UPDATE 1), moved, 200 words)

UK's Charles talks of murdered "grandfather I never had"

SLIGO, Ireland - Britain's Prince Charles speaks of the murder of his great uncle Lord Mountbatten in Ireland 36 years ago and calls him "the grandfather I never had." (BRITAIN-ROYALS/IRELAND (PICTURE), moved, by Darren Staples, 245 words)

Train strike spreads to German passenger routes, millions delayed

BERLIN - Millions of commuters face long delays in Germany after train drivers walk off the job to demand higher pay and negotiating rights. (GERMANY-TRAIN/STRIKE (PICTURE, TV), moved, 375 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 during negotiations over its disputed nuclear programme, and ruled out letting inspectors interview its atomic scientists. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/KHAMENEI (UPDATE 3), moved, by Parisa Hafezi, 435 words)

Algerian troops kill more militants in major assault, 25 dead in total

ALGIERS - Algerian security forces kill three militants east of the capital on the second day of a major offensive, the defence ministry says, bringing to 25 the total number of insurgents shot dead. (ALGERIA-SECURITY/, moved, 210 words)

Egypt's judges new frontline in battle against militancy

CAIRO - Egyptian security forces have grown accustomed to being targeted by Islamist militants. Now some judges are buying guns for protection after a spate of attacks which suggest that they too are on the hit list. (EGYPT-JUDGES/ (PICTURE), moved, by Yara Bayoumy and Haitham Ahmed, 945 words)

+ See also:

- EGYPT-MINISTER/APPOINTMENT (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Stephen Kalin, 485 words

AFRICA

Burundi soldier killed as local elections are delayed

BUJUMBURA - Burundi's embattled president pushes back local elections and a soldier is shot dead in the capital, possibly by police, as a power struggle that could unleash more ethnic bloodshed in Africa's Great Lakes shows no sign of abating. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moving shortly, by Edmund Blair and Goran Tomasevic, 500 words)

Amid yachts of rich elite, Angola's poor crushed by oil price drop

LUANDA - A halving of oil prices last year has increased hardship in Angola, one of the world's most unequal countries, and stirred resentment towards President Eduardo dos Santos, the leader of Africa's second largest crude exporter for the last 36 years. (ANGOLA-POLITICS/ (PICTURE), moved, by Joe Brock, 805 words)

An apartheid legacy, S.Africa's hostels breed anger, violence

JOHANNESBURG - Musa Nkabinde knew no-one in Johannesburg when he came looking for work five years ago, but the 22-year-old knew exactly where to stay - the same place as his grandfather and thousands of other migrant workers before him: the hostel. (SAFRICA-VIOLENCE/HOSTELS (PICTURE), moved, by Kenichi Serino & Nqobile Dludla, 740 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. releases documents recovered in raid that killed bin Laden

WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials release documents it says were recovered during the 2011 raid on the compound in Pakistan where U.S. forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. (USA-SECURITY/BINLADEN (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 250 words)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cannes is still big for film deals as well as stars

LONDON - Fashion designer and director Tom Ford whisked into Cannes and a roomful of potential investors in his latest movie, who were treated to spritzes of one of his perfumes. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/MARKET, moved, by Michael Roddy, 500 words)

London takes on Paris with major photo fair

LONDON - London is launching a major photography fair this week as it vies with Paris for dealers, collectors, and devotees. (ART-BRITAIN/PHOTOS, moved, by Farah Nayeri, 325 words)