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UK's Cameron poised to return to power, Labour routed in Scotland

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives set to govern Britain for another five years but fall just short of outright majority, an exit poll shows, a result likely to trigger an in-out EU membership referendum. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 7, PICTURES, TV), moved, by David Milliken and Kate Holton, 704 words)

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/SCOTLAND (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Angus MacSwan and Alistair Smout, 681 words

Hundreds of bodies may be buried in Nepal avalanche, official says

KATHMANDU - Body parts are strewn on the slopes of a mountain in Nepal, up to 300 people, many of them foreigners, are believed buried there by an avalanche set off by last month's earthquake, an official said. (QUAKE-NEPAL/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Gopal Sharma, 336 words)

- QUAKE-NEPAL/LANGTANG (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Andrew MacAskill and Douglas Busvine, 1,948 words)

- QUAKE-NEPAL/AID, moved, by Krista Mahr, 340 words)

Greece defies euro zone on pension, labor reform

ATHENS/BRUSSELS - Greece defies its international creditors, refusing to cut pensions and planning to rehire thousands of sacked workers, dimming prospects of progress next week toward securing desperately needed financial aid. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Alastair Macdonald, 1,026 words)

U.S. Senate passes Iran nuclear review bill, House up next

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international agreement with Iran aimed at keeping it from developing nuclear weapons. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/CONGRESS (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 562 words)

ASIA

More than 50 Thai police punished over human trafficking links

BANGKOK - More than 50 Thai police officers are punished over suspected links to human trafficking networks, the country's police chief said, after the prime minister orders a probe into the discovery of trafficking camps near the Malaysian border. (THAILAND-ROHINGYA/TRAFFICKING (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Aukkarapon Niyomyat, 464 words)

Global campaign preceded surprise move to free China activists

BEIJING - When five Chinese women's rights advocates were detained in March, diplomats and activists worked together in unusual effort to put pressure on Beijing to free them ahead of Chinese-sponsored women's summit in New York in September. (CHINA-RIGHTS/WOMEN (PICTURES), moved, by Sui-Lee Wee, 700 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. operation kills Al Qaeda man who claimed Paris attacks-sources

WASHINGTON - U.S. operation kills senior Al Qaeda figure who issued claim of responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to U.S. sources familiar with matter and reported video posted by group. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/AQAP (UPDATE 3), moved, 524 words)

U.S. NSA's phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court

NEW YORK - U.S. spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans' phone records is illegal, federal appeals court rules, putting pressure on Congress to quickly decide whether to replace or end controversial anti-terrorism surveillance. (USA-SECURITY/NSA (UPDATE 4, PICTURES), moved, by Jonathan Stempel, 877 words)

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. military starts training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL - United States begins long-awaited program to train Syrian fighters to go into combat against Islamic State, Pentagon says, deepening America's role in Syria's civil war after eight months of air strikes against Sunni militants. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-USA (UPDATE 3, PICTURES TV), moved, by Phil Stewart and Dasha Afanasieva, 521 words)

Saudi-led coalition vows to hit Yemen's Houthis despite truce offer

RIYADH/CAIRO - Saudi-led forces say they will respond harshly against Yemen's Houthi rebels after attacks on citizens in border areas, hours after kingdom offers five-day humanitarian truce if the Shi'ite militia stop fighting. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SAUDI-OPERATIONS (UPDATE 3), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Mohammed Ghobari, 727 words)

AFRICA

Why gold threatens Ivory Coast's peace

GAMINA, Ivory Coast - Nestled among cocoa plantations of western Ivory Coast is gold mine that does not feature on any official maps. It is not run by industrial mining company, nor does it pay taxes to central government. (IVORYCOAST-GOLD/ARMY (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by Joe Bavier, 1,897 words)

Man burned alive in Burundi protest against presidential bid

BUJUMBURA - Protesters burn man alive in Burundi's capital, saying he was member of ruling party's youth wing which attacked them during their demonstrations against president's bid for third term, witness says. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Patrick Njuwimana and Njuwa Maina, 548 words)