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

CAIRO - Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accept five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by adversary Saudi Arabia but warn they would respond to any violations (YEMEN-SECURITY/TRUCE (UPDATE 3) expect by 0900 GMT, By Mohammed Ghobari, 500 words)

Russia stages WW2 victory parade as Ukraine bristles

MOSCOW - Tanks and troops parade across Moscow's Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, an event boycotted by Western leaders over Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis. (WW2-ANNIVERSARY/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV,) moved, by Vladimir Soldatkin, Jack Stubbs and Timothy Heritage, 751 words)

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- RUSSIA-CZECH/, moved, by Vladimir Soldatkin and Jan Lopatka, 800 words

Thousands evacuated in Philippines as powerful typhoon nears

MANILA - The Philippines evacuates thousands of people in the northeastern part of its main island of Luzon, less than 24 hours before a powerful typhoon is due to make landfall (PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON/ (UPDATE 1), expect by 1000 GMT, by Manuel Mogato, 350 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

ASIA-PACIFIC

Political tensions mount for Indonesia's Widodo as economy skids

JAKARTA - When Indonesian President Joko Widodo summoned his economy ministers to the palace this week to discuss growth slumping to its lowest level since 2009, they weren't the only ones to show up. (INDONESIA-ECONOMY/ (PIX), moved, By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gayatri Suroyo, 724 words)

Australian conservatives readying for more cautious, do or die second budget

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, facing growing pressure to call early elections, is expected to take a far more cautious tack in the conservative government's second budget after a politically disastrous plan last year. (AUSTRALIA-BUDGET/ (PREVIEW), expect by 2100 GMT, by Matt Siegel, 672 words)

UNITED STATES

Transformer fire causes shut-down of nuclear plant unit north of New York City

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - A nuclear power reactor 40 miles to the north of New York City is shut down after a transformer fire, but officials say the plant is stable and see no threat to area residents. (USA-NUCLEARPLANT/INCIDENT (UPDATE 5), moved, By Scott DiSavino and Lisa Lambert, 800 words)

Republican candidates talk tough on Islamic State, offer few specifics

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Stirring echoes of the 9/11 attacks, Republican presidential candidates seize on the attack in Texas suburb last week for which Islamic State claimed responsibility as an example of the threat they say the Sunni militant group poses to the United States. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS-SECURITY, moved, by Jim Oliphant, 600 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/BUSH (UPDATE 1), moved, by Steve Holland, 446 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)

EUROPE

Gunfire, explosions in Macedonia as police battle 'armed group'

KUMANOVO - Five police officers die and dozens are wounded in a daylong gun battle in an ethnic Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia, adding the threat of armed conflict to a deep political crisis rocking the ex-Yugoslav republic. (MACEDONIA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Ognen Teofilovski, 499 words)

Former Turkish President Evren, symbol of military era, dies at 97

ISTANBUL - Former Turkish army chief and President Kenan Evren, leader of a 1980 coup who came to symbolise the military's decades-long dominance over politics, has died at 97, the state-run Anadolu news agency says. (TURKEY-EVREN (UPDATE 1), moved, 302 words)

Airbus A400M military transporter crashes on test flight, killing four

SEVILLE - An Airbus A400M military transport plane crashes outside Seville, killing four test crew and prompting Britain and Germany to ground Europe's new troop and cargo carrier. (SPAIN-CRASH/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Marcelo del Pozo, 591 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Egyptian court sentences Mubarak and sons to 3 years in jail

CAIRO - An Egyptian court sentences former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole in the retrial of a corruption case, but they may not have to serve any jail time because they spent that amount of time in prison in other cases. (EGYPT-MUBARAK/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Michael Georgy, 400 words)

Fifty inmates and 12 police killed in Iraq prison break - officials

BAGHDAD - Fifty inmates and 12 police die in a prison escape organised by Islamic State, Iraqi officials say, while supporters of the group acknowledge it staged the breakout but give different details. (IRAQ-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3), moved, 303 words)

AMERICAS

Cuban gays show pride in march and mass symbolic wedding

HAVANA - More than 1,000 gay, lesbian and transgender Cubans marched through Havana, proudly displaying their truest selves for a day in a society where they still endure discrimination. (CUBA-GAY/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Daniel Trotta, 400 words)

Guatemala's vice president resigns amid corruption scandal

GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala's vice president resigned to face an investigation over her alleged involvement in a customs corruption racket, amid a scandal that has hurt the ruling party ahead of elections. (GUATEMALA-CORRUPTION/), moved, by Sofia Menchu, 300 words)

AFRICA

Liberia declared Ebola-free, but outbreak continues over border

MONROVIA - Liberia is declared free from Ebola by the government and the World Health Organisation after 42 days without a new case of the virus, which killed more than 4,700 people there during a year-long epidemic. (HEALTH-EBOLA/LIBERIA (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Alphonso Toweh and James Harding Giahyue, 562 words)

Burundian opposition leader to run for presidency as protests pause

BUJUMBURA - Burundi's leading opposition figure registers to run in a presidential election against Pierre Nkurunziza, whose quest for a third term has sparked two weeks of protests. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, By Patrick Nduwimana, 359 words)