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Turkish ship attacked as it approached Libya's Tobruk - Foreign Ministry
ISTANBUL - A Turkish dry cargo ship was shelled from the Libyan coast as it approached the port of Tobruk and then attacked from the air as it tried to leave the area on Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry says. (LIBYA-SECURITY/TURKEY (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, 300 words)
Hundreds of refugees arrive in Malaysia, Indonesia after Thai crackdown
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, 790 words)
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- THAILAND-ROHINGYA/TRAFFICKING, moved, 400 words
Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen goes missing
CAIRO - A Moroccan F-16 warplane that is part of the Saudi-led force carrying out air strikes in Yemen has gone missing, Morocco's military says, and Iran-allied Houthi rebels and Saudi forces trade heavy fire across the border. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, 630 words)
Greece says deal will be "difficult" at Eurogroup meeting
ATHENS - Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis acknowledges that a deal to ease Greece's cash crunch is not likely at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers later on Monday despite progress in talks with lenders on some issues. (EUROZONE-GREECE/VAROUFAKIS, moved, 455 words)
EUROPE
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)
Airbus shares fall after A400M military plane crash
PARIS - Shares in Airbus Group fall after the weekend crash of an A400M military plane increased investors' anxieties over Europe's largest and heavily delayed defence project, while the planemaker pledges to overcome the tragedy. (SPAIN-CRASH/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Tim Hepher, 477 words)
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, expect by 1030 GMT/6.30 AM ET, by Robin Emmott, 420 words)
New face but same old problems for EU foreign policy
BRUSSELS - Europe's chequered attempt to build a common foreign and security policy has a new face, Italy's Federica Mogherini, but the European Union is stuck with the same old problems despite her bright start. (EU-FOREIGN/ (ANALYSIS), moved, by Paul Taylor, 970 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), moving shortly, by Patrick Nduwimana and Robert-Jan Bartunek, 470 words)
ASIA
Despite test, N.Korea still years from deploying sub-launched missile
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 system which could threaten its sworn enemy the United States, experts say. (NORTHKOREA-SUBMARINE/ (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Ju-min Park, 475 words)
AMERICAS
Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
HAVANA - French President Francois Hollande is making the first visit to Cuba by a French head of state on Monday, attempting to carve out a larger role in the Communist-run nation at the time of Cuba's historic opening with the United States. (CUBA-FRANCE/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Elizabeth Pineau, 360 words)
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)
+ See also:
- USA-ELECTION/WORKERS (INSIGHT, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michelle Conlin and Lucas Iberico Lozada, 1,300 words
HEALTH
Hunt for AIDS cure accelerates as GSK and U.S. experts link up
LONDON - Britain's GlaxoSmithKline, which decided last week to retain rather than float off its HIV drugs business, is to collaborate with U.S. scientists in developing a cure for AIDS. (HEALTH-AIDS/CURE-GSK, moved, by Ben Hirschler, 390 words)