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Fresh Nepal earthquake kills dozens, triggers panic

KATHMANDU - A 7.3 magnitude earthquake kills at least 37 people and spread panic in Nepal, bringing down buildings already weakened by a devastating tremor less than three weeks ago and unleashing landslides in Himalayan valleys near Mount Everest. (QUAKE-NEPAL/ (WRAPUP 6, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Ross Adkin and Gopal Sharma, 750 words)

Kerry to explore Putin's flexibility on Ukraine, Syria

SOCHI, Russia - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to explore Russia's willingness to curb its involvement in Ukraine and its support for Syria's president at talks with President Vladimir Putin. (RUSSIA-USA/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), expect by 1430 GMT/10.30 AM ET, by Arshad Mohammed and Denis Dyomkin, 600 words)

Asia's drifting boatpeople a looming humanitarian crisis - U.N.

LHOKSUKON, Indonesia/LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Several thousand migrants, many of them hungry and sick, are adrift in boats in Southeast Asian seas and governments of the region must rescue them quickly to avert a "massive humanitarian crisis", the United Nations says. (ASIA-MIGRANTS/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Kanupriya Kapoor and Aubrey Belford, 800 words)

Air strikes hit Yemen capital, U.N. envoy arrives hours before truce

CAIRO/ADEN - Saudi-led air strikes pound the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa and the new United Nations envoy to the country arrives there hours before a five-day ceasefire is set to begin. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1), moving shortly, by Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf, 490 words)

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- YEMEN-SECURITY/IRAN-SHIP, moved, 100 words

EUROPE

Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine - opposition report

MOSCOW - Moscow spent more than 53 billion roubles ($1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east Ukraine and at least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed there, a report by Russian opposition activists say. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-REPORT (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Maria Tsvetkova, 520 words)

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- UKRAINE-CRISIS/CREDITORS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Karin Strohecker, 470 words

- UKRAINE-CRISIS/CASUALTIES, moved, 100 words

Greece tapped its emergency IMF reserves to pay IMF debt-sources

ATHENS - Greece emptied an emergency IMF holding account to repay 750 million euros ($839 million) due to the international lender, a Greek central bank official says, avoiding default but underscoring the dire state of the country's finances. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (EXCLUSIVE, UPDATE 3, PICTURE), moved, by Lefteris Papadimas and George Georgiopoulos, 555 words)

Iran stresses end-June deadline as nuclear talks press on

VIENNA - Tehran's top nuclear negotiator says he hopes diplomacy resuming this week will yield results before a self-imposed deadline for a final deal to curtail Iran's atomic programme expires at the end of June. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/, moved, 335 words)

"What does Moscow want?" asks Georgian president

BRUSSELS - Russia is not a viable partner for Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova because the country is a threat to its neighbours, its political values are "alien" and its economy is too small and restrictive, Georgia's president tells Reuters. (GEORGIA-EU/RUSSIA (INTERVIEW, TV), moved, by Robin Emmott, 515 words)

Many would-be migrants to EU die unrecorded, study finds

AMSTERDAM - Almost all the migrants who died seeking a better life in Europe over the past quarter century vanished without trace, according to research released by a Dutch university. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Thomas Escritt, 410 words)

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- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/NIGER, moved, 420 words

- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/BRITAIN, moved, 235 words

Cameron can count on friends in Brussels as he seeks EU reform

BRUSSELS - David Cameron is not the best liked European leader in Brussels, yet as he seeks changes in the EU to persuade Britons they should stay in, he will not lack offers of friendship. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/EU-FRIENDS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Alastair Macdonald, 925 words)

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- BRITAIN-POLITICS/GERMANY-SCHAEUBLE (UPDATE 1), moved, 310 words

Estranged from media mogul friend, Hungary PM seeks new allies

BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for years enjoyed sympathetic coverage from media outlets owned by a friendly oligarch, so when the two fell out just as Orban's popularity slumped, he was left with a problem. (HUNGARY-MEDIA/GOVERNMENT, moved, by Marton Dunai, 645 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi FM says U.S.-Gulf summit to focus on "aggressive" Iran

DUBAI - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says a summit between Gulf Arab leaders and U.S. President Barack Obama later this week will focus on Iran's "aggressive" moves in the Middle East, Saudi state news agency SPA reports. (USA-SAUDI/SUMMIT-IRAN (UPDATE 1), moved, 220 words)

Turkish deputy PM questions govt record on justice ahead of election

ISTANBUL - A top figure in Turkey's AK Party says trust in the judiciary had been eroded during the group's time in office, comments likely to anger President Tayyip Erdogan and pointing to unease in the ruling party ahead of a parliamentary election. (TURKEY-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Daren Butler, 450 words)

Turkey, Greece agree Aegean security measures, talk up Cyprus progress

ANKARA - Turkey and Greece have agreed new security measures in the contested Aegean Sea and are backing efforts to resolve a long-running dispute over Cyprus, the foreign ministers of the two countries say. (TURKEY-GREECE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 285 words)

Five million Syrians at high risk of explosive weapons - study

BEIRUT - About 5.1 million Syrians are living in areas at high risk from explosive weapons, some of which fail to detonate and so will pose a deadly threat for years to come, aid group Handicap International says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ARMS, moved, 265 words)

AFRICA

Police fire towards protesters during clashes in Burundi's capital

BUJUMBURA - Police fire guns and teargas towards protesters throwing stones in a suburb of Burundi's capital during a demonstration against the president's bid for a third term, Reuters witnesses say. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Goran Tomasevic and Patrick Nduwimana, 495 words)

UNITED STATES

Fast-track trade bill faces key test in U.S. Congress

WASHINGTON - The Pacific trade agreement faces its first test in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a knife-edge vote that may hold the key to President Barack Obama's diplomatic pivot to Asia. (USA-TRADE/, moved, by Krista Hughes and Richard Cowan, 525 words)

ASIA

Blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh, third this year

DHAKA - A blogger is hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers in Bangladesh, the third killing of a critic of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority nation in less than three months. (BANGLADESH-BLOGGER/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Ruma Paul, 395 words)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Star-studded Cannes film festival lures the yachts, gawkers

CANNES - The yachts are steaming along the coast, the Maseratis are coursing La Croisette and tourists and locals are preparing for a starry feast -- the Cannes International Film Festival is about to open with its bounty of films, glamour and kitsch. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/ (PREVIEW, TV, PICTURE), expect by 1600 GMT/NOON ET, by Michael Roddy and Julien Pretot, 600 words)