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Cameron sweeps to unexpected triumph in British election

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron won a stunning election victory in Britain, confounding poll predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep into office for another five years with a clear majority and his Labour opponents in tatters. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 5, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton, 1,200 words)

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- BRITAIN-ELECTION/MILIBAND-QUITS (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Estelle Shirbon, 745 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/PERSONALITIES (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Michael Holden and Kate Holton, 870 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/DEFENCE, moved, by Adrian Croft, 425 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/POLLS, moved, by Estelle Shirbon, 795 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/SCOTLAND (UPDATE 6, PICTURE, TV), moved, By Angus MacSwan and Andy Bruce, 865 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/FARAGE (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Sarah Young, 700 words

- BRITAIN-ELECTION/MARKETS (WRAPUP 2), moved, by Patrick Graham and Sudip Kar-Gupta, 625 words

Saudi-led air strikes target Houthi bastion in Yemen's Saada province

CAIRO/ADEN - Saudi-led forces carry out air strikes in Yemen's Saada province, a bastion of Iranian-allied Houthi rebels, and warn all civilians to leave a day after Riyadh promised a harsh response to cross-border Houthi attacks. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SAADA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf, 490 words)

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- YEMEN-AID/UN (INTERVIEW, PICTURE TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 870 words

Pakistan helicopter crash kills Norwegian, Philippine ambassadors

ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashes killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors. (PAKISTAN-CRASH/ (UPDATE 5), moved, by Mehreen Zahra-Malik, 520 words)

EUROPE

Greek PM forecasts "happy end"; Eurogroup chief cites progress in talks

ATHENS/ROME - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras forecast a happy end soon to fraught negotiations with creditors on a cash-for-reform deal, and the chairman of euro zone finance ministers said talks were making progress, though not enough for a deal next Monday. (EUROZONE-GREECE/ (WRAPUP 2, TV, PICTURE), expect by 1430 GMT/10.30 AM ET, by Karolina Tagaris and Gavin Jones, 700 words)

Russia and China deepen ties with new economic deals

MOSCOW - Russia and China sign a $25 billion deal to boost Chinese lending to Russian firms and a host of other accords deepening economic cooperation as Moscow's ties with the West fray over the Ukraine crisis. (RUSSIA-CHINA/ (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Vladimir Soldatkin and Timothy Heritage, 630 words)

AFRICA

Burundi president registers to run for third term as tensions simmer

BUJUMBURA - Burundi's president register to run for a third term, his spokesman says, a move likely to stoke anger among protesters opposing his bid for another five years in office. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Patrick Njuwimana, 435 words)

Gunman opens fire in Nigerian high school, injures 6 students

BAUCHI, Nigeria - A gunman opens fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria, critically injuring six, witnesses and a humanitarian aid worker say. (NIGERIA-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 210 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Regional crises push Turkey, Saudi closer despite ideological rift

ANKARA - Turkey is cultivating closer relations with Saudi Arabia's new leadership, putting aside long-standing differences over political Islam and aligning efforts to solve regional crises including the war in Syria. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-SAUDI, moved, by Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun,

Europe and U.S. keep watchful eye on Israel's legislative plans

JERUSALEM - Benjamin Netanyahu's formation of one of the most right-wing government in Israel's history has fuelled concerns in Europe and the United States about further settlement building and dimming prospects for peace. (ISRAEL-POLITICS/EU, moved, by Luke Baker, 640 words)

+ See also:

- ISRAEL-POLITICS/LEGISLATION (FACTBOX), moved, 535 words

UNITED STATES

Hillary Clinton woos technorati, draws comparison to Eleanor Roosevelt

SAN FRANCISCO - Hillary Clinton makes the final stop on Friday on a California fundraising tour where she has courted technology titans for her 2016 campaign and where one of her admirers tried comparing her to fellow former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON, moved, by Sarah McBride, 385 words)

ASIA

Thailand wants meeting with Myanmar, Malaysia over human trafficking crisis

BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday called for a three-way meeting with neighbours Malaysia and Myanmar to try to resolve a regional human trafficking crisis following the discovery of a mass grave in the country's far south. (THAILAND-ROHINGYA/TRAFFICKING (UPDATE 3), moved, by Pracha Hariraksapitak, 440 words)