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                          TOP STORIES 
    Heavy fighting in Aden as Yemen's Houthis make gains 
    ADEN - Iran-allied Houthi militiamen push into the 
northeastern outskirts of the Yemeni port city of Aden amid 
heavy clashes with loyalists of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi 
apparently backed by Saudi-led air strikes. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ 
(WRAPUP 3, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1530 GMT/11.30 AM ET, by 
Mohammad Mukhashaf and Sami Aboudi, 885 words) 
     
    Setbacks and progress as Iran, six powers meet to end 
nuclear impasse 
    LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The foreign ministers of Iran and 
six world powers meet in a final push for a preliminary nuclear 
accord less than two days before their deadline as Tehran shows 
signs of backing away from previous compromise offers. 
(IRAN-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Parisa Hafezi, 
John Irish and Louis Charbonneau, 860 words) 
    + See also: 
    - IRAN-NUCLEAR/JOURNALIST, moved, 200 words 
     
    U.S., Britain concerned about Nigeria vote count 
    ABUJA - The United States and Britain say there were 
worrying signs of political interference in the counting of 
Nigeria's election as results from what is billed as the closest 
poll since the end of military rule in 1999 start to trickle in. 
(NIGERIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1600 
GMT/NOON, by Tim Cocks and Alexis Akwagyiram, 680 words) 
     
                       SPECIAL REPORT 
    Inside Hungary's 10 billion euro nuclear deal with Russia 
    BUDAPEST - How Hungary chose Russia as a partner to help 
expand the Paks atomic power station, and why some see it as 
Moscow trying to buy influence in Europe. (RUSSIA-EUROPE/HUNGARY 
(SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Krisztina Than, 
1,750 words) 
     
                         EUROPE 
    Germany says Greece must flesh out reforms to unlock aid 
    ATHENS/BERLIN - Greece's biggest creditor Germany says that 
the euro zone will give Athens no further financial aid until it 
has a more detailed list of reforms and some are enacted into 
law, adding to scepticism over plans presented last week. 
(EUROZONE-GREECE/DEBT (UPDATE 2), moved, by Lefteris Papadimas 
and Caroline Copley, 600 words) 
        
    Investigators say Germanwings co-pilot had suicidal 
tendencies 
    BERLIN - The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately 
crashing a plane in the French Alps last week had been treated 
in the past for suicidal tendencies, German state prosecutors 
say. (FRANCE-CRASH/PILOT (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 335 words) 
    + See also: 
    - FRANCE-CRASH/ROADWAY, moved, 300 words 
     
    UK's Cameron starts knife-edge election campaign 
    LONDON - Campaigning in what is likely to be Britain's 
closest election in decades begins after Prime Minister David 
Cameron meets Queen Elizabeth to tell her parliament has been 
dissolved, teeing up a fraught battle to manage a $2.8 trillion 
economy. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Andrew Osborn, 
840 words) 
    + See also: 
    - BRITAIN-ELECTION/LABOUR (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by 
Kylie MacLellan and William James, 400 words 
               
    Slovenian PM tells defence minister to quit in Telekom 
Slovenia row 
    LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar tells the 
defence minister to quit in a row over the sale of state-owned 
telecoms operator Telekom Slovenia, a resignation that might 
delay the privatisation. (SLOVENIA-MINISTER/ (UPDATE 2), moving 
shortly, by Marja Novak, 400 words) 
     
    War crimes court revokes Serb nationalist Seselj's release 
    AMSTERDAM/BELGRADE - United Nations judges summon Serbian 
politician Vojislav Seselj back to The Hague, ruling that the 
nationalist, who has terminal cancer, must return to answer 
allegations that he violated the terms of his compassionate 
release. (WARCRIMES-SERBIA/SESELJ (UPDATE 2), expect by 1430 
GMT/10.30 AM ET, by Thomas Escritt and Matt Robinson, 400 words) 
 
                        MIDDLE EAST 
    UN Secretary General troubled by Iraq abuse claims, warns of 
refugee crisis 
    BAGHDAD - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says 
he is concerned about reported abuses by Iraqi pro-government 
forces, including militias, in their war against Islamic State. 
(MIDEAS-CRISIS/IRAQ-UN (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 265 words) 
     
    Ex-Israeli PM Olmert convicted in another corruption case 
    JERUSALEM - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, 
already facing a six-year prison term after a corruption 
conviction, is found guilty in a separate case of accepting 
illegal payments from a U.S. businessman. (ISRAEL-OLMERT/ (TV, 
PICTURE), moved, 200 words) 
     
                           ASIA 
    Heavy rains trigger flood fears in Kashmir; six dead 
    SRINAGAR, India - A landslide in the Himalayan region of 
Kashmir kills six people and leaves 10 missing, police say, as 
unseasonal rains sweep India, damaging crops and raising fears 
of flash floods in the mountainous north. (KASHMIR-FLOODS/ 
(UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Fayaz Bukhari, 200 words)     
     
                   ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 
    South African comedian to replace Jon Stewart on 'The Daily 
Show' 
    Comedy Central says it has chosen South African comedian 
Trevor Noah, a relative newcomer to U.S. television, to replace 
Jon Stewart on its parody newscast, "The Daily Show." 
(TELEVISION-DAILYSHOW/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Susan 
Heavey, 375 words) 
 
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