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    Buhari claims victory in historic Nigerian vote 
    ABUJA - The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) 
declares victory for its candidate, former military ruler 
Muhammadu Buhari, in Nigeria's presidential election and says 
the country is "witnessing history". (NIGERIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 
4, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Ed Cropley and 
Tim Cocks, 825 words) 
     
    Iran, powers push for nuclear deal as clock ticks toward 
deadline 
    LAUSANNE, Switzerland - With a deadline hours away, Iran and 
six world powers ramp up the pace in negotiations over a 
preliminary deal on Tehran's nuclear programme, while officials 
caution that any agreement is likely to be fragile and 
incomplete. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 5, TV, PICTURE), expect by 
1530 GMT/11.30 AM ET, by Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and 
Parisa Hafezi, 800 words)  
     
    Heavy clashes on Saudi-Yemen border, minister appeals for 
troops 
    ADEN - Saudi forces and Yemeni Houthi fighters clash in the 
heaviest exchange of cross-border fire since the start of a 
Saudi-led air offensive last week, and Yemen's foreign minister 
calls for a rapid Arab intervention on the ground. 
(YEMEN-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 
AM ET, by Mohammad Mukhashaf and Sami Aboudi, 835 words) 
     
    Turkish special forces enter courthouse as prosecutor held 
at gunpoint 
    ISTANBUL - A far-left Turkish group takes an Istanbul 
prosecutor hostage and threatens to kill him, prompting special 
forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuate the 
building. (TURKEY-HOSTAGE/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURE, TV), moved, by 
Osman Orsal, 330 words) 
     
                         MIDDLE EAST 
    Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of central Tikrit -PM 
    TIKRIT, Iraq - Iraqi troops aided by Shi'ite paramilitaries 
have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, Prime Minister 
Haidar al-Abadi says, but the fight to retake all of Saddam 
Hussein's home town continues. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-TIKRIT 
(UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Mahdi Talat, 440 words) 
     
    Turkish court acquits all defendants in coup plot trial 
-lawyer 
    ISTANBUL - A Turkish court acquits all 236 military officers 
facing retrial over an alleged 2003 plot to unseat then-prime 
minister Tayyip Erdogan, after the prosecutor says digital 
evidence is inadmissible, a defence lawyer tells Reuters. 
(TURKEY-COURT/COUP (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 315 words) 
     
    Islamic State attacks Syrian village, kills 37 -monitor 
    BEIRUT - Islamic State fighters killed at least 37 people in 
a Syrian village near the city of Hama overnight, a group 
monitoring the war says, part of a pattern of attacks by the 
ultra-radical force in government-held areas of western Syria. 
(MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 380 words) 
    + See also: 
    - MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-APPEAL (UPDATE 2), moved, 230 words 
    - MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CITY, moved, 445 words 
     
    Dilemma for Israel as Palestinians join war crimes court 
    THE HAGUE - The Palestinian Authority becomes the 123rd 
member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a major 
step that could move its decades-long conflict with Israel into 
a courtroom. (ICC-PALESTINIANS/ISRAEL, moved, by Thomas Escritt, 
845 words) 
    + See also: 
    - PALESTINIANS-COURT/ISRAEL, moved, by Luke Baker, 570 words 
     
    Charities that funded Cage, one time supporter of IS's 
Emwazi, under pressure 
    LONDON - The financial backers of a campaign group that had 
contact with the man later known as 'Jihadi John' are under 
pressure from British politicians and a regulator's 
investigation to explain why they gave it several hundred 
thousand pounds. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/JIHADIJOHN-CAGE (UPDATE 3), 
moved, by Ahmed Aboulenein, Michael Holden and Simon Falush, 
1,335 words) 
 
    Major power outage hits cities and provinces across Turkey 
    ISTANBUL - A major power outage hit Turkish cities and 
provinces, including the capital Ankara and Istanbul, where 
parts of the metro system shut down for several hours and 
shopping malls are plunged into darkness. (TURKEY-POWER/ (UPDATE 
4, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk, 365 words)  
     
                          AFRICA 
    Kenya agency reports details of graft accusations against 
officials 
    NAIROBI - Kenya's anti-corruption watchdog publishes details 
of graft accusations against senior government officials, with 
some allegations revolving around multi-billion-dollar 
Chinese-backed infrastructure projects. (KENYA-CORRUPTION/ 
(UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Edith Honan and Humphrey Malalo, 
390 words) 
     
                         AMERICAS 
    Peru's prime minister to resign after censure vote 
    LIMA - Peru's prime minister was ousted by Congress in a 
vote of no confidence late on Monday following allegations of 
spying on her opponents, delivering a blow to President Ollanta 
Humala who will now have to form another new government. 
(PERU-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 200 words) 
     
                      UNITED STATES 
    Police hunt for armed prisoner who fled Virginia hospital 
    An armed prisoner is on the run in a stolen car after 
escaping from a Washington-area hospital in northern Virginia 
where a shot is fired during a struggle with a guard, police 
say. (USA-SHOOTING/VIRGINIA (UPDATE 5, PICTURE, TV), moved, 260 
words) 
 
 
     
 
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