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Editor: Robert Birsel 65 6870 3815 Picture Desk: Singapore 65 6870 3775 Graphics queries: 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border WASHINGTON - Women and children crossing together illegally into United States could be separated by U. S. authorities under proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials.
Updated : Mar 04, 2017, 11:29 AM IST
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TOP STORIES
EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border
WASHINGTON - Women and children crossing together illegally into United States could be separated by U.S. authorities under proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials. (USA-IMMIGRATION/CHILDREN (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Julia Edwards Ainsley, 573 words)
Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as displacement accelerates
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq - Number of civilians escaping fighting in Mosul increases significantly as battles intensify between U.S.-backed Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, and some are exposed to chemical agents, Red Cross says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli and Isabel Coles, 647 words)
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CHEMICALWEAPONS (UPDATE 2), moved, 250 words
Macron gets presidential poll boost as Fillon crisis deepens
PARIS - Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron cements his status as favorite to win French presidency as pressure mounts on his conservative rival, Francois Fillon, to pull out because of deepening financial scandal. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Dominique Vidalon and Simon Carraud, 714 words)
U.S. wages second day of strikes on al Qaeda in Yemen
WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen - United States carries out second day of air strikes against al Qaeda in Yemen, U.S. officials say, in latest sign of increasing U.S. military focus on group whose strength grows during Yemen's civil war. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Phil Stewart and Mohammed Mukhashaf, 755 words)
ASIA
China's 2017 defence budget rise to slow again
BEIJING - Defying pressure for a strong increase in defence spending, China said on Saturday its military budget this year would grow about 7 percent, its slowest pace since 2010. (CHINA-PARLIAMENT/DEFENCE (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Michael Martina and Philip Wen, 579 words)
North Korean murder suspect says Malaysia in conspiracy to damage Pyongyang's honour
BEIJING - Ri Jong Chol, a suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, said in Beijing that he was a victim of a conspiracy by Malaysian authorities attempting to damage the honour of North Korea. (NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Ben Blanchard, 341 words)
- NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM-UN (UPDATE 1), moved, 400 words
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
U.N. Syria envoy says talks have set agenda for progress on peace
GENEVA - Syria's first U.N.-led peace talks in almost a year ended on Friday without breakthrough but the United Nations mediator said the warring parties now had a clear agenda to pursue a political solution to the country's six-year-long conflict. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TALKS (UPDATE 2, TV), by Tom Miles, John Irish and Stephanie Nebehay, moved, 679 words)
Armed faction enters major Libyan oil port
BENGHAZI, Libya - Armed faction enters major Libyan oil terminal and nearby airport after attacking forces that have controlled terminals since September, threatening to upset efforts to revive Libya's oil production. (LIBYA-SECURITY/OIL (UPDATE 5, PIX), moving shortly, by Ayman al-Warfalli, 550 words) `
UNITED STATES
Yellen points to March rate hike as Fed signals end of easy money
CHICAGO - U.S. Federal Reserve's long-stalled 'liftoff' of interest rates may finally get airborne this year as policymakers from Chair Janet Yellen to regional leaders across United States signal that era of easy money is drawing to close. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider, 705 words)
Disgraced journalist charged over bomb threats to U.S. Jewish groups
NEW YORK - Disgraced former journalist is charged with making wave of bomb threats to Jewish organizations while posing as ex-girlfriend in retaliation for breaking up with him. (USA-SECURITY/JEWISH (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Joseph Ax, 710 words)
- USA-SECURITY/JEWISH-SUSPECT (UPDATE 1, GRAPHIC, PIX), moved, 400 words
EXCLUSIVE-Trump aides' bid to plug leaks creates unease among some civil servants
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting to tell his new aides he will not tolerate leaks to news media, sources familiar with matter say. (USA-TRUMP/SECRECY (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Arshad Mohammed, Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, 1,180 words)
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- USA-TRUMP/UN-TORTURE (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 414 words
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AMERICAS
Ex-Haitian President Preval dies; first to peacefully hand over power
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Former Haitian President Rene Preval, 74, first leader in Haiti's history to win democratic election, serve full term and peacefully hand power to successor, dies, government of Caribbean nation says. (HAITI-PREVAL/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Makini Brice, 400 words)
EUROPE
Sinn Fein, DUP neck-and-neck in snap Northern Ireland election
BELFAST - Irish nationalists Sinn Fein and pro-British Democratic Unionist Party are neck-and-neck almost halfway through counting of votes in snap election that could dramatically shift balance of power in Northern Ireland. (NIRELAND-POLITICS/ELECTION (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Ian Graham, 500 words)
Turkey accuses Germany of aiding its enemies, as row escalates
ANKARA - Turkish leaders condemn Germany for canceling rallies of Turkish residents due to be addressed by Ankara's ministers and accuse Berlin of giving "shelter" to Turkey's enemies. (TURKEY-SECURITY/GERMANY (UPDATE 6, PIX), moved, by Tulay Karadeniz, 780 words)
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