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Updated : Mar 04, 2017, 04:36 PM IST
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TOP STORIES
Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border
WASHINGTON - Women and children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by U.S. authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials. (USA-IMMIGRATION/CHILDREN (UPDATE 3, EXCLUSIVE, PIX, GRAPHIC, TV), moved, by Julia Edwards Ainsley, 689 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
Twelve treated for chemical weapons agents in Mosul since March 1, UN says
BAGHDAD - Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, where Islamic State is fighting off an offensive by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces, the United Nations says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CHEMICALWEAPONS), moved, 307 words)
Jordan says executes 15 people, 10 for terrorism convictions
AMMAN - Jordan executes 15 people, including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on Western tourists to the slaying of a writer, a judicial source and the government spokesman Mohammad al Momani say. (JORDAN-EXECUTION/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 217 words)
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)
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/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Susan Heavey, 627 words
- USA-TRUMP/UN-TORTURE (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 414 words
- USA-TRUMP/RIGHTS, moved, by Yeganeh Torbati, 538 words
- USA-TRUMP/OBAMACARE, moved, by Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell, 480 words
- USA-TRUMP/HIGHLIGHTS (HIGHLIGHTS), moved, 355 words
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
Bruised DUP edge buoyant Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland election
BELFAST - The pro-British Democratic Unionist Party narrowly remained Northern Ireland's largest party after edging Irish nationalists Sinn Fein by a single seat in snap elections ahead of arduous talks to resurrect their power-sharing government. (NIRELAND-POLITICS/ELECTION (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Ian Graham, 597 words)
British foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss differences
LONDON - Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson will go to Moscow in the coming weeks to discuss the differences between the two countries over Syria and Ukraine, the Foreign Office says, in the first such visit for five years. (BRITAIN-RUSSIA/VISIT (PIX), moved, 227 words)
UK not legally bound to pay into EU budget if no Brexit deal -British lawmakers
LONDON - If Britain leaves the European Union without agreeing an exit deal it will not be legally obliged to contribute to the bloc's budget post-Brexit, a committee of members of Britain's upper house of parliament says. (BRITAIN-EU/BUDGET (moved), by Kylie MacLellan, 356 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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