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With greetings from Trump, Pence says U.S. committed to Europe

MUNICH - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence brings message of support for Europe from Donald Trump, but fails to wholly reassure allies worried about the new president's stance on Russia and the European Union. (GERMANY-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Roberta Rampton and Shadia Nasralla, 925 words)

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- GERMANY-SECURITY/DEFENCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 378 words

"Blind sheikh" convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in U.S. prison

Omar Abdel-Rahman, the extremist Muslim cleric known as "the blind sheikh" convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and planning more attacks as part of a "war of urban terrorism" in the United States, dies in a North Carolina prison. (USA-TRADECENTER/RAHMAN (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved by Bill Trott, 1,053 words)

New U.S. travel ban to spare green card holders - Trump official

MUNICH - A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travellers already on planes from entering the United States, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly says. (USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION, moved, 285 words)

Wilders at Dutch election campaign launch says to crack down on "Moroccan scum"

SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands - Geert Wilders launches his election campaign, promising to crack down on "Moroccan scum" he says are making the streets unsafe and urging the Dutch to "regain" their country with a vote for his anti-Muslim, anti-EU Freedom Party. (NETHERLANDS-ELECTION/CAMPAIGN (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Thomas Escritt, 500 words)

ASIA

Malaysia arrests N.Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam's death escalates

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police say they had arrested a North Korean man in connection with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as a diplomatic spat over his body escalated. (NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Emily Chow and Liz Lee, 676 words)

After night in cell, Samsung scion taken for questioning

SEOUL - Handcuffed and tied with white rope, the scion of one of the world's biggest conglomerates, Samsung Group, is taken for questioning by South Korean authorities after a night in a detention cell. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/SAMSUNG GROUP (PIX, TV), moved, 330 words)

China to suspend all imports of coal from North Korea

SHANGHAI - China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea starting Feb. 19, the commerce ministry says in a notice posted on its website, as part of its efforts to implement United Nations sanctions against the country. (CHINA-COAL/NORTHKOREA (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words)

Thousands rally in Malaysia to back Islamic penal code bill

KUALA LUMPUR - Tens of thousands of Malaysians rally in the capital to support the adoption of a strict Islamic penal code, a proposal religious minorities fear could infringe their rights. (MALAYSIA-POLITICS/HUDUD (moved), moved, 505 words)

EUROPE

Powers push for ceasefire, weapons withdrawal in E. Ukraine from Monday

MUNICH - Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agree to use their influence to implement a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Monday in eastern Ukraine. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/ (UPDATE 1, TV), by John Irish and Andrea Shalal, 466 words)

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INTERVIEW-Expect more fake news from Russia, NATO general says

MUNICH - Russia was behind a false report of a rape by German soldiers in Lithuania that was intended to undermine support for NATO's new eastern force, a senior NATO general says, warning Europe to expect more such "fake news". (GERMANY-SECURITY/RUSSIA-NATO (UPDATE 2, INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved, by Robin Emmott, 600 words)

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. coalition says IS command center destroyed in Mosul

BAGHDAD - The U.S.-led military coalition says its forces have destroyed a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul that was suspected of housing an Islamic State command center. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (UPDATE 2), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli, 400 words)

Syria's Aleppo takes first tiny steps towards recovery

ALEPPO - In the ruins of the Sabbagh textile factory in Aleppo's Belleramoun Industrial Zone, a Belgian-made weaving machine stands idle. The government is gradually restoring some basic infrastructure in Aleppo, but the immense scale of destruction across swathes of the city, and the ongoing war nearby, means any wider redevelopment is unthinkable for now. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ALEPPO-INFRASTRUCTURE (TV, PIX), by Angus McDowall , 1066 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump offers populist message after week of setbacks

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump, struggling to fill his top national security post, holds a rally for supporters in Florida, where he is spending the Presidents Day holiday weekend(USA-TRUMP/ PIX, TV), expect by 1930 GMT/2.30 PM ET, by James Oliphant and Jeff Mason, 500 words)

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- USA-TRUMP/CAMPAIGN (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by John Whitesides, 902 words

Trump to interview four candidates for national security job Sunday

WEST PALM BEACH - President Donald Trump will interview acting national security adviser Keith Kellogg, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster and Lt. General Robert Caslen for the job of national security adviser on Sunday, the White House says. (USA-TRUMP/SECURITY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Jeff Mason, 426 words)

US inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-CYBER (moved), by Joseph Menn, 440 words)

Fire hits California refinery targeted by protest

A fire breaks out after an explosion at a California oil refinery that local residents had planned to protest against later in the day due to concerns over pollution and past accidents. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 301 words)

Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69

Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, died on Saturday at the age of 69, a journalist close to McCorvey says. (PEOPLE-MCCORVEY/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 423 words)

AMERICAS

Odebrecht, oil bribery scandals weigh on Ecuador leftist candidate

GUAYAQUIL/QUITO - Wanted by authorities over a major corruption scandal, Ecuador's former Oil Minister fled in September and has been tweeting videos accusing leftist government of being involved in malfeasance at state-run Petroecuador. The saga, coupled with the emerging scandal that Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht paid $33.5 million in bribes to secure contracts in the oil-rich country, is weighing on the ruling party ahead of Sunday's presidential vote. (ECUADOR-ELECTION/CORRUPTION (PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer and Alexandra Valencia, 700 words)

AFRICA

Gambia's new president pledges to revive economy

BANJUL - Gambian President Adama Barrow pledges to overhaul a weakening economy by reforming everything from farming to schools, manufacturing, telecoms and electricity, as he seeks to draw a line under the erratic 22-year dictatorship of his predecessor (GAMBIA-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Cheikh Sadibou Mane, 440 words)

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