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China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching 'irreversible' stage
BEIJING/PYONGYANG - China says tension over North Korea has to be stopped from reaching an "irreversible and unmanageable stage" as a U. S. aircraft carrier group steams towards the region amid fears the North may conduct a sixth nuclear weapons test.
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China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching 'irreversible' stage
BEIJING/PYONGYANG - China says tension over North Korea has to be stopped from reaching an "irreversible and unmanageable stage" as a U.S. aircraft carrier group steams towards the region amid fears the North may conduct a sixth nuclear weapons test. (NORTHKOREA-USA/ (WRAPUP 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Dominique Patton and Sue-Lin Wong, 900 words)
U.S. Vice President Pence heads to Seoul as North Korea tensions flare
WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence travels to South Korea on Sunday in what his aides say is a sign of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the face of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear program. (PENCE-ASIA/ (moved), by Roberta Rampton, 473 words)
+ See also:
- NORTHKOREA-USA/NOODLES (TV), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, moved, 466 words
- NORTHKOREA-USA/JAPAN, moved, 446 words]
"Right time" to use huge bomb in Afghanistan - U.S. general
KABUL - The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says the decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs ever unleashed in combat was purely tactical and made as part of the campaign against Islamic State-linked militants. (USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Hamid Shalizi and Josh Smith, 1,000 words)
See also: USA-AFGHANISTAN/BOMB-VILLAGE (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC, moved, 565 words)
In historic referendum, Turkey's Erdogan faces biggest test
ISTANBUL - Much like the vast mosque he commissioned atop one of Istanbul's higher hills, President Tayyip Erdogan's supporters hope a referendum on Sunday will be the crowning achievement in his drive to reshape Turkey. (TURKEY-REFERENDUM/PREVIEW (TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk, 923 words)
+ See also:
- TURKEY-SECURITY/ISLAMIC STATE (UPDATE 1), moved, 263 words
- TURKEY-REFERENDUM/ (FACTBOX), moved, 464 words
MIDDLE EAST
Iranian President Rouhani to run for second term, faces conservative challenge
ANKARA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani registers to run for a second four-year term, state television says, buoyed by Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers though facing a hardline conservative challenge over his economic record. (IRAN-ELECTION/ROUHANI (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Parisa Hafezi, 400 words)
+ See also:
- IRAN-ELECTION/ROUHANI (NEWSMAKER, PIX, TV), moved, by Parisa Hafezi, 675 words
Evacuation of Syrian rebels, Shi'ite villagers begins under swap deal
BEIRUT - Buses evacuate thousands of people from two rebel-besieged Shi'ite villages in northwest Syria while hundreds of rebels left a town near Damascus with their families, under a deal between the government and insurgents. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-EVACUATION (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Laila Bassam and John Davison, 575 words)
France's Ayrault says Assad's comments on Syria chemical attack are "lies"
BEIJING - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault dismisses as "lies and propaganda" comments by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that a poison gas attack last week that was blamed on his government in Idlib province was "100 percent fabrication". (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-FRANCE (UPDATE 1), moved, 360 words)
Palestinian fatally stabs British woman on Jerusalem train -Israeli police
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian man fatally stabs a British woman on Jerusalem's transit network, Israeli police say, as Christians mark Good Friday and Muslims hold prayers at respective holy sites nearby. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/VIOLENCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 340 words)
Iraqi Christians return to ransacked town with fear and hope
QARAQOSH, Iraq - With Islamic State expelled, Iraqi Christians are trickling back to the ransacked town of Qaraqosh, beset by anxiety for their security and yet hopeful they can live in friendship with Muslims of all persuasions. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CHRISTIANS (PIX, TV), moved, by Ulf Laessing, 1,052 words)
UNITED STATES
VW says bought, fixed more than half of polluting 2.0-liter diesels in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Volkswagen AG says it has bought back or repaired more than half of 475,000 polluting 2.0-liter diesel vehicles under a U.S. government settlement, just six months after it launched the largest-ever automotive repurchase offer. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by David Shepardson, 376 words)
California judge questions Trump's sanctuary city order
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge strongly questions the U.S. Justice Department over whether to suspend an order by President Donald Trump to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants. (USA-IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Robin Respaut, 397 words)
Bobbleheads and droids lure collectors to Disney's 'Star Wars' event
LOS ANGELES - For die-hard "Star Wars" collectors, this weekend's fan convention in Orlando, Florida, is a must-attend event. The annual Star Wars Celebration is the only place Walt Disney Co licensees are selling a new Luke Skywalker action figure, limited-edition Stormtrooper helmets and other coveted merchandise. (DISNEY-STARWARS/COLLECTORS (moved), by Lisa Richwine, 769 words)
EUROPE German police arrest 3 suspected of helping plan Islamist attack -magazine
BERLIN - German police have arrested three people on suspicion of helping a suspected Islamist militant prepare a bomb attack on police or soldiers, Focus magazine says on its website. (GERMANY-ARRESTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 230 words)
French presidential race tightens further as vote nears
PARIS - France's presidential race looked tighter than it has all year on Friday, nine days before voting starts, as one poll put all four main candidates within touching distance of the two-person run-off round. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Sarah White, 500 words)
Turkey says may suspend EU migrant deal if no progress on visas
ANKARA - Turkey could re-evaluate or suspend all agreements under its migration deal with the European Union if the bloc does not give a positive response on visa-free travel for Turks, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says. (TURKEY-EU/MIGRANTS (UPDATE 1), moved, 407 words)
Uzbekistan says told West that Stockholm attack suspect was IS recruit
TASHKENT - Uzbekistan's security services warned a western ally before last week's deadly truck attack in Stockholm that the suspected perpetrator was an Islamic State recruit, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov says. (SWEDEN-ATTACK/UZBEKISTAN (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 211 words)
Russian newspaper fears for staff after Chechen clerics vow vengeance
MOSCOW - Russia's most famous campaigning newspaper says it has appealed to the Kremlin to protect its staff after Chechen clerics warn the paper faces "retribution" for alleging that gay men in Chechnya were being tortured and killed. (RUSSIA-CHECHNYA/NEWSPAPER-THREAT, moved, by Andrew Osborn, 469 words)
Russia to boycott Eurovision song contest due to Ukraine row
MOSCOW - Russia's state broadcaster says it will boycott this year's Eurovision song contest after the host country, Ukraine, said it would bar entry to the Russian contestant and Moscow rejected two possible compromises suggested by organisers. (UKRAINE-EUROVISION/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 418 words)
AFRICA
Two suspects in Congo murder of UN workers arrested; one escapes
KINSHASA - Congolese authorities have arrested two people suspected of involvement in the murder of two U.N. workers in central Democratic Republic of Congo, but one of the prisoners has escaped, a senior prosecutor says. (CONGO-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Amedee Mwarabu Kiboko, 416 words)
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