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EU leaders renew fraying Union's vows on 60th anniversary

ROME - Europeans must contain their squabbling and carping about the EU if the Union is to survive, leaders warn as they mark the 60th anniversary of its founding in Rome by signing a formal declaration of unity. (EU-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Alastair Macdonald and Jan Strupczewski, 740 words)

- EU-SUMMIT/PROTESTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Isla Binnie, 599 words)

Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi government forces have paused in their push to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State militants because of the high rate of civilian casualties, a security forces spokesman says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS-IRAQ-MOSUL/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Patrick Markey, 714 words)

EUROPE

Britain's anti-EU UKIP party loses its only lawmaker

LONDON - Britain's UKIP party, widely credited as having been a major factor behind the country's decision to leave the European Union, loses its only lawmaker as Douglas Carswell announces he is leaving the party. (BRITAIN-EU/UKIP (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 348 words)

France's Hollande, Villeroy warn against Le Pen's euro exit plans

PARIS - Ditching the euro to return to the franc would harm the purchasing power of the French, President Francois Hollande and central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau say, in veiled warnings against the National Front. (FRANCE-ELECTION/VILLEROY-EURO (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 507 words)

Hundreds detained as Belarus struggles to quell protests

MINSK - Belarus authorities detain hundreds of people during an attempt to hold a street protest in the capital Minsk, amid rising public anger over falling living standards and an unpopular tax on the unemployed. (BELARUS-PROTESTS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Andrei Makhovsky, 398 words)

Two suspects under formal investigation over Paris airport attack

PARIS - Two men have been jailed and put under formal investigation on suspicion of helping a man who attacked an army patrol at a Paris airport a week ago, a judicial source says. (FRANCE-SECURITY/, moved, 101 words)

Britain's poorest, excluded from banking, turn to high-cost credit - report

LONDON - Poorer people in Britain are being excluded from the financial system and forced to rely on expensive and substandard banking products, according to a report by British lawmakers. (BRITAIN-BANKS/EXCLUSION, moved, 390 words)

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Evacuation of Syrian Homs rebels delayed - governor

BEIRUT - The second phase of an evacuation of Syrian rebels in Homs as part of a deal to surrender the city's last insurgent pocket of al-Waer to the government has been delayed until Monday, a senior official and a war monitor says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HOMS (UPDATE 1), moved, 269 words)

Central Congo militia decapitates 40 police officers in ambush

KINSHASA - Militia fighters in central Democratic Republic of Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush, local officials say, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurrection in the region began last August. (CONGO-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 214 words)

Tuareg rebels say to boycott Mali peace conference

BAMAKO - Mali's main Tuareg separatist factions say they will boycott talks with the government next week on implementing a nearly two-year-old peace accord that has been riven by quarrelling. (MALI-SECURITY/, moved, by Tiemoko Diallo, 333 words)

ASIA

Hong Kong to choose new leader amid anger at perceived China meddling

HONG KONG - A small electoral college chooses a new Hong Kong leader on Sunday amid accusations of meddling by Beijing, denying the Chinese-ruled financial hub a more populist leader perhaps better suited to defuse political tension. (HONGKONG-ELECTION/ (GRAPHIC, PICTURES), moved, by James Pomfret, 508 words)

North Korea crimes to be documented for prosecution someday - U.N.

GENEVA - The United Nations' top human-rights body agrees to widen its investigation of widespread violations in North Korea with a view to documenting alleged crimes against humanity for future prosecution. (NORTHKOREA-UN/RIGHTS (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 452 words)

AMERICAS

Trump tastes failure as U.S. House healthcare bill collapses

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suffers a stunning political setback in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pull legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies. (USA-OBAMACARE/ (UPDATE 11, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Dustin Volz and David Lawder, 1,100 words)

- USA-OBAMACARE/TRUMP (ANALYSIS), moved, by James Oliphant, 700 words

- USA-OBAMACARE/INDUSTRY (ANALYSIS), moved, by Caroline Humer and Yasmeen Abutaleb, 700 words

- USA-OBAMACARE/TRUMP-COMMENTS (FACTBOX), moved, 350 words

U.S. judge grants Singaporean blogger's asylum request

CHICAGO - A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago grants asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state. (USA-SINGAPORE/BLOGGER (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Timothy Mclaughlin, 500 words)

EXCLUSIVE-Venezuela increased fuel exports to allies even as supply crunch loomed

HOUSTON/CARACAS - A gasoline shortage in OPEC member Venezuela was exacerbated by an increase in fuel exports to foreign allies such as Cuba and Nicaragua and an exodus of crucial personnel from state-run energy company PDVSA, according to internal PDVSA documents and sources familiar with its operations. (VENEZUELA-GASOLINE/ (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Ulmer, 954 words)

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