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Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a "banana republic"
ANKARA/ROTTERDAM - President Tayyip Erdogan says the Netherlands is acting like a "banana republic" and should face sanctions for barring Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam.
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Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a "banana republic"
ANKARA/ROTTERDAM - President Tayyip Erdogan says the Netherlands is acting like a "banana republic" and should face sanctions for barring Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam. (TURKEY-REFERENDUM/NETHERLANDS (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Thomas Escritt, 730 words)
S.Korea's ousted Park leaves Blue House, says truth will out
SEOUL - Disgraced South Korean leader Park Geun-hye leaves the presidential Blue House, two days after a court dismissed her over a corruption scandal, facing life as a private citizen and the possibility of jail. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Ju-min Park and Hyunjoo Jin, 650 words)
Iraqi general says 30 pct of west Mosul recaptured from IS
MOSUL - Iraqi forces have retaken around 30 percent of west Mosul from Islamic State militants, a commander of the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) says, as soldiers push further into the jihadists' territory. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by John Davison, 545 words)
Merkel meets Trump in clash of style and substance
BERLIN - She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished the attention that comes from being Europe's most powerful leader. He is a wealthy real estate magnate from New York who shoots from the hip and enjoys the spotlight. On Tuesday they meet for the first time. (USA-TRUMP/MERKEL (PIX), moved, by Noah Barkin, 980 words)
AMERICAS
Haiti bus crash kills at least 34
PORT-AU-PRINCE - At least 34 people are killed and 17 injured in northern Haiti when a bus crashes into a parade of pedestrians, civil protection authorities say. (HAITI-CRASH/, (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 400 words)
Man arrested after scaling White House fence
WASHINGTON - Intruder carrying backpack is arrested after scaling a fence around the White House and entering grounds, U.S. Secret Service says, in latest breach of security at the president's official residence. (USA-TRUMP/INTRUDER (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Emily Stephenson, 600 words)
Top U.S. prosecutor Bharara is fired after refusing to quit
WASHINGTON - Prominent U.S. prosecutor says he was fired by the Trump administration after refusing to step down, adding a discordant note to what is normally a routine changing of top attorneys when a new president takes office. (USA-TRUMP/JUSTICE (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Mark Hosenball and Andy Sullivan, 595 words)
Hate daylight saving time? You have a point, say researchers
NEW YORK - For most Americans, daylight saving time means only one thing: losing an hour's sleep. So what is the point? (USA-DAYLIGHTSAVING/, moved, by Joseph Ax, 420 words)
ASIA
Modi's BJP sees bigger mandate in 2019 after landslide vote
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party expects national elections in 2019 to deliver an even bigger mandate than in 2014, say its leaders, buoyed by a thumping victory in the country's most politically important state. (INDIA-ELECTION/ (PIX), moved, 370 words)
EUROPE
LONDON - Britain is drawing up contingency plans for the unlikely event it has to walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal, Brexit minister David Davis says. (BRITAIN-EU/, moved, by William James, 400 words)
Fillon's party apologises for anti-Semitic attack on Macron
PARIS - Francois Fillon's party apologises for tweeting a caricature of Emmanuel Macron, his main rival in the race to be France's next president, that Fillon himself admitted is anti-Semitic. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moving shortly, 330 words)
AFRICA
ANC says must end corruption and infighting to curb decline
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling African National Congress must end corruption and party divisions and deliver on promises to tackle poverty if it is to halt a decline in voter support, a party policy document says. (SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Mfuneko Toyana and Joe Brock, 600 words)
Egypt's capital set to grow by half a million in 2017
CAIRO - Cairo's population is set to grow by 500,000 this year, more than any other city in the world, adding to the pressure on an Egyptian economy struggling to recover from six years of political turmoil. (EGYPT-POPULATION/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Arwa Gaballa, 440 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Syrian jihadists claim Damascus suicide bombs
AMMAN - A Syrian alliance of jihadist groups known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham says it was responsible for a double suicide bomb attack in the capital Damascus that killed dozens. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 210 words.
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