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[attach=full]21023[/attach] The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort to require an international nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered a treaty, which would have forced any deal to be approved by two-thirds of the Senate's 100 members before it could take effect. The Senate voted 57-39 to reject the measure, offered as an amendment to a bill requiring an Iran nuclear deal to be reviewed by Congress. The amendment would have needed the support of 60 senators to pass, but its support from 39 Republicans showed that there could be intense debate in the coming days as the Senate agrees on a final version of the legislation. Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other members of the chamber's Republican leadership were among those who supported the amendment, despite an emotional appeal against it from Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of the Iran Nuclear Review Act. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21022[/attach] Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe won re-election to a third term based on provisional results with more than 1.2 million votes or 58.75 percent of the total, the West African country's election commission head said on Tuesday. His nearest rival was opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre with 34.95 percent of the vote, the provisional results showed. "In light of these results, the election commission deems that Faure Gnassingbe won the election provided that they are confirmed by the constitutional court," commission head Issoufou Taffa Tabiouon said on state television. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21012[/attach] NEW YORK (AP) — Optional leather backs and manual camera controls are two ways LG is seeking to distinguish its new G4 phone from Apple's iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21011[/attach] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jeb Bush confronted one of the Republican Party's touchiest debates head-on Tuesday, telling Puerto Ricans that conservatives should be proud that America is "an immigrant nation" and value the contribution immigrants make to the country. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21010[/attach] Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal Tuesday, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. I want to get out of here!" said Sita Gurung, 24, whose home had been wrecked. As the Himalayan nation's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said getting help to remote areas was a "major challenge", aid finally began reaching areas that had to fend for themselves since Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake. In a televised address late Tuesday, Koirala declared three days of national mourning for the 5,057 people known to have perished in Nepal alone. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21009[/attach] NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted modest gains Tuesday as investors worked through another large batch of earnings reports. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21008[/attach] WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday the challenge he faces winning U.S. congressional support for a major Asia-Pacific trade deal that has become a cornerstone of his second term agenda. "It's never fun passing a trade bill in this town," the president said as he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared their determination to seeing the deal through. Continue reading...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he did not think a strong alliance with Japan should be seen as a provocation to China. "We welcome China's peaceful rise," Obama told a press conference following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Alden Bentley) Continue reading...

[attach=full]21003[/attach] Some 2,000 Arab Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv Tuesday against a wave of house demolitions, capping a day in which Arab shops, schools and businesses observed a general strike. The protesters gathered at Rabin Square in the centre of Israel's commercial capital, waving Palestinian flags and wearing headscarves as police officers stood by in case of disturbances. Arab Israelis -- the descendents of Palestinians who stayed in Israel after the Jewish state's establishment -- had been striking across the country since the morning in protest at demolitions of Arab homes, especially in Jerusalem. "This is one of the most painful issues for the Arab public," said prominent Arab Israeli lawmaker Ayman Odeh in a statement shortly before attending the rally. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21002[/attach] LONDON (AP) — Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Football 10 on Tuesday after securing a place in the semifinals of the Champions League and winning the German Bundesliga for the 25th time. Continue reading...

[attach=full]21001[/attach] A Portuguese court ruled on Tuesday that a former investigator of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann pay 500,000 euros damages to her parents for alleging in a book that the girl had died in an accident and the McCanns had covered it up. The Civil Court of Lisbon also banned all sales and reprints of the 2008 book by ex-police inspector Goncalo Amaral, "Maddie - The Truth about Lies", and a video based on it, a court official said. Continue reading...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed their nations would work together to bring a quick, successful conclusion to negotiations over a 12-member Pacific trade agreement. ... Continue reading...

LONDON (AP) — A British man went on trial in London on Tuesday accused of making a roadside bomb that killed a U.S. soldier in Iraq in 2007. Continue reading...

BERLIN (AP) — A cousin of German collector Cornelius Gurlitt has appealed against a court's rejection of her challenge to his will, which bequeathed his vast art trove to a Swiss museum. Continue reading...

BRUSSELS (AP) — All new vehicles in the European Union will have to be fitted as of 2018 with a system that automatically calls the emergency services in case of an accident. Continue reading...

KHULNA, Bangladesh (AP) — Mominul Haque steered Bangladesh to 236-4 against Pakistan, hitting a well-composed 80 before falling at the end of the first day of the opening test on Tuesday. Continue reading...

[attach=full]20994[/attach] LONDON (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have offered a sweet surprise to die-hard fans, sending luxury pastries to thank them for camping outside the hospital and awaiting the birth of the royal baby. Continue reading...

By Syed Raza Hassan and Robert Birsel KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani investigators have found no match for casings of bullets that killed a prominent human rights activist, dashing hopes for quick answers to a murder that has raised fears for the safety of dissenting voices. Gunmen on a motorcycle attacked activist Sabeen Mahmud late last Friday in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, as she was leaving her cafe, where she held art exhibitions and talks. She had just hosted a discussion on disappearances in Baluchistan, a resource-rich southwestern province where the Pakistani army is fighting a separatist insurgency, and, rights workers say, overseeing a campaign of killing opponents. Investigators recovered bullet casings from the scene but drew a blank. Continue reading...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say a 21-year-old Palestinian man wounded in clashes with Israeli troops the night before has died. Continue reading...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australia fullback Billy Slater has withdrawn from Friday's rugby league test against New Zealand due to a shoulder injury. Continue reading...

Saudi authorities arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of shooting dead two policemen and wounding two others in separate attacks in Riyadh, the interior ministry said. The ministry said last week that the first suspect in the shootings in March and April was acting on instructions from the Islamic State group in Syria, in the first alleged attack by the group inside the kingdom. The suspect, Nawaf Sharif Samir al-Onaizi, opened fire on security forces who returned fire and wounded him, the ministry added. Islamic State last year called on followers in the kingdom to carry out attacks against Saudi authorities, Western expatriates and members of the Shi'ite Muslim minority there instead of traveling to Syria or Iraq to join the group. Continue reading...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker Daimler AG credited strong demand for its Mercedes-Benz luxury cars across major markets for a near-doubling in its first quarter profits. Continue reading...

[attach=full]20988[/attach] WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov skated around every opponent on the ice, putting Washington ahead with less than 7 1/2 minutes left in Game 7 Monday as the Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2-1 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Continue reading...

[attach=full]20987[/attach] WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet on Tuesday, a major subtext of their discussions will be the world leader not in the room — Chinese President Xi Jinping. Continue reading...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia*s Health Ministry is recommending the immediate suspension of aerial spraying of a herbicide that*s the cornerstone of U.S.-financed efforts to wipe out cocaine crops. Continue reading...