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UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 30
EU-TURKEY
BRUSSELS _ Turkey and EU negotiators expected to open new chapter in entry talks.
GERMANY-EU TREATY
KARLSRUHE, Germany _ Germany's highest court to announce its verdict on complaints against the so-called Lisbon Treaty, aimed at reforming the way the European Union is run.
GERMANY-ECONOMY
BERLIN _ Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases June unemployment figures. About 0800 GMT.
MOVED MONDAY
CZECH-HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE
PRAGUE _ An international conference assessing efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners or heirs said that caring for Holocaust survivors is a matter of the «utmost urgency.» By Karel Janicek. AP Photos.
WITH: CZECH-HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE-ROMA
ALBANIA-ELECTION
TIRANA, Albania _ Albania's governing party was in a close race with the Socialist opposition as the votes were counted in the country's parliamentary election. The ballot is seen as a crucial test of the Balkan country's hopes of EU membership, and a preliminary report by international election observers found signs of both improvement and violations. By Llazar Semini and Nebi Qena. AP Photos.
RUSSIA-CAUCASUS WAR GAMES
MOSCOW _ Thousands of troops, backed by hundreds of tanks, artillery and other heavy weaponry, began rumbling through the North Caucasus, as Russia began its largest military exercises since last year's war with Georgia. By Mike Eckel.
TURKEY-A BID ADRIFT
ISTANBUL, Turkey _ Early in the last century, after an empire's fall, the founder of Turkey set his new nation on a westward course. For Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Europe was worthy of a pedestal, a model of how to be modern. The vision of the former army officer leaped forward in 2005, when reform-minded Turkey began accession talks with the European Union. But the mood soured. While neither side says the process is dead, few question that Turkey's goal of joining Europe's club is in deep trouble. By Christopher Torchia and Robert Wielaard.
NIRELAND-DISARMAMENT
LONDON _ Northern Ireland's disarmament chief announced he has witnessed a major weapons handover by the Ulster Volunteer Force, an outlawed group that terrorized Irish Catholics for decades _ but he cannot confirm if the shadowy gang has surrendered all of its arsenal. By Shawn Pogatchnik.
OVARY TRANSPLANTS
LONDON _ Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors announced. By Maria Cheng.
BRITAIN-BROADCASTING TO IRAN
LONDON _ Inside the studios of BBC Persian television, dozens of journalists have been working around the clock at their computers and telephones, trying to report the news to Iran _ or, according to the government in Tehran, stirring up trouble. By Jill Lawless. AP Photos.
NORWAY-MUNCH THEFT
OSLO _ A Norwegian court convicted a man of involvement in the 2004 theft of Edvard Munch's masterpiece paintings «The Scream» and «Madonna.
GERMANY-FASHION WEEK
BERLIN _ Still a rookie player in the international fashion world, what Berlin's annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week lacks in big-name designers it makes up for in a range of up-and-comers hoping to make their mark. By Mary Lane. AP Photos.
BUSINESS & FINANCE
RUSSIA-AZERBAIJAN-GAS DEAL

MOSCOW _ Russia's president clinched a major new natural gas deal with Azerbaijan, striking a blow to Western efforts to find alternatives to Russia for energy supplies.
WORLD MARKETS
LONDON _ European stocks rallied strongly after Wall Street bounced back from early losses, though investors remained wary ahead of key economic news later in the week. By Pan Pylas.
BRITAIN-ECONOMIC RECOVERY
LONDON _ Top bankers and business executives gathered in London were upbeat about a developing recovery in the global economy, but cautioned against any slowdown in reforming regulatory and financial systems to prevent a repeat of the crisis. By Jane Wardell.
EU-PHONE CHARGERS
BRUSSELS _ No more asking around the office for the right sort of charger. At least that's what European Union and mobile phone officials are hoping. By Constant Brand. AP Photo.
IEA-OIL DEMAND
PARIS _ World oil demand is likely to grow by an average of 0.6 percent annually over the 2008-2014 period, the International Energy Agency forecast, revising its midterm expectations downward amid the global recession. By Greg Keller.
WITH: OIL PRICES
RUSSIA-ECONOMY
MOSCOW _ Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged Russia's state-controlled banks to boost lending to major industries and advised their heads not to take their summer vacations until this was done.
EU-ECONOMY
BRUSSELS _ European business and consumer confidence climbed for the third month in a row in June but still languished near its lowest point in two decades, the European Commission said. By Aoife White.
The AP