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• Strong earthquake hits central Italy; 20 dead (AP)

  

  AP - A powerful earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, killing at least 20 people, causing entire blocks of buildings to collapse as residents slept inside and leaving thousands of people homeless, officials said.

• Obama brings hope for warmer relations to Turkey (AP)

  

  AP - President Barack Obama is reaching out to Turkey to help him wind down the Iraq war and bring stability to the Middle East. He is also counting on the only Muslim member of NATO to remain a steadfast ally in the Afghanistan conflict.

• Analysts say NKorean rocket not a total failure (AP)

  

  AP - North Koreas rocket may have fallen into the sea, but military experts cautioned Monday against calling it a complete failure, noting that it traveled twice as far as any missile the country has launched.