by Associated Press BC-AP News Coverage Advisory 1430 GMT Associated Press - 20 March 2015 10:31-04:00 Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today. Some plans are subject to change. ------------- HIGHLIGHTING: ------------- Among today's coverage highlights as we see them at 1430 GMT: -- YEMEN (sent; developing) -- TUNISIA ATTACK (sent; developing) -- TUNISIA-TOURISTS' TERROR (sent; developing) -- SOLAR ECLIPSE (sent) -- IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS (sent; developing) -- WHO-BUNGLING EBOLA (sent) -- ISRAEL-ARABS (upcoming) -- IRAQ-UNENDING WAR (upcoming) -- HANGING DEATH-MISSISSIPPI (sent; developing) -- BOOKS-TENNESSEE WILLIAMS (sent) ------------- TALKERS/READERS: ------------- -- PASSWORDS (upcoming) -- TUNISIA-TOURISTS' TERRORS (sent; developing) -- WORLD WATER CRISIS (sent; also see photo essay) -- TEXAS-HIGH SCHOOL STEROIDS (sent) -- OBAMA-FILM FESTIVAL (sent; developing) -- LINCOLN SPEAKS (upcoming) -- TV-GLEE FINALE (sent; developing tonight) - ITALY RESTORING POMPEII (sent; developing) -- FRANCE-GASTRONOMY (sent) -- JAPAN-BURGER FRAGRANCE (sent) ------------- CHUNKY TEXT/ALTERNATIVE FORMATS: ------------- -- BODY CAMERAS-PUBLIC ACCESS-Q&A (sent) ------------- PHOTOS: ------------- SOLAR ECLIPSE-PHOTO-ESSAY - A look at the best eclipse pictures. UPCOMING: 1500 GMT. WORLD WATER DAY-PHOTO ESSAY - A photographic look at water ahead of Sunday's U.N. World Water Day. SENT: 20 photos, highlighted by NY571, 160 words ------------- VIDEO: ------------- Here are details of those stories, plus others we have in the works for today and notable pieces that we sent in the past 10 hours: ------------- WORLD ------------- YEMEN - Triple suicide bombers hit a pair of mosques crowded with worshippers in the Yemeni capital on Friday, killing 46 and injuring 100 others, according to medical officials. The attackers targeted mosques controlled by Shiite rebels. SENT: 440 words. UPCOMING: Developing; seeking photos and video. TUNISIA-ATTACK - Tunisian security official: 2 gunmen behind deadly museum attack trained in neighboring Libya. SENT: 750 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: Developing. TUNISIA-TOURISTS' TERRORS - Accounts paint picture of lunchtime leisure turning to terror. SENT: 840 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing with more details. ISRAEL-ARABS - Israeli Arabs emerged from this week's parliament election with more political clout but also a greater sense of exclusion, after Netanyahu rallied his supporters by portraying Arab voters as a threat. UPCOMING: 1,100 words by 1900 GMT, photos. IRAQ UNENDING WAR - Twelve years after the U.S. invaded Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein, the country is still mired in war. For Iraqis, it feels like one long war, one that many blame on the United States. UPCOMING: 800 words by 2130 GMT, photos. INDIA-TRAIN DERAILS - Three coaches of a passenger train derailed in northern India on Friday, killing 31 people. At least 50 were injured. SENT: 170 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing. WHO-BUNGLING EBOLA - Emails show UN health agency resisted declaring Ebola emergency on economic, political grounds. SENT: 2,600 words, photos. An abridged version of 800 words has also been sent. With WHO-BUNGLING EBOLA-KEY FINDINGS. TOP VIDEO: - WOR BUNGLING EBOLA IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS - Iran and six world powers are close to a nuclear agreement and are expected to iron out most of their remaining differences by the weekend, but another round of talks likely will be needed to seal any deal, a senior Russian official said Friday. SENT: 400 words. UPCOMING: 600 words by 5 p.m., photos. With IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS-GLANCE, a primer. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL - Amid new tensions between two allies, Obama tells Netanyahu that the U.S. is reassessing its approach to Israeli-Palestinian peace in light of Netanyahu's pre-election comments rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state. SENT: 570 words, photos. UPCOMING: 600 words by 2130 GMT. With ISRAEL-BOEHNER (sent) FRANCE-FAR RIGHT LIMELIGHT - From gays to discontented Socialists to renegade conservatives, an array of French voters may be casting ballots for the far-right National Front in weekend local elections. That prospects alarms many — but not party leader Marine Le Pen, the single most visible presence in weeks of campaigning. UPCOMING: 800 words by noon, photos. VANUATU-CYCLONE PAM - Thousands of people left homeless by a fierce cyclone remain stuck in shelters across Vanuatu on Friday, waiting for relief and longing for a return to normalcy as the death toll from the disaster rose by two to 13. SENT: 730 words, photos. AFGHANISTAN-Afghan police arrest 7 suspects after Kabul mob beats woman to death, burns her body. SENT: 340 words SERBIA-SREBRENICA - Serb suspects in Srebrenica massacre get 30-day detention; prosecutors blasted by nationalists. SENT: 340 words. BRITAIN-TERRORISM TRIAL - British court sentences teenager to 22 years for plotting to behead soldier. SENT: 130 words. ANTARCTICA-TOURISM - Antarctica tourism thrives but tourists must brace for wild and unexpected forces of nature. SENT: 1,190 words, photos, interactive. WORLD WATER CRISIS - UN warns world could have 40 percent water shortfall by 2030, urges major changes. SENT: 400 words, photo. INDIA-CHEATING ON EXAMS - 600 Indian students expelled for cheating on school exams; TV footage goes viral. SENT: 300 words, photo. JAPAN-SARIN GAS ATTACK - 20 years later, a survivor recounts Japan's sarin gas attack and how it affected his life. SENT: 490 words, photos. AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY SIEGE - A Sydney cafe that was the site of a deadly siege reopens, with a staffer who was held captive for 16 hours returning to work in a bid to heal. SENT: 320 words. JAPAN-MICHELLE OBAMA - Michelle Obama is treated to a serene classical Noh performance and then tries taiko drums as she ends her visit to Japan with a taste of traditional culture in Kyoto, one of the country's ancient capitals. SENT: 470 words, photos. SINGAPORE-DEATH HOAX - Singapore police question student over online hoax claiming death of country's founder. SENT: 160 words. FRANCE-PICASSO TRIAL - French couple convicted of hiding 271 stolen Picasso works, must give them to artist's family. SENT: 130 words. ITALY RESTORING POMPEII - Italy unveils the restored crown jewel of Pompeii's frescoed villas, a rare success story for the UNESCO heritage site that has been marred by mismanagement and corruption. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 1700 GMT. ------------- US ------------- HANGING DEATH-MISSISSIPPI - FBI investigating hanging death of black man in Mississippi. SENT: 320 words, photo, video. UPCOMING: Developments uncertain. UNBORN BABY STOLEN - Case of Colorado woman allegedly cutting fetus from mother highlights fetal homicide debate. SENT: 750 words, photos, video. WITNESS DAD DETAINED - Man held for 2 years as witness in Oregon killing testifies against son, is freed. SENT: 580 words, photo. POISONED PIZZA-SENTENCING - Bronx man sentenced in death of 5-year-old son after feeding him pizza laced with rat poison. SENT: 130 words. ------------- SCIENCE ------------- EUROPE SOLAR ECLIPSE - Clear view of total eclipse over Svalbard islands in Arctic, clouds obscure in Faeroe Islands. SENT: 360 words, photos, interactive. UPCOMING: Will be updated with viewing in Iceland, Finland and Germany. With SOLAR ECLIPSE-PHOTO-ESSAY - A look at the best eclipse pictures. UPCOMING: 1500 GMT. ------------- TECH ------------- PASSWORDS - Tired of remembering passwords for all your online accounts, or worried about re-using the same password too many times? A look at two new solutions: Yahoo will text you a new, one-time password every time you want to sign in. Microsoft is adding biometrics to Windows 10 so you can sign on with your fingerprint or face. UPCOMING: 600 words by 1600 GMT. ------------- BUSINESS /ECONOMY ------------- GREECE-BAILOUT - Top leaders of the European Union emerge from a meeting with the Greek prime minister early Friday telling him much what they have for weeks: Come up with a reform plan if you want more money to stay solvent - and fast. SENT: 640 words, photos. CZECH-SMALL BREWERS REVIVAL - Hundreds of small Czech brewers that were shut during Communist rule stage comeback. SENT: 560 words, photos. JAPAN-BURGER FRAGRANCE - Burger King to introduce grilled beef scented fragrance for 'whopper' burger lovers in Japan. SENT: 130 words. ------------- POP CULTURE/LIFESTYLES ------------- FRANCE GASTRONOMY - France's gastronomic diplomacy: 5 continents, 150 countries, 1,300 chefs cooking French food. SENT: 360 words, photos. ------------- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ------------- TV-GLEE FINALE — After six years, "Glee" airs its final episode at 8 tonight. SENT: 250 words. Will be updated after finale by 0300 GMT. SUGE KNIGHT - He returns to court as judge considers $25 million bail request by prosecutor. UPCOMING: Will be updated after 1530 GMT hearing. PEOPLE-CHRIS BROWN - Chris Brown returns to court in Los Angeles to update a judge on his community labor progress and see if a probation violation hearing will be held . UPCOMING: 350 words, photos. PEOPLE-HARRISON FORD - Harrison Ford, who recently crashed plane, is narrator of aviation documentary. SENT: 130 words, photo. MAGNUM PI-HOUSE - A sprawling beachfront home used in the filming of the 1980s television show "Magnum, P.I." is sold for $8.7 million. SENT: 140 words, photos. SXSW-MILEY AND RAPPERS - Miley Cyrus surprises the audience during a South by Southwest event featuring a slew of rappers. SENT: 280 words, photos. BOOKS-TENNESSEE WILLIAMS - Rare Tennessee Williams story published for the first time. SENT: 600 words, photos. LINCOLN SPEAKS - Handwritten speeches, terse military communiques and many documents signed with the familiar "A.Lincoln" make up a major portion of an illuminating exhibit titled, "Lincoln Speaks: Words that Transformed a Nation." But the show at New York's Morgan Library, which comes at the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's end and of his assassination, also reveals Abraham Lincoln speaking in a personal voice, including a note consoling a young woman for a wartime loss. SENT: 500 words, photos. 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