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Nigerian air force says kills top Boko Haram militants as Kerry arrives

SOKOTO - Nigeria's air force says it has killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for talks on tackling the militants. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/BOKOHARAM (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moving shortly, by Lesley Wroughton, 415 words)

Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban

ZURICH - Russia has lost its appeal against its ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping program, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sports highest tribunal, says. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-CAS (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Brian Homewood, 220 words)

Ryan Lochte loses all his major sponsors after Rio incident, apology

U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost all four of his major sponsors, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren Corp, following his apology for an "exaggerated" story about being robbed at gunpoint at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 5), moved, by Subrat Patnaik and Liana B. Baker, 445 words)

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate Clinton Foundation

AKRON, Ohio - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if donors to the Clinton Foundation got special treatment from the State Department when it was run by his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 3, PICTURE), moved, by Steve Holland, 610 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 285 words

- USA-ELECTION/OBSERVERS, moved, 395 words

- USA-ELECTION/PORTMAN, moved, by Kim Palmer and Susan Cornwell, 540 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-KIMMEL (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker, 355 words

MIDDLE EAST

Turkish military returns fire in Syria after shells hit border town -NTV

ISTANBUL - Turkey's military return fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV says, citing the military. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 1), moved, 180 words)

World's largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi'ite militias bury their dead

BAGHDAD - The world's largest cemetery, in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation's death rate increased with the war on Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CEMETERY (PICTURE), expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Alaa al-Marjani and Saif Hameed, 270 words)

EUROPE

'Jihadist hub' Molenbeek lures tourists across Brussels canal

BRUSSELS - Molenbeek, the Brussels borough that gained unwanted notoriety last year when Islamic State militants from the area attacked Paris, has become an unlikely tourist draw - and not just for those with ghoulish tastes. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BRUSSELS-TOURISM (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Manon Jacob and Maria Haase Coelho, 615 words)

AFRICA

Kerry tells South Sudan leaders to stick to peace deal or face sanctions

NAIROBI - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged South Sudan's leaders to "get the job done" by fully implementing a peace deal or face a U.N. arms embargo and sanctions. (SOUTHSUDAN-USA/KERRY, moved, by Lesley Wroughton, 450 words)

ASIA

Over 1,900 killed in "chilling" Philippines war on drugs

MANILA - More than 1,900 people, or about 36 per day, have been killed in a violent campaign against drugs in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office seven weeks ago, the national police chief says. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato, 502 words)

+ See also:

- PHILIPPINES-MARCOS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Michelle Price, 305 words

UNITED STATES

Obama to tour flood-battered areas in Louisiana

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana to assess flood damage there, days after he was criticized for not cutting short his vacation on Martha's Vineyard to view the devastation in the Gulf Coast state. (USA-WEATHER/OBAMA (PICTURE), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe, 395 words)

Investors skeptical of Fed's rate policy ahead of Yellen speech

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen may struggle later this week to convince financial markets she can steer a divided U.S. central bank to raise interest rates at least once in 2016 after it started the year with four hikes on its radar. (USA-FED/YELLEN (ANALYSIS, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jason Lange and Lindsay Dunsmuir, 640 words)

+ See also:

- USA-FED/REFORM (UPDATE 1), moved, by Lindsay Dunsmuir, 550 words

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