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Suicide truck bomb blamed on PKK kills 11 police in Turkey

ANKARA/KARKAMIS, Turkey - A suicide truck bombing at a police headquarters in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast kills at least 11 and wound dozens, two days after Turkey launched an incursion against Islamic State and Kurdish militia fighters in Syria. (TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS (UPDATE 5, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Dasha Afanasieva and Humeyra Pamuk, 530 words)

Number of dead in Italy quake climbs, first funerals to be held

PESCARA DEL TRONTO, Italy - The death toll from an earthquake that flattened parts of central Italy rises to 267 as rescue workers pull more bodies from mounds of debris and families prepare to hold the first funerals. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHICS), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 640 words)

Bolivia says deputy interior minister killed after kidnap by miners

LA PAZ - Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes was beaten to death after he was kidnapped by striking mineworkers, the government says, and up to 100 people have been arrested as authorities vow to punish those responsible. (BOLIVIA-MINISTER/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Daniel Ramos, 375 words)

Death toll in Somalia beach restaurant attack rises to 10

MOGADISHU - The death toll from an attack late on Thursday by Islamic militants on a seaside restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 10, police say. (SOMALIA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, 165 words)

As central bankers gather, some at Fed make interest rate rise case

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - As central bankers converge on this mountain resort for an annual conference on monetary policy, a couple of top Federal Reserve officials take the chance to renew a push for interest-rate hikes, citing improvement in employment and inflation. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 2), moved, 400 words)

+ See also:

- USA-FED/REFORM (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Ann Saphir and Jason Lange, 400 words

- USA-FED/POLICY (ANALYSIS), moved, by Howard Schneider, 775 words

MIDDLE EAST

Kerry, Lavrov meet to finalize details of Syria cooperation deal

GENEVA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met in Geneva to try to hammer out final details of a cooperation agreement on fighting Islamist militants in Syria. (MIDEAST CRISIS/KERRY-LAVROV (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie Nebehay, 555 words)

AFRICA

Zimbabwe police fire teargas to disperse opposition protesters

HARARE - Zimbabwean police fire teargas to disperse anti-government supporters preparing to protest against electoral processes they say benefit President Robert Mugabe and the ruling ZANU-PF party. (ZIMBABWE-PROTEST/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by MacDonald Dzirutwe, 285 words)

South African prosecutors challenge Pistorius' six-year sentence

JOHANNESBURG - South African state prosecutors seek permission to appeal Oscar Pistorius' six-year murder sentence saying it is too lenient, but his defense argue the state is prejudiced and has dragged the case on for too long. (SAFRICA-PISTORIUS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moving shortly, 385 words)

EUROPE

Hungary to build second fence on Serbian border to keep out migrants

BUDAPEST - Hungary plans to build a second fence on its southern border with Serbia that would enable it to keep out any major new wave of migrants, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Krisztina Than, 395 words)

+ See also:

- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-POPULATION, moved, 325 words

British economy escapes Brexit blow - at least for now

LONDON - Britain's high streets are heaving with shoppers despite June's shock vote to leave the European Union, big companies have reported few signs of distress and some tabloid newspapers are even talking about a post-Brexit economic boom. (BRITAIN-EU/ECONOMY (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), expect by 1030 GMT/6.30 AM ET, by Andy Bruce, 1,145 words)

ASIA

Philippine government, communist rebels to sign ceasefire deal

OSLO - The Philippine government and Maoist-led rebels sign an indefinite ceasefire agreement as part of efforts to end a conflict that has lasted almost five decades and killed at least 40,000 people. (PHILIPPINES-REBELS/NORWAY (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Alister Doyle, 200 words)

Myanmar army chief reshuffles officers, promotes intelligence chief

YANGON - Myanmar's army chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, reshuffles top posts, promoting his intelligence chief and other officers leading efforts to present the military as a responsible partner in a democratic transition. (MYANMAR-MILITARY/, moved, by Shwe Yee Saw Myint, 405 words)

India's Modi goaded Pakistan in deliberate yet risky move

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD - By mentioning the separatist insurgency in neighboring Pakistan during a recent speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignored bureaucrats urging caution and signaled a more muscular approach to his country's old enemy. (INDIA-PAKISTAN/MODI (PICTURE), moved, by Rupam Jain and Tommy Wilkes, 800 words)

Smoke from Indonesian fires hits "unhealthy" level in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Air pollution in Singapore rises to the "unhealthy" level as acrid smoke drifts over the island from fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the city-state's National Environment Agency says, in a repeat of an annual crisis. (INDONESIA-HAZE/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Marius Zaharia, 305 words)

UNITED STATES

As racial politics loom over election, Obama's legacy is seen as mixed

WASHINGTON - When Barack Obama became the first African-American to win the White House in 2008, his victory was a turning point in U.S. race relations that set high expectations for progress to come. (USA-OBAMA/LEGACY-RACE, moved, by Jeff Mason, 708 words)

Lochte signs new endorsement deal, legal woes persist in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte lands a new endorsement deal days after losing all his major sponsors even as the fallout from the Rio Olympics continues as Brazilian police recommend he be charged with falsely reporting a crime. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Rodrigo Viga, 425 words)

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