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Obama cancels meeting with Philippines' Duterte after insult

VIENTIANE - President Barack Obama cancels what would have been his first meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, after Duterte described Obama in vulgar terms, a White House spokesman says. (LAOS-OBAMA/DUTERTE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), by Roberta Rampton, 657 words)

- PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by John Chalmers and Andrew R.C. Marshall, 1,105 words

G20 promises to coordinate on economy but little in way of concrete steps

HANGZHOU, China - Leaders of the world's top economies broadly agree at a summit in China to coordinate macroeconomic policies, but few concrete proposals emerge to meet growing challenges to globalization and free trade. (G20-CHINA/ (WRAPUP 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Kevin Yao and Michael Martina, 825 words)

- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Ju-min Park, 617 words

- G20-CHINA/COMMUNIQUE (TEXT), moved, 7,192 words

- G20-CHINA/RUSSIA-SYRIA-DEAL (UPDATE 1), moved, 248 words

Trump, Clinton court Ohio as White House race enters final 2 months

CANFIELD - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton open a final two-month sprint to the Nov. 8 election with the Republican presidential nominee suddenly looking stronger as he and his Democratic rival take their bitter fight to Ohio. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, 973 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason, 412 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-VIDEO, moved, by Patrick Rucker and Emily Stephenson, 679 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-IMMIGRATION, moved, by Steve Holland, 555 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-MEXICO (PIX), moved, 250 words

ASIA

Attacks in Afghan capital kill at least 24

KABUL - A car bomb hit the center of Kabul late on Monday, just hours after a Taliban suicide attack near the Defence Ministry killed at least 24 people including a number of senior security officials, and wounded 91 others, officials said. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), by Mirwais Harooni, 404 words)

Obama to address lethal legacy of secret war in Laos

XIENG KHOUANG - Yianyang Bounxieng remembers playing with bombs as a child growing up in Xieng Khouang, a verdant and mountainous province of Laos, and the area most heavily bombed by U.S. Air Force planes during the war in neighboring Vietnam. (LAOS-BOMBS/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Amy Sawitta Lefevre, 670 words)

Radical democrats gain foothold in Hong Kong poll likely to rile China

HONG KONG - Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong's legislative election which saw a record turnout in the Chinese-controlled city on Sunday, a result likely to further strain ties with Communist Party rulers in Beijing. (HONGKONG-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Venus Wu and James Pomfret, 622 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Israel maintains wary eye on Syria as conflict turns to 'balagan'

JERUSALEM - The Syrian conflict is entering a highly unpredictable phase, the former head of the Israeli domestic security agency said on Monday, adding that the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah posed a growing threat to Israel despite losing many fighters. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ISRAEL (PIX), by Luke Baker, 713 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 1), moved, by Suleiman al-Khalidi, Tom Perry and Laila Bassam, 710 words

Iran, Saudi spar over running of haj pilgrimage

DUBAI - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renews criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the haj after a crush last year killed hundreds of pilgrims, and suggested Muslim countries think about ending Riyadh's control of the annual pilgrimage. (SAUDI-HAJ/IRAN (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 431 words)

EUROPE

French truckers demanding migrant camp closure block Calais traffic

CALAIS, France - Truck drivers and farmers block traffic on the motorway approach to France's northern port of Calais, demanding the closure of a migrants camp they blame for mounting insecurity and an ailing local economy. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/CALAIS (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Matthias Blamont, 546 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's Taurus sold arms to trafficker for Yemen war, prosecutors allege

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Brazil's Forjas Taurus SA, the largest weapons manufacturer in Latin America, sold guns to a known Yemeni arms trafficker who funneled them into his nation's civil war in violation of international sanctions, according to charges in court documents reviewed by Reuters. (BRAZIL-ARMS/TAURUS (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Lisandra Paraguassu, 1088 words)

Presidential ambitions put stress on Brazil's new government

BRASILIA - A pledge by Brazil's new president, Michel Temer, not to run in 2018 enticed political rivals to back his coalition, but pressure from his party might lead him to break his promise, jeopardizing the support he needs to push through reforms. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/TEMER (PIX), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 909 words)

UNITED STATES

Hermine spares much of U.S. East Coast but dampens holiday

NEW YORK - Hermine, a storm that raked Florida with hurricane-force winds last week, drifts far off the U.S. East Coast, sparing the Middle Atlantic states but forcing some beach closures. (STORM-HERMINE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Laila Kearney, 550 words)

AFRICA

Gabon opposition leader urges general strike after disputed election

LIBREVILLE - Gabon's opposition leader appeals for a general strike in response to what he says is a fraudulent re-election of President Ali Bongo, while the justice minister resigns over the government's failure to organize a recount. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 610 words)

OLYMPICS

Brazil police ready formal accusation in Irish ticket scandal

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police say they have "overwhelming" proof the former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland led an illegal ticketing ring at the Rio Games and are preparing to make a formal accusation later in the week. (OLYMPICS-RIO/HICKEY (PIX), moved, by Rodrigo Viga Gaier, 397 words)

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