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TOP STORIES

Clinton blasts Trump for 'casual inciting of violence'

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accuses Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence with his call for gun-rights activists to stop her from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker and James Oliphant, 900 words)

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (UPDATE 1, POLL), moved, by Grant Smith, 600 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP, moved, by Steve Holland, 480 words

- USA-ELECTION/COURT-VOTERS, moved, by Jon Herskovitz, 450 words

- USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Gina Cherelus, 345 words

- USA-OBAMA/VACATION (PICTURES), moved, by Jeff Mason, 520 words

Russia announces daily ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo to let in aid

MOSCOW - Russia says there would be daily three-hour ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo starting on Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter the city safely, a proposal which the United Nations says it will consider. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Lidia Kelly, 850 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-FIRE (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Maher Nazeh and Saif Hameed, 450 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-GAS (PICTURES), moved, by Abdalrahman Ismail, 515 words

Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to provoke a new conflict over Crimea

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of using terrorist tactics to try to provoke a new conflict and destabilize annexed Crimea after Russia says it thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into the contested peninsula. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA-ATTACK (UPDATE 4, PICTURES), moved, by Andrew Osborn and Gleb Stolyarov, 500 words)

U.N. rights boss decries purge in Turkey, voices concerns on China

GENEVA - A top U.N. human-rights official urges Turkey to stem the "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup that led to the arrest of more than 16,000 people and to uphold detainees' right to due process. (TURKEY-SECURITY/UN-RIGHTS (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 560 words)

- TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5), moved, by Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 600 words

RIO OLYMPICS

Security beefed up at Games after bus attacked with stones

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Games organizers step up police patrols around Olympic Park after a bus is hit by what security officials say were stones hurled by vandals. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 510 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W-200MFREERELAY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 400 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W-200MBUTTERFLY/BELMONTE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 300 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/COE (INTERVIEW, TV), moved, 600 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PICTURES), moved, 1,550 words

ASIA

Australia accuses refugees of falsely reporting sexual abuse

SYDNEY - Australia accuses asylum seekers held in Pacific detention camps of falsely reporting sexual assault in order to get sent to Australia, a day after a newspaper published leaked documents detailing abuse at the Nauru immigration center. (AUSTRALIA-ASYLUM/, moved, by Matt Siegel, 324 words)

Australia announces $150 million upgrade for Sydney Opera House

SYDNEY - Australia unveils plans for the largest renovations to the iconic Sydney Opera House since it opened in 1973, with more than A$200 million ($153.84 million) earmarked to update the UNESCO world heritage-listed site. (AUSTRALIA-OPERAHOUSE/, moved, by Matt Siegel, 350 words)

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Libyan forces capture Sirte convention center from Islamic State

TRIPOLI - Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte capture a large convention hall complex in the city center, seizing a symbolic base where militants once held meetings and flew their black jihadist flag. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Ahmed Elumami, 670 words)

Zambians begin voting in election amid tension as economy struggles

LUSAKA - Zambians begin voting for a new president and legislators in what is expected to be a bruising battle against the backdrop of lethargic growth as weak commodity prices have hit Africa's second biggest copper producer. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, by Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa, 600 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. to allow more marijuana research - sources

SEATTLE - The U.S. government will announce that it will allow more research into marijuana but has rejected requests to relax the classification of the substance as a dangerous, highly addictive drug with no medical use, sources with direct knowledge of the matter say. (USA-MARIJUANA/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Eric M. Johnson, 423 words)

Baltimore pledges police reforms after scathing U.S. report

WASHINGTON - Baltimore officials pledge to carry out sweeping police department reforms after a scathing U.S. Justice Department report finds that officers in the majority-black city routinely violate the civil rights of black residents. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Ian Simpson, 550 words)

Cook, bookkeeper and 'worst of the worst' held at Guantanamo

WASHINGTON - Detainees at the Guantanamo military prison include fighters who sought to kill Americans, but also men who cooked, translated or had only tenuous militant ties but were nonetheless held for many years, according to a report released that is likely to fuel debate over closing the facility. (USA-GUANTANAMO/REPORT (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 400 words)

Delta cancels hundreds more flights, expects normal operations soon

Delta Air Lines cancels more than 300 flights and upends thousands of travelers' plans for the third day in row after a power outage hit its computer systems, though it forecasts a return to normal operations. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Jeffrey Dastin, 620 words)

AMERICAS

Canada police kill suspect after receiving "terrorist threat" tip - TV

VANCOUVER - Canadian police killed a man, national television news channels report, after the police said they had identified a suspect after receiving "credible information of a potential terrorist threat." (CANADA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Julie Gordon, 499 words)

Brazil's Senate indicts Rousseff, opens impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate votes overwhelmingly to indict President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws and to begin an impeachment trial that is expected to oust her from office and end 13 years of rule by her Workers Party. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/VOTE (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 540 words)

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