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US: no evidence so far to corroborate Russia allegations over Crimea
KIEV/MOSCOW - The United States has seen nothing so far that corroborates Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, says. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 400 words)
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
RIO OLYMPICS
Olympics-Police patrols beefed up at Games as security concerns mount
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympics organizers stepped up police patrols on Wednesday as security concerns mounted over the threat posed by street violence, with a Games bus being hit by stones and a security patrol coming under fire near Rio's international airport. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 574 words)
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- 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)
Philippines urges China to "uncompromisingly" respect rule of law
MANILA - Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay calls on China to respect maritime law and security as well as the rule of law, to resolve disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/PHILIPPINES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Manuel Mogato, 418 words)
Thai police want to intercept phone calls in 'national security' cases
BANGKOK - A new scheme that would allow Thai police to intercept telephone calls in national security cases has been put forward to cabinet for approval, police say, a move that has alarmed rights groups. (THAILAND-SECURITY/, moved, by Aukkarapon Niyomyat, 393 words)
EUROPE
Trotsky's ghost haunts Britain's Labour Party in post-Brexit vote turmoil
LONDON - Nearly 76 years to the day since Leon Trotsky was murdered in Mexico with an ice-pick on Josef Stalin's orders, the Russian revolutionary has returned to haunt Britain's opposition Labour Party in the turmoil sparked by the Brexit vote. (BRITAIN-LABOUR/TROTSKY (PIX), by Guy Faulconbridge and Kylie MacLellan, 536 words)
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Nigeria riven by new battles over scarce fertile land
NIMBO, Nigeria - Muslim herdsmen fleeing Boko Haram jihadists and fast-spreading desertification in the north of Nigeria are clashing with Christian farmers in the south, adding a dangerous new dimension to the sectarian tensions and militancy plaguing the country. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/ (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Ulf Laessing, 1040 words)
Zambians begin voting in election amid tension as economy struggles
LUSAKA - Zambians began 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 1, PIX, TV), moved by Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa, 601 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)
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)
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