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Trump promises to work with NATO in defeating Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN - Republican Donald Trump says he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins White House, reversing earlier threat that United States might not meet its obligations to Western military alliance. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Ginger Gibson, 900 words)
Milwaukee imposes curfew to quell rioting sparked by police shooting
MILWAUKEE - City imposes 10 p.m. curfew in attempt to quell rioting that erupts previous two nights in response to police shooting of armed black man in one of the more segregated cities in United States. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Brendan O'Brien, 500 words)
Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says
BERLIN/ISTANBUL - Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem flow of illegal migrants to Europe if European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to bloc in October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells German newspaper. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-EU (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Michelle Martin and Humeyra Pamuk, 763 words)
+ See also:
- TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Daren Butler, 840 words
- TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Seyhmus Cakan, 259 words
Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo - agencies
MOSCOW - Russia and United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies quote Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Lidia Kelly, 499 words)
RIO OLYMPICS
Police seek taxi driver after U.S. swimmer Lochte robbed in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police search for driver of taxi in which U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates are robbed at gunpoint, as authorities step up security in Rio de Janeiro after spate of incidents. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Daniel Flynn, 608 words)
Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli
RIO DE JANEIRO - Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby is sent home from Rio Olympics after refusing to shake hand of Israeli Or Sasson after their bout, International Olympic Committee says. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO/EGYPT-ISRAEL (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 468 words)
Wevers upstages Biles to win beam gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Dutchwoman Sanne Wevers causes huge upset when she ruins Simone Biles' chances of scooping record five golds at single Olympics by winning balance beam title. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-W-BEAM/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 369 words)
North Korea's Ri soars to men's vault title
RIO DE JANEIRO - Big stumble backwards after his first soaring leap cannot prevent Ri Se-gwang from becoming first North Korean man to win Olympic vault title. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-M-VAULT/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Pritha Sarkar and Mark Trevelyan, 289 words)
+ See also:
- OLYMPICS-RIO-EQUESTRIAN-DRESSAGEIND/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Caroline Stauffer, 414 words
- OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-STEPANOVA, moved, by Jack Stubbs, 417 words
- OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-CHEATS, moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 340 words
- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved, 1,875 words
UNITED STATES
Wildfire burns more than 175 homes, businesses in California town
LOS ANGELES - Wildfire that spreads into small Northern California town destroys more than 175 homes and businesses, authorities say, as crews fight to save more dwellings from flames. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Dan Whitcomb, 400 words)
Cosby effort to reseal case files declared moot-US appeals court
Federal appeals court rejects effort by comedian Bill Cosby to reseal court documents that help support ream of recent sexual-assault cases against him. (PEOPLE-COSBY/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 385 words)
Thousands mourn slain New York imam as police question man
NEW YORK - Hundreds of mourners gather for outdoor funeral for Muslim imam and his associate who were gunned down, as police question man about what many in their Bangladeshi community believe is hate crime. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Chris Prentice, 473 words)
ASIA
Japan's economy stalls in April-June, casts doubts on Abe's policies
TOKYO - Japan's economic growth grinds to halt as weak exports and shaky domestic demand prompt companies to cut spending, putting fresh pressure on premier Shinzo Abe to come up with policies that will produce more sustainable growth. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/GDP (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto, 543 words)
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