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WASHINGTON - A senior official with the Republican National Committee plays down the prospect that the party would cut off cash and logistical support to White House nominee Donald Trump in order to shift resources toward congressional races. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Alana Wise, 360 words)

Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from IS

WARDAK, Iraq - Kurdish Peshmerga forces launch a fresh attack on Islamic State as part of a campaign to capture Mosul, the militants' de facto capital in Iraq, Kurdish officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL, (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Saif Hameed, 540 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO, moved, 245 words

IS faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic State's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the movement's ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force. (PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN/ISLAMICSTATE (PICTURES), moved, by Kay Johnson and Mehreen Zahra-Malik, 800 words)

New York police hunt for gunman in Muslim cleric's killing

NEW YORK - New York City police search for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens, a crime that sowed fear and sadness in their budding Bangladeshi community. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURES), moved, by Chris Prentice and Laila Kearney, 620 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Athletics-Jamaica's Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters with a time of 9.81 seconds. OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-100 METRES/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moving shortly, 300 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/W-MARATHON (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), by Scott Malone, 350 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn, 550 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE-ROBBERY (UPDATE 2), by Eduardo Simões, 145 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/PROMISES (TV), by Karolos Grohmann, 480 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-DIVING/PROPOSAL, moved, by Brenda Goh, 290 words

ASIA

Taliban "special forces" lead Helmand assault-Afghan officials

CHAH-E-ANJIR, Afghanistan - Only a few days ago, this village of mud huts in southern Afghanistan was a battlefield. Afghan security forces beat back attacks by encroaching Taliban fighters on Chah-e-Anjir, just 10 km (6 miles) from Helmand's provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. (AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND/ (PICTURES), moved, by Hamid Shalizi, 700 words)

Can Singapore's labor crunch spark a robot revolution?

SINGAPORE - Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600-or-so staff at Singapore's Tung Lok Restaurants quits, though such days are rare. (SINGAPORE-ROBOTS/ (PICTURES), moved, by Aradhana Aravindan and Marius Zaharia, 610 words)

EUROPE

Brexit could be delayed to late-2019 -Sunday Times

LONDON - Britain could leave the European Union towards the end of 2019, instead of early that year as expected by some politicians, reports the Sunday Times, citing sources who have been briefed by ministers that Brexit departments are not ready. (BRITAIN-EU/TIMING, (UPDATE 1), moved, 550 words)

Some shell companies sidestep new UK transparency rules

LONDON - Some UK shell companies under offshore control may be skirting new rules designed to clamp down on corruption and tax evasion by forcing businesses to reveal their true owners, a Reuters analysis of corporate filings shows. (BRITAIN-SHELLCOMPANIES/ (EXCLUSIVE, PICTURES), moved, by Tom Bergin, 1,315 words)

UNITED STATES

Officer's shooting of suspect that sparked Milwaukee riot appears lawful -police

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee policeman whose fatal shooting of a suspect sparked overnight rioting in the U.S. Midwestern city appeared to have acted lawfully after the man turned toward him with a gun in his hand, Police Chief Edward Flynn says. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 10, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 740 words)

Disaster declared for Louisiana floods that have killed five

BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. President Barack Obama issues a disaster declaration for flood-ravaged Louisiana, where at least five people have died and emergency crews have rescued more than 7,000 people stranded by historic flooding. (USA-WEATHER/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Byrn Stole, 545 words)

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls

BAUCHI, Nigeria - Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago, and saying that some of them have been killed in air strikes. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/GIRLS (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), by Ardo Hazzad, 520 words)

Yemen ousts al Qaeda militants from 2 cities; 40 killed

ADEN - Yemeni army forces backed by Arab coalition aircraft kill about 40 suspected al Qaeda fighters as they fight their way into two militant strongholds in eastern Yemen, a local official and residents say. (YEMEN-SECURITY/QAEDA (UPDATE 1), moved, 370 words)

S.Africa's ANC wants budget "re-prioritized" after vote losses

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling African National Congress wants the national budget "re-prioritized" to focus on tackling poverty, unemployment and inequality following local election defeats this month, the party says. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ANC (UPDATE 1), by Mfuneko Toyana, 370 words)

Ghana's president promises return to prosperity as he kicks off re-election campaign

CAPE COAST - Ghana's President John Mahama tell supporters the country is overcoming its economic problems and promises a return to prosperity as he launches his campaign ahead of what is expected to be a close-run election. (GHANA-ELECTION/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Kwasi Kpodo, 425 words)

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