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Russia uses Iran as base to bomb Syrian militants for first time

MOSCOW - Russia uses Iran for the first time as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants, widening its air campaign in Syria and deepening its involvement in the Middle East. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Andrew Osborn, 915 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN, moved, by Michelle Nichols, 340 words

Trump visits Milwaukee, to address unrest over police shooting

MILWAUKEE - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visits Milwaukee, days after the city is hit by unrest over the fatal police shooting of a black man, and says initial evidence points to the shooting being justified. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ginger Gibson, 565 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-CONGRESS (UPDATE 4), moved, by Susan Cornwell, 670 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-BRIEFING, moved, by Mark Hosenball, 315 words

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL), moved, by Grant Smith, 320 words

- BALKANS-BIDEN/TRUMP (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), by Ivana Sekularac and Fedja Grulovic, 425 words

Turkish police raid retail chain's offices in post-coup crackdown

ISTANBUL - Turkish police search the offices of a nationwide retail chain and healthcare and technology company, arresting dozens of people in some of the bigger raids on private businesses since a failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daren Butler and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 780 words)

Putin hints at war in Ukraine but may be seeking diplomatic edge

MOSCOW - Ukraine says it thinks Vladimir Putin is planning a new invasion, and it's not hard to see why: the Russian leader builds up troops on its border and resumes hostile rhetoric that preceded his annexation of Crimea two years ago. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/PUTIN (ANALYSIS, PICTURES), moved, by Andrew Osborn, 910 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles signs off with record-equalling fourth gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - No one would have guessed that Simone Biles' "legs felt like rocks" as the standout gymnast of the 2016 Olympics soared higher and higher to win a record-equalling fourth gold. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURES), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 650 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-DOPING (UPDATE 2), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 270 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-CHINA/MEDALS (PICTURES), moved, by Brenda Goh, 620 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PICTURES), moved, 1,470 words

ASIA

China warns Australia on investment following blocked Ausgrid deal

SYDNEY - The Chinese embassy warns that Australia's rejection of bids by two Chinese companies in the A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) sale of its biggest energy grid shows "clear protectionist tendencies" and will have a "serious impact on the enthusiasm" of Chinese investors. (AUSTRALIA-PRIVATISATION/AUSGRID, moved, 350 words)

UNITED STATES

New York man in court charged with murdering Muslim cleric, assistant

NEW YORK - A New York City man appears in court on charges he gunned down and killed a Muslim cleric and his assistant on a street in the borough of Queens, police say. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moving shortly, by Gina Cherelus, 600 words)

Bar rises for Milwaukee police review after latest shooting

NEW YORK - Milwaukee, shaken by two nights of violence after a shooting by police, is one of a few U.S. cities to have volunteered for federal government review of its police force and may now be held to higher standards for how it responds. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/REVIEW (PICTURES), moved, by David Ingram, 685 words)

- WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 400 words

- CHICAGO-POLICE/, moved, by Justin Madden, 360 words

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire forces evacuations

LOS ANGELES - A wildfire breaks out in a Southern California mountain pass and quickly grows to 6,500 acres (2,630 hectares), prompting the closure of part of the main freeway between the Los Angeles area and Las Vegas, officials say. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), by Dan Whitcomb and Alex Dobuzinskis, 400 words)

Eleven dead, thousands of homes ravaged in Louisiana floods

BATON ROUGE - Search-and-rescue operations are still underway in Louisiana, where at least 11 people have died in severe floods that damaged about 40,000 homes, state officials say. (USA-WEATHER/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Sam Karlin, 460 words)

- USA-WEATHER/TOWN (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Sam Karlin, 370 words

AMERICAS

U.S. seeks Latin American help amid rise in Asian, African migrants

WASHINGTON - Washington is seeking closer coordination with several Latin American countries to tackle a jump in migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East who it believes are trying to reach the United States from the south on an arduous route by plane, boat and through jungle on foot. (USA-IMMIGRATION/MEXICO (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Julia Edwards, 1,385 words)

Brazil justice authorizes probe on Rousseff, TV says

SAO PAULO - A Brazilian Federal Supreme Court justice has authorized the opening of an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for allegedly working to obstruct the course of a sweeping corruption probe, GloboNews news channel says. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ROUSSEFF (UPDATE 1), moved, by Maria Pia Palermo and Guillermo Parra-Bernal, 345 words)

Haiti finds case of microcephaly linked to Zika virus

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti has identified its first case of the birth defect microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, a senior health ministry official says. (HEALTH-ZIKA/HAITI (UPDATE 1), moved, by Makini Brice, 340 words)

EUROPE

UK could win 'special status' but must get on with Brexit - Germany

BERLIN - Germany's European Affairs Minister holds out the possibility of Britain achieving "special status" in its relationship with the European Union but presses London to get on with starting talks on leaving the bloc early next year. (BRITAIN-EU/GERMANY (UPDATE 1, INTERVIEW, TV), moved, by Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel, 520 words)

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Libyan forces say advancing toward recapture of Sirte from Islamic State

SIRTE - Libyan forces say they have taken one of the last districts in central Sirte held by Islamic State militants, battling snipers and car bombs in their campaign to recapture the entire city. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Ahmed Elumami, 445 words)

Gabon opposition chooses Ping as candidate for Aug. 27 election

LIBREVILLE - Gabon's main opposition parties choose former foreign minister Jean Ping as their candidate in an election on Aug. 27 against President Ali Bongo, who is standing for a second term. (GABON-ELECTION/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 410 words)

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