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Kurds vs Syrian army battle intensifies, complicating multi-fronted war

BEIRUT - Fighting between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces intensifies, opening up a new front in Syria's civil war. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (TV, PICTURES), by Angus McDowall, 564 words)

U.S. withdraws staff from Saudi Arabia dedicated to Yemen planning

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has withdrawn personnel from Saudi Arabia who were coordinating with the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen and sharply reduced the number of staff elsewhere assisting in that planning. (YEMEN-SECURITY/USA-SAUDIARABIA (EXCLUSIVE, UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Phil Stewart, 645 words)

India appoints insider Urjit Patel as new central bank governor

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - India's government promotes Urjit Patel, a deputy governor in charge of monetary policy at the Reserve Bank of India, to serve as its next governor for a three-year term (INDIA-CENBANK/GOVERNOR (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, 600 words)

In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford

CAIRO - A few years ago Imad would not have imagined himself queuing in the Cairo sun for a weekly ration of subsidized baby milk. But rising prices mean his civil servant's salary barely lasts the month and the government is tightening its belt further. (EGYPT-ECONOMY/IMF-REFORMS (PIX), moved, by Lin Noueihed, 1032 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Turkish parliament approves deal ending rift with Israel

ISTANBUL - Turkey's parliament approves a reconciliation agreement signed with Israel in June which has brought to an end a six-year rift between the two regional powers (TURKEY-ISRAEL/, moved, 230 words)

Russian cruise missiles target Syria

BEIRUT/MOSCOW - Russian warships in Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo, further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it begins to fly bombing missions from air base in Iran. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved, 977 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-AIRCRAFT (UPDATE 4), moved, by Idrees Ali, 385 words

UNITED STATES

Trump campaign manager Manafort resigns after troubled stretch

Paul Manafort resigns as chairman of Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign, no longer enjoying full confidence of Republican candidate who is trying to boost his flagging White House bid. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Emily Flitter, 800 words)

Zika spreads to Miami Beach, U.S. expands travel warning

MIAMI/CHICAGO - U.S. health officials warn pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirms that mosquito-borne Zika virus is active in popular tourist destination. (HEALTH-ZIKA/MIAMI (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Zachary Fagenson and Julie Steenhuysen, 700 words)

U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds

NEW YORK - U.S. Army's finances are so jumbled it had to make trillions of dollars of improper accounting adjustments to create illusion that its books are balanced. (USA-AUDIT/ARMY, moved, by Scot J. Paltrow, 784 words)

AMERICAS

Police massacre on ranch leaves deep scars in Mexican town

An ambush that a government body now admits was an act of abuse by federal police deeply scarred Ocotlan in western Mexico, which lost dozens of young men who had joined a powerful drug gang for money and adventure but instead found an early grave. (MEXICO-POLICE/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Lizbeth Diaz and Frank Jack Daniel, 834 words)

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