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Brazil to say farewell to Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil bids farewell to the first Olympics of South America with a closing ceremony to cap 16 days of sporting highs and organizational lows but no major mishaps (OLYMPICS-RIO/CLOSING, expect rolling updates from 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Mary Milliken, Brad Brooks and Caroline Stauffer, 600 words)

Irish Olympic officials have passports seized

RIO DE JANEIRO - The interim president of the Olympic Council of Ireland and others had their passports seized by Brazilian police in an operation against the illegal resale of tickets to the Rio Games, a police source said. (OLYMPICS-RIO/IRELAND (PIX, TV), by Karolos Grohman and Ossian Shine, expect update by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)

Trump campaign signals possible shift on immigration stance

WASHINGTON - An aide to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signals a possible shift in his hard-line immigration policies, saying his plans to deport 11 million people were still under review. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Alana Wise and Julia Edwards, 614 words)

Child suicide bomber at Turkish wedding kills more than 50

GAZIANTEP, Turkey - At least 51 people are killed and 69 wounded when a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 attacks guests dancing on the street at a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, Turkey's president says (TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 8, TV, PIX), moved, by Osman Orsal, 600 words)

Show of European unity: Merkel, Hollande, Renzi to meet

NAPLES, Italy - The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will meet on Monday to discuss how to keep the European project together in the second set of talks between the premiers of the euro zone's three largest economies since Britain's shock vote to leave the bloc (EUROPE-CRISIS/MEETING (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Isla Binnie, 650 words)

ASIA

Philippines' Duterte threatens to quit U.N. over drug war censure

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rails against the United Nations after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organization and invite China and others to form a new one. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/UN, moved, 410 words)

Hundreds swelter in Hong Kong protests at perceived election meddling

HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters rally against Hong Kong's disqualification of six candidates from legislative elections, the latest outpouring of anger at a perceived tightening grip on the city's freedoms by China. (HONGKONG-PROTESTS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Venus Wu, 440 words)

AMERICAS

Health official warns Zika could spread across U.S. Gulf

One of the top U.S. public health officials warns that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach. (HEALTH-ZIKA/MIAMI (PIX), by Chris Prentice, moved, 488 words)

Executions, burned testicles: apparent massacre stains Mexican police

MEXICO CITY - Discrepancies plague the official account of a deadly assault last year in which Mexican police allegedly executed 22 suspected gang members, burned bodies, manipulated the crime scene and tortured survivors, newly-revealed details show. (MEXICO-POLICE/ (PIX), moved, by Gabriel Stargardter and Lizbeth Diaz, 604 words)

EUROPE

Promised prosperity never arrived in Russian-held Crimea, locals say

ARMYANSK - More than two years after Russia annexed Crimea and promised its 2 million people a better life, residents say prices have soared, wages and pensions have stagnated and tourists have fled (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA, moved, by Maria Tsvetkova, moved, 905 words)

Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarizes locals

SARAJEVO - Abdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a flat to escape the summer heat at home in Kuwait, one of thousands of new Gulf buyers whose investment has polarized local opinion (BOSNIA-ARABS/INVESTMENT (PIX, TV), moved, by Daria Sito-Sucic, 750 words)

London mayor calls for Labour to ditch Corbyn as leader

LONDON - London's mayor calls on fellow members of Britain's opposition Labour Party to replace leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying his failure to drum up support for Britain remaining in the EU showed he could not command the backing of voters. (BRITAIN-LABOUR/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 450 words)

AFRICA

Anger in the Delta keeps oil majors quiet and Nigeria's crude offline

LONDON/LAGOS - Oil companies and even Nigerian officials are losing faith in a deal anytime soon with militants who have slashed the nation's oil output, casting doubt on a production recovery in what is typically Africa's largest oil exporter. (NIGERIA-OIL/MILITANTS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Libby George and Ulf Laessing, 736 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian rebels prepare to attack Islamic State town from Turkey

BEIRUT/AMMAN - Syrian rebels are preparing to launch an attack to seize a town from Islamic State on the border with Turkey, a senior rebel said, in a move that would frustrate Kurdish hopes to expand in the area. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-JARABLUS (UPDATE 2), by Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 570 words)

Iraq hangs 36 people for killing of troops in 2014

BAGHDAD - Iraq says it has hanged 36 militants sentenced to death over the mass killing of hundreds of mainly Shi'ite soldiers at a camp north of Baghdad two years ago (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-EXECUTIONS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 370 words)

SPORTS & BUSINESS

Olympics-Team USA wins gold again in men's, women's basketball

RIO DE JANEIRO - The United States swept to both the men's and women's gold medals and their reign as Olympic champions looks set to continue for some time as they once again stormed to the top of the podium without tasting defeat. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/REVIEW, (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10PM ET, by Steve Keating, 300 words)

Rio's 29th sport: building the perfect corporate "dream house"

RIO DE JANEIRO - As the athletes strived for gold, the world's biggest companies engaged in their own sport during the Rio Olympics - outglamming each other with spectacular hospitality houses. (OLYMPICS-RIO/MARKETING (PIX), expect 0500GMT/1AM ET, repeat 7AM ET, by Liana Baker, 581 words)

Olympics-Athletics-Bolt reigns supreme

RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt delivered while Mo Farah, Elaine Thompson, Ashton Eaton and David Rudisha played their part too as athletics enjoyed a riveting, record-breaking 10 days. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/REVIEW (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)

Liverpool FC not for sale despite Chinese interest

LONDON - The American owners of Liverpool, one of the most famous teams in English soccer, are not planning to sell, a senior source at the club says after reports that a Chinese-backed consortium wants to buy a sizeable stake (SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Elizabeth Piper, 425 words)

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