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Bomb attack on Turkish wedding kills 22, wounds 94
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Twenty-two people are killed and 94 wounded when a suspected suicide bomber targets a wedding in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, adding to a surge in violence this week in the mainly Kurdish southeast. (TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), by Umit Besktas and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 391 words)
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U.S. swimmer Lochte apologizes to Brazil on national TV
RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte tells Brazil's largest broadcaster he exaggerated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio - but insists he did not lie. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by Brad Brooks, 547 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/ moved, 266 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)
Kurds vs Syrian army battle intensifies, complicating multi-fronted war
BEIRUT - Fighting between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces intensifies, creating the risk of yet another front opening in Syria's civil war. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (TV, PICTURES), moved, by Angus McDowall, 564 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)
UNITED STATES
Firefighters largely control California blaze as other fire threatens historic mansion
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters had a Southern California wildfire mostly surrounded, allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return to their houses, as another fire further north moved perilously close to the historic Hearst Castle. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 3, TV), by Alex Dobuzinskis, 398 words)
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