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Russia backs 48-hour Aleppo truce, UN wants other sides to commit

GENEVA - Russia agrees to 48-hour humanitarian ceasefire in divided Syrian city of Aleppo to allow aid deliveries, but security guarantees are awaited from other parties on ground, U.N. officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 524 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-REBELS (INTERVIEW, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved by Tom Perry, 490 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas, 1,174 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DARAYA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 515 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CHEMICALWEAPONS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 406 words

- MIDEAST CRISIS/KERRY-LAVROV (moved), by Lesley Wroughton, 404 words)

Clinton, Trump clash over who is best for U.S. minorities

RENO, Nev./MANCHESTER, N.H. - U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accuses Donald Trump of fueling America's "radical fringe" with racist rhetoric, even as her Republican rival seeks to soften his image with appeal to minorities. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker and Steve Holland, 800 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (UPDATE 1), moved, 451 words

- USA-OBAMA/LEGACY-RACE (moved), by Jeff Mason, 708 words

Italy quake toll hits 250 as rescuers search flattened towns

AMATRICE, Italy - Death toll from devastating earthquake in central Italy climbs to 250 as rescue teams scour mounds of rubble for second day in towns and villages flattened by natural disaster. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 802 words)

ASIA

Defying Najib, Malaysian students plan rally calling for 1MDB arrest

KUALA LUMPUR - Defying Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's crackdown on dissent, student activists make plans for a mass rally to call for the arrest of an unnamed official who U.S. investigators say received $700 million skimmed from a sovereign fund. (MALAYSIA-SCANDAL/PROTESTS, moved, by Joseph Sipalan, 400 words)

U.S. aid to Pakistan shrinks amid mounting frustration over militants

WASHINGTON - Pakistan's continued support for resurgent militant groups hostile to the United States, coupled with warming U.S. military and business relations with India, is sharply diminishing Islamabad's strategic importance as an ally to Washington, U.S. military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials and outside experts say. (USA-PAKISTAN/AID (GRAPHIC), moved, by Idrees Ali, 841 words)

American University attack hits heart of Afghan liberal learning

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - With its spacious, leafy campus, foreign professors and English-language MBAs, the American University in Kabul offers young Afghan students the kind of Western-style education unimaginable for most of their peers. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Hamid Shalizi and Tommy Wilkes, 650 words)

Indonesia's most-wanted awakens new generation of jihadis

SOLO - Islamist militancy in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, has been contained since a crackdown in the mid-2000s. But, like al Qaeda before it, Islamic State is reviving a fragmented radical Islamist movement that has endured in various incarnations for the past century, authorities say. (INDONESIA-SECURITY/IS (INSIGHT, PIX), moved, by Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor, 1383 words)

UNITED STATES

Lochte signs new endorsement deal, legal woes persist in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte lands a new endorsement deal days after losing all his major sponsors even as the fallout from the Rio Olympics continues as Brazilian police recommend he be charged with falsely reporting a crime. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Rodrigo Viga, 425 words)

Obama expands Hawaii marine reserve in final push on climate

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii, the White House said, an action that will ban commercial fishing from more than 582,500 sq miles of the Pacific Ocean. (USA-OBAMA/OCEANS (UPDATE 2, PIX), by Roberta Rampton, moved, 669 words)

Apple fixes security flaw after UAE dissident's iPhone targeted

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple issues a patch to fix a dangerous security flaw in iPhones and iPads after researchers discover that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone has been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking. (APPLE-IPHONE/CYBER (UPDATE 1), moved, by Joseph Menn, 756 words)

- USA-CYBER/CREDITCARDS (UPDATE 1), by Nate Raymond, moved, 320 words

AMERICAS

Bolivia says deputy interior minister killed after kidnap by miners

LA PAZ - Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes was beaten to death after he was kidnapped by striking mineworkers, the government says, and up to 100 people have been arrested as authorities vow to punish those responsible. (BOLIVIA-MINISTER/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Daniel Ramos, 375 words)

Colombia sends FARC peace deal to Congress

BOGOTA/HAVANA - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos sends text of peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels to Congress in first step before plebiscite to end longest-running war in Western Hemisphere. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Helen Murphy and Marc Frank, 658 words)

Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate begins the trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff after a lengthy impeachment process that has paralyzed the politics of Latin America's largest nation and is expected to culminate in her removal from office next week. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 843 words)

EUROPE

Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini in France

CHATEAURENARD, France - Nicolas Sarkozy says he would impose a nationwide ban on burkinis if elected back to the presidency in 2017, positioning himself as a strong defender of French values and tough on immigration. (FRANCE-ELECTION/SARKOZY (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Ingrid Melander, 500 words)

AFRICA

Zuma says backs finance minister but can't stop investigation

PRETORIA - South African President Jacob Zuma says he backs Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan but is powerless to stop police investigation of him, signaling prolonged tussle that could rock markets further. (SAFRICA-GORDHAN/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Mfuneko Toyana, 605 words)

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