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Syrian opposition says will reject any US/Russia deal unlike own plan
LONDON - Syria's main opposition negotiating group will reject any deal struck by Russia and the United States on Syria's fate that is very different from its own proposed transition plan, the group's general coordinator Riyad Hijab says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-OPPOSITION (UPDATE 2), moved, by William James, 550 words)
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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DENIAL, moved, 190 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ MILITIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 1), moved, 135 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-SYRIA (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk, 540 words
Merkel strikes back, defends migrant policy after election rout
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at critics of her open-door migrant policy after her conservative CDU party was humiliated in a regional vote, urging all parties to fight the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) with facts. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-MERKEL (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Madeline Chambers and Michael Nienaber, 490 words)
Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts
MECCA - Saudi Arabia's top religious authority says Iran's leaders are not Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage. (SAUDI-IRAN/MUFTI (UPDATE 4), moved, by Dahlia Nehme, 580 words)
Police hold two after car with gas cylinders found in Paris
PARIS - A car, whose owner is on an intelligence services watchlist of people suspected of religious radicalisation, was discovered near Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on Saturday night with seven gas cylinders inside, police and judicial officials say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-CAR (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, 390 words)
EUROPE
Work on Calais wall to shut out migrants to start this month
LONDON/CALAIS - Work on building a wall along the approach road to the French port of Calais to try to stop migrants from jumping aboard trucks bound for Britain will begin this month, British officials say. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/CALAIS-BRITAIN (UPDATE 1), moved, 315 words)
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- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/DENMARK, moved, by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, 355 words
- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SICILY-ARRIVALS (TV, PICTURE), moved, 125 words
- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (UPDATE 1), moved, 385 words
MIDDLE EAST
Fighting in Syria's Hama province displaces 100,000 - UN
GENEVA - Fighting in Syria's western Hama province displaced an estimated 100,000 people between Aug. 28 and Sept. 5, the United Nations says, citing the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the governor of the province. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HAMA (UPDATE 1), moved, 240 words)
AFRICA
Nigerian army faces new dangers in Boko Haram campaign
BAMA - Nigeria's military has liberated swathes of land from Boko Haram but a ride with an army convoy, all guns firing for fear of ambush, shows how far the northeast is from normality after a Islamist insurgency that has displaced millions. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/ (EXCLUSIVE, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Ulf Laessing, 1,300 words)
Gabon's Bongo shrugs off calls for vote recount
PARIS - Gabon's re-elected President Ali Bongo shrugs off international calls for a recount of last week's disputed vote, saying it is a matter for the constitutional court to decide. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Richard Lough, 580 words)
UNITED STATES
Trump and Clinton face U.S. commander-in-chief test
PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, pledging a major new military buildup, and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton get a chance to show how they will lead the U.S. armed forces as commander-in-chief. (USA-ELECTION/, moved, by Steve Holland, 670 words)
Apple sets stage for iPhone 7, many already waiting for 8
SAN FRANCISCO - The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut, but many consumers and investors are already setting their sights on Apple Inc's 2017 version of the popular gadget, hoping for more significant advances. (APPLE-IPHONE/, moved, by Julia Love, 440 words)
AMERICAS
Struggling to feed families, Venezuelans abandon pets
LOS TEQUES, Venezuela - Venezuelans struggling to feed their families let alone pets amid an unprecedented economic crisis are increasingly dumping scrawny animals in streets, parks and makeshift shelters. (VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/ANIMALS (WIDER IMAGE, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Carlos Garcia Rawlins and Girish Gupta, 370 words)
ASIA
Tensions over South China Sea belie summit cordiality
VIENTIANE - The Philippines says it is "gravely concerned" that Chinese boats are preparing to build structures at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, shattering an appearance of cordiality at an Asian summit in Laos. (ASEAN-SUMMIT/SOUTHCHINASEA (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Manuel Mogato and Amy Sawitta Lefevre, 815 words)
+ See also:
- SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/COASTGUARD (UPDATE 2), moved, by Greg Torode, 530 words
Malaysia confirms first case of Zika in a pregnant woman
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia confirms its first case of the Zika virus in a pregnant woman, a 27-year-old living in a southern city next to the city-state of Singapore. (HEALTH-ZIKA/MALAYSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Liz Lee, 230 words)
+ See also:
- HEALTH-ZIKA/CHINA (UPDATE 1), moved, 355 words
- HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE-PREGNANCY (PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Fathin Ungku and Nicole Nee, 600 words
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