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TOP STORIES

Obama paints Trump as no friend of the working class

PHILADELPHIA - With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama takes up the Democrats' fight against Donald Trump, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe and James Oliphant, 710 words)

- USA-ELECTION/ICAHN (UPDATE 1), moved, by Michael Flaherty, 335 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (UPDATE 2, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jonathan Allen, 510 words

- USA-ELECTION/CYBER, moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 350 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ECONOMY (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, 380 words

Syria truce largely holds as aid preparations begin

BEIRUT/GENEVA - A new ceasefire in Syria brings a full day with no combat deaths in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, a monitoring body says, as efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas get cautiously under way. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 7, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Lisa Barrington and Tom Miles, 980 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Tom Miles, 400 words

Record U.S. military aid deal for Israel to be signed on Wednesday

WASHINGTON - The United States and Israel have agreed on a record $38 billion package of U.S. military aid and will sign the new pact on Wednesday, enshrining defense funding for Washington's closest Middle East ally for the next decade, officials say. (USA-ISRAEL/ (UPDATE 5), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle, 850 words)

ASIA

Hong Kong judiciary could be undermined by China in struggle against independence calls

HONG KONG - The emergence of a new generation of activists seeking independence for Hong Kong could trigger a legal battle with China that undermines the independence of its judiciary, senior government, legal and diplomatic officials warn. (HONGKONG-ELECTION/RULEOFLAW (PICTURES, TV), moved, by James Pomfret and Greg Torode, 910 words)

India woos new Nepali PM to claw back ground from China

NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU - India is likely to offer Nepal's new prime minister help building an east-west railway line and better access to its ports on his first visit this week, as it tries to regain ground lost recently to China. (INDIA-NEPAL/CHINA (PICTURES), moved, by Sanjeev Miglani and Gopal Sharma, 820 words)

Curfew, protests mar Muslim holy day for families in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR - In Srinagar, Indian Kashmir's main city, calls to prayer ringing out from mosques go largely unanswered as families in the Muslim-majority region heed a curfew that made celebrating Eid nigh impossible. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ moved, (PICTURES, TV), by Fayaz Bukhari, 650 words)

India's tech hub companies shut down after violent clashes

BENGALURU - Indian and foreign technology companies including global outsourcing firm Accenture closed offices and tell staff to stay home in the technology hub of Bengaluru after riots over the diversion of water from a river. (INDIA-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by Robin Paxton and Mamidipudi Soumithri, 710 words)

EUROPE

Juncker to rally divided, post-Brexit EU, push investment

STRASBOURG - The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will try to rally support for the European Union, a project battered by the UK Brexit referendum and divided over the way forward when he makes his annual State of the Union address. (EU-JUNCKER/, moved, by Alastair Macdonald, 590 words)

Britain's Libya intervention flawed, ex-PM Cameron to blame -lawmakers

LONDON - Britain's 2011 military intervention in Libya, ordered by former prime minister David Cameron, relied on flawed intelligence and hastened the North African country's political and economic collapse, lawmakers say in a damning report. (BRITAIN-LIBYA/, moved, by William James, 360 words)

- LIBYA-SECURITY/OIL (UPDATE 3), moved, by Aidan Lewis, 830 words

UNITED STATES

Protesters slam N. Dakota pipeline but company 'committed'

ATLANTA - Holding signs and banners and chanting "Oil Kills," protesters in Atlanta and other U.S. cities shout support for Native American activists trying to stop construction of a North Dakota pipeline they say will desecrate sacred land and pollute water. (USA-PIPELINE/NATIVEAMERICANS (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Rich McKay, 650 words)

Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers

SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley is creating a crash course in self-driving car technology to address a shortage of engineers with help from a startup in a different field: online education. (UDACITY-AUTONOMOUS/ (PICTURES), moved, by Heather Somerville, 700 words)

AFRICA

Ghana president outlines policy plans ahead of December election

ACCRA - Ghanaian President John Mahama outlines the ruling party's plans for the next four years in a bid to establish policy credibility ahead of what is expected to be a tight general election in December. (GHANA-POLITICS/, moved, by Matthew Mpoke Bigg, 450 words)

SPORT

Anti-doping agency says athlete data stolen by Russian group

SEPT 13 (REUTERS) - The World Anti-Doping Agency says that hackers stole confidential medical information about U.S. Olympic athletes and published it on the internet, blaming a Russian group for the attack. (DOPING-WADA/CYBER (UPDATE 3), moved, by Alan Baldwin and Jim Finkle, 700 words)

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