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U.S. Democratic Party chair jeered in protest ahead of convention

PHILADELPHIA - Chaos breaks out ahead of U.S. Democratic Party convention as protesters jeer party chairwoman over leaked email showing Democratic officials worked to undermine Bernie Sanders in his presidential primary battle with Hillary Clinton. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by John Whitesides and Jonathan Allen, 700 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA-FBI (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Dustin Volz and Mark Hosenball, 500 words

Bavarian bomber pledged allegiance to Islamic State - minister

ANSBACH, Germany - Syrian who blew himself up in southern Germany, wounding 15 people, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State on video found on his mobile phone and had military links in Aleppo, Bavarian officials say. (GERMANY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 11, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Andreas Burger, 700 words)

Two teens killed, many injured in Florida nightclub shooting

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Two teenagers are killed and as many as 18 people are wounded in shooting outside party at Florida nightclub that police in Fort Myers say is not act of terror. (FLORIDA-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Joe Skipper, 800 words)

Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdown as Europe sounds alarm

ISTANBUL - Turkey orders detention of 42 journalists, broadcaster NTV reports, under crackdown after failed coup that targets more than 60,000 people, drawing fire from European Union. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, GRAPHIC), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Daren Butler and Seda Sezer, 900 words)

+ See also:

- TURKEY-SECURITY/TRIAL (PIX), moved, by Daren Butler, 330 words

Spy agencies struggle to spot threats from lone, mentally ill attackers

WASHINGTON - Recent attacks on civilians in United States and Europe expose gap in intelligence community's efforts to track suspected extremists and prevent mass killings, half dozen American, British and French counterterrorism officials tell Reuters. (USA-POLICE/DOMESTICSECURITY (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Mark Hosenball, 1,178 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Students, teachers detail cheating in program owned by test giant ACT

SHANGHAI/SEOUL/IOWA CITY - Global Assessment Certificate program is designed to give foreign students skills to succeed at U.S. universities. Reuters finds it sometimes offers those students much more - including sneak peek at ACT itself. (COLLEGE-CHEATING/ACT (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Steve Stecklow, Alexandra Harney and Ju-min Park, 2,972 words)

UNITED STATES

Verizon to buy Yahoo's core business for $4.8 billion in digital ad push

NEW YORK - Verizon Communications says it will buy Yahoo's core internet properties for $4.83 billion in cash, marking end of line for storied Web pioneer and setting stage for big new internet push by telecom giant. (YAHOO-M&A/VERIZON (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), expect by 1930 GMT/3.30 PM ET, by Malathi Nayak, 800 words)

Wildfire threatens 20,000 homes near Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - California wildfire that destroys more than dozen homes and leaves one man dead is forcing thousands of residents to flee as flames rage for fourth day through drought-parched canyons and foothills north of Los Angeles, officials say. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Steve Gorman, 369 words)

WIDER IMAGE

Venezuelan schoolchildren express hunger in drawings

CARACAS - When children at Catholic-run school in poor neighborhood of Venezuela's capital begin fainting from hunger, teachers ask them to draw or describe their most recent meals and what they expect to eat next. (VENEZUELA-SCHOOLCHILDREN/ (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), moved, by Daniel Kai, 383 words)

AMERICAS

Colombia declares end to Zika epidemic inside country

BOGOTA - Epidemic of Zika virus officially ends in Colombia, country's vice health minister says, 10 months after mosquito-borne illness arrives in Andean nation. (HEALTH-ZIKA/COLOMBIA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 392 words)

EUROPE

Scotland's Sturgeon preparing for independence to keep post-Brexit options open

LONDON - Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon says she will start preparatory work on splitting Scotland from rest of Britain to keep option of independence available after vote to leave European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/SCOTLAND (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by William James, 450 words)

+ See also:

- BRITAIN-EU/LUXEMBOURG, moved, by Huw Jones and Guy Faulconbridge, 624 words

AFRICA

Regional armies struggle in last push against Boko Haram

DIFFA, Niger - Seven years into insurgency that spreads from Nigeria into Chad, Niger and Cameroon, regional armies are in final push to defeat Boko Haram, once-obscure Islamist sect turned deadly militant group. But lingering divisions in countries' multi-national joint task force are complicating that mission. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/NIGER (INSIGHT, TV, PIX), moved, by Joe Bavier, 1,184 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Suicide bombing north of Baghdad kills 16, Islamic State claims attack

BAGHDAD - Suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State kills 16 people, including group of women and children packed into minibus outside Iraqi town, police and hospital sources say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-KHALIS (UPDATE 2, GRAPHIC), moved, 245 words)

ASIA

Diplomatic win for China as ASEAN drops reference to maritime court ruling

VIENTIANE - China scores diplomatic victory as Southeast Asian nations drop U.S.-backed proposal to mention landmark international court ruling against Beijing's territorial claims in South China Sea in joint statement. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/ASEAN (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Michael Martina and Lesley Wroughton, 799 words)

SPORT

Kremlin hails IOC Olympic green light, but conditions grate

MOSCOW - Kremlin hails decision by International Olympic Committee not to ban Russia's entire team from Rio Olympics over doping allegations, but government officials say strings attached to IOC's ruling are unfair. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Dmitry Solovyov and Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 498 words)

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