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TOP STORIES

Accepting the nomination, Clinton casts herself as clear-eyed leader

PHILADELPHIA - U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton casts herself as the steady leader at a "moment of reckoning" for America, contrasting her character with what she described as a dangerous and volatile Donald Trump. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by John Whitesides and Amanda Becker, 1037 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CHELSEA (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Alana Wise, 426 words

- USA-ELECTION/KOCH (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michelle Conlin, 660 words

- USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova, 525 words

- USA-ELECTION/NEW-DEMOCRATS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by James Oliphant and Jonathan Allen, 917 words

- USA-ELECTION/SANDERS (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Jonathan Allen, 565 words

- USA-CYBER/DEMOCRATS (UPDATE 3, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Joseph Menn, Dustin Volz and Mark Hosenball, 928 words

Erdogan wants army under president's control after coup -Turkish official

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and the national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official says, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 4, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler, 1,240 words)

- TURKEY-SECURITY/USA-PURGE, moved, by Warren Strobel, 500 words

- TURKEY-SECURITY/MILITARY, moved, by Daren Butler, 246 words

Japan to upgrade Patriot batteries for Olympics as N.Korean missile threat grows

TOKYO - Japan is upgrading its Patriot PAC-3 missile defense system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adding range and accuracy needed to intercept more advanced North Korean ballistic missiles, sources with knowledge of the plan say. (JAPAN-NORTHKOREA/PATRIOT (EXCLUSIVE, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo, 600 words)

Australia's Muslim migrants on edge, race relations falter with rise of the right

SYDNEY - Race relations in Australia have deteriorated so badly that some community leaders fear violence will erupt in a political vacuum where the new government, elected with a bare majority, must rely on the support of parties that have fomented the discord. (AUSTRALIA-ELECTION/FARRIGHT (PICTURES), moved, by Jonathan Barrett, 800 words)

ASIA

China says to hold drills with Russia in South China Sea

BEIJING - China and Russia will conduct "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China's Defence Ministry says, adding that the drills are aimed at strengthening their cooperation and are not aimed at any other country. (SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/DRILLS (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, 475 words)

New York Fed asks Philippines to recover Bangladesh money

DHAKA - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has asked the Philippines' central bank to help Bangladesh Bank recover the $81 million that was stolen by hackers in February from its account held at the Fed, boosting Dhaka's efforts to retrieve the money. (CYBER-HEIST/BANGLADESH (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Krishna N. Das and Serajul Quadir, 711 words)

Two children abused in Australian prison being counter-sued by state

SYDNEY - Two of the six aboriginal children teargassed by police while in custody in Australia are being counter-sued by the Northern Territory government for damaging the prison in an escape attempt, according to court documents. (AUSTRALIA-PRISON/INQUIRY, moved, by Matt Siegel, 411 words)

Indonesia executes three Nigerians, one local, despite protests

CILACAP - Indonesia executes four convicted drug traffickers, three of them Nigerians, in the early hours of Friday, marking the latest salvo in its "war against drugs." (INDONESIA-EXECUTIONS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Johan Purnomo, 400 words)

Afghan government loses 5 pct of territory in 4 months -U.S. govt watchdog

WASHINGTON - The Afghan government lost control or influence of nearly 5 percent of its territory between January and May, the U.S government's top watchdog on Afghanistan says in a report, an indication of the challenges its forces are facing. (AFGHANISTAN-SECURITY/TALIBAN, moved, by Idrees Ali, 481 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Attempt at U.S.-Russia cooperation in Syria suffers major setbacks

GENEVA/WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's attempt to elicit Russian military cooperation in the fight against Islamic State in Syria suffers two potentially crippling blows. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-RUSSIA, moved, by Tom Miles and John Walcott, 610 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Lisa Barrington and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 1,240 words

EUROPE

In a country wary of migrants, Pope tells Poles to welcome refugees

KRAKOW, Poland - Pope Francis urges young people to welcome migrants and refugees, putting himself in direct contrast with the government of Poland on the second day of his visit there. (POPE-POLAND/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Philip Pullella and Wojciech Zurawski, 500 words)

France had been hunting second church attacker after tipoff

PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Police had been hunting a second teenager who killed a priest in a church in France after a foreign intelligence tipoff that the suspected jihadist might be preparing an attack, police and judicial sources say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Chine Labbé and Michel Rose, 820 words)

AMERICAS

Venezuela's opposition-run congress defies government over ban

CARACAS - Venezuela's opposition-run National Assembly defies President Nicolas Maduro's government and ratchets up a conflict of powers by reinstating three lawmakers banned over fraud accusations in the December parliamentary vote. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Kai and Diego Oré, 405 words)

SPORT

IOC warned Rio on construction contracts 5 years ago -documents

RIO DE JANEIRO - The International Olympic Committee warned organizers of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro five years ago that construction contracts they drew up could give developers incentives to cut corners, presaging problems with athletes' housing that drew complaints from several countries this week, documents show. (OLYMPICS-RIO/VILLAGE (UPDATE 2, PICTURES), moved, by Stephen Eisenhammer, 820 words)

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