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Turkey releases 758 detained soldiers as Erdogan drops lawsuits

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey releases more than 750 soldiers who had been detained after an abortive coup, state media reports, while President Tayyip Erdogan said he would drop lawsuits against those who had insulted him, in a one-time gesture of "unity." (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), by Yesim Dikmen and Humeyra Pamuk, 964 words)

Clinton gets down to campaign business with U.S. Rust Belt trip

PHILADELPHIA - Democrat Hillary Clinton takes her newly energized campaign to become the United States' first woman president on road to states in "Rust Belt" that might decide outcome of Nov. 8 election. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 8, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker, 800 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (PIX, TV), moved, by Steve Holland, 400 words

No clean bill of health for EU banks in stress test

LONDON - Banks from Italy, Ireland, Spain and Austria fare worst in the latest European Union stress test, which the region's banking watchdog says shows there is still work to do in order to boost credit to the bloc's economy. (EU-BANKS/TESTS (UPDATE 4), by Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill, 802 words)

UK and China regulators discuss framework for financial projects

HONG KONG - British and Chinese securities watchdogs are discussing an agreement that will pave the way for landmark financial services projects between the countries, sources said, easing fears that Britain could be a less attractive partner for such deals after last month's vote to leave the European Union. (BRITAIN-CHINA/FINANCIAL (PIX), by Michelle Price, 510 words)

LATIN AMERICA

Brazil's Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice - court

SAO PAULO - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former chief executive of investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA will stand trial for obstruction of justice, documents from a federal court in Brasilia show. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 378 words)

UNITED STATES

At least 16 feared dead in Texas hot air balloon crash

AUSTIN - At least 16 people feared dead when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart, a local sheriff says. (TEXAS-BALLOON/CRASH (UPDATE 3), moved, 99 words)

Inventory reduction curbs US economic growth; rebound expected

WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth unexpectedly remains tepid as inventories fall for first time in nearly five years and business investment weakens further, offsetting robust consumer spending. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 5), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 912 words)

Florida cases seen as first sign Zika transmitted locally in U.S.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Florida authorities report first sign of local Zika transmission in continental United States, concluding that mosquitoes likely infected four people with virus that can cause rare but serious birth defect. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Barbara Liston and Zachary Fagenson, 871 words)

Crews battle to quell California wildfire near Big Sur coast

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. - Firefighters battle for eighth day to quell deadly blaze near California's renowned Big Sur coast that destroys dozens of homes, threatens hundreds more and forces several state parks to close at height of summer tourist season. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Michael Fiala, 400 words)

EUROPE

UK's May made decision to delay Hinkley nuclear project -source

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May personally intervened to delay the French and Chinese-backed Hinkley Point nuclear project so she could further consider the deal, a government source says, explaining Friday's shock move. (EDF-BRITAIN/NUCLEAR (UPDATE 1, PIX), by William James and Kate Holton, 694 words)

Pope urges Polish Churchmen to open up, shun worldly ambitions

KRAKOW - Pope Francis urges Poland's Roman Catholic churchmen to live more simple lives, focus on those most in need and shun worldly ambitions. (POPE-POLAND/ (PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Wiktor Szary, 420 words)

Belgium charges man with planning attack, releases brother

BRUSSELS - Belgium charges a man with planning to commit murder in a terrorist attack and releases his brother after a series of house searches on Friday evening, federal prosecutors say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM (UPDATE 2), moved, 246 words)

French church attacker: from troubled childhood to altar killer

SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Adel Kermiche was attention-seeking child whose behavioral problems frequently led him to psychiatric hospital and later specialist school. He died cold-blooded killer who slit throat of elderly French priest in name of Islamic State. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-KILLER (PIX, TV), moved, by Michel Rose, 1,083 words)

Putin steps up drive to kill sanctions amid signs of EU disunity

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin will step up Russia's campaign to end European Union sanctions with visit to Slovenia on Saturday, encouraged by signs his tactic of lobbying what he views as more pliant southern and eastern European states is starting to pay off. (RUSSIA-SANCTIONS/PUTIN (PIX), moved, by Andrew Osborn, 1,256 words)

Bavaria leader rejects Merkel's 'we can do this' refugee mantra

MUNICH/BERLIN - Bavaria's premier, whose state bore the brunt of recent attacks in Germany, takes aim at Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy by rejecting her "we can do this" mantra. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), by Jens Hack and Paul Carrel, 408 words)

Pokemon GO players robbed at gunpoint in London park

LONDON - Three teenagers playing the hit game Pokemon GO are robbed at gunpoint in a north London park and forced to hand over their mobile phones, British police say. (BRITAIN-CRIME/POKEMON (moved), moved, 180 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Turkey's anti-Gulen crackdown ripples far and wide

MOGADISHU - Barely 12 hours after a failed coup in Turkey, Somalia's cabinet met in Mogadishu to consider a request from Ankara to shut down two schools and a hospital linked to Fethullah Gulen, the Muslim cleric Turkey blames for the attempted putsch. (TURKEY-SECURITY/GULEN-EDUCATION (moved), by Abdi Sheikh, 1036 words)

Turkish troops kill 35 militants after they try to storm base, officials says

DIYARBAKIR - Turkish troops kill 35 Kurdish militants after they try to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province, military officials say. (TURKEY-KURDS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 293 words)

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- (TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS (TV), by Ayla Jean Yackley, 665 words)

Scores of families leave besieged Aleppo under Russia-Damascus plan

BEIRUT - More than 150 civilians, mostly women and children, left besieged eastern parts of Aleppo through a safety zone that Moscow and its Syrian ally say they have set up to evacuate people trapped in opposition-held areas. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 1), moved, 455 words)

Coalition warplanes attack Houthi fighters near Saudi border -sources

CAIRO - Warplanes of a Saudi-led coalition bombed Houthi fighters from Yemen seeking to infiltrate Saudi Arabia on Saturday, killing tens of Houthi militiamen, security sources said. (YEMEN-SECURITY/FIGHTING (UPDATE 1), moved, 416 words)

Tunisia premier faces no-confidence vote over new govt

TUNIS - Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid faces a vote of no confidence in parliament on Saturday after resisting the president's proposal to help form a new unity government to push through economic reforms. (TUNISIA-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, 278 words)

Iran's global banking problems deepen with rise of Trump, Brexit

LONDON/ANKARA - Britain's vote to leave European Union and rise of U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump paralyze efforts by Western governments to encourage already highly reluctant international banks to do business with Iran. (IRAN-BANKING/ (INSIGHT, PIX), moved, by Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi, 1,419 words)

ASIA

Thai queen recovering from pneumonia after treatment -palace

BANGKOK - Thailand's Queen Sirikit, 83, has been treated for pneumonia at a hospital in Bangkok and is recovering, the Royal Household Bureau says in a statement. (THAILAND-/QUEEN (moved), moved, 214 words)

At least 31 killed in India's northeast, Bangladesh by heavy rains

GUWAHATI - At least 17 people are killed by heavy rains and flooding in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, while at least 14 people die in Bangladesh, with millions of people also displaced, officials say. (INDIA-FLOODS/ (moved), 185 words)

SPORTS

Russian weightlifters barred from Rio Games

MOSCOW - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) formally suspends Russia's eight-strong weightlifting team, effectively excluding it from next month's Rio Olympics, because of doping offenses. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-WEIGHTLIFTING (UPDATE 1), moved, by Jack Stubbs, 400 words)

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