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TOP STORIES

China determined to battle on two fronts as North Asia tensions spike

BEIJING/TOKYO - As China diplomatically confronts the United States and South Korea over new missile defenses and intensifies pressure on Japan at sea over disputed islets, Beijing is signaling it is prepared to stand its ground on two major regional fronts. (CHINA-TENSIONS/JAPAN-KOREA, moved, by Michael Martina and Tim Kelly, 700 words)

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- SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/JAPAN (WRAPUP 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Kiyoshi Takenaka and Eric Beech, 790 words

Ataturk's revival a symbol of Turkey's fragile post-coup unity

ISTANBUL - After years of being gradually eclipsed as President Tayyip Erdogan forges "new Turkey" with Islam firmly at its heart, the secular republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, for now at least, makes his comeback in the wake of a failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ATATURK (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by Asli Kandemir and Daren Butler, 1,120 words)

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- TURKEY-SECURITY/ARRESTS (UPDATE 3), expect by 1500, by Seda Sezer and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 850 words

Pakistani lawyers stage strike to protest bombing of colleagues

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani lawyers stage strike to protest against the killing of at least 70 people, many of them lawyers, in a Monday bomb attack as doubts grow about an Islamic State claim of responsibility. (PAKISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Mehreen Zahra-Malik and Gul Yusufzai, 700 words)

ASIA

Thai junta chief Prayuth reiterates election set for 2017

BANGKOK - Thailand will hold a general election in 2017, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says, seeking to allay concerns his military government may delay plans for a return to democracy, days after the country endorsed a military-backed constitution. (THAILAND-POLITICS/ (PICTURES), moved, by Pracha Hariraksapitak, 308 words)

Holy cows and Hindu crusaders cloud Modi's Indian reform drive

AGRA - Two miles down the road from the white marble walls of the fabled Taj Mahal, a heavyset man crouches in the dirt of a cow shed and explains how the future of India belongs to him. (INDIA-MODI/COWS (INSIGHT, PIX), moved, by Rupam Jain and Tom Lasseter, 1,293 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Banned from working, asylum seekers build Japan's roads

WARABI, Japan - Even as authorities insist they leave, Kurdish migrants work without permits on government projects. Japan's strict immigration rules combined with its shrinking work population spawn black market in labor. (JAPAN-KURDS/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Thomas Wilson, Mari Saito, Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki, 2,199 words)

UNITED STATES

Delta Air Lines cancels nearly 250 flights

Delta Air Lines Inc cancels nearly 250 flights as it looks to restore operations after a power outage hit its computer systems on Monday, causing the cancellation of about 1,000 flights. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Rachit Vats, 200 words)

Pokemon Go eludes cloning attempts by big game studios -execs

SAN FRANCISCO - Top video game companies, caught off-guard by the runaway success of Pokemon Go, are wrestling with how to play catch-up to the augmented reality app that has become a worldwide phenomenon. (NINTENDO-POKEMON/RIVALS (PIX), moved, by Jeffrey Dastin, 700 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Yemen's central bank denies irresponsible use of external reserves

WASHINGTON - Yemen's central bank says it was using state reserves in overseas banks responsibly after the Saudi-backed government, fighting a civil war, asked international financial institutions to deny the central bank access to the funds. (YEMEN-SECURITY/CENTRALBANK (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Yara Bayoumy, 714 words)

EUROPE

Mystery magic spells unearthed with ancient skeletons in Serbia

KOSTOLAC, Serbia - Archaeologists are trying to decipher magic spells etched onto tiny rolls of gold and silver that they found alongside skeletons of humans buried almost 2,000 years ago. (SERBIA-ARCHAEOLOGY/MAGIC (PIX, TV), moved, 329 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Brazilian fans boo foreign athletes in culture clash

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians bring a soccer fan's raucous attitude to the Rio Games, wildly cheering their own athletes, booing and mocking opponents - and creating uncomfortable moments for Olympic athletes unaccustomed to no-holds-barred partisanship. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), by Andrew Downie and Drazen Jorgic, 625 words)

In search of star power, media lap up Usain Bolt show in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO - As a dozen scantily clad Brazilian samba dancers gyrate on to the stage, rocking peacock-style headresses and glittery thongs, Usain Bolt was not about to be intimidated or upstaged. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/BOLT-MEDIA (PIX, TV), moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 445 words)

Angry Phelps backs King's stance over Efimova

RIO DE JANEIRO - Michael Phelps backs compatriot Lilly King's attitude towards Russian Yulia Efimova at the Olympics on Monday and says more people should follow her lead. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/KING-PHELPS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 366 words)

Dutch gymnast expelled for night of drinking in Rio

AMSTERDAM - Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder is expelled from the Olympics for "gravely" violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking in Rio after qualifying for the finals of the rings event, the Dutch team says. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-M-DUTCH/, moved, by Thomas Escritt, 196 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (HIGHLIGHTS), moved, 2306 words

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