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Russia rattles saber after accusing Ukraine of Crimea plot

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin summons his security council and the Russian Navy announces war games in the Black Sea a day after the Russian president accused Ukraine of trying to provoke a conflict over annexed Crimea. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA (PIX), moving shortly, by Andrew Osborn, 1014 words)

Trump calls Obama and Clinton 'co-founders' of Islamic State

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called U.S. President Barack Obama and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton "co-founders" of Islamic State on Thursday, igniting fresh criticism of his inflammatory campaign style. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 2), by Doina Chiacu, 583 words)

Intensifying fight for Aleppo chokes civilian population

BEIRUT - An upsurge of intense fighting around Aleppo has killed scores of Syrians in the past weeks, displaced thousands and cut water and power to up to 2 million people on both sides of the front line, worsening the already dire conditions faced by hundreds of thousands in the city. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 1, PIX), by John Davison, 1025 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moving shortly, by Stephanie Nebehay, 422 words)

Military attaches and diplomats flee Turkey's post-coup inquiry

ANKARA - Two Turkish military attaches in Greece flee to Italy, others are caught overseas and some diplomats are on the run after being recalled as part of an inquiry into last month's failed military coup, Turkey's foreign minister says. (TURKEY-SECURITY/DIPLOMATS (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay, 913 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Police patrols beefed up at Games as security concerns mount

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympics organizers stepped up police patrols on Wednesday as security concerns mounted over the threat posed by street violence, with a Games bus being hit by stones and a security patrol coming under fire near Rio's international airport. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 574 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PICTURES), moved, 1,550 words

ASIA

Australia accuses refugees of falsely reporting sexual abuse

SYDNEY - Australia accuses asylum seekers held in Pacific detention camps of falsely reporting sexual assault in order to get sent to Australia, a day after a newspaper published leaked documents detailing abuse at the Nauru immigration center. (AUSTRALIA-ASYLUM/, moved, by Matt Siegel, 324 words)

Philippines urges China to "uncompromisingly" respect rule of law

MANILA - Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay calls on China to respect maritime law and security as well as the rule of law, to resolve disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/PHILIPPINES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Manuel Mogato, 418 words)

Thai police want to intercept phone calls in 'national security' cases

BANGKOK - A new scheme that would allow Thai police to intercept telephone calls in national security cases has been put forward to cabinet for approval, police say, a move that has alarmed rights groups. (THAILAND-SECURITY/, moved, by Aukkarapon Niyomyat, 393 words)

EUROPE

German defense, interior minister to pump up joint training for attacks

BERLIN/UEDEM, Germany - Germany's defense minister says the country is in the "crosshairs of terrorism" and presses plans for the military to train more closely with police authorities to prepare for potential large-scale militant attacks. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY (TV), expect by 1430 GMT/10.30 AM ET, by Joseph Nasr and Andrea Shalal, 626 words)

Trotsky's ghost haunts Britain's Labour Party in post-Brexit vote turmoil

LONDON - Nearly 76 years to the day since Leon Trotsky was murdered in Mexico with an ice-pick on Josef Stalin's orders, the Russian revolutionary has returned to haunt Britain's opposition Labour Party in the turmoil sparked by the Brexit vote. (BRITAIN-LABOUR/TROTSKY (PIX), by Guy Faulconbridge and Kylie MacLellan, 536 words)

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Renewed Yemeni fighting points to society broken beyond repair

DUBAI - The whitewashed dome of a Sufi shrine in the Yemeni city of Taiz gleamed for centuries until a band of hardline Sunni Islamist gunmen blew it up last month, victim to a civil war that may have disfigured a once-tolerant society beyond repair. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Noah Browning, 1046 words)

Nigeria riven by new battles over scarce fertile land

NIMBO, Nigeria - Muslim herdsmen fleeing Boko Haram jihadists and fast-spreading desertification in the north of Nigeria are clashing with Christian farmers in the south, adding a dangerous new dimension to the sectarian tensions and militancy plaguing the country. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/ (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Ulf Laessing, 1040 words)

Zambians queue round the block to cast votes as economy struggles

LUSAKA - Zambians queue round the block in Lusaka as voting begins for a new president and legislators in what is expected to be a tough battle, as slow growth and weak commodity prices weigh on Africa's second-biggest copper producer. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa, 638 words)

AMERICAS

Canadian police kill suspect after receiving "terrorist threat" tip - TV

VANCOUVER - Canadian police killed a man, national television news channels report, after the police said they had identified a suspect after receiving "credible information of a potential terrorist threat." (CANADA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Julie Gordon, 499 words)

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