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TOP STORIES

Talk of shifting funds away from Trump premature-Republican official

WASHINGTON - A senior official with the Republican National Committee plays down the prospect that the party would cut off cash and logistical support to White House nominee Donald Trump in order to shift resources toward congressional races. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Alana Wise, 360 words)

Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from IS

WARDAK, Iraq - Kurdish Peshmerga forces launch a fresh attack on Islamic State as part of a campaign to capture Mosul, the militants' de facto capital in Iraq, Kurdish officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL, (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Saif Hameed, 540 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO, moved, 245 words

IS faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic State's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the movement's ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force. (PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN/ISLAMICSTATE (PICTURES), moved, by Kay Johnson and Mehreen Zahra-Malik, 800 words)

New York police hunt for gunman in Muslim cleric's killing

NEW YORK - New York City police search for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens, a crime that sowed fear and sadness in their budding Bangladeshi community. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURES), moved, by Chris Prentice and Laila Kearney, 620 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Athletics-Russia's Klishina to compete after appeal upheld

RIO DE JANEIRO - Russian long jumper Darya Klishina will compete at the Rio Olympics after her ban from the Games was struck down by sport's highest court on the eve of her event. (OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-KLISHINA (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE), moved by Jack Stubbs, 300 words)

Olympics-Athletics-Bolt delivers on every level - again

RIO DE JANEIRO - An hour after securing his third successive Olympic 100 meters gold on Sunday, Usain Bolt was still patiently making his way through another 100 meters -- the zig-zag 'mixed zone' where TV crews from around the world wait to snatch a sound bite. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-ATM100/BOLT (PIX), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 350 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/W-MARATHON (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), by Scott Malone, 350 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn, 550 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE-ROBBERY (UPDATE 4), by Eduardo Simões and Caroline Stauffer, 400 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/PROMISES (TV), by Karolos Grohmann, 480 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-DIVING/PROPOSAL, moved, by Brenda Goh, 290 words

ASIA

Modi, in address, chides Pakistan and urges Indian unity

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes aim at supporters of "terrorism" in his Independence Day speech, ratcheting up criticism of Pakistan while avoiding direct mention of month-long protests in Indian-ruled Kashmir. (INDIA-ANNIVERSARY/ (PIX, TV), by Douglas Busvine and Nidhi Verma, expect by 0630 GMT, 0230 ET, 500 words)

Japan PM sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends a ritual offering to a shrine for war dead on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat, but does not visit the shrine, which is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism.(WW2-ANNIVERSARY/JAPAN (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), expect by 0800 GMT./3 AM ET, by Kento Sahara and Nobuhiro Kubo, 400 words)

Taliban "special forces" lead Helmand assault-Afghan officials

CHAH-E-ANJIR, Afghanistan - Only a few days ago, this village of mud huts in southern Afghanistan was a battlefield. Afghan security forces beat back attacks by encroaching Taliban fighters on Chah-e-Anjir, just 10 km (6 miles) from Helmand's provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. (AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND/ (PICTURES), moved, by Hamid Shalizi, 700 words)

Thailand detains several people for questioning

BANGKOK - Thailand's army says it has detained several people for questioning over a wave of deadly bombings in some of the country's best known-beach resorts that killed four people and wounded dozens, including tourists. (THAILAND-SECURITY/BLAST), moved, by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Aukkarapon Niyomat, 400 words)

Hong Kong student leaders avoid jail for 2014 democracy protest

HONG KONG - Three Hong Kong student leaders who helped orchestrate the financial hub's massive pro-democracy street protests in 2014 were spared jail time on Monday but ordered to carry out community service. (HONGKONG-PROTESTS/SENTENCING (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Venus Wu and Hera Poon, 400 words)

Can Singapore's labor crunch spark a robot revolution?

SINGAPORE - Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600-or-so staff at Singapore's Tung Lok Restaurants quits, though such days are rare. (SINGAPORE-ROBOTS/ (PICTURES), moved, by Aradhana Aravindan and Marius Zaharia, 610 words)

UNITED STATES

Police try to disperse Milwaukee crowds after one person shot during protests

MILWAUKEE - Tensions rise with one person shot in the Milwaukee neighborhood where the fatal shooting of a suspect by a police officer touched off rioting and arson the previous night and prompted Wisconsin's governor to activate the National Guard. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 12, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 740 words)

Disaster declared for Louisiana floods that have killed five

BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. President Barack Obama issues a disaster declaration for flood-ravaged Louisiana, where at least five people have died and emergency crews have rescued more than 7,000 people stranded by historic flooding. (USA-WEATHER/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Byrn Stole, 545 words)

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls

BAUCHI, Nigeria - Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago, and saying that some of them have been killed in air strikes. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/GIRLS (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), by Ardo Hazzad, 520 words)

S.Africa's ANC wants budget "re-prioritized" after vote losses

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling African National Congress wants the national budget "re-prioritized" to focus on tackling poverty, unemployment and inequality following local election defeats this month, the party says. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ANC (UPDATE 1), by Mfuneko Toyana, 370 words)

Ghana's president promises return to prosperity as he kicks off re-election campaign

CAPE COAST - Ghana's President John Mahama tell supporters the country is overcoming its economic problems and promises a return to prosperity as he launches his campaign ahead of what is expected to be a close-run election. (GHANA-ELECTION/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Kwasi Kpodo, 425 words)

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