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Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State

YOUNGSTOWN - U.S. Republican Donald Trump says he will work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat that the United States might not meet its obligations to the Western military alliance. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ginger Gibson, 940 words)

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ASIA, moved, by David Brunnstrom, 400 words

- USA-ELECTION/OBAMA (PICTURES), moved, by Jeff Mason, 300 words

Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo - agencies

MOSCOW - Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies quote Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA (UPDATE 2, PICTURES), moved, by Lidia Kelly, 500 words)

Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says

BERLIN/ISTANBUL - Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe if the European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to the bloc in October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells a German newspaper. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-EU (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Michelle Martin and Humeyra Pamuk, 765 words)

- TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Daren Butler, 840 words

- TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Seyhmus Cakan, 260 words

Milwaukee curfew obeyed after riots over police shooting

MILWAUKEE - Tension eases in Milwaukee, as teenagers respected a late night curfew to deter a third night of the rioting that hit the U.S. Midwestern city following the police shooting of an armed black man. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 658 words)

- WISCONSIN-POLICE/SEGREGATION (PICTURES), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 700 words

RIO OLYMPICS

Soaring Da Silva is Brazil's new darling

RIO DE JANEIRO - Thiago da Silva wins Brazil's first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary, unforgettable Monday night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03 meters in the pole vault to beat hot favorite Renaud Lavillenie and send the fans into raptures.(OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURES), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 610 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO/EGYPT-ISRAEL (UPDATE 2, PICTURES), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 470 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-STEPANOVA, moved, by Jack Stubbs, 420 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-CHEATS, moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 340 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PICTURES), moved, 1,875 words

ASIA

Singapore parliament passes controversial contempt of court bill

SINGAPORE - Singapore's parliament passes a bill spelling out what constitutes contempt of court, drawing criticism from rights groups, foreign diplomats and even the prime minister's sister who say the new law will suppress freedom of speech. (SINGAPORE-RIGHTS/, moved, by Fathin Ungku, 485 words)

Rights group calls for release of Thai activist on hunger strike

BANGKOK - An international rights group calls for the release of a Thai anti-junta activist in his tenth day of a hunger strike after he was detained for campaigning against a military-backed draft constitution. (THAILAND-POLITICS/, moved, by Patpicha Tanakasempipat, 298 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Air strike on MSF hospital in Yemen kills at least 11 -aid group

DUBAI - A Saudi-led coalition air strike hits a hospital operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres in northern Yemen, killing at least 11 people and wounding 19, the aid group says. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Noah Browning and Tom Brown, 400 words)

UNITED STATES

New York man charged with murder of Muslim imam, assistant

NEW YORK - A New York man is charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant, who were gunned down at the weekend, a police spokesman says. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 6, PIX), moved, by Chris Prentice, 386 words)

Pentagon announces single largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama's administration. (USA-GUANTANAMO/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Idrees Ali, 400 words)

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