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As Kerry lands in Nigeria, air force says top Boko Haram fighters killed

SOKOTO, Nigeria - Nigeria's air force says it has killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for talks on tackling the militants. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/BOKOHARAM (UPDATE 4, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Lesley Wroughton, 495 words)

Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban

ZURICH - Russia has lost its appeal against a ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping program, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-CAS (UPDATE 3), moved, by Brian Homewood, 515 words)

Kurdish group in near full control of Syria's Hasaka city

BEIRUT - Syrian Kurdish forces take near complete control of Hasaka city as a ceasefire ends a week of fighting with the government, consolidating the Kurds' grip on Syria's northeast as Turkey increases its efforts to check their influence. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-KURDS (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), expect by 1500 GMT/11 a.m. ET), 635 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CEASEFIRE, moved, 100 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 1), moved, 180 words

Paris tourism chiefs demand rescue plan as attacks scare off visitors

PARIS - Islamist attacks have scared off thousands of tourists from Paris and its top attractions, helping rob the region of about 750 million euros ($850 million) in revenues, officials say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-TOURISM (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Dominique Vidalon, 510 words)

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- EUROPE-ATTACKS/BRUSSELS-TOURISM (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Manon Jacob and Maria Haase Coelho, 615 words

- EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-GERMANY (TV, PICTURE), moved, 430 words

- EUROPE-ATTACKS/GUNS-FACTBOX (FACTBOX, PICTURE, TV), moved, 470 words

MIDDLE EAST

UN readies for refugee exodus from Iraq's Mosul

GENEVA - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in and around Mosul could be uprooted by the military assault to retake city from Islamic State, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, 220 words)

World's largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi'ite militias bury their dead

BAGHDAD - The world's largest cemetery, in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation's death rate increased with the war on Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CEMETERY (PICTURE), moved, by Alaa al-Marjani and Saif Hameed, 270 words)

Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words

HEBRON, West Bank - At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, prompting a war of words between Palestinian and Israeli officials over who is responsible. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WATER (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Sabreen Taha, 630 words)

EUROPE

Biden tells Baltic states: don't take Trump seriously

RIGA - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tells Baltic leaders not to take seriously comments by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that call into question the U.S. commitment to protect NATO allies in the face of Russian aggression. (LATVIA-USA/BIDEN (UPDATE 2), moved, by Jeff Mason and Gederts Gelzis, 420 words)

AFRICA

Congo opposition strikes to call for Kabila to step down

KINSHASA - Opponents of Congolese President Joseph Kabila go on strike to demand he steps down when his mandate expires in December. (CONGO-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Aaron Ross, 490 words)

Kerry tells South Sudan leaders to stick to peace deal or face sanctions

NAIROBI - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urges South Sudan's leaders to "get the job done" by fully implementing a peace deal or face a U.N. arms embargo and sanctions. (SOUTHSUDAN-USA/KERRY, moved, by Lesley Wroughton, 450 words)

UNITED STATES

Obama to tour flood-battered areas in Louisiana

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana to assess flood damage there, days after he was criticized for not cutting short his vacation on Martha's Vineyard to view the devastation in the Gulf Coast state. (USA-WEATHER/OBAMA (PICTURE), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe, 395 words)

Clinton proposes standard tax deduction for small businesses

LOS ANGELES - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign released additional details about how she would support U.S. small businesses if elected, including establishing a standard tax deduction that has previously only been available to individuals. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker, 285 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/PORTMAN, moved, by Kim Palmer and Susan Cornwell, 540 words

- USA-ELECTION/OBSERVERS, moved, 395 words

With Biden visit, U.S. seeks balance with truculent Turkey

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL - When U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey in January, he struck a difficult balance between showing support for a NATO ally faced with multiple security threats while criticizing its record on free speech and dissent. (USA-TURKEY/, moved, by Jeff Mason and Humeyra Pamuk, 805 words)

Investors skeptical of Fed's rate policy ahead of Yellen speech

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen may struggle later this week to convince financial markets she can steer a divided U.S. central bank to raise interest rates at least once in 2016 after it started the year with four hikes on its radar. (USA-FED/YELLEN (ANALYSIS, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jason Lange and Lindsay Dunsmuir, 640 words)

ASIA

Over 1,900 killed in "chilling" Philippines war on drugs

MANILA - More than 1,900 people, or about 36 per day, have been killed in a violent campaign against drugs in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office seven weeks ago, the national police chief says. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato, 502 words)

+ See also:

- PHILIPPINES-MARCOS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Michelle Price, 305 words

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