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Italy quake death toll hits 250 as rescuers search demolished towns

AMATRICE, Italy - Death toll from devastating earthquake in central Italy climbs to at least 250 and could rise further with rescue teams working for second day to try to find survivors under rubble of flattened towns. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 600 words)

Trump, Clinton spar over minority voters

PALO ALTO, Calif./NEW YORK - U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clash over who would make better president for country's minorities, with each accusing other of posing threat to interests of African-Americans and Latinos. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1830 GMT/2.30 PM ET, by Amanda Becker and Steve Holland, 400 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-ASIANS (PIX, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Luciana Lopez, 500 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-FOUNDATION (FACTBOX), moving shortly, 600 words

Turkey sends more tanks to Syria, demands Kurdish fighters retreat

KARKAMIS, Turkey - Turkey sends more tanks into northern Syria and demands Kurdish militia fighters retreat within week as it seeks to secure border region and drive back Islamic State with its first major incursion into its neighbor. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas, 1,199 words)

Volkswagen reaches deal to compensate U.S. dealers for polluting diesels

WASHINGTON - Volkswagen says it reaches deal to pay its 650 U.S. dealers for their losses from German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, and judge orders it to move quickly to decide whether to fix or buy back 85,000 luxury vehicles with polluting engines. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by David Shepardson, 504 words)

UNITED STATES

Upbeat U.S. factory data suggests business spending stabilizing

WASHINGTON - New orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rise for second straight month as demand for machinery and range of other products picks up, offering tentative sign that business spending downturn is starting to ease. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 826 words)

Mylan offers discounts on EpiPen amid wave of criticism

Mylan says it will reduce out-of-pocket costs of its emergency EpiPen allergy injection for some patients amid wave of criticism from lawmakers and public over product's rapidly escalating price. (MYLAN NL-PRICING/ (UPDATE 5), moving shortly, by Toni Clarke and Ransdell Pierson, 700 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate starts trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff after lengthy impeachment process that paralyzes politics of Latin America's largest nation and is expected to culminate in her removal from office next week. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), expect by 1930 GMT/3.30 PM ET, by Anthony Boadle, 700 words)

Poverty will hobble Colombia's anti-drugs push after peace deal

TACUEYO, Colombia - Poverty will be one of President Juan Manuel Santos' bigger problems as he seeks to eliminate illegal drug production with help of FARC rebels now that two sides agree peace deal to end half century of conflict. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/CRIME (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta, 1,085 words)

Haitian president says election must occur on time

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti's long-delayed presidential vote must take place Oct. 9 as scheduled to install legitimately elected leader as soon as possible and assuage concerns about political stability, interim President Jocelerme Privert tells Reuters. (HAITI-ELECTION/ (INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), moved, by Makini Brice, 419 words)

China raps Ottawa as dispute over Canada canola exports deepens

OTTAWA - Dispute over Canadian canola exports to China intensifies as Beijing criticizes Ottawa's insistence that bilateral relations cannot improve until matter is settled. (CHINA-CANOLA/CANADA (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren, 319 words)

AFRICA

Zuma says backs South Africa finance minister but can't stop probe

PRETORIA - South African President Jacob Zuma says he backs Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan but cannot stop police investigation of official, signaling prolonged tussle that could rock markets further. (SAFRICA-GORDHAN/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moving shortly, by Mfuneko Toyana, 600 words)

EUROPE

Ancient Greece's restored Tower of Winds keeps its secrets

ATHENS - Tower of Winds, still standing on slope on Athens's ancient Acropolis hill despite attempts by Lord Elgin to move it to Britain, is restored and re-opened to public for first time in nearly 200 years. (GREECE-ARCHAEOLOGY/TOWEROFWINDS (TV, PIX), moved, by Karolina Tagaris and Phoebe Fronista, 601 words)

French prime minister defends burkini ban, but some in cabinet wary

PARIS - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defends ban on burkinis in more than dozen coastal towns, saying France is locked in "battle of cultures" and that full-body swimsuit symbolizes enslavement of women. (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Richard Lough, 833 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Iraqi defense minister sacked as Mosul battle looms

BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament impeaches Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi over corruption allegations, removing him from office as army gears up for assault on Islamic State's de facto capital, Mosul. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-POLITICS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Saif Hameed, 423 words)

Zawahri urges Iraq Sunnis to wage guerrilla war as Islamic State loses more land

BAGHDAD - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri calls on Iraq's Sunnis to prepare for "long guerrilla" war as Islamic State militants lose more land near their de facto capital, Mosul. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ZAWAHRI (UPDATE 1), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli, 379 words)

ASIA

Gun, bomb attack on American University in Kabul kills 13

KABUL - Thirteen people, including students and professor, are killed in attack on American University in Kabul that has students leaping from windows in panic, Afghan government says. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ATTACK (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi, 614 words)

(editing by John Stonestreet)

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