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More Turkish tanks enter Syria in push against Islamic State, Kurdish militia

KARKAMIS, Turkey - At least nine more Turkish tanks entered northern Syria as part of an operation aimed at driving Islamic State out of the border area around Jarablus and stopping Kurdish militia fighters from seizing territory, Reuters witnesses said. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 1, TV PICTURE), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas, 415 words)

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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-FRANCE, moved, 295 words

Gun, bomb attack on American University in Kabul kills 12 - police

KABUL - Twelve people, including seven students, are killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that send hundreds of students fleeing in panic, police say early on Thursday, before the assault ends when two gunmen are shot dead. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ATTACK (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi, 610 words)

Italy quake death toll nears 250 as rescuers search demolished towns

AMATRICE, Italy - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rises to at least 247 people early on Thursday after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1130 GMT/7.30 AM ET, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 660 words)

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- MYANMAR-QUAKE/ (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Aye Win Myint and Shwe Yee Saw Myint, 605 words

Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of bloodshed

BOGOTA/HAVANA - Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels reach a final peace deal to end a five-decade war which once took the resource-rich country to the brink of collapse. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Helen Murphy and Nelson Acosta, 750 words)

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- COLOMBIA-REBELS/ECONOMY, moved, by Dion Rabouin, 440 words

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi coalition air strikes eesponsible for most civilian deaths in Yemen, Houthis also violate law - UN

GENEVA - Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen are responsible for the largest part of the 3,799 civilians killed so far and it has committed other violations that may contravene international law, the U.N. human rights office say. (YEMEN-SECURITY/UN (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Stephanie Nebehay, 350 words)

AFRICA

Burundi president's commission says people want term limits removed

BUJUMBURA - Burundi could scrap presidential term limits from its constitution after a commission set up to hear public views on governance says most citizens want no curbs on the number of times the head of state may seek re-election. (BURUNDI-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Clement Manirabarusha, 385 words)

ASIA

Trump targets China trade, says plans serious measures

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatens to slap tariffs on Chinese products to show Beijing that the United States is "not playing games anymore" when it comes to leveling the field on trade. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-CHINA (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Steve Holland, 290 words)

Duterte turns anger on Philippine senator investigating drug killings

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte steps up a war of words against a senator heading an inquiry into extra-judicial drug killings, accusing her of heading a network of corrupt officials taking bribes from jailed drug lords. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DRUGS, moving shortly, by Manuel Mogato, 527 words)

N.Korea's Kim declares sub missile launch 'greatest success'

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile and declared it "the greatest success," which puts the country in the "front rank" of nuclear military powers, official media reports. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Jack Kim, 560 words)

Hong Kong activists claim harassment from pro-China media

HONG KONG - Activists who have advocated independence for Hong Kong say they have been harassed or followed by pro-China newspapers in recent months, while Beijing has stepped up its rhetoric against what it calls the "dangerous absurdity" of independence. (HONGKONG-INDEPENDENCE/MEDIA (PITURE), moved, by Venus Wu, 730 words)

UNITED STATES

Assange says WikiLeaks to release 'significant' Clinton campaign data

WASHINGTON - WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange says his organization plans to release "significant" information linked to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton before the Nov. 8 election. (USA-ELECTION/WIKILEAKS, moved, 245 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil Senate to open Rousseff's impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate will open the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff and hear witnesses for and against the leftist leader who is expected to be removed from office next week on charges of breaking budget laws. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (PICTURE), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 555 words)

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