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Italy quake toll hits 250 as rescuers search flattened towns

AMATRICE, Italy - Death toll from devastating earthquake in central Italy climbs to 250 as rescue teams scour mounds of rubble for second day in towns and villages flattened by natural disaster. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 802 words)

Russia backs 48-hour Aleppo truce, UN wants other sides to commit

GENEVA - Russia agrees to 48-hour humanitarian cease-fire in divided Syrian city of Aleppo to allow aid deliveries, but security guarantees are awaited from other parties on ground, U.N. officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 524 words)

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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-REBELS (INTERVIEW, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved by Tom Perry,490 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas, 1,174 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DARAYA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 515 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CHEMICALWEAPONS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 406 words

- MIDEAST CRISIS/KERRY-LAVROV (moved), by Lesley Wroughton, 404 words)

Clinton, Trump clash over who is best for U.S. minorities

RENO, Nev./MANCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accuses Donald Trump of fueling America's "radical fringe" with racist rhetoric, even as her Republican rival seeks to soften his image with appeal to minorities. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker and Steve Holland, 800 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (UPDATE 1), moved, 451 words

UNITED STATES

Obama's judges leave liberal imprint on U.S. law

WASHINGTON - Judges appointed by President Obama tilt influential U.S. federal appeals courts in liberal direction, taking lead role in ground-breaking rulings on divisive issues such as transgender rights and voting restrictions. (USA-COURT/OBAMA (PIX, GRAPHIC), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Lawrence Hurley, 900 words)

- USA-COURT/OBAMA-CASES (FACTBOX), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 270 words

Volkswagen to spend at least $1.2 billion to compensate U.S. dealers -sources

WASHINGTON - Volkswagen agrees to spend more than $1.2 billion to compensate its 650 U.S. dealers for their losses from German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on matter say. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moving shortly, by David Shepardson, 500 words)

Apple fixes security flaw after UAE dissident's iPhone targeted

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc issues a patch to fix a dangerous security flaw in iPhones and iPads after researchers discover that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone has been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking. (APPLE-IPHONE/CYBER (UPDATE 1), moved, by Joseph Menn, 756 words)

- USA-CYBER/CREDITCARDS (UPDATE 1), by Nate Raymond, moved, 320 words

AMERICAS

Bolivian deputy interior minister killed by miners - media

LA PAZ - Bolivian deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes has been beaten to death by striking mineworkers after being kidnapped, local media reports. (BOLIVIA-MINISTER/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 500 words)

Colombia sends FARC peace deal to Congress

BOGOTA/HAVANA - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos sends text of peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels to Congress in first step before plebiscite to end longest-running war in Western Hemisphere. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Helen Murphy and Marc Frank, 658 words)

Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate begins the trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff after a lengthy impeachment process that has paralyzed the 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), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 843 words)

ASIA

U.S. shrinks Pakistan aid in frustration over militants

WASHINGTON - Pakistan's continued support for resurgent militant groups hostile to United States, coupled with warming U.S. military and business relations with India, is sharply diminishing Islamabad's strategic importance as ally to Washington, U.S. military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials and outside experts say. (USA-PAKISTAN/AID (GRAPHIC), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Idrees Ali, 700 words)

American University attack hits heart of Afghan liberal learning

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - With its spacious, leafy campus, foreign professors and English-language MBAs, the American University in Kabul offers young Afghan students the kind of Western-style education unimaginable for most of their peers. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Hamid Shalizi and Tommy Wilkes, 650 words)

EUROPE

Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini in France

CHATEAURENARD, France - Nicolas Sarkozy says he would impose a nationwide ban on burkinis if elected back to the presidency in 2017, positioning himself as a strong defender of French values and tough on immigration. (FRANCE-ELECTION/SARKOZY (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Ingrid Melander, 500 words)

AFRICA

Zuma says backs finance minister but can't stop investigation

PRETORIA - South African President Jacob Zuma says he backs Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan but is powerless to stop police investigation of him, signaling prolonged tussle that could rock markets further. (SAFRICA-GORDHAN/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Mfuneko Toyana, 605 words)

SPORTS

Lochte signs new endorsement deal, legal woes persist in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte lands a new endorsement deal days after losing all his major sponsors even as the fallout from the Rio Olympics continues as Brazilian police recommend he be charged with falsely reporting a crime. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Rodrigo Viga, 425 words)

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