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Italy holds state funeral for 35 of earthquake's victims

ASCOLI PICENO, Italy - Italy marks a day of national mourning for 290 people killed in an earthquake that devastated parts of its mountainous heart, holding a state funeral for 35 of the victims. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Iona Serrapica and Gabriele Pileri, 515 words)

Japan's Abe pledges $30 billion for Africa over next three years

NAIROBI - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells African leaders his country will commit $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development on the continent. (AFRICA-JAPAN/ (PIX, TV), moved, by George Obulutsa, 302 words)

Syrian group says Turkey mounts air strike south of border

BEIRUT - Turkish warplanes struck civilian homes and positions held by a group allied to the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance in a village south of Jarablus on Saturday, the group says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-VILLAGE (URGENT), moved, 99 words)

U.S. and Russia fail to close deal on ending violence in Syria

GENEVA - The United States and Russia fail to reach a breakthrough deal on military cooperation and nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria, saying they still have issues to resolve before an agreement can be announced. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/KERRY-LAVROV (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie Nebehay, 534 words)

Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters in new ad

WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Clinton calls for voters to reject what she calls the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, issuing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she is reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emily Stephenson, 647 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL, PIX), moved, by Chris Kahn, 399 words

ASIA

Taliban fighters overrun district in eastern Afghanistan

GARDEZ, Afghanistan - Taliban insurgents overran a district in eastern Afghanistan, killing and wounding dozens of police and soldiers and threatening strategically important road routes to Pakistan, officials say. (AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN/, moved, 350 words)

Bangladesh security forces kill mastermind of Dhaka cafe attack

DHAKA - Bangladesh security forces kill four Islamist militants, including the mastermind of an attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed, the head of police counter-terrorism in the capital says. (BANGLADESH-MILITANTS/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Serajul Quadir, 350 words)

EUROPE

Milk price talks between Lactalis and producers collapse

PARIS - Negotiations over milk purchase prices between Europe's largest dairy group Lactalis and French farmers collapsed late on Friday without an agreement, a union official says. (FRANCE-MILK/LACTALIS, moved, 260 words)

Fire kills at least 16 in Moscow printing works

MOSCOW - A fire in a warehouse at a Moscow printing works killed at least 16 people on Saturday morning, an Emergencies Ministry official tells Rossiya-24 TV station. (RUSSIA-WAREHOUSE/FIRE (moved), moved, 107 words)

AFRICA

Bongo seeks to prolong 50-year family rule in Gabon vote

LIBREVILLE - Voters in Gabon turn out for an election that could mark the greatest challenge yet to President Ali Bongo, whose family has controlled the oil-producing Central African nation for nearly half a century. (GABON-ELECTION/ (PIX), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 603 words)

Tunisia's new government wins parliamentary approval, eyes austerity

TUNIS - Tunisia's new government wins a confidence vote after Prime Minister Youssef Chahed warns in parliament an austerity program will be inevitable with thousands of public-sector job cuts and new taxes if Tunisia does not overcome its economic difficulties. (TUNISIA-POLITICS/PREMIER (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Tarek Amara, 461 words)

UNITED STATES

FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in U.S.

CHICAGO - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that all blood donated in the United States and its territories be tested for the Zika virus, as it moves to prevent transmission of the virus through blood supply. (HEALTH-ZIKA/BLOOD (UPDATE 4), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen and Letitia Stein, 1,100 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil police seek graft charges against ex-president Lula

SAO PAULO - Federal police in Brazil urged prosecutors to bring corruption charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Marisa, according to police documents seen by Reuters. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Eduardo Simões and Daniel Flynn, 460 words)

EXCLUSIVE-Venezuela renews drilling tender after collapse -sources

CARACAS/HOUSTON - Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA, relaunches a large tender for the drilling of 600 oil wells in the world's largest crude reserves, sources with knowledge of the tender say, after a similar project collapsed last year amid concerns about transparency and political favoritism. (VENEZUELA-PDVSA/CONTRACT (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Girish Gupta, Alexandra Ulmer and Marianna Parraga, 583 words)

WIDER IMAGE

Searching for history along the Thames

LONDON - A torch on his head, Jason Sandy scours nighttime London foreshores of the Thames River, searching for objects that could offer a glimpse of life in the British capital hundreds of years ago. (BRITAIN-MUDLARKS/ (PIX, WIDER IMAGE), moved, 429 words)

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