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Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria

KARKAMIS, Turkey - Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group says has killed at least 35 villagers. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Umit Bektas, 600 words)

- FRANCE-SYRIA/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words

More bodies located beneath rubble in Italy quake zone

AMATRICE, Italy - Rescuers believe they have located more bodies in the ruined town of Amatrice, five days after a devastating earthquake struck central Italy, killing at least 290 people. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Iona Serrapica and Miran Jelenek, 550 words)

High toll as Libyan fighters close in on Islamic State in Sirte

SIRTE - At least 34 Libyan fighters are killed and more than 180 wounded as they close in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte, a field hospital says. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by Aidan Lewis, 469 words)

Gabon leader and top rival both claim presidential victory, allege fraud

LIBREVILLE - Supporters of Gabon's President Ali Bongo and his chief rival both say they are set to win a presidential election that poses the most serious challenge yet to the Bongo family's half-century rule in the tiny, oil-rich nation. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 534 words)

ASIA

Most Asia stocks slide on Fed officials' rate comments, dollar firms

SINGAPORE - Most Asian share markets slip while the U.S. dollar holds firm after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicates an interest rate increase remains on the cards for this year. (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Nichola Saminather, 526 words)

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

SINGAPORE - Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and says it expected more cases to be identified. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 3, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Marius Zaharia, 669 words)

- HEALTH-ZIKA/QANDA (FACTBOX), moved 1,116 words

- HEALTH-ZIKA/ORIGIN (TIMELINE), moved, 2,279 words

Veteran Uzbek leader in hospital as succession issue looms

ALMATY - Islam Karimov, the 78-year-old president of Central Asia's most populous country, is undergoing hospital treatment, Uzbekistan's government says in a rare statement about the health of a reclusive leader who lacks an obvious successor. UZBEKISTAN-PRESIDENT (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Olzhas Auyezov, 450 words)

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Jets hit rebel-held Homs area for first time in year -residents and monitor

AMMAN - Jets believed to be Syrian planes hit the besieged Al-Waer neighborhood in the city of Homs, a day after the evacuation of residents and fighters from rebel-held Daraya on the outskirts of the capital, residents and a monitor say. (MIDEAST CRISIS/SYRIA-HOMS, moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 391 words)

S.African finance minister faces graft charge - newspaper

JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan may be charged this week for graft, the City Press newspaper reports, citing senior sources in the police, the National Prosecuting Authority and the tax service. (SAFRICA-GORDHAN/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 340 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump to give speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweets that he would make a major speech on illegal immigration in Arizona. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Peter Cooney, 376 words)

Two paroled brothers charged in murder of NBA star's cousin

Chicago police say they have arrested two brothers and charged them with the fatal shooting of basketball star Dwyane Wade's cousin as she pushed a baby in a stroller, a murder that has stunned a city plagued by a surge in gang-related violence. (CHICAGO-CRIME/WADE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Chris Prentice, 600 words)

AMERICAS

U.S. condemns move of Venezuela ex-mayor to prison from house arrest

WASHINGTON - The United States condemns the Venezuelan government's decision to move Daniel Ceballos, a former opposition mayor accused of fomenting protests, to prison from house arrest and calls for his immediate release. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/USA, moved, by Matt Spetalnick, 339 words)

EUROPE

Merkel "underestimated" migrant integration challenge

BERLIN - German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel says in an interview that Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives "underestimated" the challenge of integrating migrants. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-GABRIEL (UPDATE 2), moved, by Michelle Martin and Andreas Rinke, 500 words)

ENTERTAINMENT

Beyonce to perform at MTV Video Music Awards

NEW YORK - The divas of pop and R&B look set to steal the show at the MTV Video Music Awards, where Beyonce will perform live on stage and excitement builds over performances by Rihanna and Britney Spears. (AWARDS-MTVVMA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Jill Serjeant, 416 words)

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