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Turkish forces extend Syria offensive, draw U.S. rebuke

BEIRUT/KARKAMIS - Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into north Syria but drew a rebuke from Turkey's NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 2), expect by 1230 GMT/0830 ET, 600 words)

Suicide bomber kills 54 in Yemen Aden attack

ADEN, Yemen - A suicide bomber killed at least 54 people when he drove a car bomb into a militia compound in Aden, the health ministry said, in one of the deadliest attacks claimed by Islamic State in the southern Yemeni port city. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 400 words)

EUROPE

Merkel radio silence complicates path to soft Brexit landing

BERLIN - Triggering the procedure for Britain to exit the European Union is like turning off the engines on an airplane, a top European diplomat says: best only do it if you can see a landing strip. Otherwise, all parties risk a messy outcome. (BRITAIN-EU/GERMANY (PIX), by Paul Carrel, 860 words)

Arson at Brussels criminology institute, no casualties

BRUSSELS - Arsonists set fire to Belgium's National Institute of Criminology in Brussels, causing an explosion but no casualties, a Brussels prosecutor said. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Robert-Jan Bartunek and Philip Blenkinsop, 215 words)

ASIA

China's Xi reshuffles key party posts ahead of congress

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping has reshuffled three top provincial-level Communist Party posts as he seeks to place his men in key positions ahead of a once-every-five-years congress next year, and more new appointments are likely soon. (CHINA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Kang Lim, 567 words)

Singapore mass sprays residences as Zika expected to spread

SINGAPORE - Officials sprayed insecticide and cleared drains of stagnant water in residential areas of Singapore at high risk of further Zika infections on Monday after 41 locally transmitted cases were confirmed in the city state. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (PIX,TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Christophe Van Der Perre and Edgar Su, 472 words)

Thai police link beach-town bombings to Muslim insurgency

BANGKOK - Thai police identify a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month that killed four people and for the first time linked the attacks to Muslim separatists operating in the far south. (THAILAND-SECURITY/, moved, by Aukkarapon Niyomyat, 369 words)

Philippines' Duterte offers reward for corrupt police linked to drugs

MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte promises rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warn corrupt officials they would face "a day of reckoning." (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/ (PIX), moved, by Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato, 576 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Fifteen killed at Iraqi wedding party - police

BAGHDAD - At least 15 people were killed at a wedding party near Iraq's southern Shi'ite city of Kerbala late on Sunday, police said on Monday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-BLAST (UPDATE 1), moved, 131 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump to give speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday

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

AMERICAS

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff takes stand in impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Suspended President Dilma Rousseff will make a last stand in Brazil's Senate in an impeachment trial that is widely expected to remove her from office and end more than a decade of leftist rule by her Workers Party. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 650 words)

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)

ENTERTAINMENT

Beyonce storms Video Music Awards, Rihanna gets lifetime award

NEW YORK - Beyonce dominates the MTV Video Music awards, prowling the stage with a 15-minute medley from her powerful "Lemonade" album and taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize - video of the year. (AWARDS-MTVVMA/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Jill Serjeant, 447 words)

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