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Mexico president blasts Trump's policies as "huge threat" after meeting

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's president rebuked Donald Trump as a threat to his country just hours after painting a positive picture of talks the two held on Wednesday to try to defuse tensions over the U.S. presidential hopeful's anti-Mexican campaign rhetoric. (USA-ELECTION/MEXICO (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Dave Graham, 630 words)

Gabon opposition leader says two killed, many wounded after disputed vote

LIBREVILLE - Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping says two people were killed and many wounded when the presidential guard and police attacked his party's headquarters overnight after an election narrowly won by President Ali Bongo. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 595 words)

Brazil's Rousseff ousted by Senate, Temer sworn in

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate ousts President Dilma Rousseff, ending an impeachment process that polarized Latin America's biggest country amid a massive corruption scandal and brutal economic crisis. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 6, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Maria Carolina Marcello and Anthony Boadle, 990 words)

+ See also:

- BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/CHINA, moved, 190 words

- BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/TEMER (NEWSMAKER, PICTURE), moved, by Brad Brooks, 955 words

- BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ROUSSEFF-NEWSMAKER (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Stephen Eisenhammer, 705 words

- BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/DIPLOMACY (UPDATE 2), moved, by Alonso Soto and Lisandra Paraguassu, 345 words

Down but not out, Germany's Merkel weighs another run

GREIFSWALD, Germany - The one year anniversary of Angela Merkel's fateful decision to open Germany's borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees has brought scrutiny, criticism and a flurry of new questions about her leadership. (GERMANY-MERKEL/ (PICTURE), moving shortly, by Noah Barkin, 990 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

In a Lebanese village, civil war scars fade slowly

BRIH, Lebanon - It took more than three decades and an unexpected death to bring the village of Brih back together. Nestled among fruit trees and olive groves in a rugged valley, Brih was populated for generations by both Christians and Druze - adherents to a small but influential offshoot of Islam that emerged in the 11th century. (LEBANON-BRIH/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURE, GRAPHIC, TV), moved, by Tom Perry, 2,115 words)

GLOBAL ECONOMY

Factories hobble as soft global demand hits sales

LONDON/SINGAPORE - Manufacturers across Asia and Europe showed few signs of returning to health in August, as demand remained fitful at best, although British factories bucked the global trend, surveys show. (GLOBAL-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 3), expect by 1030 GMT/6.30 AM ET, by Jonathan Cable and Shri Navaratnam, 790 words)

EUROPE

Apple CEO says EU tax ruling 'total political crap' - Irish Independent

DUBLIN - The European Union's imposition of a 13 billion euro ($14.5 billion) back tax bill on Apple is "total political crap," Chief Executive Tim Cook says in a newspaper interview, and anti-U.S. bias may have played a role. (EU-APPLE/COOK (UPDATE 2), moved, 405 words)

After lifetime with the poor, Mother Teresa speeds to sainthood

VATICAN CITY - Affectionately called the "saint of the gutters" during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, just 19 years after her death. (POPE-MOTHERTERESA/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Crispian Balmer, 655 words)

+ See also:

- POPE-MOTHERTERESA/ (FACTBOX), moved, 460 words

MIDDLE EAST

Heavy air strikes target rebel-held areas in western Syria

BEIRUT - Heavy air strikes target areas of Hama province captured by Syrian insurgents from government forces in recent days, as Damascus counter-attacked in an area of strategic importance to President Bashar al-Assad. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HAMA (UPDATE 1), moved, 190 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-GERMANY, moved, 400 words

U.S., others agreed "secret" exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal-report

WASHINGTON - The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions, according to a report reviewed by Reuters. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/EXEMPTIONS (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Jonathan Landay, 825 words)

ASIA

Malaysia confirms first Zika case, victim had visited Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE - Malaysia reports its first case of Zika, a woman who tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus after a visit to neighboring Singapore, where 115 people have so far been infected, many of them foreigners. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SOUTHEASTASIA (WRAPUP 1, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Rozanna Latiff and Aradhana Aravindan, 590 words)

Australia's two biggest cities cancel Mao Zedong concerts, citing safety concerns

SYDNEY - Australia's two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, cancel concerts commemorating the death of former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, with one citing safety concerns, after Chinese Australians complained the content was insensitive. (AUSTRALIA-CHINA/MAO ZEDONG (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Byron Kaye, 425 words)

Samsung mobile recovery suffers blow as Galaxy Notes 'catch fire'

SEOUL - The recovery in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's mobile business suffers a blow as reports of exploding batteries forced the firm to delay shipments of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, and knock $7 billion off its market value. (SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Se Young Lee, 605 words)

Independence push heats up Hong Kong classrooms at start of new school year

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's secondary schools have emerged as a fresh battleground in the city's nascent campaign for independence, as several school gates opened to students defying top officials by calling for a split from China. (HONGKONG-INDEPENDENCE/EDUCATION (PICTURE), moving shortly, by Venus Wu, 615 words)

AMERICAS

Venezuela opposition aims to flood Caracas in anti-Maduro protest

CARACAS - White-clad opposition supporters from all corners of Venezuela are descending on Caracas for rallies intended to press for a recall referendum this year against unpopular socialist President Nicolas Maduro. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne and Daniel Kai, 410 words)

UNITED STATES

Obama visits Midway Atoll, a symbol for his climate, Asia legacy

HONOLULU - President Barack Obama is set to visit Midway Atoll, the remote coral reef that serves as a reminder of both modern global climate challenges and the dominance the United States has held in the Pacific since its World War Two victory there. (USA-OBAMA/MIDWAY (PICTURE), bmoved, y Roberta Rampton, 600 words)

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