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UK Islamist preacher Choudary jailed for five and a half years

LONDON - Anjem Choudary, Britain's best-known Islamist preacher, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, is sentenced to five years and six months in prison for inviting support for Islamic State. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/CHOUDARY (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moving shortly, by Estelle Shirbon, 560 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-GERMANY, moved, 278 words

Fox settles sexual harassment suit for $20 mln on Ailes' behalf

Fox News will pay $20 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former anchor Gretchen Carlson against the network's ousted chief, Roger Ailes, a source familiar with the agreement says. (TWENTY-FIRST FOX-AILES/ (UPDATE 4, PICTURE), moved, by Daniel Wiessner, 783 words)

Clinton slams Trump for commenting on Fed policies

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticizes Republican rival Donald Trump for making comments about Federal Reserve policies, which she said should be off-limits for U.S. presidents and presidential candidates. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 1), moved, by Jeff Mason, 319 words)

Philippines scrambles to soothe tensions after Obama slur

VIENTIANE - New Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte seeks to defuse a row with the United States, voicing regret for calling President Obama a "son of a bitch," a comment that prompted Washington to call off a bilateral meeting. (LAOS-OBAMA/DUTERTE (UPDATE 6, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Roberta Rampton and Manuel Mogato, 869 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Turkey's government says under popular pressure to drop EU talks

Turkey's government is under "huge pressure" from its people to abandon its decades-old drive to join the European Union because they see it applying double standards toward their country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says. (TURKEY-EU/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Marja Novak, 375 words)

Syrian rebel wants 'safe zone,' says it needs deal with Russia

BEIRUT - Turkey-backed Syrian rebels would like to see a safe zone set up in areas of the border they are capturing from Islamic State, but this will need an agreement between the United States, Turkey and Russia, a rebel commander says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-REBEL (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Tom Perry, 520 words)

EUROPE

UK inquest into death of Russian whistleblower delayed until 2017

WOKING, England - A British inquest into the sudden death of a Russian mafia whistleblower is delayed until next year because of disagreement about sensitive documents the British government wants kept secret. (BRITAIN-RUSSIA/PEREPILICHNY, moved, by Michael Holden, 484 words)

Ukraine's Poroshenko says tougher to secure Western support against Russia

KIEV - It has become increasingly difficult for Ukraine to secure Western support in its fight against "Russian aggression" and a full-scale invasion from Russia cannot be ruled out, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/POROSHENKO (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Natalia Zinets and Alessandra Prentice, 325 words)

Finnish politics play havoc with Guggenheim's Helsinki museum plans

HELSINKI - A plan to build a Guggenheim museum on the Helsinki waterfront - joining the likes of those that grace New York, Bilbao and Venice - appears close to collapse because of a political row. (GUGGENHEIM-FINLAND/GOVERNMENT (PICTURE), moved, by Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell, 590 words)

UNITED STATES

Republicans' Congress lull could impede a Clinton presidency

WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are planning a light legislative agenda as they return from their long summer break, a strategy some say is designed in part to bog down Hillary Clinton if she becomes president. (USA-CONGRESS/LAMEDUCK (PICTURE), moved, by Richard Cowan, 670 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/CLIMATE-DONATIONS (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 985 words

SOUTH AMERICA

INTERVIEW-Colombia's Santos says peace deal will pass, more war a disaster

BOGOTA - Colombians are sure to approve a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels in a referendum next month because they see the enormous economic opportunity and know renewed war would be a catastrophe, President Juan Manuel Santos tells Reuters. (COLOMBIA-SANTOS/INTERVIEW (TV, PIX, INTERVIEW), moved, by Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta, 420 words)

ASIA

Russia's Putin urges Karimov's successors to continue his tough style of rule

ALMATY - Russian President Vladimir Putin urges the successors to Uzbekistan's Islam Karimov to continue his policies - apparent encouragement for them to follow his authoritarian line and keep the lid on opposition at home. (UZBEKISTAN-RUSSIA/PUTIN (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moving shortly, by Olzhas Auyezov, 470 words)

Kyrgyzstan says Uighur militant groups behind attack on China's embassy

BISHKEK - A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service says. (KYRGYZSTAN-BLAST/CHINA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Olga Dzyubenko, 359 words)

Afghan forces end siege after suicide attacks in Kabul

KABUL - Afghan security forces end an 11-hour standoff in central Kabul, shooting dead the last of a group of attackers who struck hours after a separate suicide bombing killed and wounded dozens of security personnel and civilians. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Mirwais Harooni, 460 words)

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