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Philippines scrambles to soothe tensions after Obama slur

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

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, Sky News reports. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/CHOUDARY (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moving shortly, by Estelle Shirbon, 560 words)

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)

African Union says to mediate in Gabon election crisis

LIBREVILLE - The African Union says it will send a delegation to help resolve a standoff over presidential election results in Gabon that triggered days of deadly riots. (GABON-ELECTION/TALKS (UPDATE 1), moved, 225 words)

MIDDLE EAST

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

A year on, migrant crisis hangs over votes in Hungary, Austria

VAMOSSZABADI, Hungary/NICKELSDORF, Austria - On a warm morning in late August, two dozen migrants carrying stuffed plastic bags and backpacks boarded a bus outside a refugee center in Vamosszabadi, a village in northwest Hungary. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY-AUSTRIA (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Krisztina Than and Francois Murphy, 910 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)

London City airport protest ends, BA delays continue

FRANKFURT/NEW YORK - German pharmaceutical and crop chemicals manufacturer Bayer AG says talks with Monsanto Co have advanced and it is now willing to offer more than $65 billion, a 2 percent increase on its previous offer for the world's largest seeds company. (MONSANTO-M&A/BAYER (UPDATE 4), moved, by Ludwig Burger, Arno Schuetze and Greg Roumeliotis, 680 words)

Germans test air defenses in Latvia as NATO expands in Baltics

LIELVARDE, Latvia - German and Latvian troops have begin a joint exercise in Latvia, not far from the Russian border, as part of a broad drive by NATO to shore up air defenses against a possible Russian attack. (GERMANY-NATO/LATVIA (PICTURE), moved, by Sabine Siebold, 395 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

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

Fox News has reached a $20 million settlement of former anchor Gretchen Carlson's sexual harassment lawsuit against the network's former chief Roger Ailes, Vanity Fair says, citing three people familiar with the settlement. (TWENTY-FIRST FOX-AILES/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, 140 words)

ASIA

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 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Mirwais Harooni, 460 words)

Hundreds protest in Myanmar over Suu Kyi's panel on Rohingya Muslims

SITTWE, Myanmar - Hundreds rally in Myanmar against an advisory panel led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan to find solutions to conflict between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims that has cast a pall over democratic reforms. (MYANMAR-ROHINGYA/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Simon Lewis and Wa Lone, 567 words)

U.S. gives Laos extra $90 mln to help clear unexploded ordnance

VIENTIANE - The United States announces it will provide an additional $90 million over the next three years to help Laos, heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, clear unexploded ordnance that has killed or injured more than 20,000 people. (LAOS-OBAMA/UXO (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Roberta Rampton, 430 words)

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