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TOP STORIES

After insult, U.S. and Clinton call for Duterte to show respect

WASHINGTON/TAMPA - The U.S. State Department and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stress the need for ties with the Philippines to be based on mutual respect, after Manila's new leader raised worries about the future of the key alliance by calling President Barack Obama a "son of a bitch." (LAOS-OBAMA/DUTERTE-USA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Arshad Mohammed and Jeff Mason, 675 words)

- ASEAN-SUMMIT/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Manuel Mogato and Amy Sawitta Lefevre, 435 words

- ASEAN-SUMMIT/SOUTHCHINASEA (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Manuel Mogato, 632 words

Invoking religion, a more disciplined Trump speaks of unity

GREENVILLE - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invokes religion, talks of unifying Americans and tries to raise doubts about whether Democratic rival Hillary Clinton can be trusted. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Amanda Becker, 800 words)

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 2), moved, by Jeff Mason, 400 words

U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea's latest missile launches

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, saying they contributed to Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons capability. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/UN (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Rodrigo Campos, 400 words)

ASIA

Chinese coast guard involved in most S.China Sea clashes - research

HONG KONG - Increasingly assertive action by China's coast guard ships in the South China Sea risks destabilizing the region, according to the authors of new research tracking maritime law enforcement incidents across the vital trade route. (SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/COASTGUARD, moved, by Greg Torode, 475 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran vessel 'harasses', sails close to U.S. Navy ship in Gulf-U.S. officials

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came within 100 yards of it in the central Gulf on Sunday, U.S. Defense Department officials say. (USA-IRAN/NAVY (UPDATE 3), moved, by Idrees Ali, 400 words)

UNITED STATES

Fox settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $20 million

Fox News will pay $20 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, whose allegations led to the resignation of network chief Roger Ailes in July, a source familiar with the agreement says. (TWENTY-FIRST FOX-AILES/ (UPDATE 6, PICTURES), moved, by Daniel Wiessner and Jessica Toonkel, 700 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's new government buffeted by pension fund scandal

BRASILIA - The government of Brazil's new President Michel Temer scrambles to distance itself from a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal that broke less than a week after he took office, involving fraud in the country's largest pension funds. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (PICTURES), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 610 words)

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 (INTERVIEW, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta, 420 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, 480 words)

AFRICA

Gabon leader under scrutiny as EU questions election win

LIBREVILLE - Gabon's re-elected president, Ali Bongo, comes under international scrutiny as a European Union mission questions the validity of his narrow win, France recommends a recount and the African Union says it would send mediators. (GABON-ELECTION/TALKS (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 600 words)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

U.S.-Russian crew lands in Kazakhstan after 172 days in space

CAPE CANAVERAL - A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts wrap up a 172-day mission aboard the International Space Station with a parachute descent on the steppes of Kazakhstan, a NASA TV broadcast shows. (SPACE-STATION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Irene Klotz, 340 words)

"Too soon" to take giant panda off the endangered list

BEIJING - It's too soon to downgrade the conservation status of China's giant pandas as they still face severe threats, a leading conservationist says, after the International Union for Conservation of Nature took the species off its endangered list. (CHINA-PANDAS/ (moved), moved, 402 words)

Apple sets stage for iPhone 7, many already waiting for 8

SAN FRANCISCO - The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut on Wednesday, but many consumers and investors are already setting their sights on Apple's 2017 version of the popular gadget, hoping for more significant advances. (APPLE-IPHONE/, moved, by Julia Love, 437 words)

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