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Turkey says ready to help U.S. capture Islamic State stronghold in Syria

ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is ready to join a U.S. initiative to capture Islamic State's stronghold in Syria as Turkish-backed forces seize more Syrian territory from the jihadists. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-SYRIA (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk, 540 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-OPPOSITION (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by William James, 380 words

Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's top religious authority accuses Iran's leaders of not being Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in a harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage. (SAUDI-IRAN/MUFTI (UPDATE 2), moved, by Sami Aboudi, 460 words)

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 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)

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

- ASEAN-SUMMIT/SOUTHCHINASEA (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Manuel Mogato, 700 words

EUROPE

Austria threatens to sue Hungary over migrants

VIENNA - Austria's interior minister threatens to sue Hungary if it refuse to take back migrants who had crossed their shared border, as political tensions mount over immigration before presidential elections. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (UPDATE 1), moved, 385 words)

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- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-MERKEL (TV), moved, 125 words

MIDDLE EAST

Fighting in Syria's Hama province displaces 100,000 - UN

GENEVA - Fighting in Syria's western Hama province displaced an estimated 100,000 people between Aug. 28 and Sept. 5, the United Nations says, citing the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the governor of the province. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HAMA (UPDATE 1), moved, 240 words)

AFRICA

Nigerian army faces new dangers in Boko Haram campaign

BAMA - Nigeria's military has liberated swathes of land from Boko Haram but a ride with an army convoy, all guns firing for fear of ambush, shows how far the northeast is from normality after a Islamist insurgency that has displaced millions. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/ (EXCLUSIVE, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Ulf Laessing, 1,300 words)

Gabon's Bongo shrugs off calls for vote recount

PARIS - Gabon's re-elected President Ali Bongo shrugs off international calls for a recount of last week's disputed vote, saying it is a matter for the constitutional court to decide. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Richard Lough, 580 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 (UPDATE 2), moved, by Greg Torode, 527 words)

+ See also:

- ASEAN-SUMMIT/CHINA-PHILIPPINES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Brenda Goh, 280 words

Abe's Fukushima 'under control' pledge to secure Olympics was a lie - former PM

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's promise that the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was "under control" in his successful pitch three years ago for Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympic Games "was a lie," former premier Junichiro Koizumi says. (JAPAN-NUCLEAR/, moved, by Linda Sieg and Megumi Lim, 375 words)

Malaysia confirms first case of Zika in a pregnant woman

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia confirms its first case of the Zika virus in a pregnant woman, a 27-year-old living in a southern city next to the city-state of Singapore. (HEALTH-ZIKA/MALAYSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Liz Lee, 230 words)

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- HEALTH-ZIKA/CHINA (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 280 words

North Korean nuclear envoy visits China - Yonhap

SEOUL - A senior diplomat from North Korea involved in stalled international talks to end its nuclear program has visited China, a South Korea news agency says, as China endorses a fresh rebuke of the North by the United Nations. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/CHINA, moved, by Ju-min Park, 350 words)

AMERICAS

Struggling to feed families, Venezuelans abandon pets

LOS TEQUES, Venezuela - Venezuelans struggling to feed their families let alone pets amid an unprecedented economic crisis are increasingly dumping scrawny animals in streets, parks and makeshift shelters. (VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/ANIMALS (WIDER IMAGE, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Carlos Garcia Rawlins and Girish Gupta, 370 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump and Clinton face U.S. commander-in-chief test

PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, pledging a major new military buildup, and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton get a chance to show how they will lead the U.S. armed forces as commander-in-chief. (USA-ELECTION/, moved, by Steve Holland, 670 words)

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

SAN FRANCISCO - The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut, but many consumers and investors are already setting their sights on Apple Inc's 2017 version of the popular gadget, hoping for more significant advances. (APPLE-IPHONE/, moved, by Julia Love, 440 words)

SPACE

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, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Irene Klotz, 340 words)

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