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Clinton calls Trump comment on security briefing 'undisciplined'

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton chastises Republican rival Donald Trump for talking about things he learned in classified intelligence briefings, calling it "totally inappropriate and undisciplined." (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jeff Mason, 720 words)

+ See also:

- LAOS-OBAMA/TRUMP (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, 285 words

"What is Aleppo?" asks U.S. Libertarian Party candidate

WASHINGTON - Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson frames an embarrassing lapse on foreign affairs as simple human error after he responded to a question about a flashpoint in the Syrian civil war by asking, "What is Aleppo?" (USA-ELECTION/JOHNSON (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Doina Chiacu, 425 words)

INSIGHT-Iraq gears up for late-year push to retake Mosul from Islamic State

QAYYARA AIRBASE, Iraq - The U.S.-led war on Islamic State has depleted the group's funds, leadership and foreign fighters, but the biggest battle yet is expected later this year in Iraq's northern city of Mosul, where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his "caliphate" two years ago. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (INSIGHT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Stephen Kalin, 1,189 words)

Turkey suspends thousands of teachers, wages 'biggest campaign' against Kurds

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Turkey is waging the largest operation in its history against Kurdish militants and the removal of civil servants linked to them is a key part of the fight, President Tayyip Erdogan says, as 11,500 teachers are suspended. (TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay, 490 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Palestinian leader Abbas was KGB spy in 1980s -Israeli researchers

JERUSALEM - Soviet-era documents show that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas worked in the 1980s for the KGB, the now-defunct intelligence agency where Russian leader Vladimir Putin once served, Israeli researchers say. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/ABBAS (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Jeffrey Heller, 445 words)

Syrian army and allies regain important Aleppo district - monitor

BEIRUT - Syria's army and its allies have regained control over the whole Ramousah district of Aleppo, a monitor and pro-government media reports, building on an advance last week that reimposed a siege on rebel areas. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ALEPPO, moved, 465 words)

West Bank court rules against holding local Palestinian elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA - The Palestinian high court in Ramallah has ruled that municipal elections scheduled for Oct. 8 cannot go ahead after a dispute over party lists and the inability to hold the vote in East Jerusalem, which is annexed by Israel. (PALESTINIANS-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi, 505 words)

EUROPE

Second couple arrested after car with gas cylinders found in Paris-judicial source

PARIS - French police investigating the discovery of a car packed with gas cylinders near Notre Dame cathedral in Paris have arrested a second couple and also establish that the vehicle contained three jerry cans of diesel fuel, a judicial source says. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-CAR (UPDATE 1), moved, 380 words)

France's Hollande gives clearest hint at quest for second term

PARIS - President Francois Hollande says he will not let France's image deteriorate "over the coming months or coming years," his clearest indication yet that he intends to run for a second term in office next year. (FRANCE-POLITICS/HOLLANDE (UPDATE 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Richard Lough, 510 words)

EU-Canada deal to share air travelers' data infringes privacy -EU court

BRUSSELS - An agreement between the European Union and Canada to share airline passenger data that the two sides say is key to fighting terrorism cannot enter into force as currently drafted, an adviser to the top EU court says. (EU-DATAPROTECTION/CANADA (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Julia Fioretti, 500 words)

AFRICA

Slowing Zimbabwe economy points to more anti-government anger

HARARE - Zimbabwe's economy is flatlining while the budget deficit is ballooning, the finance minister says, pointing to a worsening of financial difficulties that are already stoking rare protests against 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe. (IMBABWE-ECONOMY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by McDonald Dzirutwe, 410 words)

Gabon says African Union's mediation mission is delayed

LIBREVILLE - Gabon's political crisis deepens after the postponement of a planned mission by the African Union to mediate between two opposing candidates who both claim to have won last month's presidential election. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), , by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 469 words)

ASIA

Duterte tells regional leaders, U.S. not to lecture Philippines on rights

VIENTIANE - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte defends his country's human rights record at a regional summit in Laos, urging East Asian leaders and the United States to help Manila eradicate the scourge of illicit drugs. (LAOS-OBAMA/DUTERTE, moved, by Manuel Mogato, 285 words)

As Obama caps years of Asia 'pivot,' regional tensions smolder

VIENTIANE - Barack Obama defends his efforts to rebalance U.S. foreign policy towards Asia as he winds up the final visit of his presidency to the region, with the South China Sea dispute still smoldering. (ASEAN-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Roberta Rampton and Martin Petty, 870 words)

+ See also:

- ASEAN-SUMMIT/CHINA (UPDATE 1), moved, 415 words

Afghan forces repel Taliban offensive in provincial capital -officials

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban forces fight their way deep into the capital of Afghanistan's central province of Uruzgan, threatening government offices and capturing a prison before being pushed back, officials say. (AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN/ (UPDATE 4), moved, by Sayed Sarwar Amani, 730 words)

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