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TOP STORIES

S.Korea says North ready for new nuclear test at any time

SEOUL - North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test, South Korea's government says, and may use a previously unused tunnel at its mountainous test site. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/TUNNEL (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0300 GMT/2300 EST, 500 words)

- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/USA-JAPAN (UPDATE 3), moved, by Minami Funakoshi and Ju-min Park, 482 words

- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/CHINA (TV, PIX), moved, by Sue-Lin Wong, 888 words

Clinton falls ill at 9/11 memorial, diagnosed with pneumonia

NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton's personal doctor says the Democratic presidential candidate was suffering from pneumonia after she fell ill at a Sept. 11 memorial, in an episode that renewed focus on her health less than two months before the general election. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Amanda Becker, 980 words)

Syria rebels guardedly agree on truce but battles persist

BEIRUT - Government troops and insurgents fight in several parts of Syria, apparently seeking to strengthen their positions on the eve of a ceasefire that Free Syrian Army rebels said they would observe but with major reservations. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 2), by Angus McDowall and Tom Perry, moved, 797 words)

Families remember 9/11 victims 15 years after attacks

NEW YORK - Americans remembered the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at a ceremony marking 15 years, with the recital of their names, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights at the site where New York City's massive twin towers collapsed. (USA-SEPT11/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), by Melissa Fares, 903 words)

ASIA

Ethnic tensions, Taliban attacks pose traps for Afghan leader

KABUL - Taliban advances and a shootout between gunmen from rival ethnic groups in Kabul that carried echoes of Afghanistan's 1990s civil war have underlined the threats facing President Ashraf Ghani two years after he came to power. (AFGHANISTAN-POLITICS/ (PIX), by James Mackenzie, 898 words)

Militant suspected in Bangladesh cafe attack killed himself, police say

DHAKA - A suspected militant believed by Bangladesh police to have been among the planners of a July cafe attack that killed 22 people killed himself during a police raid on a hideout in the capital, police say. (BANGLADESH-MILITANTS/ (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Ruma Paul, 370 words)

- BANGLADESH-FIRE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul, 678 words

Thailand finds 21 new cases of Zika in Bangkok, including pregnant woman

BANGKOK - Twenty-one new cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus are confirmed in central Bangkok, including a pregnant woman who later gave birth with no complications, Thailand's public health ministry says. (HEALTH-ZIKA/THAILAND, moved, 340 words)

- HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (moved), moved, 165 words

MIDDLE EAST

Drones keep watch as pilgrims move to haj's final stages

MUZDALIFAH - Saudi authorities deployed drones to watch over nearly 2 million pilgrims as they descended Mount Arafat and entered the haj's final stages, part of stepped up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year's crush amid an escalating war of words with Iran. (SAUDI-HAJ/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), by Dahlia Nehme, 622 words)

Turkey removes two dozen elected mayors in Kurdish militant crackdown

DIYARBAKIR - Turkey appoints new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq. (TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, 668 words)

EUROPE

Conservatives take lead in Croatia election

ZAGREB - The conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was on track to win the most seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections but the country looked set for lengthy coalition horsetrading after voters once again declined to return a clear governing majority. (CROATIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), moved, by Igor Ilic and Ivana Sekularac, 510 words)

With eye on West, Belarus holds slightly freer election

MINSK - Lawmakers loyal to hardline Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko retained power in an election on Sunday, but the opposition's win of a seat for the first time in 20 years could help the ex-Soviet nation further improve ties with the West. (BELARUS-ELECTION/PARLIAMENT (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Andrei Makhovsky, 582 words)

Catalans rally in support of independence from Spain

BARCELONA - Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Catalonia on Sunday to support a break from Spain which local leaders want to deliver for next year in spite of legal blocks by the central government. (SPAIN-CATALONIA/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Sam Edwards, 400 words)

Britain eyeing work permits to control EU immigration

LONDON - Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd says she is looking at a work permits system to control migration from the European Union, responding to Brexit voters' demand for tighter border controls. (BRITAIN-EU/IMMIGRATION (UPDATE 1), moved, by William James, 321 words)

UNITED STATES

A raised fist, more kneeling players as NFL anthem protest spreads

SAN FRANCISCO - Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raises his fist and several Miami Dolphins players kneel during performances of the U.S. national anthem, the latest gestures in the National Football League to draw attention to racial inequality. (NFL-ANTHEM/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Curtis Skinner, 473 words)

Tesla's Musk: new Autopilot likely would have prevented death

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the automaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving and other improvements that likely would have prevented a fatality in May. (TESLA-AUTOPILOT/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Alexandria Sage and David Shepardson, 718 words)

LATIN AMERICA

Venezuela's troubles overshadow Non-Aligned summit

CARACAS - Worries over political protests, poor attendance and food have dominated buildup to Non-Aligned Summit in Venezuela instead of geopolitical issues Cold War-era bloc is supposed to address. (VENEZUELA-NONALIGNED/ moved, by Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne, 400 words)

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