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North Korea ready for another nuclear test any time

SEOUL - North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time, South Korea's Defence Ministry says, three days after the reclusive North's fifth test drew widespread condemnation. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/TUNNEL (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, 600 words)

Suffering from pneumonia, Clinton falls ill at 9/11 memorial, cancels California trip

NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton is suffering from pneumonia, the Democratic presidential candidate's doctor says after she fell ill at a Sept. 11 memorial, an episode that renews focus on her health less than two months before the election. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 9, 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 remember 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)

Fiji opposition MPs freed after what Amnesty calls "brazen crackdown" on rights

SYDNEY - Fijian police have released three opposition lawmakers detained over the weekend for criticizing the constitution in what Amnesty International describes as a "brazen crackdown" on freedom of expression. (FIJI-POLITICS/, moved, by Tom Westbrook, 300)

MIDDLE EAST

Eastern Libyan commander's forces seize key oil ports

BENGHAZI, Libya - Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar seize at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources. LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Ayman al-Warfalli, 600 words)

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)

EUROPE

Conservatives take lead in Croatia election

ZAGREB - The conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) is on track to win the most seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections but the country looks 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 retain power in an election, 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)

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 4, PIX), moved, by Curtis Skinner, 473 words)

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

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk says 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)

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