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Syria ceasefire approaches with Assad emboldened, opposition wary

BEIRUT - An emboldened President Bashar al-Assad vows to take back all of Syria, hours before the start of a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia, which Assad's opponents describe as stacked in his favor. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Tom Perry, 980 words)

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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-YPG (UPDATE 1), moved, 185 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY-AID (TV, PICTURE), moved, 285 words

Trump says health is an 'issue' after Clinton's pneumonia disclosure

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says health is an issue in the election campaign after his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, revealed she had pneumonia, and he says he will soon release detailed health information. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Steve Holland and Alana Wise, 950 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-RATES (UPDATE 1), moved, 250 words

North Korea ready for another nuclear test any time-S.Korea

SEOUL - North Korea is ready to conduct an additional 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 6, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ju-min Park and Jack Kim, 760 words)

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- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/TRADE (PICTURE, GRAPHIC, TV), moved, by Sue-Lin Wong, 725 words

Car bomb targets government buildings in eastern Turkish city

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Suspected Kurdish militants detonate a car bomb near local government offices in Turkey's southeastern city of Van, wounding scores of people, a day after two dozen mayors from Kurdish-run municipalities were stripped of office. (TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, 480 words)

EUROPE

Austrian election re-run comes unstuck in postal ballot setback

VIENNA - Austria delays a re-run of the presidential election as faulty seals on postal ballots scuppered its second attempt to organize a ballot that could give western Europe its first far-right head of state in decades. (AUSTRIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Kirsti Knolle, 550 words)

Croatia coalition wrangling starts after conservative shock

ZAGREB - Croatia is preparing for tense coalition talks after weekend elections put the conservatives unexpectedly ahead, but short of the seats needed to form a government. (CROATIA-ELECTION/, moved, by Igor Ilic, 485 words)

Germany's anti-immigrant AfD party suffers election setback

BERLIN - The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party finished a distant fourth with just 7.8 percent of the vote in local elections on Sunday in Lower Saxony state - a week after beating Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in an eastern region. (GERMANY-ELECTION/, moved, 290 words)

Occupation: Migrant. One African's 12-year quest for Europe

AGADEZ, Niger - On Mayango Jallah's second attempt to reach Europe, he recalls, the dinghy he was in came within sight of southern Spain. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AFRICAN (INSIGHT, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Edward McAllister, 1,700 words)

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- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SICILY ARRIVALS (TV), moved, 130 words

MIDDLE EAST

Haj pilgrims begin rite which caused deadly crush

JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia - Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims perform a symbolic stoning of the devil, the riskiest part of the annual haj pilgrimage, a year after the ritual's worst disaster in decades. (SAUDI-HAJ/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Dahlia Nehme, 495 words)

Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia

DUBAI - The Saudi-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemn a law passed by the United States Congress last week that will allow the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the kingdom's government for damages. (USA-SEPT11/GCC, moved, 155 words)

In Yemen's remote mountains, war - and progress - remain distant

JAFARIYA, Yemen - In villages perched high on a mountain in western Yemen, residents are a safe distance from a conflict raging through most of the country, but they endure a hardscrabble existence little changed from hundreds of years ago. (YEMEN-SECURITY/VILLAGE (PICTURE, WIDER), moved, by Abduljabbar Zeyad, 395 words)

AFRICA

Zambia court rejects opposition bid to block Lungu's inauguration

LUSAKA - Zambia's Supreme Court has rejected an application by the main opposition party to stop President Edgar Lungu's inauguration set for Tuesday after last month's contested election, a lawyer for the opposition leader says. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 200 words)

IMF weighs lifting freeze on Guinea-Bissau funding

ABIDJAN - The International Monetary Fund could lift a suspension on payments aimed at helping Guinea-Bissau emerge from years of political turmoil following an evaluation mission this week, the institution's country representative says. (BISSAU-IMF/, moved, by Joe Bavier, 405 words)

U.N. warns of stability risk from S. Sudan fighters fleeing to Congo

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo's U.N. mission warn that a failure to properly manage the influx of more than 750 supporters of South Sudan's main opposition leader, who fled across the border last month, will threaten regional stability. (CONGO-SOUTHSUDAN/UN, moved, by Aaron Ross, 365 words)

ASIA

Duterte says wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte calls for the withdrawal of U.S. military from a restive southern island, fearing an American troop presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners. (PHILIPPINES-USA/DUTERTE (moved), by Manuel Mogato, 347 words)

North Korea flooding kills 133, displaces 107,000 - U.N.

SEOUL - Flooding from heavy rain in North Korea has killed 133 people in its northeast while 395 are missing, with many homes and critical infrastructure destroyed, a U.N. agency says. (NORTHKOREA-FLOODS/, moved, 235 words)

HEALTH

For one Zika patient, lingering symptoms and few answers

SAN JUAN - It began with what felt like a punch in the throat. I assumed it was irritation from the cigar I'd smoked on my deck that afternoon in mid-June. But the sensation hung on. Within three days, I had a 102-degree Fahrenheit fever, chills and bed-drenching night sweats. (HEALTH-ZIKA/PATIENT (INSIGHT, PICTURE, GRAPHICS, TV), moved, by Nick Brown, 1,800 words)

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