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U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, Russia calls emergency U.N. meeting

BEIRUT/MOSCOW - U.S.-led coalition air strikes kill dozens of Syrian soldiers, Russia and a monitoring group say, putting a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire in jeopardy and prompting Moscow to seek an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), by Angus McDowall and Andrew Osborn, 1083 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, TV) moved, 180 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-STRIKE (UPDATE 1), moved, 249 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1), moved, 126 words

France's Le Pen says she is "candidate of the people" eager for presidential vote

FREJUS - Far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen says she is eager for France's presidential election campaign to start, portraying herself as the "candidate of the people" and mocking her opponents' primaries as cockfights. (FRANCE-ELECTION/LEPEN (PIX), by Ingrid Melander, moved, 454 words)

Global fund raises $12.9 bln to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

MONTREAL - A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers say. (HEALTH-AIDS/FUNDRAISING (UPDATE 2), by Allison Lampert, 240 words)

Trump proposes disarming Clinton guards: 'Let's see what happens to her'

MIAMI - Donald Trump calls for disarming the bodyguards who protect his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, and muses about the consequences of such a move by saying "Let's see what happens to her.". (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-GUNS (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), 400 words, by Emily Stephenson, moved, 434 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 900 words

- USA-ELECTION/PENCE-HEALTH (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC)

Divided European leaders struggle with post-Brexit vision

BRATISLAVA - European leaders, struggling to overcome historic crisis after Britain's vote to leave EU, agree to explore closer defense cooperation and boost security at their external borders but cannot hide deep divisions over refugees and economic policy. (EU-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Noah Barkin and Jason Hovet, 767 words)

+ See also:

- BRITAIN-EU/SLOVAKIA (INTERVIEW, UPDATE 1, PIX), by Tatiana Jancarikova and Jason Hovet, 600 words, moved

EUROPE

Bavaria accuses migration office of security flaws as Oktoberfest starts

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies accuses the Federal Migration Office (BAMF) of severe security flaws, saying its officials are not detecting forged passports when checking the identity of refugees. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-PASSPORTS, moved, 384 words)

17-year-old is first minor to be granted euthanasia in Belgium

BRUSSELS - A 17-year-old has committed doctor-assisted suicide in Belgium, the first minor to do so under rules adopted in 2014 allowing euthanasia for people of all ages, the head of the national committee for euthanasia says. (BELGIUM-EUTHANASIA/MINOR (UPDATE 2), by Francesco Guarascio, 300 words, moved)

False alarm leads to major police operation in central Paris

PARIS - Parts of central Paris are cordoned off after a false alarm triggers a major security operation, French police say. (FRANCE-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), 250 words, moved)

UNITED STATES

Obama enlists Republican Kasich to push for TPP trade deal

WASHINGTON - Ohio's Republican governor, John Kasich, takes over White House briefing lectern to praise 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, unusual move that shows how hard President Obama will push for trade deal's approval. (USA-TRADE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 530 words)

Hate drove gunman to shoot Philadelphia police -officials

A gunman who wounded two Philadelphia police officers and three civilians and killed a fourth civilian appears to have been driven by hatred for the police but had no known ties to any militant groups, officials say. (PENNSYLVANIA-CRIME/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 461 words)

Small bomb explodes ahead of New Jersey road race; no injuries

NEW YORK - A small bomb explodes in a New Jersey beach town along the route of a planned road race, causing no injuries but prompting authorities to cancel the event and evacuate dozens of homes as they search for more devices. NEW JERSEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 4), 400 words, moved)

ASIA

China issues alert for second typhoon in a week

SHANGHAI - China is bracing for its second typhoon in a week after government raises their alert to "orange" for Typhoon Malakas, just as southeastern provinces continue to clean up after an earlier, stronger storm, state news agency Xinhua reports. (ASIA-STORM/CHINA (UPDATE 1), moved, 330 words)

Norwegian hostage freed by al Qaeda-linked group in Philippines

MANILA - A Norwegian man held hostage by the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Islamist militant group in the southern Philippines since September last year was freed on Saturday, Philippine officials said. (PHILIPPINES-MILITANTS/NORWAY (UPDATE 1), moved, 455 words)

Egyptian court approves asset freezes in high-profile NGO trial

CAIRO - An Egyptian court approves a freeze on the assets of five prominent human rights activists and three non-governmental organizations, the latest twist in a five-year-old case in which the NGOs are accused of receiving foreign funds to sow chaos. (EGYPT-RIGHTS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by Ahmed Aboulenein, 468 words)

AMERICAS

Canada: did not make concessions to China for return of detainee

MONTREAL/OTTAWA - Canada did not make concessions to China to secure return of Canadian citizen who spent two years in jail and was convicted of spying, insists foreign minister. (CANADA-CHINA/GARRATT (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Allison Lampert and David Ljunggren, 400 words)

Brazil files terrorism charges against eight for IS support

BRASILIA - Eight Brazilians arrested before Rio Olympics for belonging to loosely organized group that supports Islamic State and discussed attacking games are charged under Brazil's anti-terrorism law. (BRAZIL-SECURITY/ (PIX), moved, 329 words)

Venezuela opposition running out of options to force 2016 Maduro vote

CARACAS - Venezuela's opposition fails to draw large numbers in its latest protests against President Nicolas Maduro, and national election board delays decision on next stage of possible referendum on his socialist rule. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne and Daniel Kai, 400 words)

+ See Also

- VENEZUELA-NONALIGNED/MARGARITA (PIX), 417 words, by Girish Gupta, moved

Colombia's FARC will fight on as political party, rebel leader says

YARI PLAINS - Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels will continue their fight for social justice under a peace deal with the government, its top commander says at the opening of the group's final congress as an armed group. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/CONFERENCE (TV, PIX), moved, by Julia Symmes Cobb, 411 words)

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