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New York City shaken by 'intentional' explosion, 29 injured

NEW YORK - An explosion rocks the bustling Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, injuring at least 29 people, authorities say, adding they are investigating the blast as a criminal act not immediately linked to any terror organization. NEW YORK-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Simon Webb and David Ingram, 500 words)

- NEW JERSEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, TV), moved, by David Ingram, 600 words

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

BEIRUT/MOSCOW - U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly kills dozens of Syrian soldiers, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting as tension between Moscow and Washington escalates. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Angus McDowall and Andrew Osborn, 1,000 words)

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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 2), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 350 words

Seventeen Indian soldiers, 4 militants killed in Kashmir attack

SRINAGAR, India - Militants attack an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de factor border with Pakistan, killing 17 soldiers in the most deadly such attack in the northern region of Kashmir in recent years. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Fayaz Bukhari, 500 words)

Paralympics-Iranian cyclist death casts pall over Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad dies after crashing in the C4-5 event at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, the first such death at the Games since they began in 1960, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) says. (PARALYMPICS-DEATH/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 350 words)

EUROPE

Pro-Putin party seen winning even greater sway in Russia's parliament

MOSCOW - The ruling United Russia party is expected to win even greater dominance over Russia's lower house in a parliamentary election, showing that support for President Vladimir Putin is holding up despite sanctions and a deep economic slowdown. (RUSSIA-ELECTON/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Andrew Osborn, 500 words)

Merkel faces setback in Berlin vote due to migrant fears

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives look set to suffer a second electoral blow in two weeks in a Berlin city vote as a growing number of voters are expected to express their unease with her refugee-friendly policy. (GERMANY-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Michael Nienaber, 400 words)

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)

AMERICAS

Venezuela summit draws few leaders in blow to Maduro

MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela - Only a handful of leaders have traveled to a meeting of a large Cold War-era bloc in Venezuela this week, in an embarrassment for the crisis-hit socialist government. (VENEZUELA-NONALIGNED/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Girish Gupta and Deisy Buitrago, 400 words)

HEALTH

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)

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