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UN suspends aid after convoy attack as Syria ceasefire collapses

GENEVA/BEIRUT - The United Nations suspends all aid shipments into Syria after a deadly attack on a convoy carrying humanitarian supplies, as a week-old U.S.-Russian sponsored ceasefire collapsed in renewed violence. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV), expect by 1600 GMT/NOON ET, by Stephanie Nebehay and Lisa Barrington, 1,055 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-AIRSTRIKE (PICTURE), moving shortly, by Ellen Francis and Lisa Barrington, 895 words

U.S. probing Afghan-born bomber's motive, foreign travel

LINDEN - U.S. investigators are looking for clues to why an Afghanistan-born man might have planted bombs around the New York area over the weekend, including whether the suspect had accomplices or was radicalized overseas. (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Joseph Ax and Mica Rosenberg, 630 words)

At least two killed as Congo opposition offices torched overnight

KINSHASA - At least two people were killed when armed men in uniform torched the headquarters of the main opposition party in Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, beginning a second day of violent protests. (CONGO-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Kenny Katombe and Benoit Nyemba, 550 words)

UNHCR: 2016 could become deadliest on record for refugees crossing Mediterranean

BRUSSELS - The U.N. refugee agency says 2016 looks set to become the deadliest year on record for refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Italy and Greece, even though arrivals are down 40 percent from a year ago. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/UNHCR, moved, by Gabriela Baczynska, 460 words)

+ See also:

- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GREECE-FIRE (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Karolina Tagaris, 500 words

- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AUSTRIA (PICTURE), moved, 350 words

EUROPE

Merkel offers Bavaria 'mea culpa' in hint at fourth term

BERLIN - Angela Merkel's shock admission that she wishes she could turn back the clock on her migrant policy is a clear attempt to mend fences with her allies in Bavaria and a strong hint she will seek to run for a fourth term as German chancellor. (GERMANY-MERKEL/ (ANALYSIS, PICTURE), moved, by Madeline Chambers and Paul Carrel, 890 words)

Cuba volleyball players found guilty of aggravated rape in Finland

HELSINKI - Five volleyball players from the Cuban national team are found guilty of aggravated rape while they were in Finland in July for a World League tournament prior to the Rio Olympics. (FINLAND-CUBA/CRIME (UPDATE 1), moved, 210 words)

AFRICA

U.N. inquiry says has list of suspects over Burundi atrocities

GENEVA - Independent U.N. investigators say they have drawn up a list of suspects who should be prosecuted for possible crimes against humanity in Burundi. (WARCRIMES-BURUNDI/ (UPDATE 1), expect by 1430 GMT/10.30 AM ET, 520 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Islamic State digs in behind Mosul moat as battle for city looms

BAGHDAD - Islamic State is building a moat around Mosul in northern Iraq, in preparation for a long, hard battle against U.S.-backed Iraqi government forces for the biggest city in the jihadists' self-proclaimed caliphate. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (PICTURE), moved, by Ahmed Rasheed, 910 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-SHIRQAT (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moved, by Ghazwan Hassan, 625 words

Israel kills Palestinian armed with knife, says intercepts drone

HEBRON, West Bank - A Palestinian who tried to stab an Israeli soldier is shot dead and an Israeli aircraft intercept a drone launched by Hamas, the army says, as violence surges in the run-up to next month's Jewish new year holiday. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, 390 words)

UNITED STATES

Skeptical of Russia, Clinton seen going toe-to-toe with Putin

WASHINGTON - When Hillary Clinton attended her first major White House meeting on Russia in February 2009, the new secretary of state insisted that she wanted to play a leading role in President Barack Obama's effort to "reset" U.S. relations with Moscow. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-RUSSIA, moved, by Warren Strobel and Matt Spetalnick, 1,080 words)

On New York mission, Theresa May seeks to shore up Britain's influence after Brexit

NEW YORK - On a mission to shore up British clout after the shock vote to leave the European Union raised questions over the future unity of the West, Prime Minister Theresa May will tell leaders that Britain will not turn away from the world. (UN-ASSEMBLY/BRITAIN (PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by Guy Faulconbridge, 600 words)

+ See also:

- BRITAIN-EU/MAY-BUSINESS (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by Guy Faulconbridge, 700 words

ASIA

N.Korea's Kim guides new rocket engine test, calls for satellite launch

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises a ground test of a new rocket engine to launch satellites, the North's state media report, the latest in a rapid succession of missile-related tests this year by the isolated state. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jack Kim and James Pearson, 640 words)

India kills eight intruders, fights others at Kashmir border

SRINAGAR - India kills eight people trying to cross its disputed border with Pakistan in Kashmir and security forces fight a separate group of suspected militants, army officials say, two days after a deadly assault on an Indian army base. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), expect by 1430 GMT/10.30 AM ET, by Fayaz Bukhari, 445 words)

Thai court finds British rights activist guilty of defamation

BANGKOK - A British rights activist is found guilty by a Thai court of criminal defamation and given a three-year suspended sentence, a move rights groups says sets a worrying precedent. (THAILAND-RIGHTS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Cod Satrusayang, 395 words)

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