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U.S.-Russian Syria peace deal raises rebel doubts as fighting rages
AMMAN/GENEVA - The United States and Russia hail a breakthrough deal to put Syria's peace process back on track, though the war-torn country's rebels say they doubt it will hold and violence rages on in Aleppo (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 1, PIX TV), by Suleiman Al-Khalidi and David Brunnstrom, 680 words)
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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-KERRY (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (TV, PIX), moved, 330 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ROAD (UPDATE 1), moved, 321 words
North Korea's fifth nuclear test prompts U.S. calls for more sanctions
SEOUL/GENEVA - North Korea conducts its fifth and biggest nuclear test and says it has mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jack Kim and Tom Miles, 1,211 words)
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- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/UN (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 430 words
- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/CHINA (TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Sue Lin-Wong, 857 words
- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/CARTER (UPDATE 1), moved, by Phil Stewart, 228 words
Algeria energy minister sees consensus on need to steady oil
ALGIERS - Algeria's energy minister says there is a consensus among OPEC and non-OPEC members about the need to stabilize the oil market to support prices, state news agency APS reports. (OIL-OPEC/ALGERIA-MINISTER (UPDATE 1), moved, by Lamine Chikhi, 304 words)
Trump closes in on Clinton's projected electoral lead -Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK - Republican Donald Trump appears to have carved out a wider path to the White House as a number of states including Florida and Ohio are no longer considered likely wins for Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project. (USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Chris Kahn, 428 words)
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- USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, 670 words
- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON, moved, by Jeff Mason, 385 words
U.S. House votes to allow Sept. 11 families to sue Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passes legislation by voice vote that would allow the families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, leading the White House to reiterate that President Obama will veto the measure. (USA-SEPT11/SAUDI (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 205 words)
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- SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/RECALL (UPDATE 1), moved, 341 words)
ASIA
U.S. tells consumers to stop using fire-prone Samsung phones
SEOUL/NEW YORK - A U.S. government safety agency urges all consumers to stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which are prone to catch fire, and top airlines globally ban their use during flights. (SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/USA (UPDATE 4), moved, by Se Young Lee and Jeffrey Dastin, 674 words)
Bangladesh factory fire kills 23, injures more than 24
MUMBAI - A fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh kills at least 23 people and injures more than two dozen, in the worst industrial disaster in the country since the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013. (UPDATE 2, PIX, Expect by 1730 IST (1200 GMT), by Serajul Quadir, 500 words)
One Hanjin ship cleared to dock at U.S. port, others remain in limbo
LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO - A Hanjin Shipping Co container vessel idled off the coast of Mexico after the company's bankruptcy has received permission to dock and unload cargo at the Port of Long Beach, industry and union officials say. (HANJIN SHIPPING-DEBT/USA-PORTS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moving shortly, by Lisa Richwine and Jim Christie, 715 words)
EUROPE
Arrested French women, directed by Islamic State, planned Paris attack
PARIS - Three French women arrested after a car loaded with gas cylinders was found near Notre Dame cathedral were planning to attack a Paris railway station under the direction of Islamic State, French officials say (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Gérard Bon, 464 words)
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- EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-WOMAN (TV, PIX), moved, 321 words
British businesses "lazy and fat" says pro-Brexit trade minister
LONDON - Britain as a trading nation has become "too lazy and too fat" and business leaders are more interested in playing golf on Friday afternoons than in seeking new export markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is recorded saying. (BRITAIN-EU/TRADE (PIX), moved, by Estelle Shirbon, 514 words)
"Times are changing, pay your taxes," euro zone chief tells firms
BRATISLAVA - Multinational companies should refrain from tax-avoidance and pay their fair share, the head of euro zone finance ministers says in a new endorsement of the European Union's fight against tax-dodging. (EU-TAXAVOIDANCE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Francesco Guarascio and Jason Hovet, 448 words)
Prominent journalist, academic held in Turkey coup probe
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities detain a prominent journalist and his brother, a well-known academic, as part of investigations into a failed coup attempt in July they blame on followers of a U.S.-based Turkish cleric. (TURKEY-SECURITY/JOURNALISTS (moved), moved, 272 words)
Brexit will be tough for European Investment Bank
BRATISLAVA - Britain's exit from the European Union will create difficulties for the European Investment Bank (EIB), a lender owned by EU governments, the bank's president Werner Hoyer says. (BRITAIN-EU/EIB), moved, 355 words
Monte Paschi rescue unchanged after CEO exit -Italy's Padoan
BRATISLAVA - A rescue plan for Italian bank Monte dei Paschi will not be modified following the resignation on Thursday of its boss, the country's economy minister says. (EUROZONE-BANKS/MONTE PASCHI (UPDATE 1), moved, 194 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iranian court jails British-Iranian aid worker for five years - family
An Iranian Revolutionary court has sentenced Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family says. (BRITAIN-IRAN/NAZANIN (UPDATE 2), moved, 428 words)
Iranian opposition group in Iraq resettled to Albania
BAGHDAD - The remaining members of an exiled Iranian opposition group based in Iraq for decades leave for resettlement in Albania following attacks on their camps in recent years. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-IRAN, moved, 213 words)
UNITED STATES
Sept. 11 drama on Air Force One unfolds in Bush aide's handwritten notes
WASHINGTON - The notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001. (USA-SEPT11/BUSH (PIX, TV), moved, by Steve Holland, 595 words)
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- USA-SEPT11/MOOD (FEATURE, PIX, TV), moved, by Gina Cherelus, 620 words
- USA-SEPT11/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Hilary Russ, 547 words
LATIN AMERICA
Venezuelans revel in pots-and-pans protest after Maduro humiliation
MARACAIBO, Venezuela - Pots-and-pans protests, used for decades to heckle governments around South America, are back with a bang in volatile Venezuela after unpopular socialist President Nicolas Maduro was chased down a street by angry neighbors clanging their kitchenware, sparking copy-cat demonstrations nationwide. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/POTS (PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer, 736 words)
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- VENEZUELA-USA/CRIME (PIX), expect by 1800 EDT (2200 GMT), by Nate Raymond, 400 words
AFRICA
Gabon faces 'sustained instability' if no presidential vote recount -Ping
LIBREVILLE - Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping says failure to recount votes from the presidential election could lead to "profound and sustained instability." (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 402 words)
SPORT
First blood to Guardiola as De Bruyne inspires City
MANCHESTER - Pep Guardiola draws first blood in his renewed managerial duel with Jose Mourinho as Manchester City deservedly win an absorbing Premier League derby 2-1 against Manchester United at Old Trafford (SOCCER-ENGLAND-MNU-MCI/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 485 words)
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