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Turkey culls nearly 1,400 from army, overhauls top military council
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey dismisses nearly 1,400 members of its armed forces and stacks the top military council with government ministers, moves designed by President Tayyip Erdogan to put him in full control of the military after a failed coup.(TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3), moved, by Yesim Dikmen and Ayla Jean Yackley, 1,000 words)
Clinton says Russia behind DNC hacking, draws line to Trump
WASHINGTON - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she questioned Republican rival Donald Trump's overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin. (USA-CYBER/DEMOCRATS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Doina Chiacu and Roberta Rampton, 675 words)
As "caliphate" shrinks, Islamic State looks to global attacks
BAGHDAD/CAIRO - Islamic State, losing territory and on the retreat in Iraq and Syria, has claimed credit for a surge in global attacks, most of them in France and Germany. Instead of urging supporters to travel to its self-proclaimed caliphate, it has encouraged them to act locally using any means available.(EUROPE-ATTACKS/IS-PROPAGANDA, moved, by Stephen Kalin and Ahmed Tolba, 900 words)
ANC faces losses in vote that could reshape South Africa
PORT ELIZABETH - A vote on Wednesday could herald a sea change in South African society and politics. The ANC could lose major cities it has held virtually unchallenged since the end of white-minority rule 22 years ago. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Joe Brock, 1,025 words)
EUROPE
After attacks, German president says absolute security impossible
MUNICH - No government can guarantee its citizens full security from militant, Germany's president says, calling for national unity as the best defense after attacks in the past two weeks left 15 people dead. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-MEMORIAL (TV, PIX), moved, 375 words)
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- BRITAIN-SECURITY/ moved, 225 words
- EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-SAINT-DENIS (TV), moved, 300 words
Armed men who seized Armenian police station surrender
YEREVAN - Armed men who seized a police station in the Armenian capital Yerevan surrendered to the authorities on Sunday after a two-week stand-off, the country's National Security Service said. (ARMENIA-VIOLENCE/POLICE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Hasmik Mkrtchyan, 379 words)
UNITED STATES
Clinton accuses Trump of scapegoating Muslim soldier's parents
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump on Sunday of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, after the Republican nominee took issue with remarks the soldier's father made at the Democratic National Convention. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Amanda Becker, 667 words)
+ See also:
- USA-ELECTION/DEBATES (UPDATE 3), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 614 words
U.S. safety team arrives in Texas to probe deadly balloon crash
SAN ANTONIO - U.S. safety officials arrived in Texas on Sunday to probe the crash of a hot air balloon that killed 16 people, amid reports that it hit a power line and caught fire before plummeting to the ground. (TEXAS-BALLOON/CRASH (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Jim Forsyth, 512 words)
Gunman in Austin, Texas, kills one woman, wounds 3
Gunman kills a woman and seriously wounds three others in Austin when he shoots into crowd as people stream out of nightclubs in the Texas capital's downtown area. (TEXAS-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 6), moved, by Alex Dobuzinskis, 400 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iraqi forces eye Shirqat, one of the last steps before Mosul
HAJJAJ, Iraq - Thousands flee a northern Iraqi town controlled by Islamic State before a planned government assault there that would be a major step towards retaking the militant stronghold of Mosul, 100 km (60 miles) further north. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-SHIRQAT (TV, PIX), moved, by Fadhil al-Samarraie, 615 words)
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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-OIL (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Mustafa Mahmoud, 360 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MANBIJ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 398 words
Many Houthis, seven Saudi troops killed near Yemen border
CAIRO - Seven Saudi troops and dozens of Houthi fighters die in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen, Saudi state news agency SPA reports, as the main combatants in Yemen's war prepare for a further week of peace talks in Kuwait. (YEMEN-SECURITY/TALKS (UPDATE 1), moved, 445 words)
LATIN AMERICA
Venezuela authorities warn opposition over three banned lawmakers
CARACAS - Venezuelan authorities over the weekend admonished the opposition-run National Assembly for reinstating three lawmakers banned over fraud accusations, heightening the power conflict in the crisis-hit OPEC nation. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ moved, 387 words)
AFRICA
Tens of thousands rally in Congo to demand Kabila steps down
KINSHASA - Tens of thousands of Congolese demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans and waving opposition flags rally in the capital Kinshasa to demand President Joseph Kabila step down when his mandate ends in December (CONGO-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Aaron Ross, 450 words)
ASIA
Tokyo elects first woman governor as it prepares for its Olympics
TOKYO - Voters in the Japanese capital elect their first woman governor after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded the city's preparations to host the 2020 summer Olympic Games. (JAPAN-ELECTION/TOKYO (UPDATE 1, PIX), by Elaine Lies and Ami Miyazaki, 395 words)
Helicopter money talk takes flight as Bank of Japan runs out of runway
TOKYO - The Bank of Japan's review of its monetary stimulus program promised for September is reviving expectations it could adopt some form of "helicopter money," printing money for government spending to spur inflation and boost the long ailing economy. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/BOJ (GRAPHIC, PIX), moved, by Stanley White, 665 words)
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