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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)
"Give them a bloody nose": Xi pressed for stronger S.China Sea response
BEIJING - China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/CHINA (INSIGHT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Kang Lim, 1,201 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)
ASIA
Taliban claims truck bomb blast in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound in Kabul early on Monday after a powerful explosion was heard all around the city. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 169 words)
India says to bring back workers facing "food crisis" in Saudi
NEW DELHI/DUBAI - India said on Sunday it would send a government minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back workers who have been laid off from their jobs, as the foreign minister said more than 10,000 Indians in the country were facing a "food crisis." (INDIA-SAUDI/WORKERS (UPDATE 1), moved, 440 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 (PIX, TV), moved, 375 words)
- BRITAIN-SECURITY/ moved, 225 words
- EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-SAINT-DENIS (TV), moved, 300 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 253 words
UNITED STATES
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)
- USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Amanda Becker, 667 words)
- USA-ELECTION/DEBATES (UPDATE 3), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 614 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 (PIX, TV), moved, by Fadhil al-Samarraie, 615 words)
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-OIL (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Mustafa Mahmoud, 360 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-MANBIJ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 398 words
LATIN AMERICA
Brazil's Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice - court
SAO PAULO - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former chief executive of investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA will stand trial for obstruction of justice, documents from a federal court in Brasilia showed on Friday. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 378 words)
AFRICA
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)
RIO OLYMPICS
Olympics-IOC staunchly defends Russian presence in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO - Partial sanctions against Russian athletes over the country's state-run doping system are preliminary, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Sunday, defending the organization's position amid vocal criticism. (OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING (PIX, TV), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 462 words)
- OLYMPICS-RIO/PREPARATIONS (PIX, TV), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 471 words
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