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China's Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as tens of thousands protest
HONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping swears in Hong Kong's new leader with a stark warning that Beijing will not tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marks the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China.
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China's Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as tens of thousands protest
HONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping swears in Hong Kong's new leader with a stark warning that Beijing will not tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marks the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China. (HONGKONG-ANNIVERSARY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by James Pomfret and Venus Wu, 748 words)
- HONGKONG-ANNIVERSARY/LAM (NEWSMAKER, PIX, TV), moved, by Venus Wu, 652 words
World leaders bid farewell to Helmut Kohl as force for European unity
SPEYER, Germany - Leaders from the United States, Russia and across Europe pay tribute to Helmut Kohl as the architect of German reunification and driving force for European integration (GERMANY-KOHL, UPDATE 1, (PIX, TV), moved, by Wolfgang Rattay, 526 words)
Ukraine points finger at Russian security services in recent cyber attack
KIEV - Ukraine says the Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack that hit the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. (CYBER-ATTACK/UKRAINE (UPDATE 2, PIX), by Pavel Polityuk, 622 words)
On rainy 150th birthday, nation celebrates the meaning of Canada
Canada's long-anticipated 150th birthday celebrations are marked by heavy rain and some protests, though the downpour failed to dampen spirits of revelers who thronged in large numbers to enjoy musical performances and parades. (CANADA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3 (PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Leah Schnurr and Andrea Hopkins, 705 words)
EUROPE
Pope shakes up Vatican by replacing conservative doctrinal chief
ROME - In major shakeup of the Vatican's administration, Pope Francis replaces Catholicism's top theologian, a conservative German cardinal who has been at odds with the pontiff's vision of a more inclusive Church. (POPE-MUELLER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Philip Pullella, 590 words)
Thousands march for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
BELFAST - Thousands of people march in Belfast to demand Northern Ireland join the rest of the United Kingdom in legalizing same-sex marriage, a step blocked by the region's largest party, a key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May. (NIRELAND-GAYMARRIAGE/ (PIX), moved, by Ian Graham, 478 words)
- SINGAPORE-LGBT/PINKDOT (PIX, TV), moved, by Fathin Ungku, 318 words
- SPAIN-WORLDPRIDE/PARADE (PIX, TV), moved, 131 words
MIDDLE EAST
Qatar says Arab states' demands "made to be rejected"
ROME - Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha's foreign minister says, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty. (GULF-QATAR/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by Philip Pullella, 426 words)
Mosul mosque where Islamic State took world stage lies in rubble
MOSUL - The leaning minaret of Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque survived Mongol and Ottoman conquests, neglect under Saddam Hussein and air raids during the Iran-Iraq War and U.S. invasion in 2003. But after three years of Islamic State rule, it is now little more than a pile of stones at center of a shattered city. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSQUE (PIX), moved, by Stephen Kalin, 720 words)
ASIA
Snipers, bombs, mortars - Philippine troops battle against Islamists
MARAWI CITY, Philippines - Sprawled on boarded-up balcony of a two-storey house, the barrel of his rifle poked into a hole cut in the wood, the Philippine army sniper calls for quiet before taking his shot. He is among thousands of soldiers battling to retake the southern Philippine city, where militants loyal to Islamic State launched a lightning strike in May (PHILIPPINES-MILITANTS/BATTLE (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Kanupriya Kapoor, 800 words)
Muslim leader urges Indonesians to boycott Starbucks over LGBT stand
JAKARTA - A leader of Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization has called for a boycott of Starbucks, saying the international coffee chain's pro-gay stand risks ruining the "religious and cultured" core of the Southeast Asian nation. (INDONESIA-STARBUCKS/LGBT (PIX), moved, by Nilufar Rizki and Jessica Damiana, 416 words)
UNITED STATES
Gunfire breaks out at Arkansas nightclub, 28 hurt
Gunfire erupts at a hip-hop concert in an Arkansas nightclub, wounding 25 people and prompting the governor to call for a fresh effort to reduce violent crime. (ARKANSAS-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 3 (TV), moved, by Alex Dobuzinkis, 366 words)
MEXICO
Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs
MEXICO CITY - A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after crania of women and children surfaced among the hundreds embedded in the forbidding structure. (MEXICO-ARCHAEOLOGY/SKULLS (TV, PIX), moved, by Roberto Ramirez, 387 words)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Adele cancels remainder of world tour with damaged vocal chords
LONDON - Singer Adele cancels the last two sell-out shows of her world tour due to take place at London's Wembley Stadium this weekend after damaging her vocal cords. (MUSIC-ADELE/ (TV, PIX), moved, 163 words)
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