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N. Korea says considering strike on Guam after Trump warns of "fire and fury"
SEOUL/BEDMINSTER - North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U. S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury".
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N.Korea says considering strike on Guam after Trump warns of "fire and fury"
SEOUL/BEDMINSTER - North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury". (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Christine Kim and James Oliphant, 876 words)
South Africa's Zuma survives no-confidence vote, some ANC lawmakers join opposition
CAPE TOWN - South African President Jacob Zuma survives attempt in parliament to force him from office but is left politically wounded after some members of his ruling African National Congress party vote with opposition. (SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 7, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Wendell Roelf and TJ Strydom, 801 words)
Venezuela orders opposition mayor jailed, UN decries excess force
CARACAS/GENEVA - U.N. slams Venezuelan authorities for use of excessive force against anti-government protesters and says security forces and pro-government groups are believed responsible for deaths of at least 73 demonstrators since April. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (WRAPUP 1, TV), moved, by Brian Ellsworth and Stephanie Nebehay, 600 words)
ASIA
Seven dead as quake strikes in remote part of China's Sichuan province
BEIJING - Earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude strikes remote and mountainous part of southwestern province of Sichuan, U.S. Geological Survey says, killing seven people and trapping 100 tourists in popular scenic spot. (CHINA-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), expect 0300 GMT/1100 ET, 422 words)
Diplomacy to defuse India, China border crisis slams into wall - sources
NEW DELHI - India's diplomatic efforts to end seven-week military standoff with China hit roadblock, people briefed on talks say, prompting Chinese state-run media to trumpet rhetoric of "unavoidable countermeasures" on unmarked border. (INDIA-CHINA/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Sanjeev Miglani, 675 words)
Hong Kong cleans up 93 tonnes of palm oil, shuts 13 beaches after huge spill
HONG KONG - Hong Kong has scooped up more than 90 tonnes of palm oil and closed more than a dozen beaches after a spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory's waters. (HONGKONG-POLLUTION/ (PIX, TV), moving shortly, 422 words)
Australia's CBA vows reputational rebuild as scandal taints record profit
SYDNEY - One of Australia's top four banks, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, concedes its reputation is on the line over money-laundering and terror financing allegations, as it posted its eighth straight record cash profit under the shadow of massive potential penalties. (AUSTRALIA-CBA/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Paulina Duran, 620 words)
UNITED STATES
Russia reacts to White House soap opera with a shrug
MOSCOW - Soap opera of White House personnel changes, intrigue and investigations alarms part of American public and shocks some foreign governments, yet Russian officials find their own way of responding - with shrug. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-WHITEHOUSE (PIX), moved, by Oksana Kobzeva and Polina Nikolskaya, 751 words)
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. envoys told to be coy on re-engaging in Paris climate deal -cable
WASHINGTON - U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for Trump administration to re-engage in global Paris climate agreement, according to diplomatic cable seen by Reuters. (USA-CLIMATE/DIPLOMACY (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Yeganeh Torbati and Valerie Volcovici, 655 words)
AFRICA
Kenya's president leads as results come in from peaceful vote
NAIROBI - Kenya's president takes early lead in national elections, results from two-thirds of polling stations show, culmination of hard-fought contest between East African country's two foremost political dynasties. (KENYA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moving shortly, by Katharine Houreld, 800 words)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Country singer Glen Campbell dead at age 81 -publicist
LOS ANGELES - U.S. country singer Glen Campbell dies at age 81, his publicist says. (PEOPLE-GLEN CAMPBELL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, 300 words)
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