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U. S. targets Chinese, Russia entities for helping North Korea
WASHINGTON - United States imposes new North Korea-related sanctions, targeting Chinese and Russian firms and individuals for supporting Pyongyang's weapons programs but stops short of anticipated focus on Chinese banks.
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U.S. targets Chinese, Russia entities for helping North Korea
WASHINGTON - United States imposes new North Korea-related sanctions, targeting Chinese and Russian firms and individuals for supporting Pyongyang's weapons programs but stops short of anticipated focus on Chinese banks. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by David Brunnstrom and Doina Chiacu, 589 words)
- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA (UPDATE 3), moved, by David Brunnstrom and Yeganeh Torbati, 500 words
U.S. puts more pressure on Pakistan to help with Afghan war
WASHINGTON - The United States suggested on Tuesday it could cut U.S. aid to Pakistan or downgrade Islamabad's status as a major non-NATO ally to pressure the South Asian nation to do more to help it with the war in Afghanistan. (USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Yeganeh Torbati, 711 words)
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN (moved), by Drazen Jorgic and Syed Raza Hassan, 640 words)
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-AIRFORCE (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Phil Stewart, 918 words
Barcelona van attackers plotted major bombings, Spanish court hears
MADRID - An Islamist militant cell that last week used a van to kill 13 people in Barcelona had planned one or several major bomb attacks, possibly against churches or monuments, one suspect told a court on Tuesday, according to sources close to the investigation. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Adrian Croft, 1,088 words)
U.S. Navy to relieve commander after collisions in Asia -source
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy will in the coming hours relieve the three-star admiral who commands its seventh fleet following a series of collisions in Asia, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 400 words)
ASIA
Severe Typhoon Hato wreaks havoc in Hong Kong, flights cancelled, trading delayed
HONG KONG - Hong Kong braced for Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm on Wednesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled, trading in financial markets suspended and schools and most businesses in the Asian financial hub closed. (ASIA-STORM/HONGKONG (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by James Pomfret and Anne Marie Roantree, 372 words)
Rohingya villagers blockaded amid fresh tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine-residents
YANGON - Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have been blockaded inside their area by their Buddhist neighbours in a western Myanmar village, residents say, as religious tensions in troubled Rakhine state spread to a more ethnically mixed part of the region. (MYANMAR-ROHINGYA/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Shoon Naing, 941 words)
A guilty verdict for Thailand's Yingluck may stoke anger but military firmly in charge
BANGKOK - A long-awaited verdict in the trial of former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra this week could inflame tension and would likely have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom. (THAILAND-POLITICS/YINGLUCK (PIX), moved, by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Aukkarapon Niyomyat, 592 words)
MIDDLE EAST
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. to withhold up to $290 million in Egypt aid
WASHINGTON - U.S. decides to deny Egypt $95.7 million in aid and to delay further $195 million because of its failure to make progress on respecting human rights and democratic norms, two sources familiar with matter say. (USA-EGYPT/ (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Arshad Mohammed and Warren Strobel, 564 words)
UNITED STATES
A 911 plea for help, a Taser shot and the toll of stun guns
ONTARIO, Calif. - In most detailed study ever of fatalities and litigation involving police use of stun guns, Reuters finds more than 150 autopsy reports citing Tasers as cause or contributor to deaths across America. Behind fatalities is sobering reality: Many who die are among society's vulnerable – unarmed, in psychological distress and seeking help. (USA-TASER/911CALL (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, TV), moved, by Peter Eisler, Jason Szep, Tim Reid and Grant Smith, 4,558 words)
- USA-TASER/METHODOLOGY, moved, by Peter Eisler, Grant Smith and Jason Szep, 1,252 words
AMERICAS
Venezuela-U.S. relations at lowest point ever -Maduro
CARACAS/BOGOTA - Relations between Caracas and Washington are at their lowest point ever, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says in speech at presidential palace for international media that is televised to nation. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Brian Ellsworth and Julia Symmes Cobb, 330 words)
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