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N. Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump's 'fire and fury" warning
GUAM/DANDONG - North Korea says 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 any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury".
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N.Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump's 'fire and fury" warning
GUAM/DANDONG - North Korea says 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 any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury". (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Maureen N. Maratita and Philip Wen, 1,089 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)
Vietnam wins US defence pledges as tension with China grows
WASHINGTON/HANOI - Vietnam wins the promise of a visit from a U.S. aircraft carrier and deeper defence cooperation from the United States as strains show with China over the disputed South China Sea. (USA-VIETNAM/MILITARY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Eric Beech and My Pham, 436 words)
ASIA
Quake in China's Sichuan kills 13, including tourists, injures 175
JIUZHAIGOU, China - Thirteen people, including six tourists, were killed and 175 injured when an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck a remote, mountainous part Sichuan in China's southwest, the provincial government and official media say. (CHINA-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Christian Shepherd and Ben Blanchard, 558 words)
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis - 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 scoops up more than 90 tonnes of palm oil and closes more than a dozen beaches after a spill washes ashore foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory's waters. (HONGKONG-POLLUTION/ (PIX, TV), moved, 422 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 opposition rejects poll results showing president in lead
NAIROBI - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejects early results of a presidential election that showed he was losing to incumbent and long-time rival Uhuru Kenyatta, stoking fears his disgruntled supporters could take to the streets. (KENYA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Duncan Miriri and Rajiv Golla, 602 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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