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North Korea details Guam missile plan as it scoffs at Trump
SEOUL/GUAM - North Korea dismisses warnings by U. S. President Donald Trump that it will face "fire and fury" if it threatens the United States, and outlines detailed plans for a missile strike near the U. S. Pacific territory of Guam.
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North Korea details Guam missile plan as it scoffs at Trump
SEOUL/GUAM - North Korea dismisses warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it will face "fire and fury" if it threatens the United States, and outlines detailed plans for a missile strike near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Christine Kim and Martin Petty, 990 words)
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- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA-GUAM (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Martin Petty, 660 words
- NORTHKOREA-CANADA/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Soyoung Kim and Hyungwon Kang, 580 words
- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/KCNA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Christine Kim and Soyoung Kim, 350 words
- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA-PROTOCOLS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Jonathan Landay, 730 words
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. destroyer challenges China's claims in South China Sea
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy destroyer carries out a "freedom of navigation operation", coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. (USA-CHINA/SOUTHCHINASEA (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Idrees Ali, 420 words)
Observers give Kenya vote thumbs up amid pockets of protest
NAIROBI - International observers praise the handling of Kenya's presidential election, with the European Union mission saying it saw no sign of manipulation despite opposition complaints and scattered protests. (KENYA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 500 words)
At Raqqa front, commander sees months more fighting
RAQQA, Syria - Syrian Kurdish commander Haval Gabar, who is directing the battle against Islamic State in Raqqa's Old City from the front line, says it could take four months to drive the militants from their Syria stronghold, even with them surrounded. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA (PIX), moved, by John Davison, 800 words)
Buoyant bitcoin stirs crypto-bubble fears
LONDON - Bitcoin and other "cryptocurrencies" are big money, virtually as big as Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Scotland combined - but now some investors fear a giant crypto-bubble may be about to burst. (MARKETS-CURRENCIES/CRYPTO (ANALYSIS, GRAPHIC, PIX), moved, by Jemima Kelly, 1,000 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Islamic State still a threat as Mosul residents return to city in ruins
MOSUL, Iraq - Abu Ghazi smokes a cigarette outside what used to be his home in Mosul's Old City, where only the sound of the footsteps of a few soldiers on patrol and twisted pieces of metal and fabric flapping in the wind disturb the eery silence. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL, (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Raya Jalabi, 670 words)
Former Syrian rebels flee, hide from army conscription
BEIRUT - After fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for six years, rebel soldier Abu Mohammed lays down his arms as part of a peace deal in his home town of Moadamiya. But he now flees Syria into Turkey after the Syrian army tells him to report for duty and he fears being sent to his death fighting his former allies or Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CONSCRIPTION (INSIGHT, PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by Dahlia Nehme and John Davison, 1,100 words)
EUROPE
Approaching a cliff edge? British business begs for clarity after Brexit maelstrom
LONDON - After the maelstrom of Prime Minister Theresa May's election crisis and a struggle in government over the shape of Brexit, business chiefs have a simple request for Britain: Give clarity on how the EU divorce might look. (BRITAIN-EU/BUSINESS (PIX, TV), expect by 1500/11 AM, by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton, 860 words)
Fifty-five more migrants feared drowned after being forced from boat off Yemen - U.N. agency
GENEVA - Some 180 young Ethiopian and Somali migrants, many weakened by hunger and drought in their home countries, are forced from boat into rough seas off Yemen by smugglers and 55 are presumed to have drowned, the U.N. migration agency says. (YEMEN-MIGRANTS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay and Charlotte Steenackers, 520 words)
Police say modern slavery far more prevalent in UK than thought
LONDON - Modern slavery and human trafficking are more prevalent across Britain than previously thought as more international gangs realise they can make significant sums from it, the National Crime Agency (NCA) says. (BRITAIN-POLICE/MODERNSLAVERY, moved, by Michael Holden, 400 words)
"Beyond the Wall": Tales of persecuted lives at the Berlin Wall
BERLIN - An open-air installation is to open along an old section of the Berlin Wall at the weekend, featuring photos of soldiers patrolling the former deadly border, and stories of those persecuted behind it. (GERMANY-ART, (TV, PIX), moved, by Michelle Martin, 460 words)
Seeking bigfoot: TV naturalist Attenborough gets comic homage
EDINBURGH - Did you hear the one about the British naturalist, the marmot, the grizzly bear and the South African poacher? A one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe, part of the world's biggest arts festival, pokes family-friendly fun at a national institution, 91-year-old TV zoologist David Attenborough.
(BRITAIN-ENTERTAINMENT/ATTENBOROUGH (PIX), moved, by Elisabeth O'Leary, 400 words)
ASIA
Sri Lanka foreign minister resigns over corruption charges
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's foreign minister resigns over corruption charges in investigation of alleged irregularities in government bond sales, maintaining he was not guilty of wrongdoing. (SRI LANKA-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal, 362 words)
Japan seeks S.E. Asia clout with chopper parts for Philippines military - sources
TOKYO - Japan's army will give thousands of helicopter parts to keep Philippine military choppers airborne, helping Tokyo gain clout with Manila in a contest with China to secure influence over the strategic South China Sea nation, four sources say. (JAPAN-DEFENCE/PHILIPPINES (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo, 570 words)
UNITED STATES
FBI raid on home of Trump's former aide shows Russia probe intensifies
WASHINGTON - A raid on the Virginia home of President Donald Trump's former 2016 election campaign manager shows an investigation of possible ties between the campaign and Russia is intensifying and focuses on the financial dealings of Trump associates, sources familiar with the probe say. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Sarah N. Lynch and Karen Freifeld, 775 words)
AMERICAS
U.S. sanctions Mexican soccer hero Rafa Marquez for alleged drug ties
MEXICO CITY - The U.S. Treasury Department says it sanctions major Mexican soccer star Rafael "Rafa" Marquez and more than 20 others for suspected links with an accused drug kingpin, tarnishing the reputation of one of Mexico's sporting giants. (MEXICO-DRUGS/SOCCER (UPDATE 4, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Gabriel Stargardter, 530 words)
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