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No decision yet on size of U. S. troop increase in Afghanistan - Mattis
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON - Pentagon has yet to decide how many more U. S. troops to send to Afghanistan as it is still drawing up plan, Defense Secretary James Mattis says, after President Donald Trump commits United States to open-ended war there.
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No decision yet on size of U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan - Mattis
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON - Pentagon has yet to decide how many more U.S. troops to send to Afghanistan as it is still drawing up plan, Defense Secretary James Mattis says, after President Donald Trump commits United States to open-ended war there. (USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Idrees Ali and Steve Holland, 911 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-AIRFORCE, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Phil Stewart, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, moved, by Drazen Jorgic and Syed Raza Hassan, 640 words
U.S. divers find human remains in hull of damaged destroyer
SINGAPORE - U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers find some human remains inside sections of U.S. guided-missile destroyer that collided with merchant vessel near Singapore, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet says. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Karishma Singh and Fathin Ungku, 794 words)
U.S. targets Chinese and Russia entities over North Korea
WASHINGTON - United States is imposing new North Korea-related sanctions, targeting Chinese and Russian firms and individuals for supporting Pyongyang's weapons programs, U.S. officials announce, but stop short of anticipated focus on Chinese banks. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by David Brunnstrom and Doina Chiacu, 470 words)
+ See also:
- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/FORFEITURE (UPDATE 1), moved, by Sarah N. Lynch, 318 words
- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 650 words
Troops make progress in Tal Afar battle as U.S. defense secretary visits Iraq
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq - Government forces breach city limits of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on third day of U.S.-backed offensive to seize it back from Islamic State militants. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-IRAQ (WRAPUP 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Idrees Ali and Raya Jalabi, 937 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
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)
+ See also:
- USA-TASER/METHODOLOGY, moved, by Peter Eisler, Grant Smith and Jason Szep, 1,252 words
UNITED STATES
Big protests expected as Trump goes to Phoenix for rally
WASHINGTON - Large protests could greet President Donald Trump when he travels to Arizona for his first campaign rally since he caused uproar with his remarks about a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Ayesha Rascoe, 400 words)
EUROPE
Barcelona cell planned big bomb attack, suspect tells court
MADRID - Alleged member of Islamist cell suspected of carrying out deadly Barcelona van attack tells Spanish court that the group had been planning much bigger strike using explosives, judicial source says. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Adrian Croft, 751 words)
Quake kills two on Italian holiday island, young brothers saved
CASAMICCIOLA, Italy - Earthquake strikes tourist-packed Italian holiday island of Ischia, killing two people, injuring dozens and trapping three young brothers who survive for up to 16 hours before being rescued. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Gabriele Pileri and Philip Pullella, 620 words)
Italy's latest deadly quake exposes inaction on illegal homes
ROME - Small but deadly earthquake on Italian holiday island of Ischia exposes deep political fault line over country's proliferation of unsafe, illegal housing. (ITALY-QUAKE/POLITICS (PIX, TV), moved, by Gavin Jones, 718 words)
Moroccan who admitted killing 2 in Finland knife attack was refused asylum
HELSINKI - Teenage Moroccan asylum seeker who admits that he killed two women and injured eight other people in knife attack in Finnish town of Turku saw his application for asylum rejected before attack, authorities say. (FINLAND-STABBING/SUSPECTS (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Jussi Rosendahl and Lefteris Karagiannopoulos, 676 words)
No longer an also-ran, British opposition leader hits campaign trail
REDRUTH, England - British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn is back on campaign trail just weeks after losing election, betting that Prime Minister Theresa May's minority government will soon collapse. (BRITAIN-POLITICS/CORBYN (PIX), moved, by Emma Rumney, 925 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Row over haj pilgrimage helps fuel Qatar rift
DOHA - Row over access for Qataris to Islam's annual haj pilgrimage is further poisoning relations between their country and Saudi Arabia and aggravating wider diplomatic rift with other Arab powers. (GULF-QATAR/HAJ (PIX), moved, by Tom Finn, 604 words)
ASIA
EXCLUSIVE-Rohingya villagers blockaded amid fresh tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine - residents
YANGON - Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are blockaded inside their area by their Buddhist neighbors in western Myanmar village, residents say, as religious tensions in troubled Rakhine state spread to more ethnically mixed part of region. (MYANMAR-ROHINGYA/ (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Shoon Naing, 941 words)
Muslim divorce law 'unconstitutional,' rules India's top court
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court rules Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, landmark victory for Muslim women who spend decades arguing that it violates their right to equality. (INDIA-RELIGION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Suchitra Mohanty and Rupam Jain, 565 words)
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