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AFP 0500 GMT News Advisory

Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211

-- TOP STORIES --

+ Clinton arrives in Turkey for Syria talks

+ Bolt eyes repeat of Olympic sprint treble

+ Romney expected to name Ryan running mate

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ALEPPO, Syria

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Istanbul for talks on the Syrian conflict with Turkish leaders as fighting rages just 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Turkey's southern border in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo.

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LONDON

Usain Bolt is targeting a spectacular send-off as the Olympic track and field competition draws to a close on Saturday with Jamaica aiming to seal their sprinting supremacy.

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NORFOLK, Virginia

White House hopeful Mitt Romney is to reveal his running mate, his team announces, with US media reporting that campaign sources say he'll choose congressman and budget hawk Paul Ryan.

800 words 0600 GMT by Michael Mathes

-- ASIA --

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HEFEI, China

The wife of politician Bo Xilai, whose downfall rocked China's ruling elite, has admitted murdering a British businessman and blamed her actions on a mental breakdown, state media say.

750 words 0530 GMT by Carol Huang. Picture. Video

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KABUL

Six international coalition soldiers are killed by their local colleagues in separate shootings in a bloody day of violence in Afghanistan, further eroding trust between foreign troops and the Afghans they work with.

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-- AMERICAS --

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WASHINGTON

The United States warns that militant group Hezbollah could be plotting strikes in Europe in response to pressure on its allies Iran and Syria, as Washington imposes new sanctions on its Middle East foes.

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XALAPA, Mexico

Ernesto kills at least seven people in Mexico, officials say, with the weakening storm threatening more heavy rain and possible flooding.

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-- MIDEAST --

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BEIRUT

In their bid to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad the armed rebels of Syria are stepping up a war of attrition against the regime and trying to push more officials to defect, experts say.

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RABAT

The seats outside cafes are empty and streets eerily quiet in the hour before sunset, as Moroccans wait to break the day-long Ramadan fast. But one group is causing a stir by flouting religious convention.

750 words moved by Simon Martelli

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