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Imams in Iraq denounce Quran shooting

Imams delivering their Friday sermons in Iraq are denouncing the shooting of a Quran, the holy book of Islam, by a U.S. soldier.
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UK minister: Basra is 'transformed city'

Britain's defense secretary has declared that the once war-torn southern Iraqi city of Basra is now a "transformed city."...
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Tsvangirai returns home despite plot fears

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe Saturday for the first time since leaving the country shortly after the controversial March 29 election....
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Ex-VP of Congo arrested on war crime charges

An ex-rebel leader who served as a vice president of Congo was arrested near Brussels, Belgium on Saturday on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to International Criminal Court....
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At funeral, opposition leader criticizes Zimbabwe's president

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had harsh words for President Robert Mugabe on Sunday, as he stood near the casket of a man he says was killed by Mugabe's supporters....
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Fire hits Myanmar embassy in Bangkok

A fire destroyed a floor at Myanmar's embassy in the Thai capital on Monday....
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South Korea, Arab states to form group

South Korea and states in the Middle East and Africa are meeting to prepare for the launch of a new organization aimed at seeking closer ties....
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Gangster faces death for shooting city mayor

A court in Japan convicted an alleged gangster and sentenced him to death Monday for the fatal shooting of a popular mayor in a crime that stunned a nation that takes pride in its rigid gun-control laws....
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Hundreds in Seoul protest U.S. beef

Riot police beat and arrested several protesters early Monday during an illegal rally by hundreds of opponents of a beef import agreement with the United States that has raised fears of mad cow disease in South Korea....
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Sri Lanka: Bomb blast kills seven, injures 62

A bomb exploded on a crowded commuter train in a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Monday, killing seven people and wounding at least 62 others, police said....
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Schwarzenegger urges new fees to boost firefighting

California firefighters need more equipment and staff to handle wildfires that are increasingly a year-round problem, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday.
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Racial tensions brewing in Crown Heights

Seventeen years after race riots left the streets of one New York City neighborhood bloodied, tensions are rising again there between Orthodox Jews and blacks.
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First MLK grandchild born

The first grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born Sunday in Atlanta.
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Midwest tornadoes kill 7, including toddler

Seven people died in tornadoes that blew through the Midwestern United States on Sunday, with six reported dead in Iowa and a toddler in Minnesota, authorities said Monday.
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Weather helps firefighters get control of wildfire

Days of moist, cool weather helped firefighters get a handle on a destructive wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that scorched 3,900 acres and at least 29 homes.
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Nearly complete Pentagon memorial tells story of 9/11

As president of the Pentagon Memorial Fund, Jim Laychak has been involved in nearly aspect of the project's planning.
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Obama: Florida, Michigan are Clinton's 'last slender hope'

Sen. Barack Obama accused Sen. Hillary Clinton of stoking anger in Florida and Michigan over the Democratic Party's decision not to recognize the states' primary votes.
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Probe lands on Mars, NASA says

The first pictures from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, which successfully touched down near Mars' north pole Sunday, showed a pattern of brown polygons as far as the camera could see.
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Twisters sweep across nation's midsection, killing eight

Tornadoes swept through the Midwest on Sunday, killing seven people in Iowa and a toddler in Minnesota.
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SUVs plunge toward 'endangered' list

Jorge Fernandez strolls across the used-car parking lot littered with dozens upon dozens of sport utility vehicles the size of small tugboats.
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