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Seven pilgrims killed in attack in Iraq

 Seven pilgrims killed in attack in Iraq

Seven pilgrims killed in attack in Iraq


Seven Shiite pilgrims were gunned down Sunday in a town south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
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India on alert as death toll from bombs rises

 India on alert as death toll from bombs rises

India on alert as death toll from bombs rises


Metropolitan areas of India were on high alert Sunday after a wave of synchronized bombs that hit the western Indian city of Ahmedabad killed at least 49 people and wounded more than 114, police reported.
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Obama in London for talks with UK leaders

 Obama in London for talks with UK leaders

Obama in London for talks with UK leaders


U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with British Prime Gordon Brown Saturday on the last leg of his weeklong overseas tour.
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Investigation into Qantas jet emergency begins

 Investigation into Qantas jet emergency begins

Investigation into Qantas jet emergency begins


The Australian air safety agency is investigating Saturday the emergency landing of a Qantas Boeing 747 in the Philippines after a hole in the fuselage made the plane lose cabin pressure.
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Karadzic lawyer quiet on extradition appeal

 Karadzic lawyer quiet on extradition appeal

Karadzic lawyer quiet on extradition appeal


Radovan Karadzic’s lawyer refused on Saturday to confirm or deny that he had mailed a last-minute appeal against the extradition of the former Bosnian warlord, who faces 11 charges at The Hague war crimes tribunal.
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Hamas arrests Fatah rivals after Gaza blasts

 Hamas arrests Fatah rivals after Gaza blasts

Hamas arrests Fatah rivals after Gaza blasts


- Hamas security forces arrested more than 100 rival Fatah members in Gaza Friday night and Saturday while searching for suspects in bombings that killed five Hamas militants and a child, a security source said
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Man whose ID was used by Karadzic is found

Man whose ID was used by Karadzic is found

Man whose ID was used by Karadzic is found


The real Dragan Dabic is a 66-year-old construction worker in nearby town
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Lakers notes

The NBA’s burgeoning trade deficit just took a troubling turnThursday. At least as far as the Lakers are concerned.
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McCain camp: Obama taking a ‘premature victory lap’

Obama taking a \'premature victory lap\'

McCain camp: Obama taking a 'premature victory lap'


Sen. John McCain sharpened his attacks against Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday, saying he’d rather give a speech in Germany as president than as a presidential candidate.
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Obama: New walls need tearing down

New walls need tearing down

Obama: New walls need tearing down


U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama was due to arrive in Paris on Friday, one day after speaking to hundreds of thousands of exuberant people in Berlin.
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