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Baghdad car bomb kills nine, wounds 13
A car bomb killed nine people and wounded 13 in the Bayaa district of southern Baghdad today, police said.
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Baghdad car bomb kills nine, wounds 13: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people and wounded 13 in the Bayaa district of southern Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
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Chief says despite reports of a slowdown, Chicago police are supported and highly motivated
CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago's police superintendent is denying a news report that officers in his command are working the streets less aggressively out of fear of being second-guessed by him.
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Security tight in riot-torn Acre
Hundreds of Israeli policemen are deployed in the northern city of Acre after four days of violence between Arabs and Jews.
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Australia build lead to 144 runs in India Test
AFP - Australia lost two key second innings wickets as they increased their lead to 144 runs on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against India here on Sunday.
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Militia attack Darfur villages: rebels
AFP - Rebel commanders in Darfur on Sunday accused Arab militias, which are backed by the Sudan government, of attacking villages in the southern swathe of the region, killing civilians and torching homes.
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Pope creates 4 new saints, including Indian woman
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday gave the Roman Catholic church four new saints, including an Indian woman whose canonization is seen as a morale boost to Christians in India who have suffered Hindu violence....
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Tim Campbell: Mary Seacole was a hero of the Crimean war
Tim Campbell: Mary Seacole's entrepreneurial skill and dedication to helping others through nursing makes her a perfect role model
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India's Christians celebrate first woman saint
Reuters - Church bells rang in India's southern Kerala state and firecrackers went off on Sunday as Pope Benedict elevated the country's first woman to sainthood, more than sixty years after her death.
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Attorney says Marine accused of killing pregnant colleague is fighting extradition to US
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ The attorney for a Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague says his client is fighting extradition to the United States.
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