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   Iraq bombings kill 8 in capital, northern village AP - 2 hours, 1 minute agoSent 15 times

   BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in an alley Saturday in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least four people, wounding others and destroying eight homes, police said. Another six people died in bombings in Baghdad.

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   British prime minister defends Afghan mission AP - 2 hours, 33 minutes agoSent 14 times

   LONDON - The deaths of eight British soldiers in Afghanistan within 24 hours triggered a debate in Britain on Saturday that could undercut public support for the war just as the U.S. is ramping up its own participation in the conflict.

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   Pope presses Obama on abortion, stem cells AP - Fri Jul 10, 11:35 PM ETSent 7 times

   VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday, pressing the Vatican's case with the U.S. leader who is already under fire on those issues from some conservative Catholics and bishops back home.

4. Obama in Ghana Preaches Unity and Action Time.com - Sat Jul 11, 1:40 AM ETSent 6 times

   On his first trip to Africa as president, Obama invokes his personal history with the continent and tells its people: Yes you can

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   Only small crowds greet Obama during Ghana visit AP - Sat Jul 11, 3:21 PM ETSent 6 times

   ACCRA, Ghana - The lucky ones saw him waving from behind the bulletproof glass of his passing vehicle for a few fleeting seconds. The others, like the rest of the world, just watched President Barack Obama's visit on TV.

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   Report: NKorean army suspected over cyberattacks AP - Sat Jul 11, 9:03 AM ETSent 5 times

   SEOUL, South Korea - A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to "destroy" South Korean communications networks — evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites — news reports said Saturday, citing an intelligence briefing.

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   Police, ultra-Orthodox Jews scuffle in Jerusalem AP - Sat Jul 11, 2:42 PM ETSent 4 times

   JERUSALEM - Ultra-Orthodox Jews threw themselves under the wheels of an idling bus and in front of waiting cars to protest the opening of a parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath — an act they consider an abomination.

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   Scholar: NKorea wants US show of remorse AP - Sat Jul 11, 12:28 PM ETSent 4 times

   SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea wants the U.S. to show remorse for the actions of two American journalists convicted of illegally entering the country, and it might free the women if Washington does so, a scholar who visited Pyongyang said Saturday.

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   After violence, western China looks for answers AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes agoSent 4 times

   URUMQI, China - It was about 8 p.m. when the mob descended on Zhongwan Road. The police didn't arrive until six hours later. In the time between, most residents locked their doors and hid, peering out through windows and listening from basements as ethnic violence raged in China's western Xinjiang province.

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    Italian freed in Philippines had feared beheading AP - 27 minutes agoSent 4 times

    MANILA, Philippines - Al-Qaida-linked militants freed an Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said. The 62-year old said he was treated well but constantly feared being beheaded.