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Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within grasp'
Report commissioned by Sen. Kerry could be seen as a warning to foes of a surge in Afghanistan now. Full story
Swiss projected to OK minaret ban
Rights groups have criticized campaign by right-wing groups as anti-Islamic. Full story
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10,000 African albinos fearful after killings
The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has displaced or driven thousands of albinos in East Africa into hiding, the Red Cross says.
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Drought-hit Venezuela to ‘bombard’ clouds
Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.
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America wages new war in Vietnam — on AIDS
As memories of the eight-year war fade, the America that older Vietnamese remember, of bombers, guns and Agent Orange, is now represented to many by places such as Tinh Bien, where 340 HIV patients are getting treatment.
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Swiss projected to OK minaret ban
Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a Sunday vote on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, projections by a widely respected polling institute showed.
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Iran OKs 10 new enrichment plants
The defiant announcement comes only two days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency censured Tehran, demanding it immediately stop construction of a newly revealed nuclear facility near the holy city of Qom.
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Pakistan opposition ups pressure on Zardari
Pakistan's main opposition party demanded Sunday that the president immediately relinquish much of his power amid calls for the unpopular leader to assume a ceremonial role or resign.
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