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Shakedown by Jamaica's radical sheik

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:49
Sheik Abdullah El-Faisal's teachings have been connected to the shoe bomber, suicide bombings in England and even 9/11. To get an interview with him, journalists should have plenty of cash on hand.
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Pakistan cricket players maintain their innocence

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:44
Three Pakistani cricket players at the center of an alleged betting scandal were due to meet their country's cricket authorities Thursday morning in London.
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Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blasts

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:40
The death toll from a trio of suicide attacks during a Shiite processions in Lahore, Pakistan, grew to 31 Thursday, authorities said Thursday.
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Typhoon Kompasu kills 3 in South Korea

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:20
Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Russian held in Spain for nightclub fire that killed 156

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 04:59
Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.
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Deadly rioting in Indonesia over death of prisoner

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 04:54
The death of a man in police custody has led to deadly riots and six deaths in Indonesia, police said on Thursday.
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Afghan officials defend crisis-stricken Kabul Bank

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 03:55
The Central Bank of Afghanistan has said it won't allow the country's biggest private financial institution to collapse in the wake of U.S. media allegations of corruption and heavy losses.
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Irish cardinal will not resign after scandals, he says

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 03:54
Months after the revelation that he helped cover up for one of Ireland's most notoriously abusive priests, the country's top Catholic churchman, Cardinal Sean Brady, says he has "moved on" and will not resign.
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3 babies found buried at Dutch home

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 01:54
Dutch investigators were trying to determine Thursday whether the bodies of three babies found at a home in the Netherlands belong to the woman who lived there.
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Did Mexican actress fake marriage for green card?

World News From CNN - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 01:18
Twelve jurors must decide whether the marriage of a Mexican soap opera actress to a California pizza delivery man was a fact built on love or fiction designed to fool immigration agents.
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Pakistan military group cancels U.S. visit

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 19:39
A delegation of Pakistani military officials decided to cancel a meeting this week with U.S. military officials in protest after they were taken off a plane and questioned at Washington's Dulles International Airport, according to a Pakistani official.
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Mideast talks take stage in Washington

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 19:25
Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was hopeful for a two-state solution.
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Suicide blasts in Lahore kill at least 28

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:26
At least 28 people are dead and at least 218 others were wounded Wednesday after three blasts during a Shiite procession here, authorities in Pakistan said.
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Dutch police free 2 men held in terror probe

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:43
Dutch authorities can detain two men held on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act for another day without charging them, a prosecution spokesman said Wednesday.
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Sweden to reopen WikiLeaks rape case

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:49
Swedish prosecutors will reopen the rape case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "There is reason to believe that a crime has been committed," said a statement from Sweden's director of public prosecutions.
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After 60 years, Korean War soldier's remains ID'd

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:47
A Kentucky service member who was missing in action during the Korean War has been identified, a Defense Department agency said on Wednesday.
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Year's U.S. death toll in Afghanistan the highest

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:48
In only eight months, 2010 has become the deadliest year for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a CNN count.
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3 die in Mozambique food riots

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:39
Three people died and dozens were injured in riots over increases in the price of bread, water, energy and other critical goods in Mozambique, the southern African nation's official news agency reported Wednesday.
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Cubans held for ransom in Mexico rescued

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:57
Mexican authorities have rescued six undocumented Cuban migrants who had been held for ransom for a month in Cancun, a vacation hotspot on the nation's Yucatan Peninsula, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Wednesday.
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Biden marks transfer of U.S. command in Iraq

World News From CNN - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:16
After more than seven years of American military operations in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will help mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq on Wednesday.
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