 | Mexican mayor killed, massacre suspects arrested
Hooded gunmen killed the mayor of a small town in the northern Mexico state of San Luis Potosi on Wednesday, and prosecutors announced the arrest of seven suspects in the massacre of 72 migrants in August.
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 | NKorea marks key anniversary amid succession moves
North Korea marked its 62nd founding anniversary Thursday with patriotic songs and commentaries admiring leader Kim Jong Il, amid uncertainty over whether the secretive country has begun a rare political meeting believed aimed at promoting one of Kim's sons as his successor.
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 | Chavez to talk with Jewish leaders in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he will meet later this month with the country's Jewish leaders, who are expressing concerns about anti-Semitism in some state media.
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 | Muslims see Quran burning as threat to God's word
The Quran is the most sacred object in the daily lives of Muslims and burning it would be considered an offense against God.
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 | 18 massacred in Honduras had no criminal records
The massacre of 18 people in a shoe factory in northern Honduras was likely an attempt by the assailants to eliminate sympathizers of a rival gang even though none of the victims had criminal records, authorities said Wednesday.
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 | Pakistan official: Flooding will hurt terror fight
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States says the massive flooding that has submerged vast swaths of his country has stretched thin the Pakistani military and will hamper its fight against terrorists.
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 | Report: Castro says Cuban model doesn't work
Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has conspicuously steered clear of local issues since stepping down four years ago.
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 | Iran detains prominent opposition laywer
Iranian authorities have detained a prominent Iranian lawyer who has represented opposition activists and political figures on suspicion of spreading propaganda against the ruling system, her family and attorney said Wednesday.
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 | US missiles hit three targets in Pakistan, killing 14
Officials say 14 suspected militants have been killed in three missile strikes in northwest Pakistan.
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 | European Parliament condemns Iran stoning sentence
The European Parliament has condemned in a resolution Iran's stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery and says the punishment "can never be justified or accepted."
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