Georgia Grapples With Damage After Storms

ATLANTA — The death toll from the floods in Georgia rose to nine people as the waters continued to recede on Wednesday, and residents grappled with the damage that has destroyed their homes, uprooted their lives and shut down bridges and major... 
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Carnage in Pakistan market attack

At least 25 people have been killed and many injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a village market in north-west Pakistan, police say. The explosion is said to have taken place at a busy intersection close to the garrison town of Kohat.... 
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Admiral: More troops needed for Afghan war

Proper effort to counter Taliban insurgency ‘probably means more forces’ WASHINGTON – More American troops likely will be needed to win the war in Afghanistan, the top U.S. military officer told skeptical Democrats on Tuesday... 
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Iran ‘must discuss’ nuclear issue

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said Iran must answer “head on” concerns about its nuclear programme at talks with world powers on 1 October. Mrs Clinton said the issue “cannot be ignored” and was the key reason... 
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US targets suspect in Somali raid

US forces have “likely killed” a top al-Qaeda suspect during a US military raid in Somalia, a US official has told the BBC. The suspect, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, is wanted over 2002 attacks on a hotel and an Israeli airliner in the... 
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Obama to urge financial overhaul

US President Barack Obama is poised to call on Congress to approve an overhaul of the US regulatory regime. In a speech to mark one year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers bank, he will also mount a vigorous defence of his administration’s... 
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Hundreds arrested in deadly Uganda riots

KAMPALA, Uganda – At least 640 people were arrested and 14 killed in fighting in Uganda’s capital between government forces and loyalists of a traditional kingdom, police said Sunday. The number of people arrested for suspected roles... 
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‘Bin Laden’ tape: Obama can’t stop war

An audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused President Barack Obama of being unable to fulfil his election pledge to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq. Osama bin Laden is seen in an image taken from a videotape that... 
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With Force, Mexican Drug Cartels Get Their Way

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Mayor José Reyes Ferriz is supposed to be the one to hire and fire the police chief in this gritty border city that is at the center of Mexico’s drug war. It turns out, though, that real life in Ciudad Juárez does... 
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At 11, a ‘Speechless’ Boy but a Confident Preacher

MIAMI — The first time Terry Durham preached, he was not in front of a group of people or even inside a church. He was in the bathroom of his grandmother’s home in Fort Lauderdale, delivering his first sermon surrounded by toothbrushes,... 
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