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'); document.write(''); document.write('JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The heaviest rain to hit Islam\'s annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A wedding was called off because international troops killed the groom. A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a police patrol. An old woman was beaten by the Taliban after she tried to stop them from taking her son.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail on Wednesday, accepting $4.5 million to allow him to remain under house arrest at his chalet. The director will stay in prison for up to 10 days while the Swiss government decides whether to appeal.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan charged seven men on Wednesday in last year\'s Mumbai terror attacks, its first indictments in a case watched closely by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to punish those responsible.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel\'s prime minister on Wednesday proposed a 10-month freeze on new West Bank settlement construction in what he said was an attempt to jump-start Mideast peace talks.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('AMPATUAN, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country\'s worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — European and U.S. stock markets rose Wednesday after a batch of stronger than anticipated U.S. economic data and as trading levels dried up ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — One of Africa\'s most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in the United States and Europe, a United Nations report said.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('KABUL (AP) — The Taliban\'s reclusive leader has ruled out talks with President Hamid Karzai and called on Afghans to break off relations with his \"stooge\" administration.
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