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'); document.write(''); document.write('GENEVA (AP) — Roman Polanski was granted $4.5 million bail Wednesday, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a 10-month halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan charged seven men in last year\'s Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Iran holds state-run ceremonies this week for an important Islamic feast day, there will be one very noticeable change: former President Hashemi Rafsanjani will not be leading the prayers.
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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('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('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('TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological \"soft war\" against Western influence.
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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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'); document.write(''); document.write('ATLANTERRA, Spain (AP) — A Swiss adventurer ditched safely into the chilly waters between Morocco Spain Wednesday after a technical malfunction ended the first attempted intercontinental crossing on jet-powered wings.
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