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'); document.write(''); document.write('MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines\' worst political violence in years.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('KABUL (AP) — Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A French amphibious assault ship like the one Russia hopes to buy arrived Monday in St. Petersburg, fueling concern in Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that Russia is upgrading its navy to intimidate its neighbors.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian familiar with the talks says Israel and Hamas are very close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after criticizing the government\'s response to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that killed about 90,000 people.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('GENEVA (AP) — Scientists working on the world\'s largest atom smasher say they are now circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — For Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\'s visit to Brazil provides some sorely needed political legitimacy for his increasingly isolated nation.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania\'s centrist president will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff election, partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping the country emerge from a political and economic crisis.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A man who blames the Church of Scientology for his brother\'s suicide added his voice Monday to calls for an Australia Senate inquiry into the religion.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.
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