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MINA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- At least 345 people have been killed in a stampede during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to the country's Health Ministry. Health Minister Hamad al-Maneh told Saudi TV that 289 others were injured in the stampede near...

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TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- U.S. military officials are taking exception to an article written by a British officer, who said that U.S. officers in Iraq displayed "cultural insensitivity" bordering on racism toward Iraqis, and seemed weighed down by bureaucracy. The 14-page article by Brig. Nig...

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The arrest of four people on charges of homosexuality and running an online gay club in northern India has triggered criticism by NGOs and the United Nations AIDS Body"UNAIDS". Police in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, said the young men arrested last week had do...

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MOSCOW - A man armed with a knife stabbed several people in a downtown Moscow synagogue Wednesday, with some seriously wounded, before the rabbi's son wrestled the assailant to the ground, police officials and witnesses said. At least six people were hospitalized in the attack at the Chabad Bron...

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	Hajj stampede kills hundreds (Preview) MINA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- At least 345 people have been killed in a stampede during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to the country's Health Ministry. Health Minister Hamad al-Maneh told Saudi TV that 289 others were injured in the stampede near...	Aija	0	1235	Jan 12, 2006 by Aija
	UK officer's criticism of U.S. Army in Iraq draws heated response (Preview) TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- U.S. military officials are taking exception to an article written by a British officer, who said that U.S. officers in Iraq displayed "cultural insensitivity" bordering on racism toward Iraqis, and seemed weighed down by bureaucracy. The 14-page article by Brig. Nig...	Aija	0	1905	Jan 12, 2006 by Aija
	Arrest of gay men in India fuels AIDS epidemic: UN (Preview) NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The arrest of four people on charges of homosexuality and running an online gay club in northern India has triggered criticism by NGOs and the United Nations AIDS Body"UNAIDS". Police in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, said the young men arrested last week had do...	Aija	0	833	Jan 11, 2006 by Aija
	Man Goes on Stabbing Spree in Synagogue (Preview) MOSCOW - A man armed with a knife stabbed several people in a downtown Moscow synagogue Wednesday, with some seriously wounded, before the rabbi's son wrestled the assailant to the ground, police officials and witnesses said. At least six people were hospitalized in the attack at the Chabad Bron...	Aija	0	885	Jan 11, 2006 by Aija
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