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Court: Chinese Muslims must be freed
A federal judge says it's wrong for the U.S. government to continue holding 17 Uighur detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Story | Video
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Legacy of a drug war
The border town of Tijuana has become a gruesome battleground among Mexican drug gangs vying for controol. Full story
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Kenya deports author of anti-Obama book
The American author of a controversial book accusing Barack Obama of seething with "black rage" and of being unfit for the U.S. presidency was kicked out of Kenya on Tuesday.
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Mexico extradites ex-Guatemalan leader
Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday, sending him home to face corruption charges.
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China hopes activists don't win Nobel
China's foreign ministry suggested Tuesday that it hopes Chinese human rights activists will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, saying the award should go to the "right people."
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Russia to begin pulling back in Georgia
Russia will pull back on Wednesday from the southern edge of a buffer zone inside Georgia adjacent to South Ossetia, a senior Russian officer said, ahead of an Oct. 10 deadline.
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Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.
A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, rebuking the government in a landmark decision that could set the stage for the release of dozens other prisoners in Cuba.
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Iran forces down Hungarian plane
Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it accidentally entered its airspace, a Hungarian official said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue on to Afghanistan.
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Nepal declares girl new living goddess
Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday.
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Iraqi women fear running for election
The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party.
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