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Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
US
Turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, along with a visit by the commanding general in Iraq and a phone call from President Obama, were some of the ways the White House and Pentagon helped U.S. troops overseas celebrate Thanksgiving.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
Iranian authorities confiscated the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize given to human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, Norway said Thursday.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
US
NBA star Shaquille O'Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl whose body was found last week.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
US
A coroner's office plans to conduct autopsies Thursday on four people who were found dead in a home in suburban Chicago.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
The torrential rains and heavy floods that slammed and engulfed western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday killed dozens of people, but it appeared Thursday that none were Hajj pilgrims making the obligatory journey for Muslims across the globe.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
Politics
The couple that crashed President Obama's first state dinner reportedly are polo-playing socialites who hoped to land roles in a reality TV show.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
Hina Babar had prepared for this day for months. But now, as she landed in Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage Hajj, the time seemed to have flown by.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
A series of bombings in Iraq, just before a major Muslim holiday, killed at least five people and wounded 41 others on Thursday.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
Entertainment
Swiss authorities will not fight to keep Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski in jail while he battles extradition to the United States on a sex charge, they said Thursday.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
A report is due out Thursday on child sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland, focusing on how those in the Dublin Archdiocese responded to years of complaints.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
US
A man who was trapped for a day in a crevice in a Utah cave was killed as rescuers struggled to save him, authorities said Thursday.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
A year on, cold beer is flowing again at the popular Leopold Cafe. Lovers stroll the arc of Marine Drive, taking in the sultry sulfuric air of the Arabian Sea. And the main train terminus is as busy as it appeared in "Slumdog Millionaire."
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
Health
As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
A search was under way Thursday for a helicopter belonging to a military contractor, NATO officials said.
Thu Nov 26, 2009 /
World
Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., pictured far right, was charged Thursday in the massacre of 57 unarmed civilians, state-run media reported.
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