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•  Gustav heads for Cuba, leaving trail of death

Tropical Storm Gustav leaves 22 dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic before it pulls away from the countries. The storm is expected to pass between Cuba and Jamaica before heading into the Gulf of Mexico.


•  Mexico court shows support for abortion law

An effort to overturn a law passed last year decriminalizing abortion in Mexico's capital appears doomed, an observer said Wednesday.


•  Cheney defends 'alternative' interrogation

Vice President Dick Cheney defended the Bush administration's record on prisoner interrogations, telling a veterans' group that its use of "alternative" techniques against suspects was legal and proper.


•  U.S. aid arrives in tense Georgia

A U.S. Coast Guard ship carrying humanitarian aid docked in the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi Wednesday, as Georgia's Western allies renewed their criticism of Russia amid escalating tensions.


•  Indian state erupts in violence after Hindu shot

The remote east Indian state of Orissa -- historically a tinderbox of Hindu-Christian tensions -- erupted in violence this week after gunmen killed a Hindu leader and mobs burned churches in retaliation.


•  Iraqi troops to take control of province

U.S.-led coalition troops are scheduled to hand over control of a onetime hub of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq to Iraqi forces on Monday, a senior American military official said.


•  Sudan hijackers surrender

Hijackers released all 87 passengers aboard a Sudanese plane Wednesday but held on to six crew members while they negotiated with Libyan officials about passage to France, Libyan state media said.


•  Arctic ice at second-lowest level ever

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•  McCartney to play Israel 43 years after ban

Some 43 years after a Beatles concert was banned by Israel, Paul McCartney has announced he'll perform there in September.



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