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• Billy Graham hospitalized after fall at home
... and his physicians report that X-rays showed no broken bones, spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said in a news release. For six decades, Graham led a worldwide crusade-based ministry that packed stadiums with believers and allowed him to counsel every U.S ...
• 12 killed in Russian North Caucasus earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor had a magnitude of 5.3. At least 12 people were killed in the quake and a series of aftershocks, which were felt throughout the North Caucasus and which rattled Grozny for more than 30 seconds, the regional ...
• Hurricane Norbert hits Mexico's Baja peninsula
Norbert, with wind speeds of 105-mph, made landfall near Puerto Charley on the southwest coast of Baja California, according to officials from the U.S. National Hurricane Center. "It's blowing down roofs and destroying things in its path," Jose Gajon ...
• China warns on U.S. arms package for Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's president welcomed a U.S. decision to sell the island up to $6.5 billion in advanced weaponry, while China warned the move would damage relations between Beijing and Washington. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei ...
• U.S. shelves diplomatic plans for Iran
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, in part over fears it could affect the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling, The Associated Press has learned. The proposal to ...