World News

02.09.2010

Ohio governor commutes death sentence of condemned killer of 3 who claimed innocence

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A condemned inmate had his life spared Thursday when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland cited "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the inmate, even though the governor believes the prisoner committed the crimes.

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02.09.2010

Farrakhan backs planned mosque in New York, says Muslims among those killed on Sept. 11

WASHINGTON - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan says an Islamic community centre and mosque planned near the site of the World Trade Center in New York should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the buildings.

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02.09.2010

Reports: forest fires in central Russia kill 2, leave 14 hospitalized

MOSCOW - A Russian news agency reports that forest fires raging in central Russia left two people dead and 14 hospitalized.

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02.09.2010

Correction: Colombia Rebel Haven

LA MACARENA, Colombia - In stories Aug. 7 and Aug. 8 about Colombian government efforts to cement control over a longtime rebel stronghold, The Associated Press, quoting a former deputy defence minister, Sergio Jaramillo, erroneously reported that 30 per cent of the world's cocaine had come from the area. The correct figure is 13 per cent of the world's cocaine.

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