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Kasparov's bid to checkmate Putin

Gary Kasparov has defeated the world's greatest chess players and battled a supercomputer for supremacy. Now, he's facing his toughest opponent, but trying to check the power of Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been easy.

Bush: Faith key to AIDS fight

President Bush on Friday stressed the role of faith-based groups in the fight against AIDS, calling the struggle one of conscience and morals on the eve of World AIDS Day.

Siege at Clinton office ends

Police took into custody a man they say walked into Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, and took several people hostage Friday. The man claimed to have a bomb strapped to his chest, but it turned out to be road flares held with duct tape, police said.

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'Mummy' yields info on dinosaurs

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U.S. urged to act on climate pact

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'Murderous elements plague Basra'

A halving of British troop numbers in southeastern Iraq could make it impossible to retain control of the region, a committee of British members of parliament warned Monday.

U.S.: Iran stopped weapons work

Iran halted work toward a nuclear weapon under international scrutiny in 2003 and is unlikely to be able to produce enough enriched uranium for a bomb until 2010 to 2015, a US intelligence report says.

Voters reject Chavez referendum

Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected a constitutional referendum that would have bolstered President Hugo Chavez's embrace of socialism and granted an indefinite extension of his eligibility to serve as president, the National Electoral Council reported.

Saudi rape case lawyer speaks out

The lawyer who represented a victim of gang rape predicted he would have his revoked license to practice law reinstated and would represent the Saudi woman again.