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Damaged houses are seen near the site of an explosion at a chemical plan in Danvers, Mass. The blast was felt several miles away, sparked a massive fire in Danvers, destroyed area homes and businesses, caused minor injuries and forced evacuations, officials said. (Photo by Chitose Suzuki/AP)

Only minor injuries following Mass. chemical plant explosion

Explosions at a chemical plant ripped through a commercial and residential neighborhood, shaking homes from foundations, blowing out windows and tearing off roofs, but caused amazingly few injuries.

Houston Chronicle

Turks protest ahead of pope’s visit

About 40 members of a nationalist party occupied one of Istanbul's most famous buildings, the Haghia Sophia, to protest the visit next week of Pope Benedict XVI.

MSNBC

Iraq says U.N. 'misleading the world'

The Iraqi government questioned the validity of the United Nations' report that a record 3,709 civilians were killed in violence in October.

Reuters

Lebanese pay respects to slain leader

MSNBC

Top Marine: Corps stretched too thin

The new commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Conway, said the demands of Iraq have put strains on the Corps that threaten its worldwide mission.

ABC News

U.N. board agrees to deny Iran nuke aid

The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency effectively agreed to deny Iran technical help in building a plutonium-producing reactor but left room for Tehran to renew its request in two years, diplomats said.

Yahoo

Woman, 92, dies in Atlanta shootout

According to police, narcotics officers were justified in returning fire on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston, who they shot to death after she wounded three officers as they tried to serve a warrant.

Houston Chronicle

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The handgun-shaped ornament is being touted by Urban Outiftters as an "ironic twist" on holiday decorations. (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP)	Fire fighters using mobile tanker trucks work to keep a fire under control at a containment line in the Blue Mountains, Australia. (Photo by Rob Griffith/AP)	A specialist uses a mine detecting device during a demonstration in the U.N. buffer zone (Green Line) in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo by Petros Karadjias/AP)

Report global AIDS cases rising

The global AIDS epidemic continues to expand around the world, with the numbers of those living with the virus estimated at 39.5 million and those dying in the last year at 2.9 million.

Boston Globe

Bush pledges to stand by Lebanon

President George W Bush has pledged to support Lebanon's independence from what he called the "encroachments of Iran and Syria," a U.S. official said.

BBC

Pilots blamed for Siberian crash

A passenger plane crash in Siberia that killed 124 people july 9 was caused by pilot error, according to Russian air safety officials.

BBC

Oil falls on report showing U.S. crude, gasoline supply gains

Crude oil fell more than $1 a barrel after an Energy Department report showed U.S. oil and gasoline inventories jumped.

Bloomberg

Wal-Mart boycott over gays called off

A conservative group that called on supporters to boycott Wal-Mart’s post-Thanksgiving day sales -- to protest the retailer’s support of gay-rights groups -- has withdrawn its objections.

MSNBC

Many infant deaths in Africa are easily prevented, report finds

Each year more than a million babies in Africa die in their first month, a report by dozens of medical and public health specialists shows.

International Herald Tribune

Outbreaks show bird flu virus is changing

Detailed data on clustered human cases of avian flu have experts agreeing that the H5N1 virus is evolving -- but in what direction?

HealthDay

Teen births down, unwed moms up

The U.S. teen birthrate fell again in 2005 to a new historical low, however, almost all of these births were to unwed mothers, which helped push the percent of unwed births to a record high.

Washington Times

College to students: return those refunds

Found money has become owed money for dozens of Old Dominion University students who were mistakenly given thousands of dollars in tuition refunds.

Virginian-Pilot

Five million students in South Africa exempt from paying fees

More than 5 million learners across South Africa will benefit from the no-fee schools policy, the department of education said.

AllAfrica.com

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Deputy saved by belt buckle

An California sheriff's deputy's standard-issue brass belt buckle saved him from suffering serious injuries when he was shot by a parolee at a Castro Valley, Calif., home.

San Francisco Chronicle

South African rock art offers picture of harmony

In the caves of South Africa's Cederberg mountains, an ancient people left a legacy of rock art that could teach modern man a valuable lesson or two about living in harmony with nature.

Reuters

Judge: no class-action suit over Vioxx

Thousands of federal lawsuits claiming the drug Vioxx caused heart attacks and other conditions that killed or injured people cannot be pooled into one national class action, a judge ruled.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Another Marine pleads guilty in Iraqi's death

A 21-year-old lance corporal became the fourth defendant to plead guilty to dragging an unarmed Iraqi from his home and executing him as he begged for his life.