Palin joins critics of Koran burning

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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin joined government and religious leaders condemning plans of a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran Saturday.



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Son amputates father's arm in rescue

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OLOFSTRöM, Sweden, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The son of an elderly Swedish man was forced to cut his father's arm off after it was caught in machinery, officials said.



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South Kyrgyzstan tense, ICRC says

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OSH, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Relations between the Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities in southern Kyrgyzstan remain tense more than four months after ethnic violence erupted, the ICRC said.



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18 die of tick-bite infections

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XINYANG, China, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Eighteen people in the central Chinese city from Xinyang died of tick-bite infections, health authorities said after a newspaper accused officials of a coverup.



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Calm sought after 721 escape prison

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ABUJA, Nigeria, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The governor of the Nigerian state where more than 700 prisoners staged a daring escape Thursday tried to assure residents they were safe.



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Ahmadinejad angers much of parliament

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TEHRAN, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A decision by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to nominate diplomats to the region violates the letter of the law, lawmakers said.



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Rescuers may have killed some tourists

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MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- "Friendly fire" may have killed some of the victims in a Manila hostage-taking incident that left eight Chinese tourists dead, an official says.



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U.S. trade deficit declined in July

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. trade deficit declined in July with a sharp drop in imports, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday.



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Muslim Brotherhood irked by Koran burning

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CAIRO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A plan to burn the Koran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States is a cruel attack on religion, the Muslim Brotherhood said.



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Jobless claims fall sharply in week

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday first-time claims for jobless benefits declined by 27,000 last week.



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