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Pakistani Army officials collect evidence at the site of a suicide bombing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A suicide attacker blew himself up near the office of Pakistan's president, killing at least five people. (Photo by Anjum Naveed / AP)

Suicide blast kills 7 near Musharraf base

A suicide bomber killed himself and at least six people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, in what was thought to be an assassination attempt against President Pervez Musharraf.

Guardian

Blast near Musharraf's HQ

BBC

Bhutto refuses to cancel visit to Pakistan city

International Herald Tribune

Army warns of Iraq dam catastrophe

The largest dam in Iraq is in danger of an imminent collapse that could unleash a huge wave of water, possibly drowning 500,000 people, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Sydney Morning Herald

Official: Blackwater not offered immunity

No immunity deal was offered to Blackwater U.S. guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, a senior State Department official said.

CNN

Blackwater bodyguards granted immunity

MSNBC

Iraq's Army Improves, Police Lag Behind

NPR

French citizens charged with kidnapping in Chad

Six French citizens have been charged with kidnapping after a failed attempt to bring 103 African children to Europe.

Belfast Telegraph

Chad charges French charity workers with child abduction

EuroNews

Thousands of fire evacuees allowed to return home

Residents of communities in the Los Angeles area were allowed back to their homes, as firefighters maintained 65 percent containment on a 28,400-acre blaze.

Los Angeles Daily News

Fire damage

Yahoo! News

NATION

Beach house owner 'numb, confused' after fire kills 7

The owner of a North Carolina beach house where seven college students died in a fire said that his family's "lives were just changed forever" by the tragedy.

CNN

Beach house fire survivor

KWTX

New DNA evidence introduced in West Memphis child murders

New DNA evidence offers fresh hope to three men who claim they were falsely convicted in the horrific 1993 West Memphis child murders.

Commercial Appeal

American Bar Association calls for moratorium on executions

The American Bar Association, concluding a study of capital-punishment systems in eight states, found so many inequities and shortfalls that the group is calling for a nationwide moratorium on executions.

Seattle Times

POLITICS

Bush to nominate new VA director

President Bush will nominate retired Army general James Peake to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs, strained by the influx of wounded troops returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

KCAL

U.S. official in FEMA news conference flap out of job

A Bush administration official whose department had government workers pose as journalists in a news conference has been dropped from a planned new job as media chief for the top U.S. spy agency.

Reuters

Reprimands for fake FEMA news conference

MSNBC

BUSINESS

U.S. actions have crimped al-Qaida funds

Small actions, such as freezing assets and forbidding U.S. citizens from doing business with designated terrorist financiers, are a crucial part of the struggle against terrorism.

Christian Science Monitor

Supreme Court to review Exxon Valdez $2.5 billion award

The Supreme Court will decide whether a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Exxon Corp., now Exxon Mobil, for its role in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was excessive.

CNNMoney

Supreme Court to review Valdez case

MSNBC

HEALTH

Halloween treats prompt health warnings

While adults may relish the gore of Halloween, most children enjoy the night for another reason — the vast amount of candy they receive which is prompting health warnings to parents.

Environmental News Network

Are rising obesity rates linked to farm aid?

Hoping to produce thinner waistlines, many doctors, including the American Medical Association, want Congress to stop subsidizing the production of foods that are high in fat and cholesterol.

McClatchy Newspapers

AIDS invaded U.S. from Haiti in '69

The AIDS virus invaded the U.S. in about 1969 from Haiti, carried most likely by a single infected immigrant, scientists said.

ABC News

SPORTS

Boston celebrates again

Jon Papelbon donned a kilt and danced his trademark Irish jig to the roars of tens of thousands of fans as Boston celebrated the Red Sox's second World Series title in four years.

Sports Illustrated

Mile High magic for Packers

On the first play following the kickoff in overtime, Brett Favre connected on an 82-yard touchdown pass with Greg Jennings and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Denver Broncos 19-13.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Baby giraffe named in honor of Red Sox

Officials at the Franklin Park Zoo named a baby giraffe born after Game 1 of the World Series "Sox," in honor of Boston's four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies.

WCBS

Big money for the arts

Houston's Museum of Fine Arts was the top recipient of private donations among U.S. arts organizations in 2006, with a total of $185.8 million, according to a survey by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Bloomberg

WORLD

North Korea agrees on aid in nuclear deal

North Korea agreed to accept half of the economic aid it has been promised for disabling its nuclear reactor in energy-related equipment and other materials, a South Korean official said.

Associated Press

N. Korea makes nuclear pledge

BBC

Noel hits Dominican Republic, 20 dead

Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Dominican Republic with heavy rains causing flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people, officials said.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Elevated nitric oxide in blood is key to high altitude function for Tibetans

How can some people live at high altitudes and thrive while others struggle to obtain enough oxygen to function? The answer for Tibetans is increased nitric oxide levels.

Environmental News Network

Coal use grows despite warming worries

As oil and natural gas prices soar, the world is relying ever more on the cheap mainstay of the Industrial Revolution.

St. Petersburg Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Family Guy' 100th episode

Canceled not once but twice, after both its second and third seasons, "Family Guy" rose from the ashes like a phoenix in 2005; a full three years after its primetime farewell.

Hollywood Reporter

Remembering country music legend Porter Wagoner

With the possible exception of Hank Williams Sr., who set the standard in almost every area of country music, no one looked better in rhinestones than Porter Wagoner.

NY Daily News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Massive black hole smashes record

The heaviest "small" black hole ever has been discovered, and its mass of 24 to 33 times that of our sun defies current theories to explain its formation.

LiveScience

NASA launches black-hole hunter

CNN

Canine pioneer: Soviet mutt was first earthling in space

Fifty years ago, a perky-eared mutt named Laika, scooped up from the streets of Moscow, became the first earthling to breach our planet's atmosphere and enter space.

AFP

EDUCATION

Fairfax County, Va., examining Islamic school's Arabic texts

Fairfax County, Va., officials are reviewing Arabic-language textbooks at a private Islamic school after a federal panel's recommendation that the school be closed.

Washington Times

Former 'school from hell' faces closure

A school once described as the worst in Britain after staff went on strike over classroom violence is set to close.

Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Chile pharmacies warned over pill

The Chilean government has warned pharmacies refusing to sell the morning-after contraceptive pill that they could face stiff fines or closure.

BBC

Marines look to pastor for answers

A marine chaplain deals with a request for an immersion baptism in the polluted Euphrates River, and helps a young marine's friends cope with his suicide.

Christian Science Monitor

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