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Bin Laden's son moving up in al-Qaida ranks
WASHINGTON -- One of Osama bin Laden's eldest sons has emerged as a leader in al-Qaida, gaining enough prestige that U.S. counterterrorism officials consider him among their top two dozen targets remaining in the terrorist network.

Pope visits Mexico as scandal festers
The visit coincides with renewed accusations that the Vatican ignored abuse by a trusted pope associate.

Controversy hides drug's advantages
ImClone's insider trading scandal has drawn more attention than its promising cancer treatment has.

Pilot error in Ukraine crash cited
LVIV, Ukraine -- Grieving Ukrainians on Monday began burying 83 people killed when a fighter jet sliced into a crowd at an air show. The nation's top prosecutor said pilot error and poor planning likely caused the tragedy.

Allied jets hit Iraqi site
WASHINGTON -- Aircraft from U.S.-British patrols over southern Iraq bombed an Iraqi communications site, the sixth strike this month in retaliation for what the Pentagon says are hostile actions by Iraq.

Frustrated Palestinians break curfew in Nablus
NABLUS, West Bank -- Thousands of Palestinians poured onto the streets of Nablus on Monday in defiance of a 40-day-old Israeli army curfew, the strongest challenge yet to the Israeli army restrictions on West Bank cities and towns.

Pope talks of peace in Guatemala visit
GUATEMALA CITY -- Pope John Paul II arrived in Guatemala Monday afternoon bringing a message of "peace and reconciliation" to a country where violence and threats against Catholic human rights activists are increasing six years after the end of a 36-year civil war.

Miners thank those who offered support
SOMERSET, Pa. -- Five of the nine miners rescued after 77 hours thanked the public on Monday for supporting them throughout their ordeal, but some said they were disappointed they hadn't been contacted by the mining company that sent them underground.



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