Russians pound militants along Chechen border
Troops backed by helicopter gunships battled Saturday with suspected Islamic insurgents who seized control of three Russian villages along the border with Chechnya.

Neo-Nazi march on Washington cancelled due to no-show
Hundreds of police and protesters lined the streets and a hodgepodge of protesters stood ready to rally against a planned neo-Nazi march on Saturday outside the White House.

Voodoo now big business in Egypt
Yussef Baddawi whipped the young woman across her shoulders in another effort to drive away the evil genies who he said possessed his patient.

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