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Dog Triggers Shotgun Blast, Killing Owner in Freak Hunting Accident

HOUSTON – A tracking dog apparently stepped on a loaded shotgun in the bed of his owner’s pickup truck, firing a fatal blast into the man’s thigh during a goose hunt, officials said. Perry Alvin Price III died Saturday at a hospital from severe blood loss from his femoral artery …

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Italian Premier Loses Confidence Vote, Resigns

Italian Premier Romano Prodi resigned Thursday night after his government lost a risky Senate confidence vote. The center-left government fell four votes short of the 160 needed for victory. The vote was 161-156. Elected in April 2006, Prodi has had a shaky government from nearly the start. But it lurched …

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Afghan Senate Lauds Death Sentence for Reporter Who Insulted Islam

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s upper house of parliament lauded the death sentence handed down against a local journalist who was found guilty of insulting Islam, an official said Wednesday. In a statement signed by Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, the chamber’s chairman, the Senate also condemned what it called “international interference” to have …

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