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LAGOS, Nigeria – Angry mobs stabbed and set fire to bystanders Thursday in rioting that erupted after a newspaper suggested Islam’s founding prophet would have approved of the Miss World beauty pageant. At least 50 people were killed and 200 injured, Nigeria’s Red Cross president said. The violent demonstrators in …

NEW YORK – As President Bush on Saturday praised U.S. lawmakers for passing bills such as terrorism insurance, port security and homeland security, he said NATO’s invitation to more countries to join its alliance will help in the global war on terror. Bush, speaking from Europe during his weekly radio …

BOSTON – U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Sunday that only objections from his family or political elders would deter him from running for the presidency in 2004. The Massachusetts Democrat denied reports that he might file a statement of candidacy as early as this week, but he said he believes …