Gay Lutheran pastors rejoin ELCA roster in San Francisco
Seven Bay Area pastors barred under the celibacy policy are being welcomed into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Six will join the clergy roster at St. Mark's in San Francisco, with one reinstated pastor participating. The move follows ELCA's 2013 policy change allowing noncelibate gay clergy in committed relationships.
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U S missiles strike militant hideout in Pakistan
U S missiles hit a suspected militant compound in the Nazai Narai area of South Waziristan killing 16 insurgents. The strike occurred as Adm Mike Mullen met Pakistani officials to discuss operations against Islamist extremists. foreign fighters were reported among the dead.
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Nazai Narai
South Waziristan
Cambodian prison chief Duch due for verdict Monday
A UN backed tribunal plans to sentence Kaing Guek Eav known as Duch the Khmer Rouge jailer who ran Toul Sleng for crimes including the deaths of up to 16000 people. The ruling could spark public uproar if not a life sentence.
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Kaing Guek Eaw
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Two U S Navy Members Missing in Afghanistan
Two U S Navy service members disappeared after leaving their Kabul compound Friday. NATO says a large air and ground search is underway in Charkh district Logar province with helicopters dispatched. Five U S troops died in separate south bombings as July nears the deadliest month of the war.
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U S Military Deaths Reach Over a Thousand in Afghanistan
The Associated Press counts at least 1 113 U S military deaths in Afghanistan Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the 2001 invasion. In Charkh district a guard saw a four wheel drive armored SUV Friday night its driver and passenger fled when flagged down insurgents opened fire and the vehicle fired back NATO searches for missing service members continue one possibly killed and one taken hostage by Taliban.
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Floods close Chicago expressways after heavy Midwest rains
Chicago experienced more than 7 inches of rain causing water on interstates and train tracks. Officials diverted traffic and deployed bus shuttles as parts of Interstate 290 remained closed. Mayor Daley urged residents to seek help if needed while crews searched for stranded residents in Westchester.
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51 bodies found at Nuevo Leon dumping ground near Monterrey
Investigators in Nuevo Leon report 51 corpses unearthed in two days in a field by a large clandestine grave site near Monterrey's trash dump. Of the victims, 48 are men and 3 women, with many bearing tattoos. Some bodies were found buried, others exposed or in parts, and some showing signs of burning.
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Monterrey
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Nuevo Leon
Alejandro Garza Y Garza
Storms delay BP oil well sealing as hurricane season looms
Crews race to resume work stopping the BP well after Tropical Storm Bonnie weakens near the Louisiana coast. Admiral Thad Allen warns of a cat and mouse season ahead with potential evacuations if forecasts show gale winds near the well site. hurricane season runs through November 30.
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