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Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end.

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Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo

WASHINGTON/MIAMI - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp.

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Violence in Russia's North Caucasus kills four

MOSCOW - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported.

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FBI reviews death of Chechen man shot during Florida questioning

ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON - A special Federal Bureau of Investigation team from Washington on Thursday began reviewing the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a day after he was shot and killed by an agent during questioning in Orlando.

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Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger

NIAMEY - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa.

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In deeply religious Oklahoma, prayer brings solace after tornado

MOORE, Oklahoma - In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling from the fourth damaging tornado in 15 years.

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