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•  Gas blast engulfs neighborhood near San Francisco 10 Sep 2010, 13:35

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A fiery natural gas explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in a San Francisco suburb on Thursday, ravaging some 50 homes and killing at least one person, officials said.

  
  

  

  

  

•  Thousands of Afghans protest U.S. Koran-burning plan 10 Sep 2010, 13:18

  KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of angry Muslims took to the streets across Afghanistan on Friday, some threatening to attack U.S. bases, prompted by a plan by a U.S. pastor to burn copies of the Koran.

  
  

  

  

  

•  Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional 10 Sep 2010, 13:08

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and due process, a federal judge in southern California ruled Thursday.

  
  

  

  

  

•  Japan PM has edge in party race, outcome unclear 10 Sep 2010, 12:05

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has a slight edge over powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa ahead of a party leadership vote next week, media said on Friday, but with many lawmakers undecided the outcome is too close to call.

  
  

  

  

  

•  USDA knew of problems at farm behind egg recall: report 10 Sep 2010, 11:07

  BANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Agriculture experts knew about sanitary problems at one of the two Iowa farms at the center of a massive nationwide egg recall, but did not notify health authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.