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KALAK, Iraq (AP) — Hundreds of Shiite refugees are still waiting at a checkpoint in Iraq, hoping to be let into the country's Kurdish-controlled territory. They're facing delays because they lack sponsors. Crowds converged on the checkpoint amid fears of advances by Sunni militants. Large numbers of displaced people, including Shiites and Christians, have already sought shelter in the relative safety of the Kurdish region.
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An al-Qaida-linked preacher has been acquitted of terror charges by a Jordanian military court for lack of evidence. Abu Qatada had faced charges over a foiled 1999 plot to attack an American school in the Jordanian capital, Amman. A ruling on charges involving other alleged plots has been postponed until September.
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says climate patterns worldwide could be in for a shake up this year because there's a strong chance an El Nino weather event will reappear. El Nino is a flow of unusually warm surface waters from the Pacific Ocean toward and along the western coast of South America which usually raises global temperatures. The World Meteorological Organization says El Nino can lead to "extreme events."
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will be out today promoting economic policies he and Democrats support. The centerpiece of his trip to Minnesota is the time Obama will spend with Rebekah Erler of St. Anthony. The accountant and mother of two wrote to the president about the ongoing financial struggles that she and her husband face despite the economic recovery. Obama will also attend a town meeting and do some fundraising.
LONDON (AP) — Experts and government officials are concerned that Britain may be trapped inside a housing bubble. The concern from the International Monetary Fund and European Union officials is that the country's housing market is overinflated, with London house prices rising almost 19 percent from January to April, posing a threat to the British economy.
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