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NALCHIK, Russia – Three bombs ripped through slot-machine parlors in a southern Russian city Thursday night, killing at least two people and injuring up to 25 others, officials said. The explosions occurred around the same time at gambling establishments in downtown Vladikavkaz, said Boris Dzgoyev, the Emergency Situations minister in …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was paid $1.2 million to organize his 2002 meeting with President Bush, but denied the money came from the Malaysian government. Mahathir told reporters he was aware a payment was made to Abramoff, but …

Search giant Google’s latest feature, a personalized Web page creator, stumbled on its first day. Google is dealing with an embarrassing capacity problem that forced it on Feb. 23, the same day the service began, to temporarily stop letting people sign up for Page Creator. The reason? An “extremely strong …