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• Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at LA synagogue (AP)
• In macabre Rome, it's Halloween all year round (AFP)
• Malaysia seizes 15,000 copies of the bible: church leader (AFP)
• US judge: Russia defaults on Jewish document suit (AP)
• Pope seeks more freedom for Catholics in Iran (AP)

Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at LA synagogue (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - A gunman shot and wounded two men in the parking garage of a North Hollywood synagogue Thursday, frightening worshippers who heard gunshots and screams before the bleeding victims stumbled in during morning services.

In macabre Rome, it's Halloween all year round (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:08 AM PDT AFP - Romans don't have to wait for Halloween to enjoy the macabre. The spirit of Halloween stalks the city's myriad churches, from skeletons galore to mummified monks, embalmed papal hearts to a purported piece of John the Baptist's head.

Malaysia seizes 15,000 copies of the bible: church leader (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:06 AM PDT AFP - Malaysian authorities have seized some 15,000 bibles imported from Indonesia because they use the word "Allah" as a translation for God which is banned here, a church leader said Thursday.

US judge: Russia defaults on Jewish document suit (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:06 AM PDT AP - A federal judge has issued a default order against Russia in a lawsuit seeking to force the country to hand over historic Jewish documents.

Pope seeks more freedom for Catholics in Iran (AP) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:12 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country.

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