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• Ferrari recalls supercars after fires
  Ferrari has been forced to recall its latest supercar after reports that several had burst into flames. […]
• Oil platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
  An oil and gas production platform has exploded 80 miles off the central coast of Louisiana, with 13 people overboard, including one injured, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning. […]
• Hawking: God didn't create universe
  God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics. […]
• Hurricane heads for U.S. east coast
  Hurricane Earl took aim on the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Thursday as the powerful storm prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard. […]
• Leaders upbeat as Mideast peace talks resume
  Direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resume with pledges of support from both sides for a peace process leading to a full settlement within a year. […]
• Kenya defends war crimes suspect visit
  The Kenyan government Thursday defended its decision not to arrest Sudan's visiting head of state -- wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide -- saying Kenya's first obligation was to the African Union, not the International Criminal Court. […]
• 10 killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan
  Ten parliamentary campaign workers were killed in a NATO air strike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said. […]
• 'Bet' cricketers stress innocence
  Three Pakistani cricket players at the center of an alleged betting scandal were due to meet their country's cricket authorities Thursday morning in London. […]
• South African unions reject wage offer
  South African union officials Thursday rejected an improved wage offer from the government as a public sector strike continues to cripple the country. […]