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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A planned mosque and Muslim cultural center near the site of the September 11 attacks which has triggered national debate faced a new hurdle on Wednesday as a lawsuit was filed aiming to block the controversial project.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon said on Wednesday Israeli soldiers were operating inside Israel when a deadly firefight broke out with Lebanese troops in the bloodiest border violence since a 2006 war.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unharmed when a homemade explosive went off near his motorcade during a visit to the western city of Hamadan on Wednesday, a source in his office said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had not been contacted by WikiLeaks, despite claims that the whistle-blowing website sought its help reviewing thousands of classified Afghan war documents ahead of their release.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. billionaires pledged on Wednesday to give at least 50 percent of their fortunes to charity as part of a philanthropic campaign by two of the world’s richest men — Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Powerful drug cartels are increasingly using gruesome videos of executions and interrogations to intimidate their rivals, police and an already terrified public in Mexico’s vicious drug war.

KARACHI (Reuters) – Six people were wounded when unidentified attackers hurled a grenade at a Karachi mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday, police said.