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ÊVatican City - Pope John Paul II, whose 26-year papacy helped defeat Communism in Europe but left a Roman Catholic Church divided over his rigorous orthodoxy, died on Saturday after a prolonged struggle with ill health. "Our beloved Holy Father John Paul has returned to the house of the Father," said Archbishop Leonardo Sandri. Dubai - Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq Sunday claimed responsibility for a brazen overnight raid on Abu Ghraib prison that wounded 44 U.S. soldiers, according to an Internet statement, and said more attacks would follow. The U.S. military said dozens of insurgents carried out Saturday's attack on the notorious prison, detonating two suicide car bombs and firing rocket-propelled grenades at U.S. forces before the assault was repelled. ÊTampa, Florida - Terri Schiavo's body was cremated Saturday as disagreements continued between her husband and her parents, who were unable to have an independent expert observe her autopsy. The cremation was carried out according to a court order establishing that Michael Schiavo had the right to make such decisions, his lawyer said. ÊWashington - President Bush vowed to correct flaws in U.S. intelligence gathering exposed by a presidential commission and said on Saturday the Senate can help by swiftly confirming John Negroponte as director of national intelligence.
