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I had the same problem, searched for an answer in the forum and found this thread. It is true that the faq gives the answer:
3) How to have my news on my index page ?
In the XOOPS admin panel, and more particularly in the general preferences, select the news module in the scrolling list named "Module for your start page"
I find it confusing though that the answer of this basic question has to be found under 'development information'...