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Bomb hits outside suspected Pakistani nuclear-weapons site

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked a suspected...

In Chinese court, Rio Tinto mining executive admits taking bribes

BEIJING — In a case that has become a flash point for the foreign business climate in China, an Australian mining executive admitted Monday to taking bribes while working as a chief iron-ore negotiator in China...

Yemeni leader agrees to plan for his resignation

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh...

Mexico captures alleged Zetas gang founder El Mamito

MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials on Monday announced...

To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu

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KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside...

French president makes historic visit to Haiti, pledges help

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in a landmark visit Wednesday that his country would cancel Haiti"s $56 million...

At least 475 escape Afghanistan prison

KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 475 inmates, many of them Islamic insurgents, escaped overnight from the main prison in the southern city of Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban movement, authorities said...