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U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution
CAIRO, Egypt — The top U.S. military officer and the secretary of state kicked off a series of visits throughout the Middle East Sunday, reaching out to the Arab world as the Obama administration pushes for tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions...
40 Cuban dissidents beaten, detained after visiting political prisoner’s tomb, activists...
MIAMI — Cuban security agents beat and detained about 40 dissidents after the mother of the late political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo and her supporters prayed at his tomb, activists reported Monday...
Hosni Mubarak resigns, military takes control after weeks of upheaval in...
CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...
12 Afghans killed in errant rocket strike as U.S. offensive continues
MARJA AND KABUL, Afghanistan — As U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan...
London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners
LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...
Checkpoints go up in Baghdad as bombing toll hits 155
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government launched a massive...
Libyan rebels enter Tripoli, meet only sporadic resistance
CAIRO — Rebels swept into the heart of the Libyan...
Hostage describes narrow escape from Colombia’s FARC
BOGOTA, Colombia — Police Sgt. Luis Alberto Erazo was...
Yemeni leader agrees to plan for his resignation
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh...
