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Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...
Major earthquake hits Haiti
MIAMI — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Haiti Tuesday afternoon, crippling the poor island nation and knocking out most of its communication with the outside world...
Blasts rattle Tripoli as Libyan rebels encircle Gadhafi compound
TRIPOLI — Explosions and gunfire rattled parts of...
Ruling Yemen gets even more complicated
SANA, Yemen — President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who once described ruling Yemen...
Enlightenment dawns in South Africa’s presidential palace
When the sun rose on World AIDS Day in South Africa last...
12-year-old heart transplant patient returns to Japan from U.S.
NARITA, Japan — A 12-year-old boy who received a heart transplant in the United States in July has returned home to Japan and is looking forward to seeing his friends again...
Ex-Honduran leader complains of harassment as legislators back outster
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For 73 days now, toppled Honduran...
At least 26 killed in brutal attacks across Iraq
BAGHDAD — Assailants killed a family of eight on Monday, shooting some and beheading others in a brutal attack south of Baghdad reminiscent of the sectarian killings that raged through the area a few years back...
Japan moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent
TOKYO — The Japanese government officially decided Tuesday that it would participate in the Copenhagen...
88 migrants caught at sea returned to Haiti
MIAMI — Another large group of Haitian nationals was repatriated to Haiti after Coast Guard...
