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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...
Aristide, Haiti’s exiled ex-president, offers to return and help rebuild
JOHANNESBURG — Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand...
U.S., Mexico pledge to fight drug money, gun trafficking
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government Tuesday pledged greater cooperation with Mexico...
Biologists report damage to Great Barrier Reef after shipping accident
SYDNEY — Over the years, retired fishing Capt. Mike Prior...
Egypt will try ex-President Mubarak in protesters’ deaths
CAIRO — Deposed President Hosni Mubarak will stand...
Libyan rebels reject proposal to end fighting
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libyan rebels delivered an emphatic no to an African Union proposal for an end to fighting in their country, insisting that Moammar Gadhafi must step down from power as part of any diplomatic solution...
Cross-border attacks by Palestinians test Israel’s quick-retaliation policy
JERUSALEM — A recent spate of cross-border and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip — the worst in a year — is testing the resolve of Israel's...
Britain evacuates its diplomats from Iran; Norway shuts embassy
BAGHDAD — One day after the sacking of its embassy in...
Impasse over Iraqi election law may slow U.S. withdrawal
BAGHDAD — After three days of long sessions and continuous...
Bomb hits outside suspected Pakistani nuclear-weapons site
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked a suspected...
China gives nod for Disney theme park in Shanghai
HONG KONG — Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it has...
