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5 Western troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL — Reflecting a quickening tempo of combat in Afghanistan...
3 ‘killing fields’ suspects go on trial in Cambodia
NEW DELHI — Three top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of...
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...
In Pakistan, militants begin to establish new strongholds
ISLAMABAD — Since the Pakistani army launched a long-awaited...
Scientists warn that oceans’ marine life on ‘brink of extinction’
LONDON — The world's oceans are degenerating far...
Chile rejoices as more miners are transported to safety
COPIAPO, Chile — As a new day dawned, the 13th man trapped for more than two months in a Chilean mine was pulled to safety. About 9:35 a.m...
Impasse over Iraqi election law may slow U.S. withdrawal
BAGHDAD — After three days of long sessions and continuous...
Londoners who saw worst of riots have mixed views on police
LONDON — With calm returning to Britain's damaged...
Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708
BOGOTA, Chile — Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing more than 700 people while leaving untold numbers missing and 2 million displaced, wounded or otherwise affected...
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...
Blasts rattle Tripoli as Libyan rebels encircle Gadhafi compound
TRIPOLI — Explosions and gunfire rattled parts of...