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S.C. Senator forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican...
Colombian peasants wooed with land to adopt family planning
ABIBE, Colombia — Think of the 10 women who just had their fallopian tubes tied at a clinic in northern Colombia as foot soldiers in Erwin Goggel's lonely war on overpopulation and poverty...
Four American hostages killed by Somali pirates during rescue attempt
SAN DIEGO — Four Americans, including a couple from Southern California...
Twin bombings kill at least 22 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Two bomb blasts targeting a bus filled with Shiite Muslims and later a hospital in Karachi on Friday killed at least 22 people in the latest outbreak of violence plaguing the troubled, nuclear-armed state...
Refugees flee war and starvation in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya — To save themselves, Rahmo Ibrahim...
Hundreds of thousands join Egypt protests
CAIRO — More than 200,000 protesters streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the largest demonstration in a week of unrest against Egypt's embattled government, and international pressure on President Hosni Mubarak intensified...
Ex-Honduran leader complains of harassment as legislators back outster
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For 73 days now, toppled Honduran...
Polygamist South African president acknowledges fathering child out of wedlock
JOHANNESBURG — President Jacob Zuma...
No apology, but NATO statement of regret after airstrike hits rebels
LONDON and TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO Rear Adm. Russell Harding, the deputy commander of the alliance's operation in Libya...
China gives nod for Disney theme park in Shanghai
HONG KONG — Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it has...
Pakistan says it will help train Afghan soldiers to fight Taliban
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistan...
Afghanistan denies secret negotiations with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's...
