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Mexico’s drug wars will be top agenda item when Calderon meets...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shuns talk of a "war on drugs." But when he welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House...
Cambodian men run slavery risk on region’s fishing boats
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Sok Sopheng was 21 when an employment agent offered him the chance of a job in neighboring Thailand...
Iran says it agrees to send nuclear material to Turkey in...
BEIRUT — In what could be a stunning breakthrough in the years-long diplomatic deadlock over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran has agreed to send the bulk of its nuclear material to Turkey...
Mental illnesses linger long after Haitian earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In a sweltering annex behind the General Hospital, inner demons stalk in plain view...
Chavez losing support of Venezuela’s blue-collar workers
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela — Not long ago, miner Emilio Campos counted himself among President Hugo Chavez's...
North Korean leader in China seeking cash, clout
BEIJING — North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il arrived Monday in China, making a rare trip outside his hermit kingdom in search of money and support from his country's last political patron...
Ahmadinejad’s New York visit to dominate U.N. nuclear meeting
WASHINGTON — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plan to attend an international conference on curbing the spread of nuclear weapons this week in New York threatens to turn the meeting into a diplomatic confrontation between the United States and Iran over Iran'...
Soldier killed, others injured in clash as Thai protesters move beyond...
BANGKOK — Thai security forces fired into a crowd of anti-government protesters on the outskirts of Bangkok...
