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World’s oldest person dies at 114 in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world's oldest person according...

S.C. Senator forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican...

Haitians prepare for boat journey to Florida

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CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The unfinished wooden boat rocks gently in the backwater of Cap-Haitien Bay...

Former general provides tough election challenge to Sri Lankan president

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa...

Pakistan suffers reverses in offensive against militants

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Taliban guerrillas recaptured...

In Iran, Bahrain and Yemen, protesters take to streets

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TEHRAN and AMMAN, Jordan — Street clashes broke out across the Persian Gulf region on Monday as demonstrators in Iran, Bahrain and Yemen sought to capitalize on the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and swept into the streets, where they were met by riot police...

China plans to execute Japanese man in drug-trafficking case

SHENYANG, China — Beijing has told Tokyo that it will execute as early as Monday a Japanese man convicted last year of drug trafficking, it was learned Tuesday...

Haiti’s main port reopens for supply shipments

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The largest port in Haiti...