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Medical correspondents face delicate balance in Haiti

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NEW YORK — Some of the most dramatic television images beamed from Haiti's quake-ravaged communities have shown harried doctors frantically tending the wounded with rudimentary tools...

Mexico threatens to cut off millions of cell phone users to...

MEXICO CITY — Millions of cellular telephone users across Mexico...

U.S. blames al-Qaida in Iraq for Baghdad bombing spree

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BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomb detonated outside the Iraqi Interior Ministry's forensics department in Baghdad Tuesday, killing more than 18 people and severely damaging the building in the second consecutive day of high-profile attacks...

Many Haitians still sleep outdoors in fear of another quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — There is absolutely nothing wrong with Kettely Achedou's three-bedroom house in Port-au-Prince's Nazon neighborhood, yet the 39-year-old middle-class busineswswoman sleeps outside on a mat...

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...

For many, no aid is in sight in Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — By Thursday, the bodies had...

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...

Car bomb in Pakistan marketplace kills 34

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ISLAMABAD — A car bomb blast tore through a crowded market...