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Taliban: Reports of bin Laden’s death greatly exaggerated
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban, who sheltered Osama bin Laden when they governed the country prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said Tuesday that it would be "premature" to comment on U.S. claims that the al-Qaida leader had been killed ...
Front-runner in Mexican gubernatorial race is ambushed, killed
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Rodolfo Torre, the front-runner in this weekend's gubernatorial election in the violence-plagued northern state of Tamaulipas, was ambushed and killed Monday...
Concerns grow over al-Qaida’s group in Yemen
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen has emerged as the "foremost concern" for U.S. spy agencies after the group was tied to two attacks in the United States...
Glimmers of beauty in Haitian tent city
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Morning arrives with the melody of the Haitian streets...
‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts
PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...
152 presumed dead in Pakistani plane crash
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani passenger plane crashed into the hills that flank Islamabad on Wednesday with 152 people on board, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said. Apparently no one survived...
Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a popular draw whenever...
North Korea fires on South Korean island
SEOUL — North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery rounds onto a populated South Korean island, killing two and injuring 19 others after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul was readying for "an invasion," officials said...
North threatens another attack on island as S. Korea plans drills
SEOUL — Tempers flared Friday as North Korea warned South Korea...
Spring break may be broken for Mexico resorts
When it comes to Mexican tourism, when Ciudad Juarez sneezes, Rosarito Beach catches a cold...
