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Double bombing kills at least 32 in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A double bombing Friday in the southern city of Karbala...
Iraqi judges strike down ban on candidates tied to Saddam’s regime
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of candidates accused of ties to the outlawed Baath Party will be allowed to participate in Iraq's upcoming election after a decision Wednesday by judges to defer hearing their appeals until after the poll...
Venezuelan farmer dies after hunger strike against government policy
MIAMI — During his six-year quest to force the government to return his land, Venezuelan farmer Franklin Brito sewed his mouth shut, amputated a finger and went on at least eight punishing hunger strikes...
Makeshift schools popping up in Haiti’s tent cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — With schools in Haiti's...
Asylum seekers on wrecked boat drown off Australian island
SYDNEY, Australia — At least 30 asylum seekers drowned after their boat ran onto rocks on reaching Australia's Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, officials said Wednesday...
Trapped Chilean miners confirmed alive after more than 14 days
SANTIAGO, Chile — Miners who have been trapped for more than 14 days in a copper mine in Chile's Atacama Desert are alive, President Sebastian Pinera said Sunday...
Iran signs $10 billion gas pipeline deal with Iraq, Syria
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday signed a $10 billion deal...
9 protesters reportedly killed as demonstrations erupt across Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A battered but still boisterous...
U.S. officials fear Karzai can’t keep anti-corruption pledge
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai vowed Tuesday that he would...
