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Colombian peasants wooed with land to adopt family planning
ABIBE, Colombia — Think of the 10 women who just had their fallopian tubes tied at a clinic in northern Colombia as foot soldiers in Erwin Goggel's lonely war on overpopulation and poverty...
Bomb hits outside suspected Pakistani nuclear-weapons site
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked a suspected...
U.S., Mexico pledge to fight drug money, gun trafficking
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government Tuesday pledged greater cooperation with Mexico...
Puerto Rican doctors on hot seat for tasteless photos from Haiti...
MIAMI — A group of Puerto Rican doctors who traveled to Haiti in the wake of the nation's devastating earthquake to provide aid are under fire for posting tasteless photographs on Facebook...
Former general provides tough election challenge to Sri Lankan president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Haiti assesses earthquake devastation; U.S. promises help
Rescuers hunted for survivors Wednesday in the shattered landscape of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, as the world geared up for a major humanitarian effort in the wake of the earthquake that devastated the desperately poor Caribbean nation...
Gadhafi forces reportedly moving against rebels in Libya’s east
TRIPOLI and BENGHAZI, Libya — Forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were reported to be moving Wednesday against areas held by the opposition in the country's east...
Iran signs $10 billion gas pipeline deal with Iraq, Syria
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday signed a $10 billion deal...
No apology, but NATO statement of regret after airstrike hits rebels
LONDON and TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO Rear Adm. Russell Harding, the deputy commander of the alliance's operation in Libya...
Disney signs deal to build theme park in Shanghai
BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. signed an agreement with a Shanghai government company Friday to build a long-awaited theme park in the commercial capital of China, both parties said...