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Murdoch-owned British tabloid accused of intercepting voicemail of slain girl
LONDON — For months, Britain's scandal over...
Hundreds of thousands join Egypt protests
CAIRO — More than 200,000 protesters streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the largest demonstration in a week of unrest against Egypt's embattled government, and international pressure on President Hosni Mubarak intensified...
At least 475 escape Afghanistan prison
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 475 inmates, many of them Islamic insurgents, escaped overnight from the main prison in the southern city of Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban movement, authorities said...
Intent unclear in Baghdad crackdown on alcohol
BAGHDAD — It started in the Green Zone, with Iraqi soldiers ordering restaurants to stop serving alcohol and confiscating bottles from politicians at checkpoints...
Despite reports of progress, Afghan women still struggle
WASHINGTON — The numbers tell an upbeat story about efforts to empower and protect women in Afghanistan...
Venezuelan consul in Miami ordered to leave U.S.
MIAMI — The United States has ordered the expulsion...
Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708
BOGOTA, Chile — Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing more than 700 people while leaving untold numbers missing and 2 million displaced, wounded or otherwise affected...
Top Afghan Taliban commander captured
WASHINGTON — The second-in-command of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Pakistan...
