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8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific

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BOGOTA, Colombia — The death toll is expected to rise from a devastating earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning and President Michelle Bachelet declared parts of her country catastrophe zones...

Dubai adds to list of suspects in Hamas leader’s killing

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BEIRUT — Adam Korman loves to travel. According to Dubai police, an Australian passport holder by that name visited the United Arab Emirates...

Effects of earthquake ripple across Haitian countryside

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SAINT-MARC, Haiti — Even in normal times, Edwin Andre has all he can do to eke out a living from the corn, tomatoes and sweet potatoes he coaxes from an acre plot in northern Haiti. His wife, Roselaine Cius...

At least 26 killed in brutal attacks across Iraq

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BAGHDAD — Assailants killed a family of eight on Monday, shooting some and beheading others in a brutal attack south of Baghdad reminiscent of the sectarian killings that raged through the area a few years back...

U.S. spending $600 million on Afghan police stations

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KABUL — The U.S. military plans to spend more than $600 million to build nearly 200 police stations for the Afghan National Police...

Israel under fire for its use of targeted killings

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JERUSALEM — When Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman faced questions Monday from European diplomats over Israel's suspected role in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas militant, he responded with familiar indignation: Why is Israel always the first to be ...

Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths

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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...