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New 6.1 earthquake shakes Haiti, panicking residents

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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti...

E coli outbreak spreads to 12 countries

BERLIN — The E coli outbreak centred in northern...

Suspect in Norway attacks charged, denied public platform in court

OSLO, Norway — It was supposed to be a defining moment for Norwegian terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik...

Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty

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KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...

Attack on Shiite procession in Pakistan kills at least 20

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ISLAMABAD — At least 20 people were killed Monday in a bombing of a Shiite Muslim religious procession in Karachi, Pakistan's...

Militants kill 37 in attack on crowded Pakistani mosque

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — In a daring midday raid that showed...

Nigerian villagers slain in brutal machete attack buried in mass graves

LAGOS, Nigeria — The victims of Sunday's sectarian massacres were buried in mass graves in central Nigeria...

Trial for accused in Japan stabbing rampage to hinge on criminal...

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TOKYO — The 10th and final arraignment procedure before the trial this month of Tomohiro Kato, who was indicted on homicide and other charges stemming from his alleged indiscriminate rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2008, has been completed at the Tokyo ...

Judge orders ex-Venezuela governor to remain in custody

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan judge on Wednesday ordered a former state governor and critic of President Hugo Chavez to remain in custody without bail while facing charges of conspiracy, incitement and spreading false information...

FBI returns smuggled artifacts to Peru, Ecuador

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MIAMI — They were found spread out in cupboards, book...

Tensions persist in ‘Cove’ town

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TAIJICHO, Wakayama — This small town of 3,500 people...