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9 protesters reportedly killed as demonstrations erupt across Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A battered but still boisterous...
Body-hunting jobs are a sign of the times in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In post-earthquake Haiti, theirs is perhaps the most important and grisliest of professions: body hunters for hire...
Iraqi parliament passes crucial election law
BAGHDAD — After nearly a dozen delays and a final, rowdy...
Obama wins no concessions from China on key issues
BEIJING — President Barack Obama on Wednesday wraps up a...
Haitian legislators spar over prime minister’s possible ouster
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Lawmakers trickled in almost two...
Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty
KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...
Haitian prime minister defends handling of the dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In Haiti, funerals are as expensive as weddings, tombs often more elaborate than the homes of the living...
Muslim villagers clash with Chinese authorities over mosque’s demolition
BEIJING — The government demolition of a newly...
U.S. officials fear Karzai can’t keep anti-corruption pledge
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai vowed Tuesday that he would...
At least 113 dead after quake-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — At least 113 people were killed after a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake slammed into villages on Indonesia's Mentawai islands, officials and aid workers said Tuesday...
Honduras’ business leaders hope elections restore investors’ faith
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Just days after Honduras' recent presidential elections, Tegucigalpa Chamber of Commerce members gathered for their monthly meeting and breathed a collective sigh of relief...
