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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...
Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...
Mexican marijuana smugglers turn to ultralight aircraft
SONOYTA, Mexico — Several times a week, drug smugglers somewhere along Mexico's border with the United States strap themselves into low-flying ultralight aircraft and take off with loads of marijuana...
Polygamist South African president acknowledges fathering child out of wedlock
JOHANNESBURG — President Jacob Zuma...
9 protesters reportedly killed as demonstrations erupt across Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A battered but still boisterous...
‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts
PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...
Scientists warn that oceans’ marine life on ‘brink of extinction’
LONDON — The world's oceans are degenerating far...
Haitians sleeping in the streets in fear of another quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The ritual began just as the soft winter sun ducked behind the mountains Sunday, casting haunting shadows on this jittery Caribbean capital...