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U.S.-led offensive gets under way in southern Afghanistan
KABUL — A U.S.-led force unleashed a major offensive in southern Afghanistan early Saturday, with thousands of Marines, together with Afghan and British soldiers, going into battle against a Taliban stronghold, according to reports...
Haiti assesses earthquake devastation; U.S. promises help
Rescuers hunted for survivors Wednesday in the shattered landscape of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, as the world geared up for a major humanitarian effort in the wake of the earthquake that devastated the desperately poor Caribbean nation...
Defying the West, Iran’s president orders hike in nuclear enrichment
ROME AND BEIRUT — In a possible move to deflect attention from Iran's political woes, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
At least 69 killed in weekend bombings, shootings in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Weekend bombings and shootings in Iraq...
‘Chemical Ali’ is executed by Iraqi government
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government Monday hanged Ali Hassan Majid, one of the most notorious figures from Saddam Hussein's regime, who had earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his gassing of the Kurds in the late 1980s...
FBI returns smuggled artifacts to Peru, Ecuador
MIAMI — They were found spread out in cupboards, book...
12 Afghans killed in errant rocket strike as U.S. offensive continues
MARJA AND KABUL, Afghanistan — As U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan...
IAEA censures Iran for its nuclear program
WASHINGTON — Russia and China joined the United States and...
Iraqi parliament passes crucial election law
BAGHDAD — After nearly a dozen delays and a final, rowdy...
