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Hostage describes narrow escape from Colombia’s FARC
BOGOTA, Colombia — Police Sgt. Luis Alberto Erazo was...
Chile to draw on stabilization fund for reconstruction
BOGOTA, Colombia — Chile's rainy day has come...
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...
U.S. spending $600 million on Afghan police stations
KABUL — The U.S. military plans to spend more than $600 million to build nearly 200 police stations for the Afghan National Police...
Disney signs deal to build theme park in Shanghai
BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. signed an agreement with a Shanghai government company Friday to build a long-awaited theme park in the commercial capital of China, both parties said...
8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific
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...
Despite controversy, CIA funds to Pakistan’s intelligence service deemed crucial
WASHINGTON — The CIA has funneled hundreds of millions of...
Questions remain about U.S. military presence in Haiti
WASHINGTON — As the number of U.S. soldiers in Haiti...
