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U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution
CAIRO, Egypt — The top U.S. military officer and the secretary of state kicked off a series of visits throughout the Middle East Sunday, reaching out to the Arab world as the Obama administration pushes for tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions...
China gives nod for Disney theme park in Shanghai
HONG KONG — Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it has...
To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu
KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside...
Palestinians to submit statehood bid next Friday
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
Judge releases eight of 10 Americans accused of kidnapping Haitian children
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti...
40 Cuban dissidents beaten, detained after visiting political prisoner’s tomb, activists...
MIAMI — Cuban security agents beat and detained about 40 dissidents after the mother of the late political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo and her supporters prayed at his tomb, activists reported Monday...
U.S. envoy leaves Mideast with little progress toward peace talks
JERUSALEM — As U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell...
Kim Jong Un to face stiff challenges as North Korea’s new...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s newly-minted...
Afghan parliament sworn in despite President Hamid Karzai’s opposition
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai...
