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Obama, Japanese prime minister plan anti-nuclear initiative

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and President...

Iraq’s national elections in jeopardy after vice president’s veto

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's pivotal national elections were thrown back...

Commander in Iraq discusses how timeline to withdraw troops could change

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CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — As the commander of U.S. ground forces...

Death toll reaches 279 in Turkey earthquake

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ISTANBUL — The death toll in southeastern Turkey...

Israel under fire for its use of targeted killings

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JERUSALEM — When Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman faced questions Monday from European diplomats over Israel's suspected role in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas militant, he responded with familiar indignation: Why is Israel always the first to be ...

8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific

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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...

8 nations map 1.2 bil. yen project to save tropical forests

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TOKYO — Japan, the United States and six European countries...