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Army evacuation came within inches of disaster

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As Chief Warrant Officer 3 James...

New 6.1 earthquake shakes Haiti, panicking residents

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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti...

Puerto Rican doctors on hot seat for tasteless photos from Haiti...

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MIAMI — A group of Puerto Rican doctors who traveled to Haiti in the wake of the nation's devastating earthquake to provide aid are under fire for posting tasteless photographs on Facebook...

In Chinese court, Rio Tinto mining executive admits taking bribes

BEIJING — In a case that has become a flash point for the foreign business climate in China, an Australian mining executive admitted Monday to taking bribes while working as a chief iron-ore negotiator in China...

U.S. citizens arrested while helping Haitian orphans, church member says

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Sean Lankford said his wife and daughter were among 10 people arrested at the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic as they were moving 33 orphans to new housing...

Karzai to accept fraud-audit results; government deal uncertain

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai was expected to announce Tuesday his acceptance of a U.N.-backed fraud audit reducing his vote in the August election to less than 50 percent, but it wasn't clear if he'd consent to a deal with his chief rival to ...

Castro makes rare appearance on Cuban TV

MEXICO CITY — What he said mattered so much less than the fact he said it, or said anything at all...

FBI returns smuggled artifacts to Peru, Ecuador

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MIAMI — They were found spread out in cupboards, book...

Iran signs $10 billion gas pipeline deal with Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN — Iran on Monday signed a $10 billion deal...