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Afghan president’s new Cabinet picks include controversial figure
KABUL — Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai...
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...
Israeli officials consider new probe into Gaza Strip assault
JERUSALEM — Even as it defended its handling of last year's military offensive in the Gaza Strip...
Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters
CAIRO — A Cairo court has ruled against forced virginity tests on female protesters detained in military prisons...
Relief groups in Haiti prepare for next stage of disaster: disease
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Homeless camps of soiled, colored tarps fashioned into makeshift tents now dot this city, including a park next to Haiti's presidential palace. They are refuges for earthquake victims and giant Petri dishes for a plague...
Death toll in Philippine floods climbs to nearly 1,500
MANILA — The death toll from floods in the southern...
Haitian prime minister defends handling of the dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In Haiti, funerals are as expensive as weddings, tombs often more elaborate than the homes of the living...
Scientists drill beneath Dead Sea in search of priceless data
DEAD SEA — If you thought you couldn't get any lower than the Dead Sea, think again. You can go under it...
Mexico threatens to cut off millions of cell phone users to...
MEXICO CITY — Millions of cellular telephone users across Mexico...
Egypt will try ex-President Mubarak in protesters’ deaths
CAIRO — Deposed President Hosni Mubarak will stand...
