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Blair tells investigative panel that Iraq war was justified

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LONDON — In an eagerly anticipated appearance, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday told a British panel investigating the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein had become too dangerous a threat to ignore in a post-9-11 world and that the decision to invade in ...

152 presumed dead in Pakistani plane crash

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani passenger plane crashed into the hills that flank Islamabad on Wednesday with 152 people on board, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said. Apparently no one survived...

Libya rebels, Gadhafi regime hold indirect talks

BEIRUT — Indirect talks on the future of Libya have...

Judge orders ex-Venezuela governor to remain in custody

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan judge on Wednesday ordered a former state governor and critic of President Hugo Chavez to remain in custody without bail while facing charges of conspiracy, incitement and spreading false information...

Taliban who downed SEALs’ helicopter are killed, officials say

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KABUL, Afghanistan — An American airstrike killed the...

Allegations of fraud surround vote-counting process in Iraq

BAGHDAD — As the first, incomplete results from Iraq's...

Kim Jong Un to face stiff challenges as North Korea’s new...

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s newly-minted...