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Body-hunting jobs are a sign of the times in Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In post-earthquake Haiti, theirs is perhaps the most important and grisliest of professions: body hunters for hire...

U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution

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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...

‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly reportedly wins Haiti election

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A carnival singer who reinvented himself into a polished political outsider is poised to become Haiti's new president, according to several sources familiar with the results that are expected to be released later Monday...

Corruption in Afghanistan isn’t limited to Afghans, U.S. official says

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KABUL — About three-fourths of the ongoing corruption investigations led by U.S. oversight officials in Afghanistan are targeting suspects who aren't Afghan nationals, the top U.S. investigator in Afghanistan said Tuesday in Kabul...

Northern Ireland in uproar over lawmaker’s secret affair with teen

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LONDON — The threat of renewed sectarian violence is at its highest in years. But it's a seamy affair between Northern Ireland's...

Talks between North, South Korea collapse

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean negotiators on Wednesday walked out on a second day of talks between Pyongyang and Seoul...