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Korea activists target foreign English teachers

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SEOUL, South Korea — Sometimes, in his off hours, Yie Eun-woong does a bit of investigative work...

Soldier killed, others injured in clash as Thai protesters move beyond...

BANGKOK — Thai security forces fired into a crowd of anti-government protesters on the outskirts of Bangkok...

Israeli soldiers kill at least 10 protesters on boat carrying supplies...

JERUSALEM — Israeli naval ships seized control of a protest flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 10 people and sparking widespread international condemnation...

Taliban suicide bombers attack Kabul shopping mall

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GARDEZ, Afghanistan — Taliban suicide bombers attacked a Kabul shopping mall near the Afghan Presidential Palace...

Karzai, Afghan rival will vie again in election runoff

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KABUL — Under intense international pressure, Afghan...

Four American hostages killed by Somali pirates during rescue attempt

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SAN DIEGO — Four Americans, including a couple from Southern California...

London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners

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LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...

Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708

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BOGOTA, Chile — Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing more than 700 people while leaving untold numbers missing and 2 million displaced, wounded or otherwise affected...

Major earthquake hits Haiti

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MIAMI — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Haiti Tuesday afternoon, crippling the poor island nation and knocking out most of its communication with the outside world...

Dubai World, bankers set to meet Monday on revamp plan

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TEL AVIV — International bankers are scheduled to meet Monday with Dubai officials to discuss Dubai World's effort to reach a standstill agreement on its billions of dollars of debt...