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Suspect in Norway attacks charged, denied public platform in court
OSLO, Norway — It was supposed to be a defining moment for Norwegian terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik...
U.S. expands Mexico travel warning
More violence over a wider area in Mexico has caused the U.S. State Department to expand a warning against travel to the country...
Haiti, Dominican Republic now have smoother, but fragile, relationship
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — It wasn't so long ago when the president of the Dominican Republic visited neighboring Haiti, protesters blocked his motorcade by burning tires and hurling rocks...
Cambodian men run slavery risk on region’s fishing boats
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Sok Sopheng was 21 when an employment agent offered him the chance of a job in neighboring Thailand...
Japan moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent
TOKYO — The Japanese government officially decided Tuesday that it would participate in the Copenhagen...
Obama to Mubarak: Egypt transition ‘must begin now’
WASHINGTON — With Egypt's major cities flooded by protesters Tuesday demanding the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama took another major step away from the United States' strongest Arab ally, telling him that an orderly transition to ...
Intent unclear in Baghdad crackdown on alcohol
BAGHDAD — It started in the Green Zone, with Iraqi soldiers ordering restaurants to stop serving alcohol and confiscating bottles from politicians at checkpoints...
Iran train crash kills at least 8
BEIRUT — A train accident in northeastern Iran killed at least eight people Saturday and injured dozens of others, underscoring problems in Iran's transportation sector...
Gadhafi forces reportedly moving against rebels in Libya’s east
TRIPOLI and BENGHAZI, Libya — Forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were reported to be moving Wednesday against areas held by the opposition in the country's east...
