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Refugees flee war and starvation in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya — To save themselves, Rahmo Ibrahim...
Iran frees American hikers convicted of spying
TEHRAN, Iran — Two American hikers convicted of...
French president makes historic visit to Haiti, pledges help
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in a landmark visit Wednesday that his country would cancel Haiti"s $56 million...
Karzai impersonator tests limits of Afghan free speech
KABUL — Everyone around the Afghan capital seems to recognize his voice, but almost no one knows his face...
To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu
KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside...
New version of law deals Iraq elections another setback
BAGHDAD — Hopes for a January election in Iraq faded Monday...
Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Researchers using a CT scanner have...
Venezuelan farmer dies after hunger strike against government policy
MIAMI — During his six-year quest to force the government to return his land, Venezuelan farmer Franklin Brito sewed his mouth shut, amputated a finger and went on at least eight punishing hunger strikes...
Trapped Chilean miners confirmed alive after more than 14 days
SANTIAGO, Chile — Miners who have been trapped for more than 14 days in a copper mine in Chile's Atacama Desert are alive, President Sebastian Pinera said Sunday...
Haitians prepare for boat journey to Florida
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The unfinished wooden boat rocks gently in the backwater of Cap-Haitien Bay...
