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CIA wants Taliban official sent from Pakistan to U.S.-run prison
WASHINGTON — The Taliban military commander captured last month in Pakistan has refused to provide information that could be used against his insurgent network, prompting the CIA to push for his transfer to an American-run prison in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said ...
Afghan President Karzai’s half brother assassinated
KABUL, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the younger...
9 protesters reportedly killed as demonstrations erupt across Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A battered but still boisterous...
Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708
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...
At least 100 dead in Baghdad car bombings
BAGHDAD — Insurgents detonated five car bombs in Baghdad...
Israel under fire for its use of targeted killings
JERUSALEM — When Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman faced questions Monday from European diplomats over Israel's suspected role in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas militant, he responded with familiar indignation: Why is Israel always the first to be ...
Mental illnesses linger long after Haitian earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In a sweltering annex behind the General Hospital, inner demons stalk in plain view...
Double bombing kills at least 32 in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A double bombing Friday in the southern city of Karbala...
Many Haitians still sleep outdoors in fear of another quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — There is absolutely nothing wrong with Kettely Achedou's three-bedroom house in Port-au-Prince's Nazon neighborhood, yet the 39-year-old middle-class busineswswoman sleeps outside on a mat...
