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12 Afghans killed in errant rocket strike as U.S. offensive continues
MARJA AND KABUL, Afghanistan — As U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan...
U.S.-led offensive gets under way in southern Afghanistan
KABUL — A U.S.-led force unleashed a major offensive in southern Afghanistan early Saturday, with thousands of Marines, together with Afghan and British soldiers, going into battle against a Taliban stronghold, according to reports...
Iran suppresses protests as leader proclaims ‘nuclear state’
WASHINGTON — Iran's government smothered Tehran...
Powers of ailing Nigerian president are transferred to his deputy
LAGOS, Nigeria — Good luck, Jonathan...
Sri Lanka defends arrest of presidential candidate
NEW DELHI, India — The Sri Lanka government defended the arrest of presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka on Tuesday on the grounds that he conspired against the incumbent who defeated him in last month's vote...
Tymoshenko under pressure to concede in presidential race
KIEV, Ukraine — Pressure swelled on Monday for Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to bow out gracefully from a hard-fought and narrowly lost presidential race...
Makeshift schools popping up in Haiti’s tent cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — With schools in Haiti's...
