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Hundreds of thousands join Egypt protests

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CAIRO — More than 200,000 protesters streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the largest demonstration in a week of unrest against Egypt's embattled government, and international pressure on President Hosni Mubarak intensified...

Trapped Chilean miners confirmed alive after more than 14 days

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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...

Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters

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CAIRO — A Cairo court has ruled against forced virginity tests on female protesters detained in military prisons...

Obama, Japanese prime minister plan anti-nuclear initiative

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and President...

Subway bombing latest blow in war between Russia, militants

MOSCOW — The suicide bombs that roared through Moscow...

At least 69 killed in weekend bombings, shootings in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Weekend bombings and shootings in Iraq...

China remains passive as Korean standoff escalates

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BEIJING — South Korea warned Friday that it will order airstrikes if North Korea again launches artillery at the South, raising its military posture as Pyongyang reportedly deployed new rockets capable of hitting the South Korean capital...