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Mexico bristles as some U.S. states relax marijuana laws
MEXICO CITY — As more U.S. states permit medical marijuana, and California considers legalizing cannabis sales to adults, Mexico is voicing irritation at the gap between drug laws north and south of the border and saying it undercuts the battle against Mexico's ...
In Chinese court, Rio Tinto mining executive admits taking bribes
BEIJING — In a case that has become a flash point for the foreign business climate in China, an Australian mining executive admitted Monday to taking bribes while working as a chief iron-ore negotiator in China...
Afghanistan denies secret negotiations with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's...
8 killed during Mexico kidnap attempt
MEXICO CITY — A kidnapping attempt in northern Mexico led to a highway car chase and gun battle that left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead, Mexican authorities said...
Murdoch-owned British tabloid accused of intercepting voicemail of slain girl
LONDON — For months, Britain's scandal over...
Glimmers of beauty in Haitian tent city
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Morning arrives with the melody of the Haitian streets...
Mexico captures alleged Zetas gang founder El Mamito
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials on Monday announced...
8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific
BOGOTA, Colombia — The death toll is expected to rise from a devastating earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning and President Michelle Bachelet declared parts of her country catastrophe zones...
Haitian legislators spar over prime minister’s possible ouster
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Lawmakers trickled in almost two...
Taliban: Reports of bin Laden’s death greatly exaggerated
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban, who sheltered Osama bin Laden when they governed the country prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said Tuesday that it would be "premature" to comment on U.S. claims that the al-Qaida leader had been killed ...
