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Moammar Gadhafi’s forces bomb Benghazi

SULTAN, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi's...

13 Sunni men, boys reported slain in Iraq

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BAGHDAD — In a massacre that revived memories of Iraq's...

Nigerian villagers slain in brutal machete attack buried in mass graves

LAGOS, Nigeria — The victims of Sunday's sectarian massacres were buried in mass graves in central Nigeria...

London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners

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LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...

Questions remain about U.S. military presence in Haiti

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WASHINGTON — As the number of U.S. soldiers in Haiti...

Karzai to accept fraud-audit results; government deal uncertain

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai was expected to announce Tuesday his acceptance of a U.N.-backed fraud audit reducing his vote in the August election to less than 50 percent, but it wasn't clear if he'd consent to a deal with his chief rival to ...

U.S., West cool to Karzai’s call for peace with Taliban

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LONDON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday at a gathering of world leaders for an invigorated international peace effort with the Taliban, starting with an initial meeting in a few weeks...

As Karzai begins new term, monumental challenges loom

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KABUL — On the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's...

Major earthquake hits Haiti

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MIAMI — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Haiti Tuesday afternoon, crippling the poor island nation and knocking out most of its communication with the outside world...

Britain recognizes Libyan rebels, ousts Gadhafi embassy staff

LONDON — Britain has ordered the Libyan Embassy's...