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U.S. to recognize south Sudan as a new country, Obama says
LOS ANGELES — The United States will recognize southern Sudan as a new, independent country in July, President Barack Obama announced Monday...
French president makes historic visit to Haiti, pledges help
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in a landmark visit Wednesday that his country would cancel Haiti"s $56 million...
North Korean leader in China seeking cash, clout
BEIJING — North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il arrived Monday in China, making a rare trip outside his hermit kingdom in search of money and support from his country's last political patron...
CNN’s Anderson Cooper attacked by pro-Mubarak mob in Cairo
NEW YORK — CNN's Anderson Cooper and his production crew were attacked by a group of demonstrators in Egypt on Wednesday. Reporting from Cairo, Cooper said during a phone interview that he was punched in the head multiple times by supporters of President Hosni ...
Blair tells investigative panel that Iraq war was justified
LONDON — In an eagerly anticipated appearance, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday told a British panel investigating the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein had become too dangerous a threat to ignore in a post-9-11 world and that the decision to invade in ...
Dubai adds to list of suspects in Hamas leader’s killing
BEIRUT — Adam Korman loves to travel. According to Dubai police, an Australian passport holder by that name visited the United Arab Emirates...
Concerns grow over al-Qaida’s group in Yemen
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen has emerged as the "foremost concern" for U.S. spy agencies after the group was tied to two attacks in the United States...
Taliban suicide bombers attack Kabul shopping mall
GARDEZ, Afghanistan — Taliban suicide bombers attacked a Kabul shopping mall near the Afghan Presidential Palace...
Mexico threatens to cut off millions of cell phone users to...
MEXICO CITY — Millions of cellular telephone users across Mexico...
