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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...
Korea activists target foreign English teachers
SEOUL, South Korea — Sometimes, in his off hours, Yie Eun-woong does a bit of investigative work...
54 Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed in Baghdad suicide bombing
BAGHDAD — A female suicide bomber detonated a vest rigged with explosives among a crowd of Shiite Muslim pilgrims in northeastern Baghdad...
Afghan government pursues talks with Taliban leaders
KABUL — Despite U.S. misgivings, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will push his initiative for talks with Taliban leaders during a visit to Saudi Arabia...
Pakistan says it will help train Afghan soldiers to fight Taliban
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistan...
Airlifts from Haiti resume as U.S. government says it will pay...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The airlift of critically injured patients from Haiti...
U.S. citizens arrested while helping Haitian orphans, church member says
Sean Lankford said his wife and daughter were among 10 people arrested at the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic as they were moving 33 orphans to new housing...
Gunmen kill at least 13 at Mexico party full of teen...
MEXICO CITY — Gunmen stormed a party packed with teenage revelers in Ciudad Juarez early Sunday, killing at least 13 people in the latest spasm of violence to slam the border city, authorities said...
Haitian President Rene Preval makes rare public appearance to hear frustrations
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval...