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Trying to tame Tokyo’s adult playground

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TOKYO — Masatoshi Shimbo...

Haitian President Rene Preval makes rare public appearance to hear frustrations

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval...

‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts

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PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...

Blair tells investigative panel that Iraq war was justified

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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 ...

Israeli officials consider new probe into Gaza Strip assault

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JERUSALEM — Even as it defended its handling of last year's military offensive in the Gaza Strip...

U.S. to sell $6.4 billion in weapons to Taiwan

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced plans Friday to sell $6.4 billion in weapons to Taiwan, including helicopters and missile defense systems, a move that's certain to anger China, which considers the island nation a renegade province...

Body-hunting jobs are a sign of the times in Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In post-earthquake Haiti, theirs is perhaps the most important and grisliest of professions: body hunters for hire...

Boy rescued 8 days after quake now a Haitian celebrity

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A little over a week ago, 5-year-old Monley Elize...

Puerto Rican doctors on hot seat for tasteless photos from Haiti...

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MIAMI — A group of Puerto Rican doctors who traveled to Haiti in the wake of the nation's devastating earthquake to provide aid are under fire for posting tasteless photographs on Facebook...

Glimmers of beauty in Haitian tent city

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Morning arrives with the melody of the Haitian streets...

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...