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Checkpoints go up in Baghdad as bombing toll hits 155

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BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government launched a massive...

As Karzai begins new term, monumental challenges loom

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

Heavy rains kill several people in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — Freak winter rains across Mexico...

Airlifts from Haiti resume as U.S. government says it will pay...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The airlift of critically injured patients from Haiti...

Japan economy grows more than expected

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TOKYO — Japan's economy grew more than expected in the July...

In Cuba, bringing a message or help can lead to jail

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MIAMI — Jan Bubenik went to Cuba to "spread the hope" but did everything wrong...

Pakistani army officer arrested for alleged link to U.S. terror plot

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials have arrested a retired...

Gunmen kill at least 13 at Mexico party full of teen...

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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 prime minister defends handling of the dead

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In Haiti, funerals are as expensive as weddings, tombs often more elaborate than the homes of the living...

Iran, Saudi Arabia tensions rise over missing scientist

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CAIRO — An award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist traveled...