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Japan moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent
TOKYO — The Japanese government officially decided Tuesday that it would participate in the Copenhagen...
U.S. blames al-Qaida in Iraq for Baghdad bombing spree
BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomb detonated outside the Iraqi Interior Ministry's forensics department in Baghdad Tuesday, killing more than 18 people and severely damaging the building in the second consecutive day of high-profile attacks...
Haiti president pleads for tents; nearly 500 schools destroyed by quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One family has used a Haitian flag to pitch its tent at Mais Gate, a shantytown for the homeless near Port-au-Prince airport. Another fashioned its tent from a five-by-five cloth adorned with an image of Jesus...
Tech toys become tools in Haiti
It's easy to get caught up in the glitter and froth surrounding the high-octane, high-tech wonders that emanate from Silicon Valley...
Coordinated attacks on 3 Baghdad hotels kill at least 31
BAGHDAD — Militants bombed three hotel compounds in eastern Baghdad Monday...
Haiti’s plea to world: We need tents now and long-term aid
MONTREAL — Rebuilding Port-au-Prince could take a decade or longer and ultimately completely reform the way Haiti is organized, foreign leaders said at a conference Monday...
‘Chemical Ali’ is executed by Iraqi government
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government Monday hanged Ali Hassan Majid, one of the most notorious figures from Saddam Hussein's regime, who had earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his gassing of the Kurds in the late 1980s...
Former general provides tough election challenge to Sri Lankan president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Dozens killed as Ethiopian jet crashes into Mediterranean
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rescue workers found no one to save. They could only retrieve corpses of those aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the sea early Monday morning during a fierce winter storm...
