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U.S., Iraqi officials claim major victory against al-Qaida in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi and U.S. security forces said Monday that they'd killed the two top leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq...
Colombian military kills 22 alleged rebels
BOGOTA — The Colombian military said Sunday it had killed at least 22 alleged leftist militants in southern Colombia...
Car bomb in Pakistan marketplace kills 34
ISLAMABAD — A car bomb blast tore through a crowded market...
Afghan parliament sworn in despite President Hamid Karzai’s opposition
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai...
Bombing kills 3 U.S. soldiers, 4 Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD — Three U.S. soldiers involved in training members of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps were among seven people killed Wednesday by a roadside bomb outside a girls school in northwest Pakistan, a setback for a program regarded as vital to the defeat ...
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...
Northern Ireland in uproar over lawmaker’s secret affair with teen
LONDON — The threat of renewed sectarian violence is at its highest in years. But it's a seamy affair between Northern Ireland's...
U.S.-led offensive gets under way in southern Afghanistan
KABUL — A U.S.-led force unleashed a major offensive in southern Afghanistan early Saturday, with thousands of Marines, together with Afghan and British soldiers, going into battle against a Taliban stronghold, according to reports...
Spring break may be broken for Mexico resorts
When it comes to Mexican tourism, when Ciudad Juarez sneezes, Rosarito Beach catches a cold...
12-year-old heart transplant patient returns to Japan from U.S.
NARITA, Japan — A 12-year-old boy who received a heart transplant in the United States in July has returned home to Japan and is looking forward to seeing his friends again...
China remains passive as Korean standoff escalates
BEIJING — South Korea warned Friday that it will order airstrikes if North Korea again launches artillery at the South, raising its military posture as Pyongyang reportedly deployed new rockets capable of hitting the South Korean capital...
