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Libyan rebels refuse to negotiate with Gadhafi

BENGHAZI, Libya — As the Libyan war grinds on across...

Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths

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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

17 killed in suicide attacks at Pakistani spy agency, police station

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suicide bomb attacks killed at least 17...

Palestinians to submit statehood bid next Friday

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JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

Telephoned abduction claims bedeviling Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — "We have your daughter...

Troops hand out food, water in Haiti

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CITE SOLEIL, Haiti — Trucks packed with North Carolina-based paratroopers and United Nations soldiers from Brazil rumbled into this Port-Au-Prince suburb Sunday to unleash the most potent weapons in their current mission: food and water...

North Korean leader in China seeking cash, clout

BEIJING — North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il arrived Monday in China, making a rare trip outside his hermit kingdom in search of money and support from his country's last political patron...

Despite reports of progress, Afghan women still struggle

WASHINGTON — The numbers tell an upbeat story about efforts to empower and protect women in Afghanistan...

Corruption in Afghanistan isn’t limited to Afghans, U.S. official says

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KABUL — About three-fourths of the ongoing corruption investigations led by U.S. oversight officials in Afghanistan are targeting suspects who aren't Afghan nationals, the top U.S. investigator in Afghanistan said Tuesday in Kabul...

Al-Qaida threat growing in Yemen, experts say

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WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida is growing stronger in Yemen, fueled by anger toward the Yemeni government, anti-American sentiment and the return of Yemenis who fought the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. experts and intelligence officials told the Senate Foreign ...