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In Chinese court, Rio Tinto mining executive admits taking bribes
BEIJING — In a case that has become a flash point for the foreign business climate in China, an Australian mining executive admitted Monday to taking bribes while working as a chief iron-ore negotiator in China...
Haitian President Rene Preval makes rare public appearance to hear frustrations
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval...
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...
Commander in Iraq discusses how timeline to withdraw troops could change
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — As the commander of U.S. ground forces...
Palestinians to submit statehood bid next Friday
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
Japanese technician abducted in Yemen
SAN'A, Yemen — A Japanese technician and his Yemeni driver...
Allegations of fraud surround vote-counting process in Iraq
BAGHDAD — As the first, incomplete results from Iraq's...
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...
U.N. to scale back in Kabul as it ponders better security
KABUL — A week after a jarring pre-dawn attack killed five...
