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Judge orders ex-Venezuela governor to remain in custody
CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan judge on Wednesday ordered a former state governor and critic of President Hugo Chavez to remain in custody without bail while facing charges of conspiracy, incitement and spreading false information...
Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
Haitian legislators spar over prime minister’s possible ouster
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Lawmakers trickled in almost two...
Resilient Haitians reopen for business
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — Henri St. Cir's neighbors think he's nuts. While they meander in increasingly squalid conditions of Haiti's capital, living on the sidewalk, their homes and businesses destroyed, he is reopening his Internet cafe amid the ruins...
At least 100 dead in Baghdad car bombings
BAGHDAD — Insurgents detonated five car bombs in Baghdad...
Despite reports of progress, Afghan women still struggle
WASHINGTON — The numbers tell an upbeat story about efforts to empower and protect women in Afghanistan...
Rebel leaders confident they’ll capture Gadhafi, issue ultimatum to his loyalists
TRIPOLI, Libya — Revolutionary tourism was booming...
Honduras deal collapses; Zelaya’s backers blame U.S.
CARACAS, Venezuela — A U.S.-brokered accord that was...
Magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocks Japan
BEIJING and TOKYO — The worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean, threatening everything in its path...
Pentagon chief says Iran’s response to nuclear proposal is disappointing
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a conservative official in Tehran...
U.S., Mexico pledge to fight drug money, gun trafficking
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government Tuesday pledged greater cooperation with Mexico...
