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Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners
LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...
Iranian officials blame West for bombing that killed top scientist
TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful bomb blast killed one of Iran's leading nuclear scientists Tuesday in a quiet northern Tehran neighborhood as he was leaving home for work, officials said...
U.S. spending $600 million on Afghan police stations
KABUL — The U.S. military plans to spend more than $600 million to build nearly 200 police stations for the Afghan National Police...
Tens of thousands protest in Tunisia, demanding resignation of president
TUNIS, Tunisia, and BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the capital of Tunisia...
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...
Mexico’s drug wars will be top agenda item when Calderon meets...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shuns talk of a "war on drugs." But when he welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House...
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...
