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Haiti’s main port reopens for supply shipments

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The largest port in Haiti...

Karzai promises to quash corruption, but doesn’t offer specifics

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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he...

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...

CIA wants Taliban official sent from Pakistan to U.S.-run prison

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WASHINGTON — The Taliban military commander captured last month in Pakistan has refused to provide information that could be used against his insurgent network, prompting the CIA to push for his transfer to an American-run prison in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said ...

U.S. blames al-Qaida in Iraq for Baghdad bombing spree

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BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomb detonated outside the Iraqi Interior Ministry's forensics department in Baghdad Tuesday, killing more than 18 people and severely damaging the building in the second consecutive day of high-profile attacks...

Body-hunting jobs are a sign of the times in Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In post-earthquake Haiti, theirs is perhaps the most important and grisliest of professions: body hunters for hire...

Egypt will try ex-President Mubarak in protesters’ deaths

CAIRO — Deposed President Hosni Mubarak will stand...

Biologists report damage to Great Barrier Reef after shipping accident

SYDNEY — Over the years, retired fishing Capt. Mike Prior...