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‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts

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PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...

Hundreds of thousands join Egypt protests

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CAIRO — More than 200,000 protesters streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the largest demonstration in a week of unrest against Egypt's embattled government, and international pressure on President Hosni Mubarak intensified...

U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution

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CAIRO, Egypt — The top U.S. military officer and the secretary of state kicked off a series of visits throughout the Middle East Sunday, reaching out to the Arab world as the Obama administration pushes for tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions...

Ahmadinejad’s New York visit to dominate U.N. nuclear meeting

WASHINGTON — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plan to attend an international conference on curbing the spread of nuclear weapons this week in New York threatens to turn the meeting into a diplomatic confrontation between the United States and Iran over Iran'...

13 Sunni men, boys reported slain in Iraq

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BAGHDAD — In a massacre that revived memories of Iraq's...

Oslo explosion kills at least 2

LONDON — A massive explosion rocked downtown Oslo on...

Former general provides tough election challenge to Sri Lankan president

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa...