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Death toll in Philippine floods climbs to nearly 1,500
MANILA — The death toll from floods in the southern...
Concerns grow over al-Qaida’s group in Yemen
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen has emerged as the "foremost concern" for U.S. spy agencies after the group was tied to two attacks in the United States...
North Korean leader in China seeking cash, clout
BEIJING — North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il arrived Monday in China, making a rare trip outside his hermit kingdom in search of money and support from his country's last political patron...
Drone strike kills 16 in Pakistan’s tribal areas
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A U.S. drone missile attack that may have been aimed at Pakistan's...
152 presumed dead in Pakistani plane crash
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani passenger plane crashed into the hills that flank Islamabad on Wednesday with 152 people on board, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said. Apparently no one survived...
Raul Castro says Cuba has one million excess jobs
MIAMI — The stunning figure was revealed by Cuban leader Raul Castro himself: The Cuban government and its enterprises might have more than one million excess workers on their payrolls...
Iran rejects U.S. request to return spy drone
TEHRAN and BEIRUT — Iran on Tuesday rebuffed a U.S...
U.S. envoy leaves Mideast with little progress toward peace talks
JERUSALEM — As U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell...
Taliban who downed SEALs’ helicopter are killed, officials say
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American airstrike killed the...
