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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...
Afghanistan denies secret negotiations with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's...
Asylum seekers on wrecked boat drown off Australian island
SYDNEY, Australia — At least 30 asylum seekers drowned after their boat ran onto rocks on reaching Australia's Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, officials said Wednesday...
Iran frees American hikers convicted of spying
TEHRAN, Iran — Two American hikers convicted of...
U.S. envoy leaves Mideast with little progress toward peace talks
JERUSALEM — As U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell...
At least 26 killed in brutal attacks across Iraq
BAGHDAD — Assailants killed a family of eight on Monday, shooting some and beheading others in a brutal attack south of Baghdad reminiscent of the sectarian killings that raged through the area a few years back...
3 ‘killing fields’ suspects go on trial in Cambodia
NEW DELHI — Three top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of...
Gadhafi whereabouts remain mystery; Niger denies he is in that country
TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s whereabouts...
