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To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu
KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside...
Haitian President Rene Preval makes rare public appearance to hear frustrations
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval...
Pentagon chief says Iran’s response to nuclear proposal is disappointing
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a conservative official in Tehran...
Major earthquake hits Haiti
MIAMI — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Haiti Tuesday afternoon, crippling the poor island nation and knocking out most of its communication with the outside world...
Iraqis say they want U.S. investment, strategic support
BASRA, Iraq — The tourist ship "Peace" was at...
U.S. blames al-Qaida in Iraq for Baghdad bombing spree
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...
Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708
BOGOTA, Chile — Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing more than 700 people while leaving untold numbers missing and 2 million displaced, wounded or otherwise affected...
Haiti turning garbage into energy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ginette Sejour will tell you scouring through other people's garbage is a dirty, smelly way to make a living...
Pakistani police arrest 5 Americans with alleged terror ties
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Police on Wednesday arrested five...
Sri Lanka defends arrest of presidential candidate
NEW DELHI, India — The Sri Lanka government defended the arrest of presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka on Tuesday on the grounds that he conspired against the incumbent who defeated him in last month's vote...
