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U.S., Iraqi officials claim major victory against al-Qaida in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi and U.S. security forces said Monday that they'd killed the two top leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq...
Australian women convicted of cruelty over the death of a mouse
SYDNEY — An Australian animal welfare group Friday...
Disney signs deal to build theme park in Shanghai
BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. signed an agreement with a Shanghai government company Friday to build a long-awaited theme park in the commercial capital of China, both parties said...
Intent unclear in Baghdad crackdown on alcohol
BAGHDAD — It started in the Green Zone, with Iraqi soldiers ordering restaurants to stop serving alcohol and confiscating bottles from politicians at checkpoints...
Newly elected Honduran president seeks international approval
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras awoke Monday with three...
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...
U.S., South Korea vow ‘show of force’ in military exercises aimed...
SEOUL — The United States and South Korea on Tuesday announced joint major military exercises for next week, a show of force aimed at North Korea in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship in March...
Afghan parliament sworn in despite President Hamid Karzai’s opposition
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai...
Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Researchers using a CT scanner have...
S.C. Senator forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican...
Resilient Haitians reopen for business
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — Henri St. Cir's neighbors think he's nuts. While they meander in increasingly squalid conditions of Haiti's capital, living on the sidewalk, their homes and businesses destroyed, he is reopening his Internet cafe amid the ruins...
