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Questions remain about U.S. military presence in Haiti
WASHINGTON — As the number of U.S. soldiers in Haiti...
8 killed during Mexico kidnap attempt
MEXICO CITY — A kidnapping attempt in northern Mexico led to a highway car chase and gun battle that left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead, Mexican authorities said...
CIA wants Taliban official sent from Pakistan to U.S.-run prison
WASHINGTON — The Taliban military commander captured last month in Pakistan has refused to provide information that could be used against his insurgent network, prompting the CIA to push for his transfer to an American-run prison in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said ...
Northern Ireland in uproar over lawmaker’s secret affair with teen
LONDON — The threat of renewed sectarian violence is at its highest in years. But it's a seamy affair between Northern Ireland's...
U.S. officials see new threat in Americans training in Yemen
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials believe that as many as three dozen Americans who converted to Islam while in prison in the United States have traveled to Yemen over the past year, possibly to be trained by al-Qaida, according to a Senate report...
Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...
Iran signs $10 billion gas pipeline deal with Iraq, Syria
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday signed a $10 billion deal...
U.S., Mexico pledge to fight drug money, gun trafficking
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government Tuesday pledged greater cooperation with Mexico...
Haiti commercial flights restart Friday
FORT WORTH, Texas — On Friday, commercial passenger jets will return to Haiti...
Deadly attack in Afghanistan was the work of Taliban
KABUL — A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers and contractors and wounded six others at an isolated CIA base in eastern Afghanistan...
