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Colombian peasants wooed with land to adopt family planning

ABIBE, Colombia — Think of the 10 women who just had their fallopian tubes tied at a clinic in northern Colombia as foot soldiers in Erwin Goggel's lonely war on overpopulation and poverty...

Blasts rattle Tripoli as Libyan rebels encircle Gadhafi compound

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TRIPOLI — Explosions and gunfire rattled parts of...

Resilient Haitians reopen for business

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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...

Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths

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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

Gadhafi whereabouts remain mystery; Niger denies he is in that country

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s whereabouts...

Death toll rises in Mexico party shooting

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MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Ciudad Juarez...

Japan economy grows more than expected

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TOKYO — Japan's economy grew more than expected in the July...

Judge orders ex-Venezuela governor to remain in custody

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan judge on Wednesday ordered a former state governor and critic of President Hugo Chavez to remain in custody without bail while facing charges of conspiracy, incitement and spreading false information...