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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il...

Airlifts from Haiti resume as U.S. government says it will pay...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The airlift of critically injured patients from Haiti...

World’s oldest person dies at 114 in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world's oldest person according...

Iran suppresses protests as leader proclaims ‘nuclear state’

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WASHINGTON — Iran's government smothered Tehran...

Tensions persist in ‘Cove’ town

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TAIJICHO, Wakayama — This small town of 3,500 people...

Death toll reaches 279 in Turkey earthquake

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ISTANBUL — The death toll in southeastern Turkey...

Oslo explosion kills at least 2

LONDON — A massive explosion rocked downtown Oslo on...

40 Cuban dissidents beaten, detained after visiting political prisoner’s tomb, activists...

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MIAMI — Cuban security agents beat and detained about 40 dissidents after the mother of the late political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo and her supporters prayed at his tomb, activists reported Monday...

Cross-border attacks by Palestinians test Israel’s quick-retaliation policy

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JERUSALEM — A recent spate of cross-border and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip — the worst in a year — is testing the resolve of Israel's...

Mexico bristles as some U.S. states relax marijuana laws

MEXICO CITY — As more U.S. states permit medical marijuana, and California considers legalizing cannabis sales to adults, Mexico is voicing irritation at the gap between drug laws north and south of the border and saying it undercuts the battle against Mexico's ...