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New airfields, port reopening speed up aid to Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Two aftershocks rattled Haiti...

Dubai World, bankers set to meet Monday on revamp plan

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TEL AVIV — International bankers are scheduled to meet Monday with Dubai officials to discuss Dubai World's effort to reach a standstill agreement on its billions of dollars of debt...

Jamaica arrests alleged gun, drug trafficker after monthlong search

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ending a monthlong search that has cost 76 people their lives, Jamaican authorities on Tuesday captured Christopher "Dudus" Coke, 42, an alleged trafficker in guns and drugs who is also wanted in the United States...

Japanese technician abducted in Yemen

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SAN'A, Yemen — A Japanese technician and his Yemeni driver...

Afghan election commission declares Karzai the winner

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KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai was vested with...

Gadhafi forces reportedly moving against rebels in Libya’s east

TRIPOLI and BENGHAZI, Libya — Forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were reported to be moving Wednesday against areas held by the opposition in the country's east...

Tech toys become tools in Haiti

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It's easy to get caught up in the glitter and froth surrounding the high-octane, high-tech wonders that emanate from Silicon Valley...

Oslo explosion kills at least 2

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

Refugees flee war and starvation in Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya — To save themselves, Rahmo Ibrahim...

Obama wins no concessions from China on key issues

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BEIJING — President Barack Obama on Wednesday wraps up a...

U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution

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CAIRO, Egypt — The top U.S. military officer and the secretary of state kicked off a series of visits throughout the Middle East Sunday, reaching out to the Arab world as the Obama administration pushes for tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions...

8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific

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BOGOTA, Colombia — The death toll is expected to rise from a devastating earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning and President Michelle Bachelet declared parts of her country catastrophe zones...