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Pentagon chief says Iran’s response to nuclear proposal is disappointing

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ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a conservative official in Tehran...

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...

Libya bombing campaign targets Gadhafi’s air, ground forces

TRIPOLI, Libya — The second day of the Western military campaign against Moammar Gadhafi...

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...

Puerto Rican doctors on hot seat for tasteless photos from Haiti...

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MIAMI — A group of Puerto Rican doctors who traveled to Haiti in the wake of the nation's devastating earthquake to provide aid are under fire for posting tasteless photographs on Facebook...

U.S. citizens arrested while helping Haitian orphans, church member says

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Sean Lankford said his wife and daughter were among 10 people arrested at the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic as they were moving 33 orphans to new housing...

Top Afghan Taliban commander captured

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WASHINGTON — The second-in-command of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Pakistan...

Taliban: Reports of bin Laden’s death greatly exaggerated

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban, who sheltered Osama bin Laden when they governed the country prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said Tuesday that it would be "premature" to comment on U.S. claims that the al-Qaida leader had been killed ...

U.S. military relies on Afghan police while working to clean them...

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A group Georgia National Guard soldiers joined Lt. Col. Mir Salam Adamkhil, a Kabul...