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U.S., West cool to Karzai’s call for peace with Taliban
LONDON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday at a gathering of world leaders for an invigorated international peace effort with the Taliban, starting with an initial meeting in a few weeks...
Libya rebels, Gadhafi regime hold indirect talks
BEIRUT — Indirect talks on the future of Libya have...
Pope praises Michelangelo nudes as ‘spiritual’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday lauded...
54 Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed in Baghdad suicide bombing
BAGHDAD — A female suicide bomber detonated a vest rigged with explosives among a crowd of Shiite Muslim pilgrims in northeastern Baghdad...
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...
Colombian military kills 22 alleged rebels
BOGOTA — The Colombian military said Sunday it had killed at least 22 alleged leftist militants in southern Colombia...
IAEA censures Iran for its nuclear program
WASHINGTON — Russia and China joined the United States and...
Venezuelan farmer dies after hunger strike against government policy
MIAMI — During his six-year quest to force the government to return his land, Venezuelan farmer Franklin Brito sewed his mouth shut, amputated a finger and went on at least eight punishing hunger strikes...
