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Japan economy grows more than expected
TOKYO — Japan's economy grew more than expected in the July...
Haiti’s cholera epidemic reaches the Dominican Republic
MIAMI — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic confirmed the nation's first case of cholera, just says after the government took drastic steps to limit border traffic with Haiti, where an epidemic has taken more than 1,000 lives...
Egypt will try ex-President Mubarak in protesters’ deaths
CAIRO — Deposed President Hosni Mubarak will stand...
Polygamist South African president acknowledges fathering child out of wedlock
JOHANNESBURG — President Jacob Zuma...
Quake-devastated Chile deploys troops to halt looting, facilitate aid
CONSTITUCION, Chile — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday that nearly 14,000 army and navy troops deployed throughout Chile's earthquake-devastated coastal communities had contained looting and were clearing the way for aid to be distributed...
40 Cuban dissidents beaten, detained after visiting political prisoner’s tomb, activists...
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...
Chile’s trapped miners to watch soccer live
SANTIAGO, Chile — The 33 miners who have been trapped for over one month 2,300 feet (700 meters) under the Atacama desert in northern Chile are to watch Tuesday's soccer match between Chile and Ukraine live...
Puerto Rican doctors on hot seat for tasteless photos from Haiti...
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...
Concerns grow over al-Qaida’s group in Yemen
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen has emerged as the "foremost concern" for U.S. spy agencies after the group was tied to two attacks in the United States...
Afghan government pursues talks with Taliban leaders
KABUL — Despite U.S. misgivings, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will push his initiative for talks with Taliban leaders during a visit to Saudi Arabia...
