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Attack on Shiite procession in Pakistan kills at least 20

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ISLAMABAD — At least 20 people were killed Monday in a bombing of a Shiite Muslim religious procession in Karachi, Pakistan's...

Honduras’ business leaders hope elections restore investors’ faith

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Just days after Honduras' recent presidential elections, Tegucigalpa Chamber of Commerce members gathered for their monthly meeting and breathed a collective sigh of relief...

Karzai impersonator tests limits of Afghan free speech

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KABUL — Everyone around the Afghan capital seems to recognize his voice, but almost no one knows his face...

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...

Haiti turning garbage into energy

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ginette Sejour will tell you scouring through other people's garbage is a dirty, smelly way to make a living...

Questions raised over Afghan police force

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MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — While the Obama administration is counting on Afghanistan's security forces being able to defend the country by the summer of 2011, a commander with the Afghan National Army questions if his nation's police force will be up to the task...

In Cuba, bringing a message or help can lead to jail

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MIAMI — Jan Bubenik went to Cuba to "spread the hope" but did everything wrong...

Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty

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KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...