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Flooding forces North Korea to evacuate 5,000

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SEOUL, South Korea — Torrential downpours caused the rain-swollen Yalu River on the North Korea-China...

Mental illnesses linger long after Haitian earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In a sweltering annex behind the General Hospital, inner demons stalk in plain view...

Coordinated attacks on 3 Baghdad hotels kill at least 31

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BAGHDAD — Militants bombed three hotel compounds in eastern Baghdad Monday...

‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts

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PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...

Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan

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YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...

Haitian President Rene Preval makes rare public appearance to hear frustrations

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval...

Medical correspondents face delicate balance in Haiti

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NEW YORK — Some of the most dramatic television images beamed from Haiti's quake-ravaged communities have shown harried doctors frantically tending the wounded with rudimentary tools...

U.S. to recognize south Sudan as a new country, Obama says

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LOS ANGELES — The United States will recognize southern Sudan as a new, independent country in July, President Barack Obama announced Monday...

Attacks on university in Pakistan leave 5 dead, 22 injured

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ISLAMABAD — After unleashing a vicious wave of attacks on...

Israeli soldiers kill at least 10 protesters on boat carrying supplies...

JERUSALEM — Israeli naval ships seized control of a protest flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 10 people and sparking widespread international condemnation...

E coli outbreak spreads to 12 countries

BERLIN — The E coli outbreak centred in northern...