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Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Researchers using a CT scanner have...
Israel under fire for its use of targeted killings
JERUSALEM — When Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman faced questions Monday from European diplomats over Israel's suspected role in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas militant, he responded with familiar indignation: Why is Israel always the first to be ...
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...
China, U.S. announce plan to work together on clean energy
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao...
New version of law deals Iraq elections another setback
BAGHDAD — Hopes for a January election in Iraq faded Monday...
At least 26 killed in brutal attacks across Iraq
BAGHDAD — Assailants killed a family of eight on Monday, shooting some and beheading others in a brutal attack south of Baghdad reminiscent of the sectarian killings that raged through the area a few years back...
Iran train crash kills at least 8
BEIRUT — A train accident in northeastern Iran killed at least eight people Saturday and injured dozens of others, underscoring problems in Iran's transportation sector...
Jamaica arrests alleged gun, drug trafficker after monthlong search
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ending a monthlong search that has cost 76 people their lives, Jamaican authorities on Tuesday captured Christopher "Dudus" Coke, 42, an alleged trafficker in guns and drugs who is also wanted in the United States...
In Cuba, bringing a message or help can lead to jail
MIAMI — Jan Bubenik went to Cuba to "spread the hope" but did everything wrong...
Pakistan bombings kill 40 as government fights for survival
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — More than 40 Pakistanis were killed in...
‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts
PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...
Iran to free jailed American hiker on $500,000 bail, but prison...
TEHRAN and ISTANBUL, Turkey — Iranian authorities are prepared to release on $500,000 bail one of three American hikers held since last year, Tehran's chief prosecutor said Sunday...
