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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...
US missile strike kills 20 in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — A U.S. unmanned drone aircraft Wednesday...
Year begins with 4 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan’s violent south
KABUL — U.S. forces in Afghanistan...
Haiti president pleads for tents; nearly 500 schools destroyed by quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One family has used a Haitian flag to pitch its tent at Mais Gate, a shantytown for the homeless near Port-au-Prince airport. Another fashioned its tent from a five-by-five cloth adorned with an image of Jesus...
At least 100 dead in Baghdad car bombings
BAGHDAD — Insurgents detonated five car bombs in Baghdad...
Ruling Yemen gets even more complicated
SANA, Yemen — President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who once described ruling Yemen...
Deadly blasts in eastern Afghanistan wound 9 Western troops
KABUL — Two explosions in eastern Afghanistan...
