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New version of law deals Iraq elections another setback
BAGHDAD — Hopes for a January election in Iraq faded Monday...
Israeli officials consider new probe into Gaza Strip assault
JERUSALEM — Even as it defended its handling of last year's military offensive in the Gaza Strip...
U.S. troops at Guantanamo take on new mission: Haitian relief
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba...
As Karzai begins new term, monumental challenges loom
KABUL — On the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's...
Coordinated attacks on 3 Baghdad hotels kill at least 31
BAGHDAD — Militants bombed three hotel compounds in eastern Baghdad Monday...
London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners
LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...
Corruption in Afghanistan isn’t limited to Afghans, U.S. official says
KABUL — About three-fourths of the ongoing corruption investigations led by U.S. oversight officials in Afghanistan are targeting suspects who aren't Afghan nationals, the top U.S. investigator in Afghanistan said Tuesday in Kabul...
U.S. envoy leaves Mideast with little progress toward peace talks
JERUSALEM — As U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell...
CNN’s Anderson Cooper attacked by pro-Mubarak mob in Cairo
NEW YORK — CNN's Anderson Cooper and his production crew were attacked by a group of demonstrators in Egypt on Wednesday. Reporting from Cairo, Cooper said during a phone interview that he was punched in the head multiple times by supporters of President Hosni ...
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...
