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Sri Lanka defends arrest of presidential candidate
NEW DELHI, India — The Sri Lanka government defended the arrest of presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka on Tuesday on the grounds that he conspired against the incumbent who defeated him in last month's vote...
U.S. citizens arrested while helping Haitian orphans, church member says
Sean Lankford said his wife and daughter were among 10 people arrested at the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic as they were moving 33 orphans to new housing...
Libya bombing campaign targets Gadhafi’s air, ground forces
TRIPOLI, Libya — The second day of the Western military campaign against Moammar Gadhafi...
North Korea stands down after Seoul military exercises
SEOUL, South Korea—Despite days of provocative language, North Korea on Monday said it would not retaliate against South Korea's live-fire military exercises, insisting that the drills were "not worth reacting" to...
Obama, Japanese prime minister plan anti-nuclear initiative
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and President...
U.S. blames al-Qaida in Iraq for Baghdad bombing spree
BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomb detonated outside the Iraqi Interior Ministry's forensics department in Baghdad Tuesday, killing more than 18 people and severely damaging the building in the second consecutive day of high-profile attacks...
Haitians prepare for boat journey to Florida
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The unfinished wooden boat rocks gently in the backwater of Cap-Haitien Bay...
Moscow airport bomb kills at least 31, injures more than 130
MOSCOW — An apparent terrorist bombing Monday at a crowded arrivals terminal at an airport near Moscow left at least 31 people dead and more than 130 injured, Russian officials said...
