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Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters

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CAIRO — A Cairo court has ruled against forced virginity tests on female protesters detained in military prisons...

Dozens killed as Ethiopian jet crashes into Mediterranean

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rescue workers found no one to save. They could only retrieve corpses of those aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the sea early Monday morning during a fierce winter storm...

FBI returns smuggled artifacts to Peru, Ecuador

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MIAMI — They were found spread out in cupboards, book...

Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths

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KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

S.C. Senator forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican...

Mexico’s drug wars will be top agenda item when Calderon meets...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shuns talk of a "war on drugs." But when he welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House...

Deadly blasts in eastern Afghanistan wound 9 Western troops

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KABUL — Two explosions in eastern Afghanistan...

Second earthquake hits Haiti

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LONDON — A second earthquake has hit Haiti on Wednesday, just eight days after a quake that left thousands dead in the impoverished country...

Australian women convicted of cruelty over the death of a mouse

SYDNEY — An Australian animal welfare group Friday...

Biologists report damage to Great Barrier Reef after shipping accident

SYDNEY — Over the years, retired fishing Capt. Mike Prior...

Heavy rains kill several people in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — Freak winter rains across Mexico...