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CIA wants Taliban official sent from Pakistan to U.S.-run prison

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WASHINGTON — The Taliban military commander captured last month in Pakistan has refused to provide information that could be used against his insurgent network, prompting the CIA to push for his transfer to an American-run prison in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said ...

Tens of thousands protest in Tunisia, demanding resignation of president

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TUNIS, Tunisia, and BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the capital of Tunisia...

In Pakistan, militants begin to establish new strongholds

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ISLAMABAD — Since the Pakistani army launched a long-awaited...

Bodies lining Haiti’s roadsides are the grim tally of disaster

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The damage in Haiti's capital seemed nearly random...

FBI returns smuggled artifacts to Peru, Ecuador

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

E. coli deaths in Europe grow

LONDON — Cases of E. coli-related illness are...

Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Researchers using a CT scanner have...

Pope praises Michelangelo nudes as ‘spiritual’

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday lauded...