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North Korea fires on South Korean island

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SEOUL — North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery rounds onto a populated South Korean island, killing two and injuring 19 others after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul was readying for "an invasion," officials said...

Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty

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KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...

Raul Castro says Cuba has one million excess jobs

MIAMI — The stunning figure was revealed by Cuban leader Raul Castro himself: The Cuban government and its enterprises might have more than one million excess workers on their payrolls...

E. coli deaths in Europe grow

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

Gunmen kill at least 13 at Mexico party full of teen...

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MEXICO CITY — Gunmen stormed a party packed with teenage revelers in Ciudad Juarez early Sunday, killing at least 13 people in the latest spasm of violence to slam the border city, authorities said...

Bomb hits outside suspected Pakistani nuclear-weapons site

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked a suspected...

Honduras deal collapses; Zelaya’s backers blame U.S.

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CARACAS, Venezuela — A U.S.-brokered accord that was...

Libyan rebels battle lingering resistance; Gadhafi still in hiding

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TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan rebels continued to fight for...