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Iraqi judges strike down ban on candidates tied to Saddam’s regime

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BAGHDAD — Hundreds of candidates accused of ties to the outlawed Baath Party will be allowed to participate in Iraq's upcoming election after a decision Wednesday by judges to defer hearing their appeals until after the poll...

Checkpoints go up in Baghdad as bombing toll hits 155

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BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government launched a massive...

Taliban suicide bombers attack Kabul shopping mall

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GARDEZ, Afghanistan — Taliban suicide bombers attacked a Kabul shopping mall near the Afghan Presidential Palace...

Soldier killed, others injured in clash as Thai protesters move beyond...

BANGKOK — Thai security forces fired into a crowd of anti-government protesters on the outskirts of Bangkok...

Afghan government pursues talks with Taliban leaders

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KABUL — Despite U.S. misgivings, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will push his initiative for talks with Taliban leaders during a visit to Saudi Arabia...

Laos continues to block public access to deported Hmong tribesmen

WASHINGTON — A California congressman has joined human rights activists in voicing concern over the treatment of ethnic Hmong deported by Thailand late last year to their native Laos and now being confined in isolated villages inaccessible to international news ...

China, U.S. announce plan to work together on clean energy

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao...

Land mines take a toll on Colombia’s poor

MANZANARES, Colombia — Colombia...

Haitian prime minister likely on way out

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As Haiti's lawmakers appeared poised...