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Army evacuation came within inches of disaster

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As Chief Warrant Officer 3 James...

Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan

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YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...

Resilient Haitians reopen for business

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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — Henri St. Cir's neighbors think he's nuts. While they meander in increasingly squalid conditions of Haiti's capital, living on the sidewalk, their homes and businesses destroyed, he is reopening his Internet cafe amid the ruins...

Hundreds of thousands join Egypt protests

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CAIRO — More than 200,000 protesters streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the largest demonstration in a week of unrest against Egypt's embattled government, and international pressure on President Hosni Mubarak intensified...

Castro makes rare appearance on Cuban TV

MEXICO CITY — What he said mattered so much less than the fact he said it, or said anything at all...

Colombian military kills 22 alleged rebels

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BOGOTA — The Colombian military said Sunday it had killed at least 22 alleged leftist militants in southern Colombia...

Karzai impersonator tests limits of Afghan free speech

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KABUL — Everyone around the Afghan capital seems to recognize his voice, but almost no one knows his face...

‘Chemical Ali’ is executed by Iraqi government

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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government Monday hanged Ali Hassan Majid, one of the most notorious figures from Saddam Hussein's regime, who had earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his gassing of the Kurds in the late 1980s...

At least 30 dead in attack on Pakistani mosque

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — At least 30 people were killed and...