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Death toll in Philippine floods climbs to nearly 1,500
MANILA — The death toll from floods in the southern...
Chile to draw on stabilization fund for reconstruction
BOGOTA, Colombia — Chile's rainy day has come...
Uprising in Libya against Gadhafi escalates
CAIRO, Egypt—Civilians with weapons seized from overrun army bases fought Sunday for control of Libya's eastern city of Benghazi as residents accused troops and mercenaries trying to crush an uprising against President Moammar Gadhafi of massacring more than 200 ...
Obama, Japanese prime minister plan anti-nuclear initiative
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and President...
Afghan parliament sworn in despite President Hamid Karzai’s opposition
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai...
Obama to Mubarak: Egypt transition ‘must begin now’
WASHINGTON — With Egypt's major cities flooded by protesters Tuesday demanding the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama took another major step away from the United States' strongest Arab ally, telling him that an orderly transition to ...
Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty
KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...