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Bomber kills Pakistani mayor who opposed Taliban, 11 others
PESHWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked a livestock...
Death toll reaches 279 in Turkey earthquake
ISTANBUL — The death toll in southeastern Turkey...
Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty
KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...
Britons shocked by video of nurse turning off quadriplegic’s life-support system
LONDON — Jamie Merrett...
Mexican marijuana smugglers turn to ultralight aircraft
SONOYTA, Mexico — Several times a week, drug smugglers somewhere along Mexico's border with the United States strap themselves into low-flying ultralight aircraft and take off with loads of marijuana...
Italian prime minister to stand trial in sex case
LONDON — A judge Tuesday ordered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
Iran frees American hikers convicted of spying
TEHRAN, Iran — Two American hikers convicted of...
North Korea stands down after Seoul military exercises
SEOUL, South Korea—Despite days of provocative language, North Korea on Monday said it would not retaliate against South Korea's live-fire military exercises, insisting that the drills were "not worth reacting" to...
Top Afghan Taliban commander captured
WASHINGTON — The second-in-command of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Pakistan...
Haitian prime minister defends handling of the dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In Haiti, funerals are as expensive as weddings, tombs often more elaborate than the homes of the living...
Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi vows not to resign, denounces protesters as ‘greasy...
CAIRO — A defiant Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi...
