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Relief groups in Haiti prepare for next stage of disaster: disease

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Homeless camps of soiled, colored tarps fashioned into makeshift tents now dot this city, including a park next to Haiti's presidential palace. They are refuges for earthquake victims and giant Petri dishes for a plague...

Britain evacuates its diplomats from Iran; Norway shuts embassy

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BAGHDAD — One day after the sacking of its embassy in...

12 Afghans killed in errant rocket strike as U.S. offensive continues

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MARJA AND KABUL, Afghanistan — As U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan...

Haitian prime minister likely on way out

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

Airlifts from Haiti resume as U.S. government says it will pay...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The airlift of critically injured patients from Haiti...

Thousands more U.S. troops to arrive in Haiti

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MEXICO CITY — Thousands more U.S. Marines and soldiers were expected Monday in and around earthquake-battered Haiti...

Iran to free jailed American hiker on $500,000 bail, but prison...

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TEHRAN and ISTANBUL, Turkey — Iranian authorities are prepared to release on $500,000 bail one of three American hikers held since last year, Tehran's chief prosecutor said Sunday...

Japan economy grows more than expected

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TOKYO — Japan's economy grew more than expected in the July...

At least 26 killed in brutal attacks across Iraq

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BAGHDAD — Assailants killed a family of eight on Monday, shooting some and beheading others in a brutal attack south of Baghdad reminiscent of the sectarian killings that raged through the area a few years back...

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...

Pakistan bombings kill 40 as government fights for survival

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — More than 40 Pakistanis were killed in...

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...