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Sri Lanka defends arrest of presidential candidate
NEW DELHI, India — The Sri Lanka government defended the arrest of presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka on Tuesday on the grounds that he conspired against the incumbent who defeated him in last month's vote...
Londoners who saw worst of riots have mixed views on police
LONDON — With calm returning to Britain's damaged...
Iranian police use tear gas on student protesters
CAIRO — Iranian authorities fought students with tear gas...
Haitians prepare for boat journey to Florida
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The unfinished wooden boat rocks gently in the backwater of Cap-Haitien Bay...
Iranian officials blame West for bombing that killed top scientist
TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful bomb blast killed one of Iran's leading nuclear scientists Tuesday in a quiet northern Tehran neighborhood as he was leaving home for work, officials said...
Thailand’s first female prime minister faces tough job
BANGKOK — Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, who was elected...
Afghan parliament sworn in despite President Hamid Karzai’s opposition
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai...
Taliban suicide bombers attack Kabul shopping mall
GARDEZ, Afghanistan — Taliban suicide bombers attacked a Kabul shopping mall near the Afghan Presidential Palace...
