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U.N. to scale back in Kabul as it ponders better security

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KABUL — A week after a jarring pre-dawn attack killed five...

Car bomb in Pakistan marketplace kills 34

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ISLAMABAD — A car bomb blast tore through a crowded market...

Tech toys become tools in Haiti

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It's easy to get caught up in the glitter and froth surrounding the high-octane, high-tech wonders that emanate from Silicon Valley...

Iran rejects U.S. request to return spy drone

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TEHRAN and BEIRUT — Iran on Tuesday rebuffed a U.S...

Haiti’s cholera epidemic reaches the Dominican Republic

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MIAMI — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic confirmed the nation's first case of cholera, just says after the government took drastic steps to limit border traffic with Haiti, where an epidemic has taken more than 1,000 lives...

Yemeni leader agrees to plan for his resignation

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh...

U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution

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CAIRO, Egypt — The top U.S. military officer and the secretary of state kicked off a series of visits throughout the Middle East Sunday, reaching out to the Arab world as the Obama administration pushes for tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions...

Ruling Yemen gets even more complicated

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SANA, Yemen — President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who once described ruling Yemen...

Pentagon chief says Iran’s response to nuclear proposal is disappointing

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ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a conservative official in Tehran...

Iraqis revel in period of relative quiet

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BAGHDAD — From the rickety upper deck of the small tour boat...