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In Iran, Bahrain and Yemen, protesters take to streets
TEHRAN and AMMAN, Jordan — Street clashes broke out across the Persian Gulf region on Monday as demonstrators in Iran, Bahrain and Yemen sought to capitalize on the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and swept into the streets, where they were met by riot police...
Powers of ailing Nigerian president are transferred to his deputy
LAGOS, Nigeria — Good luck, Jonathan...
Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi vows not to resign, denounces protesters as ‘greasy...
CAIRO — A defiant Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi...
Haitian President Rene Preval makes rare public appearance to hear frustrations
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Rene Preval...
9 protesters reportedly killed as demonstrations erupt across Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A battered but still boisterous...
Mexico’s drug wars will be top agenda item when Calderon meets...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shuns talk of a "war on drugs." But when he welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House...
Karzai promises to quash corruption, but doesn’t offer specifics
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he...
17 killed in suicide attacks at Pakistani spy agency, police station
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suicide bomb attacks killed at least 17...
Haiti president pleads for tents; nearly 500 schools destroyed by quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One family has used a Haitian flag to pitch its tent at Mais Gate, a shantytown for the homeless near Port-au-Prince airport. Another fashioned its tent from a five-by-five cloth adorned with an image of Jesus...
