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Death toll in Philippine floods climbs to nearly 1,500

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MANILA — The death toll from floods in the southern...

Chile to draw on stabilization fund for reconstruction

BOGOTA, Colombia — Chile's rainy day has come...

Haiti elections slide into chaos

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il...

Uprising in Libya against Gadhafi escalates

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CAIRO, Egypt—Civilians with weapons seized from overrun army bases fought Sunday for control of Libya's eastern city of Benghazi as residents accused troops and mercenaries trying to crush an uprising against President Moammar Gadhafi of massacring more than 200 ...

Obama, Japanese prime minister plan anti-nuclear initiative

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and President...

Afghan parliament sworn in despite President Hamid Karzai’s opposition

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KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai...

Obama to Mubarak: Egypt transition ‘must begin now’

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WASHINGTON — With Egypt's major cities flooded by protesters Tuesday demanding the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama took another major step away from the United States' strongest Arab ally, telling him that an orderly transition to ...

Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty

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KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...