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Karzai to accept fraud-audit results; government deal uncertain

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai was expected to announce Tuesday his acceptance of a U.N.-backed fraud audit reducing his vote in the August election to less than 50 percent, but it wasn't clear if he'd consent to a deal with his chief rival to ...

Taliban: Reports of bin Laden’s death greatly exaggerated

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban, who sheltered Osama bin Laden when they governed the country prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said Tuesday that it would be "premature" to comment on U.S. claims that the al-Qaida leader had been killed ...

88 migrants caught at sea returned to Haiti

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MIAMI — Another large group of Haitian nationals was repatriated to Haiti after Coast Guard...

‘Chemical Ali’ is executed by Iraqi government

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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government Monday hanged Ali Hassan Majid, one of the most notorious figures from Saddam Hussein's regime, who had earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his gassing of the Kurds in the late 1980s...

S.C. Senator forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican...

U.S. military embarks on large medical evacuation

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Army and Navy...

U.S. to sell $6.4 billion in weapons to Taiwan

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced plans Friday to sell $6.4 billion in weapons to Taiwan, including helicopters and missile defense systems, a move that's certain to anger China, which considers the island nation a renegade province...

Haiti’s main port reopens for supply shipments

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The largest port in Haiti...

Makeshift schools popping up in Haiti’s tent cities

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — With schools in Haiti's...