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Ex-Honduran leader complains of harassment as legislators back outster

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For 73 days now, toppled Honduran...

Trying to tame Tokyo’s adult playground

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TOKYO — Masatoshi Shimbo...

Haiti president pleads for tents; nearly 500 schools destroyed by quake

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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...

Mexico bristles as some U.S. states relax marijuana laws

MEXICO CITY — As more U.S. states permit medical marijuana, and California considers legalizing cannabis sales to adults, Mexico is voicing irritation at the gap between drug laws north and south of the border and saying it undercuts the battle against Mexico's ...

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...

In Chinese court, Rio Tinto mining executive admits taking bribes

BEIJING — In a case that has become a flash point for the foreign business climate in China, an Australian mining executive admitted Monday to taking bribes while working as a chief iron-ore negotiator in China...