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North Korea fires on South Korean island
SEOUL — North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery rounds onto a populated South Korean island, killing two and injuring 19 others after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul was readying for "an invasion," officials said...
Iraqi parliament again delays vote on allowing direct elections
BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament failed again Tuesday to vote on...
Cambodian men run slavery risk on region’s fishing boats
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Sok Sopheng was 21 when an employment agent offered him the chance of a job in neighboring Thailand...
Karzai promises to quash corruption, but doesn’t offer specifics
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he...
‘We can help ourselves’: Haitians organize their own relief efforts
PETIONVILLE, Haiti — In the hillside suburb of Petionville, the sports bar Muncheez is best known for its pizza and pool tables...
Haiti, Dominican Republic now have smoother, but fragile, relationship
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — It wasn't so long ago when the president of the Dominican Republic visited neighboring Haiti, protesters blocked his motorcade by burning tires and hurling rocks...
Army evacuation came within inches of disaster
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As Chief Warrant Officer 3 James...
London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners
LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...
