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Gadhafi denounces Libya’s ‘traitors’ and the West as fighting continues
TRIPOLI, Libya — In a defiant speech broadcast early Wednesday, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi...
Afghan opium the most lethal drug worldwide, U.N. says
MOSCOW — Afghan opium kills more people every year than any...
Underwater volcano erupts, could create new island
TOKYO — An underwater volcanic eruption was detected Wednesday morning close to Minami-Iwoto island in the Pacific Ocean and an expert speculated that the eruption could form a permanent island...
Corruption in Afghanistan isn’t limited to Afghans, U.S. official says
KABUL — About three-fourths of the ongoing corruption investigations led by U.S. oversight officials in Afghanistan are targeting suspects who aren't Afghan nationals, the top U.S. investigator in Afghanistan said Tuesday in Kabul...
Dozens killed as Ethiopian jet crashes into Mediterranean
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rescue workers found no one to save. They could only retrieve corpses of those aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the sea early Monday morning during a fierce winter storm...
Magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocks Japan
BEIJING and TOKYO — The worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean, threatening everything in its path...
Taliban who downed SEALs’ helicopter are killed, officials say
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American airstrike killed the...
Hosni Mubarak resigns, military takes control after weeks of upheaval in...
CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...
Former general provides tough election challenge to Sri Lankan president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Iraqis say they want U.S. investment, strategic support
BASRA, Iraq — The tourist ship "Peace" was at...
Pakistan insists American who shot 2 in alleged robbery attempt is...
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. citizen who shot to death two motorcyclists in the eastern city of Lahore last month works with the CIA...
