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Pakistani Islamists attack civilians for 3rd day, killing 24
ISLAMABAD — At least 24 people were killed Tuesday in the...
Karzai promises to quash corruption, but doesn’t offer specifics
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he...
Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Researchers using a CT scanner have...
U.S.-led offensive gets under way in southern Afghanistan
KABUL — A U.S.-led force unleashed a major offensive in southern Afghanistan early Saturday, with thousands of Marines, together with Afghan and British soldiers, going into battle against a Taliban stronghold, according to reports...
Intent unclear in Baghdad crackdown on alcohol
BAGHDAD — It started in the Green Zone, with Iraqi soldiers ordering restaurants to stop serving alcohol and confiscating bottles from politicians at checkpoints...
Karzai to accept fraud-audit results; government deal uncertain
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 ...
Chile to draw on stabilization fund for reconstruction
BOGOTA, Colombia — Chile's rainy day has come...
Protests lead Thailand’s prime minister to declare state of emergency in...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia...
8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific
BOGOTA, Colombia — The death toll is expected to rise from a devastating earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning and President Michelle Bachelet declared parts of her country catastrophe zones...
French president makes historic visit to Haiti, pledges help
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in a landmark visit Wednesday that his country would cancel Haiti"s $56 million...
