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Moscow airport bomb kills at least 31, injures more than 130

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MOSCOW — An apparent terrorist bombing Monday at a crowded arrivals terminal at an airport near Moscow left at least 31 people dead and more than 130 injured, Russian officials said...

As channels open up, relief flows more quickly into Haiti

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — On the ninth day, deeply needed aid streamed into Haiti's ravaged capital in quantities that relief agencies said is a clear sign of progress...

Strong aftershock rattles Haiti as rescue efforts increase

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A powerful aftershock that rocked Haiti...

Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters

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CAIRO — A Cairo court has ruled against forced virginity tests on female protesters detained in military prisons...

Iran signs $10 billion gas pipeline deal with Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN — Iran on Monday signed a $10 billion deal...

Haiti business community seeks to help rebuild economy

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A few blocks from where men lined up for backbreaking jobs digging corpses from the rubble for about $3 a day, a hotel was selling a ham sandwich for five times that amount...

E coli outbreak spreads to 12 countries

BERLIN — The E coli outbreak centred in northern...

Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan

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YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...

Karzai, Afghan rival will vie again in election runoff

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KABUL — Under intense international pressure, Afghan...

In Haiti, the middle class and impoverished share the same despair

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — After he lost everything in the Haiti...

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...