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‘Chemical Ali’ is executed by Iraqi government
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government Monday hanged Ali Hassan Majid, one of the most notorious figures from Saddam Hussein's regime, who had earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his gassing of the Kurds in the late 1980s...
Mexico captures alleged Zetas gang founder El Mamito
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials on Monday announced...
To Afghanistan’s many problems, now add the flu
KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside...
Chavez losing support of Venezuela’s blue-collar workers
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela — Not long ago, miner Emilio Campos counted himself among President Hugo Chavez's...
Kim Jong Un to face stiff challenges as North Korea’s new...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s newly-minted...
Double bombing kills at least 32 in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A double bombing Friday in the southern city of Karbala...
Hosni Mubarak resigns, military takes control after weeks of upheaval in...
CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...
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 ...
Deadly attack in Afghanistan was the work of Taliban
KABUL — A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers and contractors and wounded six others at an isolated CIA base in eastern Afghanistan...
