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Hundreds of thousands join Egypt protests

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CAIRO — More than 200,000 protesters streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the largest demonstration in a week of unrest against Egypt's embattled government, and international pressure on President Hosni Mubarak intensified...

Ex-Honduran leader complains of harassment as legislators back outster

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For 73 days now, toppled Honduran...

Iran rejects U.S. request to return spy drone

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TEHRAN and BEIRUT — Iran on Tuesday rebuffed a U.S...

Mullen rebukes China for failing to curb North Korea

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SEOUL and BEIJING — The most senior U.S. military official delivered a sharp rebuke to China on Wednesday, blaming Asia's top power for failing to rein in its North Korean ally in the escalating dispute over the fate of the Korean peninsula...

Despite controversy, CIA funds to Pakistan’s intelligence service deemed crucial

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WASHINGTON — The CIA has funneled hundreds of millions of...

Mystery of the 20 missing men in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — It is one of the more puzzling episodes in a drug war heaped with unsolved cases: 20 Mexican men travel to Acapulco together and are kidnapped en masse as soon as they arrive...

Guantanamo prepares to house Haitians, if needed

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba...

Enlightenment dawns in South Africa’s presidential palace

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When the sun rose on World AIDS Day in South Africa last...

Death toll in Philippine floods climbs to nearly 1,500

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MANILA — The death toll from floods in the southern...

Yemeni leader agrees to plan for his resignation

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh...

U.S. expands Mexico travel warning

More violence over a wider area in Mexico has caused the U.S. State Department to expand a warning against travel to the country...