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Defying the West, Iran’s president orders hike in nuclear enrichment
ROME AND BEIRUT — In a possible move to deflect attention from Iran's political woes, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Ex-Honduran leader complains of harassment as legislators back outster
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For 73 days now, toppled Honduran...
Police question Olso suspect; death toll raised to 77
OSLO, Norway — Olso police questioned the man...
China plans to execute Japanese man in drug-trafficking case
SHENYANG, China — Beijing has told Tokyo that it will execute as early as Monday a Japanese man convicted last year of drug trafficking, it was learned Tuesday...
8 killed during Mexico kidnap attempt
MEXICO CITY — A kidnapping attempt in northern Mexico led to a highway car chase and gun battle that left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead, Mexican authorities said...
In Latin America, weapons buying spreads mistrust
MIAMI — Whether it's called an "arms race" or a...
Haiti’s cholera epidemic reaches the Dominican Republic
MIAMI — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic confirmed the nation's first case of cholera, just says after the government took drastic steps to limit border traffic with Haiti, where an epidemic has taken more than 1,000 lives...
Haitians sleeping in the streets in fear of another quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The ritual began just as the soft winter sun ducked behind the mountains Sunday, casting haunting shadows on this jittery Caribbean capital...
Attack on Shiite procession in Pakistan kills at least 20
ISLAMABAD — At least 20 people were killed Monday in a bombing of a Shiite Muslim religious procession in Karachi, Pakistan's...
Afghan opium the most lethal drug worldwide, U.N. says
MOSCOW — Afghan opium kills more people every year than any...
Mexico’s drug wars will be top agenda item when Calderon meets...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shuns talk of a "war on drugs." But when he welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House...
