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Checkpoints go up in Baghdad as bombing toll hits 155

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BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi government launched a massive...

Spring break may be broken for Mexico resorts

When it comes to Mexican tourism, when Ciudad Juarez sneezes, Rosarito Beach catches a cold...

U.S., South Korea begin war games

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SEOUL, South Korea...

Relief groups in Haiti prepare for next stage of disaster: disease

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Homeless camps of soiled, colored tarps fashioned into makeshift tents now dot this city, including a park next to Haiti's presidential palace. They are refuges for earthquake victims and giant Petri dishes for a plague...

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...

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...