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`Carlos the Jackal’ goes on trial over 1980s French bombings
PARIS — Jailed Venezuelan terrorist Ilich Ramirez...
In Pakistan, militants begin to establish new strongholds
ISLAMABAD — Since the Pakistani army launched a long-awaited...
Karzai impersonator tests limits of Afghan free speech
KABUL — Everyone around the Afghan capital seems to recognize his voice, but almost no one knows his face...
Africa’s population boom traps children in poverty
KANO, Nigeria — The boy stepped into the grubby street...
Egyptian court halts virginity tests on female protesters
CAIRO — A Cairo court has ruled against forced virginity tests on female protesters detained in military prisons...
NATO kills 5 Afghan soldiers in mistaken airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. David H. Petraeus...
Dozens killed as Ethiopian jet crashes into Mediterranean
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rescue workers found no one to save. They could only retrieve corpses of those aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the sea early Monday morning during a fierce winter storm...
Dubai adds to list of suspects in Hamas leader’s killing
BEIRUT — Adam Korman loves to travel. According to Dubai police, an Australian passport holder by that name visited the United Arab Emirates...
