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Karzai, Afghan rival will vie again in election runoff
KABUL — Under intense international pressure, Afghan...
Despite reports of progress, Afghan women still struggle
WASHINGTON — The numbers tell an upbeat story about efforts to empower and protect women in Afghanistan...
Former general provides tough election challenge to Sri Lankan president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Attacks on university in Pakistan leave 5 dead, 22 injured
ISLAMABAD — After unleashing a vicious wave of attacks on...
8.8 earthquake hits Chile; tsunami feared throughout eastern Pacific
BOGOTA, Colombia — The death toll is expected to rise from a devastating earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning and President Michelle Bachelet declared parts of her country catastrophe zones...
London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners
LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...
U.S., South Korea vow ‘show of force’ in military exercises aimed...
SEOUL — The United States and South Korea on Tuesday announced joint major military exercises for next week, a show of force aimed at North Korea in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship in March...
Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a popular draw whenever...
17 killed in suicide attacks at Pakistani spy agency, police station
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suicide bomb attacks killed at least 17...
