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Egyptian protests intensify; demonstrators battle with police

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CAIRO and TUNIS, Tunisia — Police and protesters clashed across Egypt...

World’s oldest person dies at 114 in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world's oldest person according...

Puerto Rican doctors on hot seat for tasteless photos from Haiti...

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MIAMI — A group of Puerto Rican doctors who traveled to Haiti in the wake of the nation's devastating earthquake to provide aid are under fire for posting tasteless photographs on Facebook...

Trial for accused in Japan stabbing rampage to hinge on criminal...

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TOKYO — The 10th and final arraignment procedure before the trial this month of Tomohiro Kato, who was indicted on homicide and other charges stemming from his alleged indiscriminate rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2008, has been completed at the Tokyo ...

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...

12 Afghans killed in errant rocket strike as U.S. offensive continues

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MARJA AND KABUL, Afghanistan — As U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan...

Haiti’s main port reopens for supply shipments

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The largest port in Haiti...

North Korea fires on South Korean island

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SEOUL — North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery rounds onto a populated South Korean island, killing two and injuring 19 others after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul was readying for "an invasion," officials said...

CIA wants Taliban official sent from Pakistan to U.S.-run prison

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WASHINGTON — The Taliban military commander captured last month in Pakistan has refused to provide information that could be used against his insurgent network, prompting the CIA to push for his transfer to an American-run prison in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said ...

Yemeni leader agrees to plan for his resignation

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