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Rival edges ahead of Iraq PM in vote count

11 hours ago

A secular challenger to Iraq's prime minister edged ahead Saturday in the overall vote count in parliamentary elections, while ...
U.N. chief says Israel must stop settlements

11 hours ago

Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday, after ...
Heavy rains swamp camps holding Haiti's homeless

Mar 19, 2010

One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamped homeless camps Friday, sweeping screaming residents into ...
Ex-Scotland Yard detective jailed for cocaine plot

Mar 18, 2010

A former Scotland Yard drug squad detective was jailed Thursday for his role in a botched attempt to smuggle hundreds of millions ...
Remains of Italian teen believed found in church

Mar 18, 2010

The case of an Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight after decomposed remains believed to be ...