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International News

Over 60 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches


Russian military calls U.S. missile defense a threat


Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program


Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator


U.S. Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town


U.N. slams Haitian hospitals for charging patients


World news briefs - Feb. 9


Rainy season poses new threat in ravaged Haiti
Workers race to move quake victims outside flood plains, into tents


Afghans are set to play big role in joint offensive
Soldiers, police to join U.S., NATO troops in an attack on Taliban-held southern town


Pakistan: Militants targeting Americans arrested


Body found in landing gear of New York-to-Tokyo flight


World's tallest tower closed a month after opening


China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder


17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche


Iran moves closer to nuclear warhead capacity


World news briefs - Feb. 8


Afghans evacuate village before NATO offensive
Troops plan to clear insurgents from Helmand province town of Marjah


Iran has new plan to enrich uranium
Ahmadinejad infuriates U.S. and Western allies with conflicting messages


Actor in Oscar nominee for foreign films is detained


Skier survives 17 hours buried in avalanche


World news briefs - Feb. 7


Finance leaders back more stimulus spending
Group of Seven officials say programs needed to sustain the recovery


Attacks on Haitian women rising after quake
Easy targets for gangs of men, victims say they are robbed of food coupons and sexually assaulted


Toyota chief apologizes for global recall crisis
Carmaker vows review, but offers no solution for Prius complaints


World news briefs - Feb. 6


Capital reeling as Haitians come back
Return of residents after quake could derail reconstruction plans


Surge aims to turn tide in Afghan war
U.S. troops gearing up for major offensive while operations in Pakistan put squeeze on Taliban


North Korea says it will free detained U.S. missionary


Aussie banker caught ogling on TV will keep job


New video shows Taliban flogging men in Pakistan


Lawyer seeks release of U.S. missionaries in Haiti


Danish forces free ship captured by pirates


Ohio students collect soccer balls for Haiti kids


Assistance suspected in attack by bomber
Pakistani officials investigate blast that kills 3 U.S. soldiers


10 Americans charged with Haiti kidnapping
Baptist missionaries accused of taking 33 children. Attorney blames naivety


Afghan security seen improving
Gen. Stanley McChrystal says gains from 2009 will bring an upgrade to situation later this year


World news briefs - Feb. 5


India offers to resume stalled talks with Pakistan


NATO chief: No plan to 'bribe' Taliban


Report: China sentences 25 kidnappers to death


British auditor: 392 lawmakers must pay back expenses


Dog rescued from icy Baltic Sea gets new master


Russia, U.S. to step up drug fight


Investigator skeptical of new Demjanjuk claim


Haitian parents say they gave children away
Earthquake survivors put trust in Americans promising a better life


World news briefs - Feb. 4


Ill leader, violence put Nigeria in jeopardy
Sectarian tensions build amid power vacuum


Iran sends rocket with animal menagerie into space


Haitian judge questions detained Americans


New Zealand teen auctions her virginity for tuition


UK: future warfare likely to be bloodier


World news briefs - Feb. 3


Men try to hijack food aid in Haiti
20 attackers scared off. U.N. warns of volatility


U.S.-China relations hurt by wide range of disputes
Beijing emboldened by investments in U.S. debt


U.S. warns Japan child custody laws could harm ties


Militants pledge to float more bombs toward Israel


U.N. warns of Haiti volatility after convoy attacked


Iran: U.S. missile system meant to sow Gulf Arab division


Saudi Arabia wants Taliban to expel bin Laden


Man who spent 3 months in Tokyo airport to leave


Investigator: Evidence shows Demjanjuk at Nazi death camp


World news briefs - Feb. 2


Haiti wants Baptists to face prosecution
Prime minister says Americans knew it was wrong to take undocumented children out of earthquake-torn country


Female bomber kills 54 in Iraq
Woman in black robe targets Shiite pilgrims at security checkpoint


U.S. military resumes medical airlifts from Haiti


U.N. says nations' greenhouse gas pledges too little


Trafficking probe key to Americans' fate in Haiti


Judge: Italian spies likely knew of CIA kidnap


Female suicide bomber hits Iraq pilgrims, kills 54


Child-theft fears rise in Haiti
Some are ready to give up their kids. Church group denies trafficking


World news briefs - Feb. 1


World Economic Forum marked by uncertainty


Women are focus of Haiti food lines
Females no longer have to battle men at distribution sites


Pakistan investigating reports Taliban chief is dead


World news briefs - Jan. 31


Risk of disease spreads in Haiti
Survivors fill unsanitary camps that lack toilets, clean water. Military halts evacuation of injured


Sources say government OK with Toyota pedal fix
Dealers claim automaker will reveal plans Monday, and parts will likely arrive by end of week


NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghans
Authorities say clash at remote army post was mistaken identity


U.S. is in a campaign of restraint
Commander urges his troops to walk away, avoid killing Afghan civilians


Aid to Pakistan lacking progress
$46 million U.S. program in tribal regions behind schedule, audit reports


World news briefs - Jan. 30


Frustrated Haitians start rebuilding their homes
Tired of waiting for aid and promised tents, they pool labor to fix buildings


Blair defends war in Iraq
Former British prime minister's legacy at stake during official inquiry


Clinton urges China to back Iran sanctions
Secretary of state warns that nuclear-armed state could imperil oil flow


Greek, EU officials deny bailout rumors
Country says it will get spending under control


Gates promises $10 billion in aid
Vaccines to be researched and delivered to poor


U.S. says North Korea confirms second American in custody


2 Americans detained in Iraq on visa violations


Russia's first stealth fighter makes maiden flight


Iranian cleric: More opposition activists should be executed


Police find 6 headless bodies in western Mexico


Hamas: Israel kills top operative in Dubai


Clinton: China risks isolation over Iran


Russia offers to help NATO, but not for free


Medicine running out at Haiti hospitals, clinics


Dog rescued from sea at home on saviors' ship


Blair offers justification for Iraq war


South Korea leader says he's ready to meet North Korea's Kim


German court: U.S. man can't demand return of posters


Bin Laden blasts U.S. for climate change


Another decade needed, Afghan president asserts
Karzai says it will take at least that long before foreign forces can leave his country


World news briefs - Jan. 29


Elite German school reports sexual abuse cases


Teenage girl rescued 15 days after quake is stable


Report: Malaysia reportedly arrests 10 tied to U.S. Christmas bomber


World news briefs - Jan. 28


Auschwitz survivors honor dead
Ceremony in Poland marks 65 years since death camp was liberated by Soviet army


Haiti government largely bypassed in U.S. quake aid
About 1 cent of each $1 goes to public officials often viewed as corrupt


Rescuers find Haitian teen alive 15 days after disaster
Neighbors hear girl's weak voice beneath the rubble. Food remains scarce for neediest survivors


Attacker hits Israeli chief justice with sneaker


Holbrooke says U.S. to back Taliban fighters' reintegration by Afghan president


Al-Qaida group claims hotel blasts in Baghdad


Chilling text messages sent before killings in Nigeria


Haiti government gets only 1 cent of every U.S. aid dollar


North Korea, South Korea exchange fire near disputed border


Russia: Arms deal with U.S. possible within weeks


Smallest survivors pose one of biggest problems in Haiti


Haiti earthquake . . . by the numbers


Physicist suggests Earth may be home to alien life-forms
American scientist urges closer look at tiny microbes that already live among us


World news briefs - Jan. 27


Haiti's youngest struggle to survive on their own
Earthquake victims in danger of falling prey to child traffickers, other abusers


Car bomb hits Baghdad police crime lab, 21 killed


Haiti's homeless plead for tents after earthquake


Book: John Paul II used belt to whip himself


British government adviser: Iraq war was illegal


NATO, Russia formally resume military ties


Scientist: Alien life could already be on Earth


World news briefs - Jan. 26


Haitians desperate to recover bodies
Quake survivors digging through rubble to find remains of loved ones. Homeless in need of tents


Dozens killed in Baghdad hotel bombings
Suicide attacks strike three inns that are popular among Western journalists. More than 100 hurt


117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water


Ethiopian jet crash deaths rise as 34 bodies found


7-year-old raises tens of thousands of dollars for Haiti


Police: 326 killed in Nigeria religious violence


Deadly blasts rock Baghdad; 'Chemical Ali' hanged


Need for tent cities is urgent for Haitian refugees


More melamine-tainted milk products found in China


Bin Laden audiotape threatens new attacks
Al-Qaida message praises bomb attempt on U.S. jet, but direct credit is doubted


Afghan leaders postpone parliamentary elections
Government cites security concerns, logistical problems and lack of finances


World news briefs - Jan. 25


Israel lays claim to parts of West Bank forever
Leader angers Palestinians, complicates U.S. efforts to restart peace talks


15 beached whales die in New Zealand


46 hurt as plane crash-lands in Iran


Castro questions U.S. troops in Haiti


Haiti government's death toll tops 150,000


Haitians bury archbishop amid personal sorrow
In Port-au-Prince, rescuers dig tunnel, pull out man trapped for 11 days under desk in grocery


World news briefs - Jan. 24


Marines hand over province in exit from Iraq
Army takes command as part of drawdown; Biden talks to officials about electoral blacklist


Abbas vetoes return to Mideast peace talks
Israeli settlement freeze first in east Jerusalem, West Bank, envoy told


China strongly defends Internet policies
Beijing accuses U.S. of damaging relations in rebuke of criticism


Relief in Haiti increasing, say military leaders
Search and rescue operations beginning to dwindle as aid workers focus on helping survivors of disaster


World news briefs - Jan. 23


Brothers, ages 11 and 12, sentenced for torture


Afghanistan bans chemical used to make bombs


Russia says arms talks with U.S. to resume in February


Plane diverted to Greece because of graffiti


U.S. gets world airline support for tighter security


Haitian woman, 69, found alive after 10 days in rubble


120 al-Qaida suspects detained in Turkey


Haiti to move 400,000 to resettlement areas
Focus shifts to keeping injured survivors alive


Pakistan to delay military buildup
Army won't expand assault on militants for at least six months


World news briefs - Jan. 22


NATO to curb raids on Afghan homes
New directive is aimed at nighttime operations


U.S. Embassy in Baghdad looking for Facebook friends


Egyptian cleric wants to put prayer ringtone on silent


U.S. general says 1,400 planes waiting to land in Haiti


New Israeli demand complicates U.S. peace mission


2004 Indian Ocean tsunami lessons applied in Haiti


Survivor describes Nazi camp at Demjanjuk trial


Haiti's mass graves swell; doctors fear more death


Religion spurs fights in Nigeria, killing 200
Military calms central area, but causes still smoldering


Warming report flawed
Nobel Prize-winning panel apologizes for errors on climate change


Haitians still living in fear as ground continues to tremble. Small signs of progress visible in aid distribution, commerce
Haitians still living in fear as ground continues to tremble. Small signs of progress visible in aid distribution, commerce


World news briefs - Jan. 21


Escaped hippo returns to its zoo


Afghans plan dramatic increase in security forces


Detained American journalist opts to leave Israel


New 6.1-magnitude quake hits Haiti, people flee into streets


Haiti aid efforts proving inadequate
One week after earthquake, government and relief groups still slow to get victims much-needed help


Chinese region cut off from Internet for months
Government blocks access, texts, international calls after deadly ethnic riots in July


World news briefs - Jan. 20


Airline clerk appeals ruling on crucifix ban


Interpol heading down piracy's money trail


Britain bans drinking contests, other boozy promotions


Aid streaming into Haiti as death toll hits 200,000
U.S. troops being deployed to help with security, disaster relief


Taliban paralyzes Kabul with attacks
Order restored in capital after hours of fighting began as daylight attacks


World news briefs - Jan. 19


Venezuelan policy is expected to cost Goodyear


Iraqis authorize government to sue Blackwater


At least 27 die in religious violence in Nigeria


7 charged after deadly Kenya protest; 400 arrested


Pirates have shootout over oil tanker release


5 Americans detained in Pakistan allege torture


Taliban militants attack Afghan capital; 5 killed


More U.S. troops, U.N. peacekeepers expected for Haiti


China's 1,459-year-old Buddha gets $10.8 million face-lift


Despair amid ruin
Haitians pray, cry for help as desperation, anger rise


World news briefs - Jan. 18


Marines begin exodus of Iraq
U.S. force withdrawal comes as attention turns to fight in Afghanistan


European envoy killed in Haiti quake


4,000 homeless in Manila slum fire


Pope defends Pius against Jewish critics


A BATTLE TO SURVIVE
As international aid pours into quake-ravaged Haiti, relief agencies find trouble distributing it. Looting, violence escalate at humanitarian sites


World news briefs - Jan. 17


Well-educated, Internet-savvy businessmen and students ponder life without data search
China could alienate young in showdown with Google


Afghan legislators reject nominees to Karzai Cabinet
It's second defeat for president, who is feeling pressure from U.S., allies to deal with the Taliban


Search continues for missing
Haitians desperate to learn fate of loved ones as rescuers explore rubble of Port-au-Prince


U.S. aid to Yemen may spur Mideast backlash
Giving funds to ruler could play into hands of al-Qaida recruiters


Spanish lawmaker cries foul over U.S. wanted poster
FBI uses official's image to create likeness of Osama bin Laden


DEATH, DESPERATION
Millions in Haiti still in need of scarce food, water, medicine Some survivors making money by collecting bodies 'This is anarchy,' official says as looting, anger increase


World news briefs - Jan. 16


Pakistan officials say missile killed terrorist
Man suspected in 1986 plane hijacking appears on FBI most-wanted list


Police in China cancel nation's first gay pageant
Eight men competing for title, but event shut down hour before show


Yemen says airstrike kills terrorist chief
Most-wanted militant in al-Qaida, 5 others die in government attack


Scientists end experiments burying pigs in snow


10,000 U.S. troops to be in Haiti, offshore by Monday


Porn video shown on highway billboard


Aircraft carrier, more US troops arrive at Haiti


Police rescue woman caught in elevator for 8 days


Former President Clinton cites tsunami fund-raising plan as model for Haiti


Struggle to get aid to Haitians as looters roam


Hope quickly fades in Haiti
Time running out to free survivors


World news briefs - Jan. 15


Iraqi court sentences 11 convicts to gallows
Defendants to be executed for bombing two ministries


Suicide bomber kills 20 at Afghan market
Attacker detonates explosives in front of store. NATO troops find opium near scene


U.S. missiles hit Taliban meeting
Pakistan officials say militant chief escapes death in aerial attack


Aid workers face 'logistical nightmare'
Helping quake victims in ravaged Haiti poses enormous challenges


Former presidentsassist relief effort


Obama says U.S. stands with Haiti, pledges $100 million in aid


Clinton says it's too soon to estimate casualties in Haiti


Demjanjuk trial adjourned until next week


Haiti quake survivors struggle while awaiting aid


Desperate struggle for life
Rescuers sift rubble for quake survivors


4 U.S. troops die in Afghan attacks
French soldier killed, two others wounded in roadside bombing


World news briefs - Jan. 14


More on the Haiti earthquake


Fright, despair grip Haitian capital
Bodies lined up on roads in rubble of ruined city


American aid worker saves wife trapped in Haiti rubble


Taiwan says U.S. arms will help ties with China


Escaped zoo hippo still roaming free


Poland stands alone in refusing swine flu vaccines


U.S. agencies coordinating Haiti rescue efforts


Demjanjuk trial hears of Nazi guards' use at camps


Quake-stunned Haitians pile bodies by fallen homes


Major quake clobbers Haiti
Bodies lying in streets. Hospital 'collapsed.' National Palace rocked


World news briefs - Jan. 13


Iran blames Israel, U.S. for bomb attack
Blast kills Tehran University physics professor who supported opposition leader


Afghanistan to reach out to Taliban insurgents
Foot soldiers to be offered training, jobs to switch sides


Iraq thwarts bomb plot
Military says insurgents planned to attack government ministries in Baghdad


Major quake hits Haiti; many casualties expected


South Korea, U.S. dismiss North Korea's peace talks proposal


China to look into report of cadmium in children's jewelry


Afghan officials: 6 killed in Quran protest


Hippo escapes from flooded Montenegrin zoo


Work begins on first planned Palestinian city


American makes final appeal in 'milkshake murder'


Demjanjuk's lawyer seeks to halt trial in Germany


World news briefs - Jan. 12


3 Americans killed in Afghan fighting
3 other Western troops also die. Poll indicates most in country back U.S. presence


China says missile defense system test successful


North Korea calls for peace talks, end to sanctions


Pakistani couple kills baby in sacrificial ritual


Egypt: New find shows slaves didn't build pyramids


Poll: 7 in 10 Afghans support U.S. forces


2 arrests reportedly made in attack on Togo soccer team


World news briefs - Jan. 11


Yemen open to dialogue with al-Qaida
Reconciliation policy is viewed as necessity as government is weak


Togo soccer team leaves Angola after ambush


World news briefs - Jan. 10


Video links Pakistan Taliban to CIA bombing
Jordanian suicide bomber claims Afghan attack was revenge for death of emir in missile strike


Yemeni government fights internal strife
Shiite rebels in north, secessionists in south add to al-Qaida woes


Venezuela's dam reaching critical levels
Water supplies 73% of country's electricity by feeding power plants


Experts warn of holes in world watch lists
Potential terrorists can slip through travel checks because of flawed data, uncooperative countries


World news briefs - Jan. 9


Protesters attack 3 churches with firebombs in Malaysia
Violence erupts after court decision says Allah can be translated as God


U.S. shifts strategy of Middle East talks
Resolving border issues of Palestinian state, Jerusalem's status at center of new initiative


Brrr: Parents fight for sleds as Europe shivers


Egypt police arrest Christmas murder suspects


Taiwan firm: China got Iran part with nuke uses


Suicide bomber kills seven in market
Explosive in trash also wounds Afghan official in Khost province


World news briefs - Jan. 8


Yemen, U.S. differ on details of suspect
Nigerian may have met with U.S.-born cleric linked to alleged Fort Hood shooter


Egyptians riot after 7 killed in church attack


Yemen says man who tried to blow up U.S. plane may have met radical cleric


U.S. complains of Pakistan harassment of diplomats


Court fines speeding millionaire $290,000


China tainted milk problem kept secret for months


December retail sales show signs of life


Anthrax outbreak linked to heroin


World news briefs - Jan. 7


Yemen against U.S. troops on soil
Foreign minister says nation welcomes training, intelligence and logistical support for its military


Cold spells don't disprove global trends, scientists say
Experts say climate change spurs weather extremes, chilly spells included


Slovak security test ends with explosives on plane


Cuba: Contractor worked for U.S. intelligence


Yemen opposes any U.S. troops in terror fight


Officials: Suspected U.S. drones kill 12 in Pakistan


Suicide bombing kills 6 Russian police, wounds 16


American mother, baby girl killed by elephant in Kenya


2 Blackwater guards among dead at Afghan CIA base


Cash-filled shoes mistakenly thrown away in Romania


Jordan used jail to coerce double spy, officials say
Intelligence wanted doctor who bombed CIA base to locate al-Qaida leader


World news briefs - Jan. 6


Man jokes about terrorism at German airport


U.N. stops food aid to 1 million in southern Somalia


NATO official: U.S. spy work lacking in Afghanistan


Taiwan lawmakers ban some U.S. beef imports


United pilot charged with being over alcohol limit


U.S. embassy open in Yemen after attacks on al-Qaida


Giant tuna fetches $177,000 at Japan fish auction


Europe's response to new security mixed
Extra airline safety demands from U.S. followed by many countries. Business as usual at others


U.S. suspects in Pakistan defend 'jihad' mission
Five men admit plans to wage war against coalition forces, deny being terrorists


Yemeni president appears to cooperate with U.S.
Security forces battle al-Qaida as promised. Doubts remain about leader


World news briefs - Jan. 5


Afghan blast kills four Americans
Roadside bombing causes first combat deaths this year. Briton killed on foot patrol


Dubai opens tallest tower in the world
New skyscraper stands at 2,717 feet, costs $1.5 billion to build


Dubai opening world's tallest building amid crisis


Destructive tsunami crashes over Solomon Islands


Swiss avalanches kill 5; 3 missing beneath snow


More threats from al-Qaida close embassies
U.S., Britain shutter facilities in Yemen, where group operates


World news briefs - Jan. 4


Some Democrats oppose detainees going to Yemen
Fear is they will join al-Qaida if sent home from Guantanamo


U.S., Britain close Yemen embassies over threats


World news briefs


U.S. sees opportunity to pressure Iran on nuclear fuel
National unrest makes leaders vulnerable to new sanctions


Commander: Iraq pullout is on track
Delayed elections will not affect U.S. troop withdrawal plan


Afghan lawmakers reject majority of Cabinet picks
Parliament sends clear signal to Karzai that warlords, those deemed unqualified are not acceptable nominees


Hopes fade as mudslide toll rises in Brazil
Rescuers dig for survivors after resort is buried


Yemen's chaos aids al-Qaida
Government distracted by rebellions has made it easier for group to flourish


Taliban says insider bombed base
Claim that CIA turncoat killed seven Americans at camp in Afghanistan cannot be confirmed


World news briefs - Jan. 2


Suicide bombing kills 88 in Pakistan
Attack at volleyball game appears to be in retaliation against anti-Taliban forces


Deaths of civilians in Afghanistan generate protests
Official claims airstrike by international forces also kills two Taliban


Hundreds denounce blockade in Gaza
Orthodox Jews in group protesting Israel's offensive in seaside territory last year


World news briefs - Jan. 1


Nigerian airports rarely use scanners
3-D images are mostly used to detect drugs


U.N. to pull staffers in Pakistan
Security concerns cited in reduction as attacks increase near border


Yemeni forces raid hideout for al-Qaida
Mission targets group that claims it was behind U.S. bombing plot


World news briefs - Dec. 31


Full-body scanners could get wider use
Technology reconsidered after failed jetliner attack, but improvements sought


Afghan suicide blast kills eight American civilians
Others may have been injured in afternoon explosion at military base. Five Canadians die in separate attack


Air security breach called 'unacceptable'
President Obama says intelligence 'component' had been warned about suspect's radical ways


Iranians intensify opposition crackdown
More arrests; leader's activity limited. U.S., Britain accused of provoking latest violence


Karzai, NATO clash over civilian deaths
Afghan leader denounces loss of 10 lives in village. Shooting kills U.S. soldier


SWITZERLAND Swine flu still spr...


Somali pirates seize ship and tanker
Double hijacking shows piracy remains problem despite policing efforts


Apartment construction by Israel irks Palestinians
U.S., Europeans also call plans to build 700 units a threat to peace progress


Iran holds bodies of slain protesters
Some say it's effort to keep activists from using funerals for more demonstrations


Thailand deports 4,000 Hmong to Laos
Former American allies in danger of retaliation for Vietnam War stance


World news briefs - Dec. 28


Hamas rally draws 3,000 to northern Gaza square
Turnout is slim for march on anniversary of offensive launched by Israeli military


At least 5 killed, 300 more arrested in Iran protests
Demonstrators in Tehran not prepared for such harsh tactics, despite police warnings


Pope greets well-wishers


World news briefs - Dec. 27


Elite U.S. force expanding hunt in Afghanistan
Special Operations units are reporting success against most terror groups, will increase missions


World news briefs - Nov. 24