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Deadly car bombs explode in Pakistan

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:22:35 EST

A pair of bombings in Pakistan killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens of others Friday, including near an intelligence agency in Peshawar, officials said.

Juarez business leaders seek U.N. help

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:31:45 EST

In the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, business leaders are so concerned about spiraling drug cartel-related violence that they have asked the United Nations to send in peacekeeping soldiers to restore calm.

Japan pledges independence from Washington

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:01:06 EST

U.S. President Barack Obama chose to make Japan the first stop in his first presidential visit to Asia -- a decision that Japan's new prime minister says signifies the importance Washington attaches to its alliance with Tokyo.

Blast kills two outside U.S. base in Kabul

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:03:57 EST

Two Afghans died when a bomb exploded outside a U.S. military base on the outskirts of Kabul on Friday morning, a spokesman for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said.

U.S. alleges firm laundered money for Iran

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:04:19 EST

The federal government moved Thursday to seize assets belonging to the Alavi Foundation and the Assa Corp., including a Manhattan skyscraper and four mosques, citing alleged links to the Iranian government.

British Airways, Iberia move closer to merger

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:36:22 EST

British Airways and Iberia announced late Thursday that they have agreed the basis for a proposed merger between to the two airlines which is expected to be completed in late 2010.

Al Qaeda blames Blackwater in Peshawar

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:11:27 EST

A senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan has blamed the U.S. security firm formerly known as Blackwater as being behind the recent spate of deadly attacks in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.

American-born Israeli indicted on murder charges

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:53:05 EST

An American-born Israeli man, called a terrorist by Israeli police, was indicted Thursday on murder charges despite his attorney's concerns about his mental stability.

Medvedev: Going high-tech key to Russia's 'survival'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:17:09 EST

In his annual state of the nation speech Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev painted his vision for the country's future, saying that "modernization" was the key to its "very survival."

Red Cross: Mass camps no answer for the displaced

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:11:36 EST

It was late in the evening when the gunmen came, some on horseback, others on foot, to terrorize the residents of a small settlement north of Gereida in Darfur, Sudan.