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Suspect’s parents describe his trip
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The parents of Tamerlan Tsarnaev insisted on Sunday that he came to Dagestan and Chechnya last year to visit relatives and had nothing to do with the militants operating in th...
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China quake leaves scores dead
LUSHAN, China — Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and crush...
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Associated Press Members of the free Syrian Army hides behind scrap metal during an attack against Syrian government forces in the neighborhood of al-Amerieh in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday. The Syrian opposition called on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from the country immediately, as activists said regime troops supported by pro-government gunmen linked to the Lebanese Shiite militant group battled rebels Sunday for control of a string of villages near the Lebanon-Syria border.
Syrian opposition calls on Hezbollah to leave
BEIRUT — The Syrian opposition called on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from the country, as activists said regime troops supported by gunmen linked to the Lebanese Shiite militant group battle...
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Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement
ISTANBUL — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Turkey to speed up and cement an American-brokered rapprochement with Israel, and he explored with Palestinian officials new ways to re...
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Associated Press US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel places a wreath at the Hall of Remembrance as he tours Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, on Sunday
Pentagon chief stresses Israel’s right to hit Iran
JERUSALEM — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington’s willingness to let Israel...
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Taliban threat could skew Pakistan election
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Moderate politicians from some of Pakistan’s most violent areas are risking the threat of Taliban attack to run in upcoming nationwide elections, but they are increasingly bein...
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Associated Press Young soldiers from the Seleka rebel alliance stand amid fellow soldiers at the Ledger Plaza Bangui hotel in Bangui, Central African Republic, on March 27. The United Nations children's agency warns that it has 'clear evidence of the continuing recruitment and use of children by armed groups' in Central African Republic.
Child soldiers patrol African capital
BANGUI, Central African Republic — As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to greet visitors with a wide toothy grin...
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Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout
BAGHDAD — Iraq carried out its first election since the U.S. military withdrawal without major bloodshed Saturday in a major test for Iraqi security forces as they face a reviving al-Qaida insurgen...
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Strong quake shakes China, killing 160
YA’AN, China — Residents huddled outdoors Saturday night in a town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least...
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Young North Koreans train to seek revenge
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea’s newest batch of future soldiers — scrawny 11-year-olds with freshly shaved heads — punch the air as they practice taekwondo on the grounds of the Mangyongdae ...
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