Aid effort for Turkish quake victims

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Disaster officials rushed food and shelter to southeastern Turkey on Tuesday after a strong earthquake rattled the area a day earlier, killing at least 51 people and injuring dozens more.

Bali bombing mastermind ‘killed’ in shootout

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A police raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Tuesday may have killed one of Indonesia’s most-wanted terrorists, though officials said they would await tests to verify the man’s identity.

Cyprus police find missing body of late president

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Police in Cyprus said Tuesday they have found the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was stolen from his grave late last year.

Interpol expands search for Dubai killing suspects

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Interpol announced Monday it is issuing notices to help search for another 16 suspects believed linked to the January killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai.

Haiti frees missionary; leader still held

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Charisa Coulter, one of two American missionaries detained for more than a month in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping 33 children after January 12’s devastating earthquake, was released Monday.

U.S.: Iraqis ‘deserve congratulations’

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Iraq’s elections “really went very, very well” and the “Iraqi people deserve a lot of congratulations from us,” the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad said.

Report condemns Honduras violence

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An Organization of American States commission condemned Monday the slayings last month of three Honduran political activists opposed to a military-led coup that removed the elected president in June.

Scientists affirm asteroid killed dinosaurs

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A team of scientists has agreed that a giant asteroid killed off dinosaurs and a majority of other species on Earth more than 65 million years ago.

McChrystal eyes securing Kandahar

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The top U.S. general in Afghanistan vowed that coalition forces “are absolutely going to secure Kandahar,” as security efforts expand in the country’s south.

Envoy: Iraqis ‘deserve congratulations’

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Iraq’s elections “really went very, very well” and the “Iraqi people deserve a lot of congratulations from us,” the United States’ ambassador to Baghdad said Monday.