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Lingering tensions slow Iraqi withdrawal plans

By Associated Press

BAGHDAD - Concern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq’s religious and ethnic groups...

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US troops mistakenly kill 6 Iraqis

By Associated Press

BAGHDAD - U.S. troops on boats in the Tigris river mistakenly killed six Iraqis today in an exchange of fire between...

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Brits in ’sex on beach’ trial ask to leave Dubai

By Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A British couple on trial for allegedly having sex on a Dubai beach asked the judge...

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US probe finds fewer Afghan deaths than UN claimed

By Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. coalition says its probe into allegations of civilian deaths in western Afghanistan...

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Jude Law in Afghanistan to promote peace

By Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan - British actor Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the war-ravaged country. Together...

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Updated 6d 11h ago

Killings of 5 Afghan children inflame tensions

By Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan - Foreign and Afghan forces killed five children in two separate incidents Monday, further inflaming...

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US military returns control of Anbar to Iraqis

By Associated Press

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military handed over control of once brutally violent Anbar province to Iraqi forces today...