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AP - Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to a priest slain by the Mafia and encouraged people in Sicily not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island…

AP - Heavy fighting between Islamist militants and pro-government troops raged in several parts of Somalia’s capital Thursday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 78, an official said.

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AP - Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan on Tuesday, ending the month with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 19 U.S.…

AP - Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan’s embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign workers for a…

AP - A total of six U.S. troops have died in the latest attacks in Afghanistan’s embattled southern and eastern regions, NATO said Sunday.

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AP - An American serviceman was killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and two others were killed in battles in the country’s eastern region a day earlier, NATO…

AP - Heavily armed drug gang members engaged in an intense firefight with police, then fled into a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists and held about 30 people hostage…

AP - Fighting has erupted in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad where police say they heard explosions at the airport.

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AP - Slovakia’s three party governing coalition is fighting for survival in a parliamentary election on Saturday, challenged in a tight race by the center-right opposition.

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AP - A clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants left four civilians dead in a southern district where a major NATO operation early this year was meant to reassert…