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    GORAKHPUR, India (AP) -- A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.(   06/18/2013 8:50 PM )

  • US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras aid

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- A group of U.S. senators is urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations.(   06/18/2013 8:28 PM )

  • Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays

    BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.(   06/18/2013 8:02 PM )

  • Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government

    SAO PAULO (AP) -- Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant.(   06/18/2013 7:58 PM )

  • Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment

    KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth.(   06/18/2013 7:40 PM )

  • US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war

    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.(   06/18/2013 7:19 PM )

  • Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo

    SAO PAULO (AP) -- Protesters surrounding the city hall of Brazil's biggest city have clashed with police when a small group of demonstrators tried to force their way into the building.(   06/18/2013 6:11 PM )

  • Star-studded party for Israeli president's 90th

    JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof Tuesday to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th birthday, reflecting world respect for one of the country's peace pioneers.(   06/18/2013 5:53 PM )

  • Argentine Supreme Court rejects judicial reform

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority rule.(   06/18/2013 5:41 PM )

  • Ammunition fire rages at Russian military base

    MOSCOW (AP) -- Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said.(   06/18/2013 5:27 PM )

  • Clashes erupt in Egypt over Islamist governors

    CAIRO (AP) -- Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are strong.(   06/18/2013 5:24 PM )

  • AP EXCLUSIVE: US war games send signal to Assad

    ZARQA, Jordan (AP) -- Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria.(   06/18/2013 5:20 PM )

  • Boeing launches plans for longer 787 jet

    LE BOURGET, France (AP) -- Boeing Corp. is starting work on a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet, in the hope of reigniting interest in the aircraft after battery-related problems.(   06/18/2013 5:16 PM )

  • Star-studded party for Israeli president's 90th

    JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th birthday.(   06/18/2013 5:11 PM )

  • Star-studded party for Israeli president's 90th

    JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th birthday.(   06/18/2013 5:10 PM )

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