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Associated Press Pakistani police officers take position on the rooftop of a building last May during a crackdown against criminals in Karachi, Pakistan. For months, the Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been leading special hearings on Karachi's crime, berating the city's top police officers for failing to act.
In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king
KARACHI, Pakistan — A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan’s largest city. By doling out millions of dollars in...
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Associated Press Worshippers offer prayers for Easter and former South African president Nelson Mandela atop a hill overlooking Johannesburg on Saturday. A statement released Saturday says Mandela was breathing without difficulty after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area caused by pneumonia.
Mandela recovering from illness
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela is breathing “without difficulty” after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman for South Africa’s president sai...
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US watching Koreas cautiously
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that’s the last major symbol of...
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Associated Press Children play at a camp for displaced people Jan. 29 in the town of Laiza, in northern Myanmar's Kachin-controlled region. Increased conflict is threatening government reform in the country.
Conflict threatens Myanmar reform
LAIZA, Myanmar — When Myanmar’s post-junta government took power two years ago vowing to bring democracy to one of the world’s most repressed nations, Da Shi Naw was under no illusion his own life ...
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Kenyan court upholds election result
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the country’s next president and the loser accepted that verdict, ending an election season that riveted ...
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Egypt issues arrest warrant for TV satirist
CAIRO — Egypt’s state prosecutors ordered the arrest Saturday of a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country’s leader, in a move that government opponents say is aim...
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Associated Press Christian worshippers carry a cross toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old Citya on Friday. Less than 2 percent of Israel and the Palestinian territories' population is Christian, split mostly between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities.
Pilgrims in Israel honor crucifixion of Jesus
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christians streamed through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, hoisting wooden crosses and chanting prayers to mark the crucifixion of Jesus. Th...
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Presidential campaign has sparks flying
CARACAS, Venezuela — It’s Holy Week in Venezuela, a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn’t stopped Venezuela’s time-pressed ...
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Pope’s choices shock fundamentalists
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predeces...
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Argentina may defy courts with payment offer
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — With just hours to go before Argentina has to show its last cards in a billion-dollar debt showdown in the U.S. courts, President Cristina Fernandez seems to be keeping up...
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