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Iraqi family endures the loss of both parents, looks for renewal at the polls

In Deal on Everglades, a Dream Is Deferred

USA

Ethics clouds over Rangel and Paterson are the talk of political Harlem

Toyota workers raised safety concerns with bosses in 2006 memo

Europe

Spyclists: how Hitler Youth’s cycling tours caused panic in prewar Britain

Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead

Middle East

Robert Fisk: Once again, a nation walks through fire to give the West its ‘democracy’

Biden’s Israel visit is a year too late

Asia

Bo Xilai, China’s most charismatic politician, makes a bid for power

Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets

Africa

Zimbabwe’s white farmers plan to seize government property

Nigeria president puts forces on alert after Jos deaths

Latin America

Chileans rally for earthquake victims

Open war over Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s master of the dark arts

Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists

USA

Anthem a boon to Obama’s healthcare efforts

ABC goes dark for New York Cablevision subscribers

Europe

France finally acknowledges its war children

The sober truth behind Boris Yeltsin’s drinking problem

Middle East

Elections in Iraq galvanise citizens determined to vote for democracy

Settlement deep in West Bank seen as peace spoiler

Asia

Army launches investigation: Corrupt Afghans stealing millions from aid funds

A happy ending for the Gurkhas? Think again

Africa

How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab

Burden of AIDS hits Zimbabwe’s women hardest

Latin America

Departing Chilean President Defends Government’s Actions After Quake

Blackwater Iraq allegations prompt US review

Women on the Verge

USA

Massa resigns; Democrats’ ethical lapses could threaten hold on power

Truck drivers raging on the road

Europe

Germany’s new wunderkind: the world’s smallest baby boy

Viktor Yanukovych gives Russia a chance to keep Black Sea Fleet in Crimea

Middle East

Fiercely fought campaign ends with Iraq’s divisions deeper

Azerbaijan president’s son, 12, ‘buys £30m worth of luxury Dubai property’

Asia

Japan’s hate-filled top web forum

Wen plugs concerns over stimulus exit

Africa

Rebels with a grudge and the anatomy of a damning smear

Latin America

Fear and anger in Chilean town devasted by forces of nature

Chile says rebuilding after quake could take years

Dinosaurs were killed off by Isle of Wight-sized asteroid, scientists say

USA

House Adopts $15 Billion Plan to Spur Job Creation

Thousands protest California education cuts

Europe

Extreme right on the march in Europe’s most tolerant nation

Greece ready for IMF rescue if eurozone fails to ‘rise to the occasion’

Middle East

Iraq election: Sunnis get ready to make their mark

Turkey recalls Ambassador after US vote on Armenia ‘genocide’

Asia

Wen Jiabao unveils increased social and rural spending for China

Kaesong holds value-added role for Koreas

Africa

China’s investments in U.S. up sharply

Art imitates life, life sues art: bomb expert blasts The Hurt Locker for stealing story

USA

Darwin Foes Add Warming to Targets

Republican fundraising document portrays Democrats as evil

Europe

Irish public pays a price for nation’s fiscal austerity

First GM potato to be grown commercially in Europe

Middle East

Hopes rise for resumption of Middle East peace negotiations

Iran casts its shadow over Iraq vote

Asia

China all at sea over Japan island row

Handsome Chinese vagrant draws fans of ‘homeless chic’

Africa

Bob Geldof rages at BBC over claim Live Aid millions were used to buy arms

India firm Bharti Airtel goes big into African cellphone market

Latin America

Chilean military begins aid deliveries

Chile earthquake: Troops sent in to deter looting and violence

Ice deposits found at Moon’s pole

USA

Nuclear projects face financial obstacles

Team overseeing national database of dangerous or incompetent caregivers is removed

Europe

Poland’s ace reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski accused of fiction-writing

Karadzic defends Serb aggression as ‘just and holy’

Middle East

Will Israel heritage sites spark next Palestinian intifada?

IAEA says it can’t confirm Iran nuclear program is peaceful

Asia

China appoints Panchen Lama in tactical move to quell unrest

Marjah’s residents wary of U.S. after Taliban ouster

Africa

Niger coup leaders name transitional government

Latin America

Get Shorty: Mexico still searching for ‘El Chapo’, the 5ft 6in drugs lord

Frantic Rescue Efforts in Chile as Troops Seek to Keep Order

Green fuels cause more harm than fossil fuels, according to repo

USA

Gun case presents quandary for Supreme Court justices

Things are looking up for U.S. airlines

Europe

Atlantic storm kills 55 as it rages across Europe

Karadzic opens defence as Hague genocide trial resumes

Middle East

Iraqi PM accused of handing out guns in bid to buy tribal votes

Two Dubai Suspects Traveled to U.S.

Asia

‘Invincible’ Taleban routed in raids on border camps

India ready to walk extra mile if Pak acts against terror: PM

Africa

Al-Qaida growing in strength and numbers in Africa

Latin America

Haiti confronts a monumental disposal problem

Tsunami alert after Chile earthquake

Climate panel seeks outside review

USA

Civil rights-era killings yield secrets to FBI probe

‘Like a car on a slingshot’

Europe

Two retired generals charged in alleged Turkish coup plot

Genocide case opens against Bosnian Serb general

Middle East

Family slain amid election terror in Iraq

UK police in Israel to probe use of fake passports

Asia

Apple admits using child labour

Japan gets first tsunami waves from Chile quake

Africa

African leaders show there are many countries for old men

Coup draws praise in Niger

Latin America

Chile earthquake much stronger than Haiti’s but far less damage. Why?

In Afghanistan, U.S. plans major push into Kandahar

Ex-Jihadist Defies Yemen’s Leader, and Easy Labels

USA

To Court Blacks, Foes of Abortion Make Racial Case

Senators to propose abandoning cap-and-trade

Europe

Art world swoons over Romania’s homeless genius

Mystery of dead Briton and the right-wing cult

Middle East

Israelis rush to join Mossad after Mahmoud al-Mabhouh killing

Iraq election: Will sectarian divisions limit turnout?

Asia

U.S. is cast as villain in Japan

The seven-hour verdict that cost Thaksin $1.4bn

Africa

Ivory Coast’s opposition agrees to join new govt

Gaddafi vs. Switzerland: The Leader’s Son on What’s Behind the Feud

Latin America

The gun-toting boys from Brazil who rule Rio’s ‘Corner of Fear’

VA to reopen Gulf War vets’ files

After Canadian gold, cigars and champagne

USA

At health-care summit, Obama tells Republicans he’s eager to move ahead

Toyota crisis puts spotlight on auto electronics

Europe

Now Greece heads for junk status as crisis intensifies

Court throws out David Mills bribery, clearing way for Silvio Berlusconi reprieve

Middle East

Turkish leaders meet to dispel coup plot tensions

Haaretz probe: Dubai assassins’ passport photos were doctored

Asia

Suicide bombers strike in heart of Kabul

Thailand on edge for Thaksin Shinawatra ‘Judgement Day’

Latin America

Mexico puts its drug suspects on parade

India and Pakistan restart formal talks process

BRINGING BACK MARS LIFE

USA

Democrats looking beyond health-care summit to final talks within party

GM’s sale of Hummer falls through

Europe

Google guilty of privacy crime in web test case

Environmental disaster feared as oil slick flows down Italy’s longest river

Middle East

Mystery over Dubai killing of Hamas official deepens

Son of Hamas founder spied for Israel to stop bombers

Asia

Nato admits that deaths of 8 boys were a mistake

Obscure Chinese painter Qi Baishi is third top earning artist

Africa

Nigeria’s ailing leader flies back under cover of darkness

Latin America

UN: Latin America undermining drug war by decriminalizing drugs

Karzai poll body power grab sparks Western concern

Under the world’s greatest cities, deadly plates

USA

Obama stays on offense with health-care proposal

Google Buzz may put children at risk, parents fear

Europe

Saudi and Emirati diplomats accused of trafficking staff into UK

Did TV star murder the man who sacked her?

Middle East

Turkish police arrest 50 in move against anti-Islamist coup

Iraqi families slaughtered in pre-election sectarian atatck

Asia

India’s slum-dwellers fear eye in the sky heralds demolition of their homes

Ban on commercial whaling ‘to end’

Africa

ANC firebrand denies funding lavish lifestyle from public purse

Latin America

Colombia becomes new hub for human smuggling into US