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JERUSALEM – Washington’s new proposal for reviving Mideast talks, presented to Israel’s Cabinet, relies on the bold expectation that Israelis and Palestinians will be able to sketch a border between them in three months. That’s […] […]

HAITI’S cholera toll has risen above 900, including dozens of deaths in the teeming capital, as the epidemic showed no sign of abating just two weeks ahead of presidential elections. Health Ministry officials reported more […] […]

STAFF wielding iron bars allegedly beat to death an executive at an Indian-Japanese firm outside New Delhi, in protest against the sacking of fellow employees, newspapers reported. Joginder Singh, 45, a human resources manager at […] […]

THE parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann have signed a deal to write a book about the disappearance of their daughter. Publishers Transworld won the rights to Kate and Gerry McCann’s account of how their […] […]

NAIROBI, KENYA—A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of […] […]

A FIRE in a building in France housing immigrant workers has killed seven people, including two who jumped from the windows to try to escape. About 90 other people were injured, of whom 11 were […] […]

A SRI Lankan housemaid said her employer in Jordan forced her to swallow six nails, in the third case involving alleged torture in three months. “We are awaiting a full report from doctors,” said Kingsley […] […]

Question: I work at a very small company. Several months ago, I noticed that one of the managers (not my direct supervisor) is attracted to me. I’m really attracted to him too, so I proceeded […] […]

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN—An Afghan girl must be strong to reach for a book instead of a broom. She will suffer for wanting to learn. Dare to walk to school here in the Taliban heartland and a […] […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian authorities have arrested three lawyers on their return home from abroad, local media reported Sunday. The arrests appear to be the latest chapter in the crackdown by authorities on dissidents and activists since […] […]