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Karzai 'Very Unhappy' About Burned Bodies Allegations

KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai (search) said Friday he was “very unhappy” to learn that U.S. soldiers had burned the bodies of two dead Taliban (search) fighters, but he said mistakes happen in war and Afghans shouldn’t let the incident mar their impression of the United States. His apparent …

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Quake Aid Flights Resume; Death Toll at 54,000

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan – A halt in heavy rains Monday allowed helicopter relief flights to resume across Pakistan’s (search) quake zone, but fresh landslides hampered efforts to move supplies by road. Officials estimated the death toll could now be more than 54,000. Eight international medical teams took off from Muzaffarabad (search) …

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Global Violence Has Decreased, U.N. Says

UNITED NATIONS – Armed conflicts have declined by 40 percent since the end of the Cold War (search) primarily because the United Nations (search) was finally able to launch peacekeeping and conflict-prevention operations around the world, according to a new study. The first Human Security Report (search) paints a surprising …

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