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CANBERRA, Australia – Australian lawmakers voted against holding an inquiry into allegations that the United States sends terror suspects to foreign countries to be tortured after a heated debate in parliament Thursday. The left-wing Greens Party formally proposed a Senate inquiry following allegations by an Australian released from Guantanamo Bay …

KAKTOVIC, Alaska – During winter, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a white and freezing expanse. In summer, it’s green and spectacular. Regardless of the time of year, it’s a piece of land at the center of a hot debate. Five U.S. senators and two Cabinet secretaries flew to the …

KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian weapons dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China four years ago, prosecutors said Friday, revealing new details of a probe that will test the government’s commitment to cleaning up corruption critics say flourished during former President Leonid Kuchma‘s (search) decade in power. The …