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BAGHDAD - July was the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years, according to newly released figures that show 535 were killed in violence. Full Story »

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. Full Story »

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When the generals began disposing of thousands of young people in the late 1970s, only one journalist dared stand up for the rights of the "disappeared." And then he seemed to vanish from history. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Bath flanker Lewis Moody has revealed he is eager to become England's full-time captain. Full Story »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The latest beneficiary of improved relations between Turkey and Syria is the rare northern bald ibis. Full Story »

PANAMA CITY - A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a government prosecutor said Saturday. Full Story »

MAPUTO (AFP) - Heavily pregnant Adelaide Mangwel balances 18 kilos of prawns on her head as she slowly descends the crowded ferry that carried her across Maputo Bay to sell her seafood in Mozambique's capital. Full Story »

KABUL (AFP) - Dutch troops were to leave Afghanistan after four years on Sunday, handing over control of military operations in central Uruzgan province after a political row at home forced their draw-down. Full Story »

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by oil and gas extraction, while the service sector faltered for a second straight month. Full Story »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard struggled Sunday to put her election campaign back on track after a poll showed her heading for defeat following a series of damaging leaks. Full Story »

ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — As the U.S.-led coalition launches its most critical military operation of the nine-year war in Afghanistan, doubts are growing about whether the United States and its allies can contain the surging Taliban-led insurgency and prevent the country from reverting to an al Qaida sanctuary or erupting in civil war. Full Story »

Baghdad - A year ago, Iranian soldiers arrested three Americans along the border with Iraq. Full Story »

Six weeks after deadly violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities of southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are being persecuted under the guise of an investigation into the fighting Full Story »

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A minibus full of civilians struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan early Sunday, killing six on board, officials said. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Afghanistan

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos paid tribute Sunday to democracy icon Corazon Aquino, who helped lead a 1986 "people power" revolt that ousted a dictator and whose death last year became a springboard for her son's triumphant run for the presidency. Full Story »