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WASHINGTON – President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair are going to work with their new partners in Iraq to determine when the Iraqis can sustain themselves and coalition forces can drawdown, the president said in a press conference with Blair on Thursday night. “I have said that our commanders …

LAHORE, Pakistan – At least seven people have died and thousands of others have fallen sick after drinking contaminated water in an industrial city in eastern Pakistan, officials said Tuesday. An outbreak of gastroenteritis began May 14 in Faisalabad, a city famous for its textile mills. The last two fatalities …

BERLIN – Germany’s Social Democrats on Sunday elected a new leader, Kurt Beck, handing him the challenge of pulling the center-left party out of the shadow of conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel. A party convention endorsed the 57-year-old state governor, who stood unopposed, by a margin of 444-14. He replaced Matthias …