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KABUL, Afghanistan – An airstrike in northwest Afghanistan killed 13 Taliban militants and seven civilians Thursday, Afghan officials said, a day after President Hamid Karzai demanded a halt to civilian casualties in U.S.-led coalition operations. The United States has conducted missile strikes in Afghanistan and in Pakistan’s tribal areas along …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – It ought to be a proud milestone in the Dutch seafaring heritage — the construction of a new ship its owner claims will be the world’s largest. But there’s one problem: its name. Edwin Heerema, founder of the company that has commissioned the $1.7 billion vessel, wants …

LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors in the trial of a woman accused of a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to kill herself will likely be prohibited from presenting evidence of the suicide, a U.S. District Court judge said Monday. Judge George H. Wu told attorneys he was leaning …