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Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandson, says he wishes he hadn't apologized for telling lies about the former Alaska governor because he's "never lied about anything."

The United Nations is reviewing security measures for its aid workers in Pakistan, after a warning of new threats from the Pakistani Taliban.

Limiting cash transactions to $100,000 and requiring vendors to monitor suspicious activity are among the suggestions contained in a new package of measures Mexican President Felipe Calderon is introducing to combat money laundering.

NEW YORK (AP): A drunken passenger riding in a New York City taxi cab attacked the driver after asking him if he was Muslim, police reported yesterday. The driver told police that when he answered yes, the man pulled out a folding hand tool...

South Korea (AP): North Koreans welcomed Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang with smiles, salutes and hearty handshakes yesterday, as the former American president arrived on a mission to bring home a Boston man ...

Nigeria (AP): Health officials are warning that all of Nigeria is at risk in a cholera epidemic that has killed 352 people since the beginning of the year.The health ministry issued a statement yesterday saying the country has had more than 6,400 cases...

More than 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq.

Honduran police say a radio reporter has been shot dead, becoming the tenth journalist killed in Honduras this year.

Officials from Pakistan have held talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss its US$11 billion loan package in the wake of the devastating floods.

Philippine police have shot and killed a former cop who had taken a group of Hong Kong tourists hostage.

Israel and Palestine have agreed to resume direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months.

An American man has admitted to sexually abusing eight boys at a school he founded in Haiti for street children.