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An Army officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a military jury Saturday for shooting and killing an Iraqi detainee during an interrogation.

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LA MACARENA, Colombia (Reuters) – Colombian soldiers have unearthed guerrilla hide-outs in caves deep in the jungles where rebels evaded attacks, stashed landmines and stored medical supplies, authorities said Saturday.

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Salvadoran President Tony Saca has declared the country's participation in Iraq a "mission accomplished," as the country honors the last returning contingent of soldiers who served there.

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U.S. deaths in Afghanistan increased threefold during the first two months of 2009 compared with the same period last year, after thousands more troops deployed and commanders ramped up winter operations against an increasingly violent insurgency.

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Police arrested an Egyptian man who attacked an American teacher in the same Cairo tourist site where a bomb killed a French teenager a week earlier, said local media Saturday.

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The bullnecked president of Chechnya emerged from afternoon prayers at the mosque and with chilling composure explained why seven young women who had been shot in the head deserved to die.

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DHAKA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Bangladesh's powerful army has reaffirmed its support for the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a mutiny by paramilitary troops killed at least 80 people, mostly army officers.

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Pakistan has beaten the Taliban in a major stronghold close to the Afghan border, is close to victory in another and expects to pacify most of the remaining tribal areas before the end of the year, commanders said Saturday.

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TEHRAN, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Iran's supreme leader said on Saturday U.S.-led forces in Iraq were planning to establish a permanent presence there and urged Iraqis not to let them stay.

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DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The prosecutor in a U.N. court that hopes to try the murderers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said he would ask Lebanon to hand over four generals held in connection with the case.