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Amnesty accuses Mexican military of torture

The Mexican military has tortured and illegally killed citizens and committed other serious human rights violations as it battles the nation's drug cartels and organized crime groups, Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday.

U.N. chief talks with Sudan president on crisis

The U.N. chief phoned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who has been charged with crimes against humanity, for the "sole purpose of an urgent humanitarian matter," the international body said Monday.

Cooperation with Pelosi pivotal to Obama

The day after President Obama's inauguration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described herself as "on a high."

CNNMoney: Citizens lay down law on U.S. debt

When it comes to managing the country's purse strings, Washington gets a failing grade from several groups of citizens and experts across the country.

Six vie for Kennedy's Senate seat

Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of candidates vying to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, a fixture in national politics who established himself as one of the most powerful lawmakers to serve in the Senate.

CNNMoney: Obama: Use TARP for job creation

President Obama is expected to announce Tuesday that he wants Congress to redirect a certain portion of leftover Wall Street bailout funds toward job creation measures, White House officials told CNN.

Deadly blast hits near Pakistan's ISI

A blast hit near a building housing Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, in the eastern city of Multan on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others, police said.

Dozens killed in Pakistan market blasts

Thirty-six people were killed and dozens were injured in explosions at a market in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday, an official said.

Top U.S. envoy heads to North Korea

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea was headed for Pyongyang on Tuesday for the highest-level talks between the two countries since President Barack Obama took office.

U.S. military children arrested in Japan

Four American teenagers, all children of U.S. military personnel, have been arrested on charges of attempted murder after a woman was knocked off her motorbike with rope strung across two poles, Japanese police said.

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