At least 23 soldiers killed in ambush in Tajikistan; officials blame Islamic militants

At least 23 soldiers killed in Tajikistan ambush

Fugitive accused of killing wife, mother-in-law in Calif., putting bodies through staged crash

Fugitive charged with killing wife and her mother

2 US Marines killed during attempted prisoner escape Saturday in southern Afghanistan

2 Marines killed during Afghan prisoner escape bid

Last 2 foreign dead identified in murders of medical team in north Afghanistan

Last 2 foreign dead in Afghan murders identified

Texas man convicted of beheading 3 children was ‘jovial’ after arrest, officer tells jury

Jury considers punishment in Texas beheading trial

Afghan official: Explosion in Kabul wounds civilians; witness says attack targeted NATO convoy

Explosion in Afghan capital wounds civilians

2 killed, 11 prisoners escape as bomb, Taliban attacks aid jailbreak in western Afghanistan

11 escape as Taliban attacks aid Afghan jailbreak

Iraqis take charge of last prison in US control amid concerns government isn’t ready

Iraqis take charge of last prison in US control

8 killed in attacks as US hands over control of its last prison in country to Iraq

Bombs kill 8 in Iraq as US ends control of prison

Re-arrest of Indonesia’s most-wanted terror suspect highlights flawed deradicalization efforts

Indonesia’s deradicalization program under fire

Afghan president orders review of all cases of Taliban suspects being held in Afghan jails

Karzai orders review of Afghan Taliban detentions

Chinese court orders suspended death sentence for Tibetan linked to 2008 Lhasa riots

Tibetan gets suspended death sentence for riots

UN says it has begun investigation into deaths of Haitian prisoners week after earthquake

UN: Big questions on prisoner deaths at Haiti jail

With security key to rebuilding, authorities struggle for control of Haiti’s capital

Rape is latest horror for Haitian women, girls who lost homes and loved ones in quake

Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath

Afghan government to send more police to Kandahar after deadly Taliban bombings

Kandahar governor demands more Afghan forces, NATO help after 12 explosions kill dozens

Afghan gov wants more troops after Kandahar attack

Suicide attackers strike in southern Afghanistan city; at least 30 reported killed

Suicide attackers hit Afghan city; at least 30 die

Haiti’s earthquake frees thousands from a dismal prison system, creating chance for reform

Haiti earthquake opens window on dismal prisons

APNewsBreak: 1st federally sanctioned prison cell phone jamming test takes place in Maryland

APNewsBreak: Feds allow prison phone jamming test

Food convoy attacked by armed group in Haiti; UN warns of volatile security situation

Haiti food convoy attacked; UN warns of volatility

Politics of unrest return to quake-stricken Haiti as food convoy attacked by armed group

UN warns of Haiti volatility after convoy attacked

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Haitian gang members profit from disaster and confusion, re-establish presence in slums

Gang members in Haitian slum profit from disaster