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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian police backed by U.N. peacekeepers (search) encircled a seaside slum controlled by heavily armed gangs on Friday, killing at least five gunmen in a firefight as the U.N. Security Council discussed efforts to pacify the nation ahead of fall elections. Between five and 10 armed civilians …

TAMPA, Fla. – Real estate millionaire Chris Shelton (search), a contestant on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” (search) was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. Shelton, 22, one of six remaining contestants competing for a job with Donald Trump, was taken into custody early Sunday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & …

KABUL, Afghanistan – At least 12 suspected Taliban (search) rebels were killed and two American soldiers wounded in a battle that began with a botched rebel attack on an Afghan army commander, officials said Tuesday. Militants fired two rockets at Gen. Khial Baz’s car as he traveled over a mountain …