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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A series of bombings and shootings killed at least 31 people Tuesday, most in the Baghdad area, as more U.S. troops were seen in the capital as part of a campaign to reduce Sunni-Shiite violence that threatens civil war. Three bombs exploded simultaneously near the Interior Ministry …

BERLIN – Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am is being investigated by Berlin authorities for his role in a nightclub brawl after a show this week, police said Friday. Will.i.am — the group’s dreadlocked lead lyricist whose given name is William Adams — was allegedly part of a fracas that broke …

BEIJING – Chinese investigators have concluded that an activist who said he was paralyzed after assailants broke his neck inflicted the injury on himself, his son said Thursday. “We cannot accept this decision,” said Fu Bing, whose father, Fu Xiancai, criticized the government’s treatment of people who were forced to …