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Afghanistan warlord Hekmatyar shuns peace jirga but offers own deal

Afghanistan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and other insurgent leaders have dismissed a three-day peace jirga, or council, in Kabul, which opened Wednesday to rocket attacks and an attempted suicide bombing.
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Another top Pakistan Taliban leader killed in airstrike?

Pakistani officials said Saturday that Maulvi Faqir Mohamed, a top Pakistan Taliban leader, was likely killed in an airstrike Friday in northwestern Pakistan along with other Taliban leaders.

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Pastor Jean Enock Joseph (c.) visits one of his projects in Croix-des-Bouquets, just outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.

Jean Enock Joseph teaches self-help to lift Haiti

Pastor Jean Enock Joseph doesn't shy from Haiti's toughest problems. His message: Haitians have the ability to help themselves.