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KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb exploded Tuesday near U.S. and Afghan troops as they patrolled in volatile eastern Afghanistan, killing a U.S. soldier and wounding another, the military said. The incident occurred a day after suicide bombers rammed cars filled with explosives into NATO peacekeepers in two attacks in the …

LONDON – Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that a teenage student’s human rights were violated by her school’s ban on a form of traditional Muslim dress, a long flowing gown covering all of her body except her hands and face. The three judges agreed with 16-year-old Shabina Begum’s (search) …

MADRID, Spain – With solemn Easter processions filling many of Spain’s streets, some 5,000 people gathered for a baudy, pagan tribute to a lusty, moonshine-loving, animal-pelt vendor who was run over by a garbage truck on Holy Thursday in 1929. The northern city of Leon (search) — hometown of Spain’s …