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BANGKOK, Thailand – The suspect in the murder of American child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was treated at a Bangkok clinic specializing in sex-change operations and cosmetic surgery, clinic officials said Sunday. A doctor at the Pratunam Polyclinic confirmed that he had treated the suspect, 41-year-old former schoolteacher John Mark …

BALI, Indonesia – A tsunami warning system is now in place for Indian Ocean countries, but experts said Wednesday there is still room for improvement in methods to convey the alerts to coastal communities. A tsunami that killed 600 people in Indonesia two weeks ago exposed some shortcomings in a …

PARIS – U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Europe had agreed to provide close to 7,000 troops for a U.N. force in Lebanon that he hoped France would lead. Speaking at an emergency meeting of European foreign ministers, Annan also said he had “firm commitments” from Malaysia, Indonesia and …