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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – On his last visit to Iran, Canadian-based blogger Hossein Derakhshan was detained and interrogated, then forced to sign a letter of apology for his blog writings before being allowed to leave the country. Compared to others, Derakhshan is lucky. Dozens of Iranian bloggers have faced …

NEW YORK – Oil prices fell nearly 4 percent on Monday as dealers shifted their focus from shaky geopolitics to brimming U.S. stockpiles and took profits from last week’s sharp gains. U.S. light, sweet crude for April delivery settled down $2.35 to $60.42 a barrel on the New York Mercantile …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The body of the only American among four Christian peace activists kidnapped late last year was found in west Baghdad with gunshots to his head and chest, Iraqi police said Saturday. Tom Fox, 54, from Clear Brook, Va., was the fifth American hostage killed in Iraq. There …