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As Crime Mounts, Mexicans Turn to Vigilante Justice

As the state proves ineffective in the face of a surge in violent crime, many are looking to citizen avengers to fight the gangsters

McDonald's: No workers comp for employee shot protecting patron

Congo, Somalia conflicts make 350,000 new refugees

Enduring conflicts in east and central Africa have produced some 350,000 new refugees since October, worsening an already dire humanitarian situation, aid agencies say.

Diebold 'offices' listed in yellow pages are mostly Wal-Marts

Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror

Authorities in a Pakistani border province plan to arm villagers with 30,000 rifles and set up an elite police unit to protect a region increasingly besieged by Taliban and al-Qaida militants

Burma Begins Release of Thousands

PHUKET, Thailand, Feb. 22 -- Burma's military government has begun releasing more than 6,300 prisoners, including some members of the opposition National League for Democracy.