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E-Mails About Benghazi Put White House on Defensive

By MARK LANDLER

A disclosure of e-mails on Friday showed the White House was more involved in revising talking points about the attack in Libya than officials have previously acknowledged.

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Former Guatemalan Dictator Found Guilty of Genocide

By ELISABETH MALKIN
The former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt waited for his verdict to be read on Friday. He was sentenced to 80 years in prison.

The judge who sentenced Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt to 80 years in prison said the court was “convinced of the intent to destroy the Ixil ethnic group.”

China Officials Seek Career Shortcut With Feng Shui

By DAN LEVIN
In Hunan Province, a boulder was placed outside a government building to create better feng shui for superstitious civil servants.

China’s ambitious civil servants are increasingly seeking supernatural shortcuts to wealth and power, much to the dismay of the Communist Party.

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Women in Wagha, Pakistan, stood in line to vote on Saturday.
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Pakistanis Vote as Violence Breaks Out

By DECLAN WALSH

Strong turnout was reported in several cities, but claims of voting irregularities in Karachi raised the prospect that some of the vote would be invalidated in that city.

With Many Despairing, Bulgaria Heads to Polls
Rocks and a photo of Plamen Goranov, a climber, outside City Hall in Varna, Bulgaria, where he set himself on fire in February.
By MATTHEW BRUNWASSER

Six self-immolations since February, and the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, have characterized the mood of the nation as it prepares to vote.

Reporters at Bloomberg Entered Data Terminals
By AMY CHOZICK and BEN PROTESS

Bloomberg News confirmed that its reporters used the the company’s terminals to monitor subscribers’ usage.

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Brazil Corruption Case Drags On After Convictions
By SIMON ROMERO

Appeals may mean reduced sentences and overturned convictions in a celebrated case vote-buying case.

A French Jet Maker Is Approaching a Crossroad
By NICOLA CLARK

Despite pioneering work with all-digital designs, Dassault faces challenges in its military and private-jet businesses.

17 Days in Darkness, a Cry of ‘Save Me,’ and Joy
By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and JIM YARDLEY
A rescue more than two weeks after a building collapse brought jubilation in Bangladesh.

A woman named Reshma was found gasping but alive in the wreckage of a collapsed garment building, and the reaction throughout Bangladesh was euphoric.

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There’s No Clear Path for Racing Drivers on the Way Up
By BRAD SPURGEON
The rookie driver Valterri Bottas was groomed for his debut by the Williams team last season.

The road to Formula One has become more complicated for today's young drivers, with too little practice time and too many lower series.

From Winter Testing to Spring Race, a Changed Barcelona Circuit
By BRAD SPURGEON

Preseason tests are run there, but track conditions — including higher temperatures — present new car-setup challenges for the Spanish Grand Prix.

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