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KABUL, Afghanistan – A 27-year-old women’s rights worker who dared to denounce powerful warlords is among the first winners in the election for Afghanistan’s National Assembly (search), according to unofficial results announced Thursday. The joint U.N.-Afghan election body declared provisional winners from national and provincial assembly seats in two of …

LOS ANGELES – The air traffic controller responsible for a near crash at Los Angeles International Airport (search) last year told investigators he was tired and had worked several busy stations before the incident happened, according to a federal report. The report released this week by the National Transportation Safety …

SAN DIEGO – A former Navy intelligence officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally exporting military aircraft parts overseas, saying he acted on behalf of a convicted Pakistani arms dealer. George Charles Budenz II, (search) a retired commander, said he shipped engine parts for F-5 fighters (search), T-38 military trainers (search) …