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The story of the first black Marines is a part of history few Americans — and even few Marines — have learned.

When Fandom and Respect Diverge

Tens of thousands of people are streaming back into Southern Sudan, anticipating that the region will choose independence in a referendum next month. But the south is desperately poor and undeveloped. Some observers wonder whether the would-be nation can handle many more returnees.

Rescue crews were using dogs to search foot-by-foot through the wreckage of Joplin, Mo., hoping to find people who might have survived the deadliest tornado in decades.

China has ambitious plans for expanding high-speed rail systems throughout Southeast Asia and to Europe. And though Beijing is offering to foot much of the bill, negotiating the politics of building the rail links is tricky.

Towns and relief camps in the remote plains of northwestern Yemen are being inundated with families fleeing the country's civil war. The displaced mountain people, along with their precious livestock, are flowing into the area — and posing a public health risk.

The mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Obama said Sunday in a late-night statement at the White House. Details are still emerging about Osama bin Laden's death. But his life ran a fascinating trajectory: from the pampered son of a Saudi millionaire to the world's most-wanted terrorist.

China has ambitious plans for expanding high-speed rail systems throughout Southeast Asia and to Europe. And though Beijing is offering to foot much of the bill, negotiating the politics of building the rail links is tricky.

Villagers in Baluchistan, the country's poorest province, say Pervez Musharraf's government has done little to improve their lot. And yet, his party may still get their votes in Monday's elections. The village remains a feudal society where people follow the orders of their leaders.

Rain-soaked rescue crews worked through lightning and strong winds to dig through splintered homes, crumpled businesses and crushed cars in the Missouri town. And fresh tornadoes struck Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma.