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BALAKOT, Pakistan – Pakistani officials predicted Sunday that many more thousands of dead would be found in earthquake-ravaged Kashmir (search) as heavy rains in the Himalayan region drenched homeless survivors in mud and misery. The latest estimate of at least 40,000 deaths in Pakistan’s portion of Kashmir alone would mean …

BEIJING – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (search) on Tuesday accused China of understating the scope of its defense spending, and he said this is sowing suspicion about how China intends to use its growing military might. Rumsfeld arrived in the Chinese capital for his first visit since he became …

NEW YORK – The leader of New York’s annual Halloween parade will not be a drag queen on roller skates. It will not be a giant caricature of President Bush. It will not be a naked man covered in glitter. The star will be a little trumpeter from New Orleans …