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SKorea says North Korea fires four missiles off eastern coast
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence D...
Honduras renounces OAS charter for trying to impose 'indignant resolutions'
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras will no longer recognize the Organization of American States charter, claiming the diplomatic body attempted to impose "unilateral and indignant resolutions" on a new ...
UN chief voices deep disappointment after junta leader rejects bid to see Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply disappointed" after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ...
Mexico police find 5 dead, including mummified corpse, on farm in drug-plagued western state
MORELIA, Mexico - Mexican police found a mummified corpse and four other dead bodies on a farm in the drug-plagued western state of Michoacan on Friday. Four of the bodies were found in an unmarked...
US Marines meet little resistance as they push into south Afghanistan
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders in the biggest U.S. military operation here s...
US Marines meet little resistance as they push into south Afghanistan, try to win over locals
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. militar...
SKorea says North Korea fires 2 missiles off eastern coast
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired two missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in yet another provocative move after the U.N. imposed sanctions on the communist regime for its M...
OAS chief: Honduras unwilling to restore ousted president
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic sho...
OAS chief: Interim Honduran government unwilling to restore ousted president
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The head of the Organization of American States says he has found no willingness in Honduras' interim government to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Jose Miguel Insul...
SKorea says North Korea fires 2 missiles off eastern coast; report says short-range launched
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said. The missiles were fired at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) and the Defence Ministry was tryi...
Air France jet returns to Dominican airport with technical problem
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning. Paris-bound Air France Flight ...
Mexico police find 5 dead, including mummified corpse, on farm
MORELIA, Mexico - Mexican police found a mummified corpse and four other dead bodies on a farm in the drug-plagued western state of Michoacan on Friday. Four of the bodies were found in an unmarked...
Palin's resignation signals run in 2012 that's sure to be a rough, wild ride
WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin's stunning announcement Friday that she's stepping down as Alaska governor is sure to renew heated debate in the United States about the media's treatment of her political asp...
Gunmen seize Irish, Ugandan aid workers in northern Darfur
CAIRO - Gunmen abducted two female aid workers in Darfur on Friday, said the international peacekeeping mission in the western region of Sudan. It was the third kidnapping of foreign humanitarian w...
Top Iran cleric says British Embassy staffers to be tried, accuses London of fueling protests
A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations t...
Flight 447: Dispute between Brazil, Senegal over which nation was in control of flight
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed - but African officials denie...
Vice-President Biden presses Iraqi leaders to make political progress
BAGHDAD - Vice-President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political pr...
6 people, including an infant, killed as blaze rips through London high-rise
LONDON - Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said. L...
Extramarital shenanigans give U.S. politics a soap opera flourish
WASHINGTON - Sordid stories that seem plucked from the afternoon soap operas have been dominating the U.S. political landscape in recent days as Capitol Hill legislators took a breather during their F...
Honduras rebuffs top diplomat in ultimatum to restore president or face sanctions
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' Supreme Court has rejected an ultimatum to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. Court spokesman Danilo Izaguirre says the head of the Organization of A...
Texas police baffled after 30 palm trees torched in 2 months; reward offered
GALVESTON, Texas - Officials in Texas are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. "What we've got on our hands, a serial tree arsonist, I've never seen before," said Gal...
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26
WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Republican vice-presidential candidate, made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaini...
Angry protesters block Paris airport to halt Yemeni flight on route that saw deadly crash
PARIS - Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros on a route that saw a deadly crash this week after years of complai...
Top diplomat visits Honduras to deliver ultimatum: Restore president or face sanctions
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The Americas' top international diplomat flew to Honduras on Friday to give the coup-backed government a firm ultimatum: Restore the president within 24 hours or face crippling...
Palestinian factions arrest rivals to strengthen their grip on the West Bank, Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces have significantly widened a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank in the past month, doubling the number of detainees and incr...
UN chief says Myanmar junta leader rejects initial request to see opposition leader Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could leave Myanmar empty-handed after apparently failing to win any concessions Friday from the country's top military ruler or to gain permiss...
Puerto Rico spiritual healer drops candle into client's alcohol bath
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A self-described spiritual healer accidentally dropped a candle into a tub where a client was bathing in alcohol Friday, leaving her with burns over half her body, police said....
Canadian soldier killed when commander's convoy hits IED in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier travelling behind the senior commander in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was killed today when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Cpl. Ni...
Kremlin aide says Moscow will allow transit of US weapons across Russia to Afghanistan
MOSCOW - Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kre...
Gaza aid boat passengers remain in jail 3 days after being intercepted by Israeli navy
JERUSALEM - Most members of a group of foreign peace activists seized at sea by the Israeli navy remained in custody Friday, three days after their failed attempt to run Israel's blockade of the Gaza ...
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