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Associated Press North Korean military officers look from a sight-seeing boat Wednesday while sailing on the Yalu River near North Korea's town of Sinuiju. North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a missile launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile during upcoming national celebrations.
Korea hints it will launch missile
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric with claims it has “powerful striking means” on standby. Seoul and Washington speculated th...
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Syrian troops launch for southern assault
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the south, capturing a town and killing at least 45 people including women and children, opposition activists said Thursday. The ...
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Serbian suspect connected to shooting rampage dies
BELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian veteran suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turning the gun on himself and his wife died Thursday, hospital officials said. Ljubisa Bogda...
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Mali mayor accused of drug trafficking
BAMAKO, Mali — Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, officials said Thursday. Baba Ou...
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Associated Press South Korean vehicles return home while being escorted by a military vehicle upon their arrival at the customs office near the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, on Wednesday.
Talk of missile test not consuming city
PYONGYANG, North Korea — As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was stran...
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Korean capital shows calm
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Scores of North Koreans of all ages planted trees as part of a forestation campaign — armed with shovels, not guns. In the evening, women in traditional dress danced in the...
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30 soldiers killed in northwest valley
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Four days of fierce fighting in northwestern Pakistan left 30 soldiers and nearly 100 militants dead as the army attempted to wrestle control of a remote, mountainous valley fr...
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Associated Press Two North Korean men working for ShinWon, a South Korean clothing maker, prepare garments for production at a factory on Sept. 21 in Kaesong, North Korea. North Korea says it will recall 51,000 North Korean workers and suspend operations at a factory complex that is the last major symbol of co-operation with its southern rival.
Managers: North Koreans not working at jointly run factory
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean workers didn’t show up for work at a jointly run factory complex with South Korea on Tuesday, a day after Pyongyang suspended operations at the last remaining majo...
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Blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15
DAMASCUS, Syria — A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria’s capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the n...
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Associated Press Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets with friend and political ally President Ronald Reagan during a visit to the White House on Feb. 20, 1985, in Washington. Thatcher, who led Britain for 11 years, died of a stroke Monday morning.
Former prime minister Thatcher dies at age 87
LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nat...
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