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Report: North Korean executed over currency reform

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea executed a former senior official last week as punishment for the country's botched currency…

US ambassador urges China cooperation on Iran

BEIJING (AP) — Washington's ambassador to Beijing said Thursday bilateral disputes should not interfere with cooperation between the U…

Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country…

Australian Senate rejects Scientology inquiry call

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's Senate on Thursday overwhelming rejected a call for an inquiry into allegations against the…

Thailand: Red Shirt protesters vow "class war"

BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators remained encamped in the historic heart of the Thai capital Thursday, vowing to stir up a…

Fiji cyclone damage overwhelming, leader says

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — A powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji, but only one death has been…

Taliban fight in Afghan town with fear campaign

MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — A month after losing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban have begun to fight back,…

Life sentence upheld for China supreme court judge

BEIJING (AP) — A court in northern China has upheld a life sentence for a former supreme court judge convicted of embezzlement and…

Kyrgyzstan unveils US military training base plan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Officials in the impoverished Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan say the United States plans to build a $5…

SKorean women caught in abortion limbo

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Having a third child wasn't in Mrs. Kim's plans. She and her husband are already struggling to get by.

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