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US, SKorea to hold further naval drills
South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills. The exercises will be the second in a series of joint maneu...
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Gates is in southern Afghanistan getting a firsthand look at operations in an area of the country where the Taliban has the most influence. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday that Gates wanted to get a close-up look at ...
Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border
Soldiers killed 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence, the military said. A reconnaissance flight over Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas state spotted se...
Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran
Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said. The measures approved by the Cabinet of Prim...
Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam
Thousands of coal trucks were backed up for miles on a northern China highway Friday, the latest in a series of monster jams that have plagued the overloaded road since construction began on a parallel route earlier this summer. Trucks loaded high with...
95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport
A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday. Keng Liang "Anson" Wong, 52, who was previou...
French 'Spiderman' in Sydney court over climb
A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney. Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world's tallest and best-known buildings wit...
Salvador bans gang membership after bus massacre
El Salvador has made it illegal to belong to a street gang in the wake of an attack on a passenger bus that killed 17 people. The new law, approved by lawmakers Thursday, makes gang membership punishable by four to six years in prison. Gang leaders fac...
Massacre survivor: Victims refused narco work
One of two known survivors of a drug gang's massacre in northern Mexico of 72 undocumented Central and South American migrants said in an interview broadcast Thursday that they were killed because they refused to work for the traffickers. He also urged...
Election official: Chavez breaking campaign rules
An electoral official accused President Hugo Chavez and his allies of breaking campaign laws by using state-run media to berate rivals and praise friends ahead of this month's legislative elections. Vicente Diaz, one of the National Election Council's ...