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North Korea stages huge rally to celebrate rocket

Published April 8, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) âÄî Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied Wednesday in Pyongyang to support Kim Jong Il as he embarks on his third term as leader and to celebrate a rocket launch that...

Somali pirates back in action, seize 5 ships

Published April 7, 2009

Using a new strategy, they are operating further away from warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden. And they no longer have to contend with the choppy waters that always plague the seas off Somalia in the early part of the year.

Strong aftershock felt in Rome and L’Aquila

Published April 7, 2009

The official toll from the quake stood at 207 dead, 15 missing and some 1,000 injured.

Fidel Castro meets with 3 visiting US lawmakers

Published April 7, 2009

It was the former Cuban president's first meeting with American officials since falling ill in July 2006.

S. Africa ANC leader Zuma maintains innocence

Published April 7, 2009

Jacob Zuma, leader of the governing African National Congress party, called the charges baseless and thanked supporters for believing in him.

Afghan spokesman: Marital law is under review

Published April 7, 2009

A new law that critics say legalizes marital rape will face a thorough review, the president's spokesman said Tuesday, and a State Department spokesman said the U.S. was glad to hear it.

Fujimori gets 25 years in Peru death squad case

Published April 7, 2009

The 70-year-old former leader, who remains popular for rescuing Peru from the brink of economic and political collapse in the early 1990s, was convicted of what the court called "crimes against humanity."

N. Korea shows footage of healthy leader Kim Jong Il

Published April 7, 2009

Kim, 67, is expected to make a triumphant public return when he presides over the first session of the country's new parliament Thursday for re-election as chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission.

Obama to Muslim world: No US war with Islam

Published April 6, 2009

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) âÄî Declaring the U.S. "is not and never will be at war with Islam," President Barack Obama worked Monday to mend frayed ties with NATO ally Turkey and improve relations with...

Dubai killing removes top rival to Chechen leader

Published April 6, 2009

MOSCOW (AP) âÄî The assassin of a renegade Chechen warlord tossed a gold-plated pistol to the ground next to the body âÄî a flamboyant coda to the death in Dubai that marked the removal...