Sep 10, 2010
A long-simmering dispute over a string of islands in the East China Sea heats up after the collision of a Chinese trawler with Japanese patrol ships. Experts say long-term relations between the nations could suffer.
The arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain by Japan this week has worsened a historical rift between Tokyo and Beijing over a string
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Sep 9, 2010
52 Marines killed themselves last year, compared with 42 the previous year. The corps wants Marines to rescue other Marines from the edge, just as they would come to their aid in combat.
The young Marine had just gotten a Dear John letter from a woman he had described as 'my everything.' Days later, he killed himself while on
Sep 9, 2010
The four were among the 200 extremely dangerous inmates and Hussein-era officials still being guarded by U.S. forces at Baghdad's Karkh Prison.
Four inmates affiliated with the militant group Al Qaeda in Iraq broke out of the U.S.-guarded wing of an Iraqi prison in a major breach of security, Iraqi and American officials said Thursday.
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Sep 9, 2010
Nine Somalis are arrested in the Gulf of Aden in the first American military operation of its kind.
U.S. Marines stormed a ship held by pirates in the Gulf of Aden before dawn Thursday in the first action of its kind, freeing the crew and detaining a heavily armed gang of Somalis, the Navy announced.
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Sep 9, 2010
What Kim Jong Eun looks like is one of many mysteries. Even by the standards of the aptly named Hermit Kingdom, the youngest Kim is a cipher, a figure so intangible that he sometimes seems a phantom.
He's thought to be 27 years old. Or maybe it's 28. He may or may not have gone to school in Switzerland.
Sep 8, 2010
Than Shwe seeks Beijing's support for Myanmar's coming elections and its fight against border-area insurgents. Critics accuse China of propping up repressive regimes.
Once again, the head of a nation viewed as a pariah in the West had come to China to court favor, legitimacy and money, eliciting criticism that Beijing is coddling repressive regimes.
Sep 9, 2010
Advocates say the women, who insist they suffered miscarriages, got caught up in Mexico's cultural wars over abortion.
Sep 9, 2010
The department issues a worldwide travel alert and cautions that 'the potential for further protests and demonstrations, which may turn violent, remains high.'
WASHINGTON The State Department on Thursday warned Americans abroad that a Florida church's plans to burn Korans on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks may set off violent demonstrations against Americans around the world,
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Sep 9, 2010
It's not clear who will be let go, but observers say it's likely to be Sarah Shourd. She, Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer were arrested in July 2009 after possibly straying into Iranian territory while hiking.
One of three Americans jailed in Iran last year after straying into Iranian territory during a hiking trip will be released from prison
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Sep 9, 2010
Iran said it will free one of three Americans jailed for more than a year on Saturday in a clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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Sep 9, 2010
A car explodes outside a busy market in Vladikavkaz. More than 100 people reportedly are injured. Top leaders condemn the bombing, calling it an act of terrorism.
A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a market in the southeastern Russian town of Vladikavkaz on Thursday, killing at least 16 and injuring more than 100, according to
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The driver attacked a market in North Ossetia. No one immediately claimed responsibility.
A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 15 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst terror attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.
Sep 9, 2010
A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's restive North Caucasus region on Thursday, killing at least nine and wounding more than 100 people, officials said.
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Sep 8, 2010
Nine are injured as they come under fire from a man in an Iraqi army uniform. The troops were part of a security detail for a U.S. commander meeting with Iraqi officers in Salahuddin province.
Two American soldiers were killed and nine were injured Tuesday when a man wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on them in an
Sep 8, 2010
Her comments reflect a striking shift in public comment by the Obama administration about the violence and come as U.S. officials weigh a large increase in aid to Mexico to help fight the cartels.
Mexico's violent drug cartels increasingly resemble an insurgency with the power to challenge the government's control of wide swaths of its own soil, Secretary of
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Sep 8, 2010
A crackdown on vulgarity drives fans away from Guo Degang, once a hero to ordinary Chinese for mixing puns and poetry and making fun of authority figures.
He's foulmouthed. He's subversive. He has no respect for authority. In a country where an insurgent spirit can land you behind bars, it made Guo Degang rich instead.
Sep 8, 2010
Than Shwe seeks Beijing's support for Myanmar's coming elections and its fight against border-area insurgents. Critics accuse China of propping up repressive regimes.
Once again, the head of a nation viewed as a pariah in the West had come to China to court favor, legitimacy and money, eliciting criticism that Beijing is coddling repressive regimes.
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Sep 8, 2010
Baghdad is buying American military gear and weapons, which have yet to arrive. U.S. forces must stay to train Iraqis on how to use them, Defense Minister Abdul Qader Obeidi says.
Some form of U.S. military presence will be needed in Iraq at least until 2016 to provide training, support and maintenance for the vast quantity of military equipment
Sep 8, 2010
The nation desperately needs road improvements, but farmers in Dhanaula say the project would benefit only rich people driving through. A new land acquisition bill could help the farmers' cause.
Three hundred farmers and shopkeepers blocked national highway 64 in Dhanaula for several hours on a recent weekday, protesting a planned upgrade they say threatens their farmland and economic
Sep 8, 2010
Advocates say the women, who insist they suffered miscarriages, got caught up in Mexico's cultural wars over abortion.
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