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China remains passive as Korean standoff escalates
BEIJING — South Korea warned Friday that it will order airstrikes if North Korea again launches artillery at the South, raising its military posture as Pyongyang reportedly deployed new rockets capable of hitting the South Korean capital...
Disney signs deal to build theme park in Shanghai
BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. signed an agreement with a Shanghai government company Friday to build a long-awaited theme park in the commercial capital of China, both parties said...
Iraqis revel in period of relative quiet
BAGHDAD — From the rickety upper deck of the small tour boat...
S.C. Senator forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican...
At least 475 escape Afghanistan prison
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 475 inmates, many of them Islamic insurgents, escaped overnight from the main prison in the southern city of Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban movement, authorities said...
Commander in Iraq discusses how timeline to withdraw troops could change
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — As the commander of U.S. ground forces...
Afghan leader urges coalition troops to curb civilian deaths
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
At least 100 dead in Baghdad car bombings
BAGHDAD — Insurgents detonated five car bombs in Baghdad...
Clinton warns China, others over Internet restrictions
WASHINGTON — In a new warning to China, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...
Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a popular draw whenever...
