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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...
Cross-border attacks by Palestinians test Israel’s quick-retaliation policy
JERUSALEM — A recent spate of cross-border and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip — the worst in a year — is testing the resolve of Israel's...
Corruption in Afghanistan isn’t limited to Afghans, U.S. official says
KABUL — About three-fourths of the ongoing corruption investigations led by U.S. oversight officials in Afghanistan are targeting suspects who aren't Afghan nationals, the top U.S. investigator in Afghanistan said Tuesday in Kabul...
Iraqis revel in period of relative quiet
BAGHDAD — From the rickety upper deck of the small tour boat...