South Koreans in Seoul watch news of the launch. (AP)
North Korea fires long-range rocket
In a major advance for the nation’s weapons program, North Korea successfully fires into orbit a long-range rocket carrying a satellite, an outside aerospace monitoring organization said.
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'Italy needs a Berlusconi comeback like it needs a hole in its head'
Leon E. Panetta arrives in Kabul to assess U.S. pullout pace
Obama administration is weighing how quickly to draw out the 68,000 troops that remain in Afghanistan.
Obama administration formally recognizes Syrian opposition group
Move is an effort to speed up the downfall of Assad and the formation of a new government.
Islamists’ brutality grows in Mali
Forced marriages, amputations and other abuses are on the rise in the northern region seized this spring.
U.S. inspectors find Afghan anti-
corruption efforts ‘deeply troubling’
Report cites bypasses to programs intended to rein in corruption and provide for good governance.
Justice Department outlines HSBC transactions with drug traffickers
British bank pays record $1.9B to settle charges it laundered drug cash and violated U.S. sanctions.
Morsi’s supporters, foes hold rival rallies near presidential palace
Backers and opponents of Egypt’s president rally ahead of Saturday’s vote on a new constitution.
Venezuelan VP says Hugo Chavez recovering after successful operation
Venezuelan president underwent a successful cancer operation in Cuba, his vice president said.
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Latest Headlines
- China revokes title of new Catholic bishop in Shanghai in fresh challenge to Vatican authority
- US backs new Syrian opposition as international conference convenes to support it
- Pope Tweets: 'Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter...'
- Ousted Madagascar president not to run in next vote; bloc to ask current leader not to run
- Italy's borrowing costs drop as it sells 6.5B euros in 1-year bonds despite political upheaval
- French parliament drops law making it a crime to help illegal immigrants
- Iraqi officials say al-Qaida inmate attempts suicide bombing inside his prison cell
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Broadening Syrian war
Gains by rebels come as the European Union denounces the conflict, which activists say has killed more than 40,000.
Images from around the world
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Life and war in Afghanistan
Scenes of daily struggle in war-torn nation as coalition forces attempt to shift duties to Afghan troops.
Protests roil Egypt
Riot police beef up security as supporters and opponents of President Morsi clash in Cairo.
Spain’s austerity crisis
The number of people registered as unemployed edges up toward 5 million as the recession shows few signs of abating.
Typhoon Bopha strikes Philippines
Bopha unleashes heavy rains, winds on the southern Philippines, killing over 300 people.
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Conflict brewing in Mali
This former French colony nestled in the Sahara Desert could become a key place for next war on terrorism.
War in Syria
As battles between the government and the opposition rage on, fears of a regional war grow.
Hungarians rally against far-right politician’s list
Civic groups gather in Budapest to protest lawmaker’s call to screen Jews for security risks.
Living poor in Saudi Arabia
In a country with vast oil wealth and lavish royal spending, an estimated quarter of Saudis live in poverty.
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Tunnels between Gaza and Egypt are back in business
Primary commerce of Rafah, Egypt, focuses on tunnel network that circumvents the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
Mexico’s new president is sworn in
Enrique Peña Nieto takes the oath of office, while protests against him go on outside.
In Mali, musicians flee south
Radical Islamists have driven artists from northern Mali, where playing music can bring beatings, and even prison time.
Strife in Congo
Hundreds of rebel fighters have pulled out of Congo’s city of Goma, raising hopes for negotiations to end the insurgency.
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Africa
- US backs new Syrian opposition as international conference convenes to support it
- Ousted Madagascar president not to run in next vote; bloc to ask current leader not to run
- South Africa opens new investigation into 1986 plane crash that killed Mozambique's president
- Mali's prime minister resigns under duress, after being arrested by junta
Middle East
- Iraqi officials say al-Qaida inmate attempts suicide bombing inside his prison cell
- Vandals spray-paint hate graffiti on wall of Greek Orthodox church in Jerusalem
- Iran indicts 18 unnamed American officials and ex-officials for 'crimes against Iran'
- Egyptians abroad vote as Islamist government moves ahead on constitution referendum
Europe
- French parliament drops law making it a crime to help illegal immigrants
- Tolerant Amsterdam to ban smoking marijuana in school
- Britain to unveil findings of probe into police, army role in 1989 killing of Belfast lawyer
- Ruby, Moroccan teen at center of Berlusconi's pay-for-sex trial, turns up in Mexico
The Americas
- Panetta: Obama to decide soon on US troop presence in Afghanistan after 2014
- Colombia's Congress passes military reform law against objections of human rights groups
- Venezuelan VP says Hugo Chavez recovering after successful operation
- Honduras congress OKs referendum on police cleanup amid tension between president, judiciary
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