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Police fortify Mogadishu HQ after rebel raid in heart of Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali police are fortifying their headquarters in Mongadishu after Islamic insurgents attacked the facility in the heart of capital on Thursday. Police officer Dalmar Mohamed ...

UN suspending aid ships to Myanmar after junta seizes material

BANGKOK, Thailand - The UN says it is suspending further aid shipments to Myanmar because it is being seized by the ruling military junta. Paul Risley, a spokesman for the World Food Program, says ...

US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of "al-Qaida in Iraq" was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mos...

US military denies Iraq claims of al-Qaida leader's arrest

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says the leader "of al-Qaida in Iraq" has not been captured - despite a claim by the Iraqi government. U.S. military spokeswoman Maj. Peggy Kageleiry says "neither coali...

Shiite gunmen seize control of Beirut neighbourhoods, 11 killed

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighbourhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday, in street battles that left 11 dead, security ...

Villagers in India kill leopard after park staff fail to catch it, says forest official

LUCKNOW, India - A forest official says irate villagers in north India chased, shot and burned a four-year-old leopard after it strayed into their area from a nearby tiger reserve. They complained ...

Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo

DALLAS - A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity has celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. Jenny's caretakers ...

Russian tanks take part in Red Square parade for 1st time since Soviet collapse

MOSCOW - Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating Russia's growing ...

Aid group says NKoreans dying of starvation, warns of massive famine

SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday. The food situation was as...

UN blasts Myanmar for visa policy on aid workers

YANGON, Myanmar - The United Nations blasted Myanmar's military junta on Friday, calling its refusal to let in foreign aid workers "unprecedented" as survivors of a devastating cyclone waited for food...