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North Korea could reach U.S. with nuclear arms: Pentagon A North Korean nuclear plant is seen before demolishing a cooling tower (R) in Yongbyon, in this photo taken June 27, 2008 and released by Kyodo. Credit: Reuters/Kyodo By David Alexander WASHINGTON | Thu May 2, 2013 10:20pm EDT...

More than 60 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan's Darfur KHARTOUM | Thu May 2, 2013 9:45am EDT (Reuters) - More than 60 miners were killed this week in Sudan's Darfur region when the gold mine they were working in collapsed, a police spokesman said on Thursday. Ahmed Amr said fighting...

Myanmar forces restore order after latest anti-Muslim violence By Jared Ferrie KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar | Wed May 1, 2013 8:24am EDT (Reuters) - Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed...

Everest climbers abandon ascent after attack by scores of angry Sherpas Jon Griffith, who had to flee with two companions as 'years of frustration' boiled over, feared 'mob' would stone them to death Ed Douglas The Guardian, Tuesday 30 April 2013 19.59 BST Everest base camp showing the...

North Korea to build replica of Big Ben in Pyongyang theme park North Koreans are to be given a taste of London life with a replica of Big Ben reportedly being erected in the country's capital. A replica of Big Ben is reportedly being erected in the North Korea capital Pyongyang Photo...

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North Korea says detained American tourist to face trial By Jane Chung SEOUL | Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:54am EDT (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday a Korean-American tourist, jailed by the reclusive state since late last year, will face trial for "committing crimes" against the North, a move...

Canada train plot suspect traveled to Iran: U.S. officials By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:16pm EDT (Reuters) - Investigators believe one of two suspects charged in Canada with plotting to blow up a railroad track carrying passenger trains traveled to Iran within the past...

Dozens rescued, hundreds missing, as Bangladesh toll tops 270 By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA | Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:16am EDT (Reuters) - The search for survivors from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident stretched into a third day on Friday, with the death toll rising to 273 after the...

People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj People rescue a garment worker who was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30...

People mourn for their relatives, who are trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj Crowds gather at the collapsed Rana Plaza building as people rescue garment workers trapped in the rubble...

Bangladesh factory building collapse kills over 70, injures hundreds People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj DHAKA | Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:40am EDT (Reuters)...

Police: 2 arrested in Canada terror plot By Charmaine Noronha, Tuesday, April 23, 9:59 AM A Via Rail passenger train pulls into Dorval Station in Montreal. Two men have been charged with a plot to derail a train in Toronto. Photograph: Shaun Best/Reuters TORONTO — Two men were arrested and...

Police smash 'bomb vest' kidnap ring Police have arrested members of a criminal gang that used high-class prostitutes to lure businessmen to bogus meetings then held them to ransom strapped into fake bomb vests. The kidnappers used fake bomb vests which they said were loaded with...

Insight: Battered by war, Syrian army creates its own replacement Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad commemorate the 67th anniversary of independence to mark the day French colonialists left in 1946, at an undisclosed location, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's...

Indian police arrest suspect for rape of 5-year-old as anger builds Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:24am A five-year-old rape victim is moved to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital from Swami Dayanand hospital for treatment in New Delhi April 19, 2013. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI...

Greek farm staff 'shoot unpaid strawberry pickers' At least 27 migrant workers have been shot and wounded at a strawberry farm in Greece after demanding unpaid wages from their employers, according to police. Bangladeshi worker Mohamed (C), 25, is helped by colleagues into a tent in the...

In jail eight months, Gaddafi spy chief hasn't seen lawyer: HRW By Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI | Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:03pm EDT (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, jailed in Libya for eight months, has not seen a lawyer or been told what charges he faces, Human Rights...

EU set to lift Myanmar sanctions, except on arms By Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS | Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:17pm EDT (Reuters) - The European Union is expected to lift all sanctions on Myanmar next week, except for an arms embargo, in recognition of the "remarkable process of reform"...

France tops EU DNA tests for horsemeat in beef By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS | Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:48am EDT (Reuters) - France found more cases of illegal horsemeat in beef products than any other European Union country, results of official DNA tests ordered in the wake of the scandal showed...