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A North Korean soldier takes a picture, as a U.S. soldier (C) and other South Korean soldiers (front R, L) stand guard, after a ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War on July 27, 1953, at the border villages of Panmunjom July 27...

A U.S. soldier checks an M88A1 armored recovery vehicle after it was loaded onto a train during a U.S. Army Preposition Stocks-4 drill at Camp Carroll in Chilgok, about 290 km (180 miles) southeast of Seoul, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak A U.S. Marine sniper takes aim during a street...

Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. rappel down from an army helicopter during an air assault training course at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, north of Seoul March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Marines from the U.S. Marine Corps take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint landing...

U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea participate in a military drill in Paju near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, north of Seoul May 22, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Lt. Col. James Holley (L) from Kansas stands at a Combined Battle Simulation Center for the annual joint...

South Korean and U.S. Marines participate in a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, about 180 km (112 miles) east of Seoul February 7, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft leads a formation of F/A-18C Hornet strike fighters and A/V-8B Harrier jets over the...

Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. rappel down from an army helicopter during an air assault training course at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, north of Seoul March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A U.S. Marine attends a winter military drill held with South Korean marines in...

A South Korean Marine prepares to throw a smoke grenade besides a U.S. Marine (C) during a street battle drill on urban terrain at the U.S. Army's Rodriguez Live Firing Range in Pocheon, about 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone...

A U.S. soldier is seen while escorting journalists at a guard post in the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul December 28, 2011. In the background is a huge North Korean flag hung at half-mast at North Korea's propaganda village...

Former nuclear negotiator joins Iran's presidential race By Marcus George DUBAI | Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:37am EDT (Reuters) - A former Iranian nuclear negotiator announced on Thursday he would run for president, the most moderate contender so far to bid to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a June...

HTC One review: An amazing screen but a baffling interface This beautifully designed handset matches the iPhone for build quality – but its hardware and software have their shortcomings Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 9 April 2013 08.21 BST HTC One: one of the few phones that can...

Quake hits near Iran's nuclear city Bushehr, 30 dead A file photo of Russian built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran. Photo: AFP By Yeganeh Torbati and Marcus George DUBAI | Tue Apr 9, 2013 11:43am EDT (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power...

North Korea 'preparing for fourth nuclear test' North Korea may be preparing a fourth nuclear test, according to officials in South Korea. The Punggye-ri nuclear test facility in North Korea Photo: AFP/Getty Images By Tom Phillips in Shanghai 3:56AM BST 08 Apr 2013 South Korea's...

North Korea seen readying for fourth nuclear test: report SEOUL | Sun Apr 7, 2013 8:54pm EDT (Reuters) - Activity in North Korea appears to show it is preparing for a fourth nuclear test, with movement at its atomic test site similar to events preceding earlier blasts, a newspaper reported...

U.S. lawmakers say China has failed to rein in North Korea By David Morgan WASHINGTON | Sun Apr 7, 2013 12:55pm EDT (Reuters) - China has failed to use its influence to stop North Korea's warlike rhetoric against the United States and U.S.-backed South Korea, despite an escalating crisis that...

Opposition holds big rally in Venezuelan capital By Diego Ore and Eyanir Chinea CARACAS | Sun Apr 7, 2013 5:32pm EDT (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters rallied in a staunchly pro-government part of the capital on Sunday, answering a call by their candidate...

Russia needs active civil society, Merkel tells Putin By Maria Sheahan and Alexei Anishchuk HANOVER, Germany | Sun Apr 7, 2013 4:44pm EDT (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany on Sunday to protests over his human rights and democracy record and a warning from German...

South Koreans look north through binoculars near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul April 7, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won North Korean defectors living in Seoul pray for peace and reunification of the divided Korean peninsula, during a...

North Korean soldiers work beside their military fences near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the North from South Korea, in this picture taken from an observation post of the South, just south of the DMZ in Paju, north of Seoul April 7, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won South Korean...

North Korean soldiers with military dogs take part in drills in an unknown location in this picture taken on April 6, 2013 and released by North Korea's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on April 7, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA A North Korean military dog bites a dummy of South Korean Defence...