Rival Koreas restart talks, pull back from brink _ for now
By ERIC TALMADGE and FOSTER KLUG For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and on Sunday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily…
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The Latest on Koreas: N. Korea says ready for ‘all-out war’
The latest on the tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local):9 a.m. North Korea says it’s ready for an “all-out war” against South Korea as a 5:30 p.m. (0830…
Showdown brews over Sri Lankan civil war inquiry
By KATY DAIGLE British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, talks with other leaders during a retreat at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, Nov.…
ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS ATTACK TIMBUKTU IN NORTH MALI
By BABA AHMED and RUKMINI CALLIMACH FILE In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, a Malian soldier walks in Gao, northern Mali. Timbuktu has been hit by a prolonged battle…