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China warns North Korea about rocket test plansNorth Korea, a longtime Chinese ally, plans to launch a long-range rocket later this month, raising tensions with the US and South Korea.聽
Italy votes in center-left primary, moves closer to choosing next prime ministerThe next general election in Italy, in the spring, will determine who will lead the country as it struggles to recover from recession and high unemployment. On Sunday, Italy held a primary runoff for center-left candidates.
Could China overtake US as global trader?A special report by the Associated Press examines聽China's influence with its trading partners over three decades, and how business, politics, and daily life are changing with China's rise as a global player.
Blocked by Islamist crowds, Egypt's top court suspends workSupporters of President Morsi prevented judges Sunday from entering the courthouse where they were set to rule on the legitimacy of a disputed constitutional assembly.
Tunnel collapses in Japan, at least seven still missingAbout 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a highway tunnel on the main road linking聽Tokyo聽with central Japan on Sunday.
Suicide bombers attack US base in Afghanistan for hoursThe Taliban attackers and at least five Afghans were killed at the air base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.聽
North Korea rocket preparations: Could it be a bluff?There are questions about whether聽North聽Korean scientists have corrected whatever caused the embarrassing crackup of its last rocket shortly after liftoff in April, and whether Pyongyang is willing to risk another failure 鈥� along with UN condemnation and more sanctions.
Day after UN Palestine statehood vote, Israel set to expand settlementsDefying a UN vote that boosted Palestinian status in the UN, Israel聽plans to build thousands of new homes for its settlers in West Bank and East聽Jerusalem.
U.N. votes to upgrade Palestine's statusIn a vote at the United Nations in New York on Thursday, the body granted Palestine the title of "non-member observer state". Palestinians celebrated the outcome, while the United States and Israel denounced it.聽
Syria: Internet shut down by governmentSyria's Internet shutdown is unprecedented in the conflict, though Damascus has partially cut off access several times over the past 20 months.
British press needs regulator, says phone-hacking inquiryLord Leveson concludes today a yearlong inquiry into the practices of the British press, including tabloids accused of illegal phone hacking.
Chinese officials will board, seize ships in disputed watersBeginning January 1, Chinese police will board and seize control of foreign ships which enter waters that are the center of a territorial dispute between multiple Asian nations.
Myanmar riot police descend on copper mine protestersDemonstrators in northwest Myanmar faced water cannons and tear gas on Thursday while protesting a copper mine expansion that will displace villagers. Protests over land disputes have become more common with the country's liberalization.
Disney, Wal-Mart, ENYCE clothing found in burned Bangladesh factoryThe garment factory in Bangladesh where 112 people were killed in a fire over the weekend was used by a host of major U.S. and European retailers, an Associated Press reporter discovered Wednesday.
Eight sentenced to death in Egypt over prophet filmThe case was seen as largely symbolic because the defendants, most of whom live in the United States, are all outside聽Egypt聽and are thus unlikely to ever face the聽sentence.
China on passports: Nothing here to see, folks'The aim of China's聽new electronic passports is to strengthen its technological abilities and make it convenient for Chinese citizens to enter or leave the country,' said China's Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Egypt to vote on new constitution in effort to avert Morsi crisisThe head of the assembly drafting Egypt's new constitution said the final draft should be finished on Wednesday. The new constitution would聽override Morsi's extended powers decree.
Race is on to find rebel prime minister for SyriaA transitional government is crucial to win Arab and Western support for the revolt against Assad, and would bolster the opposition as a democratic alternative to decades of autocratic rule in Syria.
Gaza thanks Iran for help with IsraelDuring the recent fighting, Gaza militants fired Iranian-made missiles into Israel. Now Gazans have put posters up around Gaza City to thank Iran.
Was Yasser Arafat poisoned?Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in 2004, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. Samples were taken from Arafat's corpse on Tuesday; investigators hope to determine whether he was poisoned by spring 2013.聽
