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North Korea fired another short-range projectile into the sea Monday, a Seoul official said, in the country's latest weapons test made three days after it cancelled a plan to send cheerleaders to the upcoming Asian Games in the South. The...

A carload of burly nephews and grandsons greeted Martha and Alfredo Gonzalez when they stepped out of Havana's international airport into the blazing heat of an August afternoon. A round of embraces and the young men got down to business,...

An attempted military coup took place in the remote and mountainous nation of Lesotho on Saturday, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane said in an interview aired by South African broadcaster eNCA. "In my political life, it was not the first time...

Nicaraguan rescuers have saved 22 of at least 26 workers trapped in a mine collapse and were working Saturday to free the rest, officials said.Rosario Murillo, Nicaragua’s first lady, said 20 of the miners were freed late Friday, in addition...

US Secretary of State John Kerry says there is overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine.Mr Kerry called on Russia to take responsibility for the actions of the rebels, saying their...

Diplomats have agreed a four-month extension to the deadline for an agreement between Iran and world powers on Iran’s nuclear programme.The US says it will unblock $2.8bn in frozen Iranian funds, in return for Iran continuing to convert its...

A team of international observers say pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have limited their access to the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines plane.An OSCE spokesman said access to the site had been controlled by armed men, with one firing shots...

The US and EU have bolstered sanctions against Russia over its alleged support for separatists fighting in Ukraine.The US has targeted major banks including Gazprombank, defence firms and energy companies including Rosneft. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying...

British actor Dave Legeno, who played a villain in three of the Harry Potter films, has died while hiking in California’s Death Valley.Police say Legeno, 50, was found by another pair of hikers and that he appeared to have...

Are the same separatists accused of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 now looting, tampering with the evidence and stopping investigators from combing through the wreckage? Three days after the passenger plane plunged to the ground, criticism over the handling...