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South Korea, Japan, the United Nations and the U.S. believe that North Korea intends to develop ballistic missile tests and have roundly condemned Pyongyang’s program.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir ordered his forces to withdraw from the town of Heglig on Friday, even though he still believes the oil field is property of South Sudan.

Syria and the United Nations signed an agreement Thursday on terms for hundreds of observers to monitor a ceasefire.

The Arab League called an emergency meeting on Thursday over the quickly escalating violence between Sudan and South Sudan.

Top military officials told Congress that they are readying contingency plans for Syria but remain committed to pursuing diplomatic solutions over a military intervention.

The military junta that seized control of Guinea-Bissau last week said on Thursday that they will hand power to civilian government in two years.

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that 300 unarmed monitors need to be deployed to Syria immediately to protect the fragile ceasefire plan. France thinks up to 400 needs to be sent.

More Americans than expected filed for jobless benefits last week, which also happens to coincide with the April payroll employment survey week, echoing the International Monetary Fund's view that job creation this year and next will be modest at best.

UN probe panel is investigating the allegations that China has provided long range ballistic missile technology to North Korea, according to an AFP report quoting a defense magazine. According to the allegations North Korea's new missile launcher is based on Chinese missile technology, report said.Military analysts of IHS Jane's magazine tipped-off the United Nation's panel of experts about a possible transfer of either technology or the missile itself, from China to North Korea.

The head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Alicia Barcena suggested Wednesday that Mexico’s 2012 GDP growth could be higher than expected due to the pace of recovery in the United States and Mexico’s open economic policies relative to other countries in the region.

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced he will 'liberate' South Sudan during a political rally Wednesday as clashes along the border intensify.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said nine civilians were killed Tuesday, adding that the shelling of urban areas by government forces appears to be spreading to more towns and cities.

The 50-ton, 20-meter Agni V rocket -- also known as the “China Killer” by Indian media -- could conceivably reach any target in Asia and even parts of Eastern Europe.

Asma al-Assad is the intended target of a video and accompanying petition urging her to stand up to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and stop being a bystander in the ongoing massacre of rebels across the country.

Cakes filled with edible insects in various attractive shapes were on display at the University of Wageningen, Netherlands, on Monday to promote the idea of having insects to meet the needs of protein-rich diet for a rising population.

Asian stock markets surged Wednesday, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight as stronger International Monetary Fund (IMF) global forecast and falling Spanish bond yields buoyed sentiment.

Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim group, making it a natural ally of Shia-dominated Iran and Assad, who is an Alawaite, a Shia offshoot.

''The tests are about trying to create equality with China rather than trying to outdo it,'' an analyst at the New Delhi-based National Maritime Foundation, said, in a published report.

Continued shelling in the former rebel stronghold of Homs and the southern town Busra al-Harir killed two civilians and wounded dozens more.

Cancellation of the bilateral agreement may also lead to North Korea seeking to conduct a third nuclear test.