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• SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
  North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
  May 18, 2013 11:25 am
• Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
  Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.
  May 18, 2013 11:24 am
• Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM
  Gunmen on Saturday abducted the elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign minister, the official's office said, in the latest kidnapping targeting family members of figures in President Bashar Assad's regime.
  May 18, 2013 11:22 am

• Gunmen kill 9 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
  May 18, 2013 11:21 am
• Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
  May 18, 2013 11:20 am
• Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
  May 18, 2013 11:14 am
• Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
  May 18, 2013 10:52 am
• Cayman Islands ex-premier denies new allegations
  May 18, 2013 10:45 am
• Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine
  May 18, 2013 10:39 am
• A Native American tale with international pedigree
  May 18, 2013 10:24 am