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The U.S. defense secretary says there is no single way to destroy al-Qaida, but the killing of its leader Osama bin Laden has crippled the group.

South Korea and China are warning North Korea of consequences if it goes ahead with a third nuclear test.

At least 16 people have been killed and half a dozen residential structures badly damaged Thursday in a massive explosion in the central Syrian city of Hama, blamed on rebels, according to state-run news agency SANA.

The US authorities Thursday reiterated their warnings that the terror threat to Americans worldwide would increase with the first anniversary of the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden approaching.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) visits Chernobyl and addresses an event marking the 25th Anniversary of the nuclear disaster.

Bomb attacks targeted the Abuja and Kaduna offices of one of Nigeria’s most prominent newspapers Thursday, killing seven people and injuring many others. Another bombing late Thursday in Kaduna hit a residential neighborhood, injuring several people and damaging houses.

Flag of Libya's National Transitional Council at the United Nations in Vienna. Oct '2011.

US marines and Filipino troops Wednesday staged mock assault to retake a small island in Ulugan Bay on the western coast of the Philippines, not far from a real-life standoff between Manila and Beijing over the South China Sea island Huangyan.

Pakistan Wednesday successfully launched an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, days after India tested its 5,000-km range missile that can reach deep inside China and East Europe.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.