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North Korea Says It Will Release Jailed American

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Robert King, the U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights, arrives in Pyongyang on May 24. King raised the Eddie Jun case with North Korean officials during his visit.

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Iraqi Leader Reconsiders U.S. Troop Withdrawal

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Supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr march in front of two large Iraqi flags with the Arabic words "God is great," in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Thursday. Tens of thousands of Sadr's followers rallied to demand the U.S. military leave Iraq at the end of the year.

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In Pakistan, Doubts Persist Bin Laden Is Dead

We're on a crowded shopping street in Lahore, Pakistan, alongside the shrine to Data Ganj Baksh, one of the holiest places in the country. The shrine of a Muslim saint, it's a giant rectangle surrounded on all sides by giant white stone arches. This location was bombed last year. So we thought Thursday night, a very busy night at the shrine, would be a good night to ask people about what's happening in Pakistan.

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YEMEN: Fears of a humanitarian crisis as fighting intensifies

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Protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh started in the first week of February and have since intensified

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High Court Rules Calif. Must Cut Prison Population

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Inmates at California's Chino State Prison sit inside a metal cage in the hallway as they wait to be assigned permanent housing or for medical, mental health, counselor or other appointments.

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Missouri City Reeling In Twister's Wake

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Peace and solidarity only possible when there is cultural diversity, Ban stresses

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Uzbekistan supports India's bid for permanent UNSC seat

India's bid to get a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has got another boost after Uzbekistan assured of full support.

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Innovation Awards Inspire Solutions to Global Problems

IBM has awarded universities worldwide for developing real-world solutions to urban problems like education, transportation and health care. With the awards, professors have the chance to teach classes that expose students to Watson-like technologies and encourage innovation from students.

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Fordham University students Abhishek Mehra, left, and Allison Murray, right, with Professor R.P. Raghupathi, center, who won an IBM Smarter Planet Faculty Award for helping students design high-tech solutions to global problems.

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Boeing: WTO Affirms Landmark Decision That European Subsidies To Airbus Are Illegal

-- Illegal European launch aid and non-launch aid subsidies must end

The World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body today confirmed that Airbus received $18 billion in illegal “launch aid” and other subsidies from European governments.