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S. Korea Rejects Int’l Mediation in Island Dispute with Japan

South Korea has dismissed a proposal by Japan to take a long-running dispute over a group of islands to the International Court of Justice.

Syrians Work to Restore Services Amid War

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Residents in northern Syria are trying to carry...

Obama Warns Syria on Chemical Weapons, Calls for Assad to Step Down

President Barack Obama on Monday again called for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying that any movement or use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government would change America's stance toward Syria.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Dies

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57 after months of speculation about his health.