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India Thursday said it successfully test-fired a new missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as far as Beijing - announcing itself as a major "missile power."

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The United States says Sudan and South Sudan want to find a way to avoid "all-out war," following violence across their border. The two countries have been unable to resolve disputes over borders, oil and citizenship issues stemming from the south's independence last July.

Nuclear test carried out on 18 April 1953 at the Nevada test site.

The US has announced plans to ease some of the financial sanctions against Myanmar that will enable American NGOs to do charity work in the formerly military-ruled Southeast Asian nation.

At a rare joint meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, foreign and defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, reportedly moved toward an agreement on the alliance's future role in Afghanistan, and discussed improving their joint military ability to deal with 21st century challenges.

US will exert more pressure on Pakistan to curb the Al Qaeda-allied Haqqani network, amid a widely held belief that the insurgent group was behind the latest audacious attacks in Kabul over the weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

Foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council held an emergency meeting in Doha Tuesday to discuss a territorial dispute between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, which some believe could pose a threat to international security.

Amb. Susan Rice of the United States, presides over Security Council meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The latest talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program, held in Istanbul April 14, were viewed as productive by the participants.