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BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities have punished 20 officials and former village leaders after the community in southern China engaged in mass protests over land disputes that drove out local officials....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea sharply escalated the rhetoric against its southern rival, claiming it will soon conduct "special actions" that would reduce South Korea's conservative government to ashes within minutes....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea sharply escalated the rhetoric against its southern rival, claiming it will soon conduct "special actions" that would reduce South Korea's conservative government to ashes within minutes....

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Looking across a sea of young workers perched behind rows of buzzing sewing machines, factory owner Myint Soe has one main hope for Monday's suspension of European sanctions on Myanmar - the restoration of some of the 80,000 garment industry jobs lost here over the past 10 years....

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Looking across a sea of young workers perched behind rows of buzzing sewing machines, factory owner Myint Soe has one main hope for Monday's suspension of European sanctions on Myanmar - the restoration of some of the 80,000 garment industry jobs lost here over the past 10 years....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- At least six people were killed in an early morning suicide attack Wednesday in the Afghan capital, hours after a surprise visit to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama, government officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was a response to Obama's visit....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia further backed away from its support of Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday, saying his government bears the main responsibility for the violence in the country and calling for a full investigation into its role in the deaths of more than 100 civilians in Houla....

LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- The European Union on Monday banned the sale of luxury goods and products to Syria that can have military as well as civilian uses as the U.N. political chief demanded that the Syrian government stop using heavy weapons and comply with a cease-fire....

LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- The European Union on Monday banned the sale of luxury goods and products to Syria that can have military as well as civilian uses as the U.N. political chief demanded that the Syrian government stop using heavy weapons and comply with a cease-fire....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's military warned Monday of imminent "special actions" that would reduce South Korea's conservative government to ashes within minutes, sharply escalating the rhetoric against its southern rival....

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces overran a mountain enclave near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday, seizing the territory back from rebels as a serious escalation in violence signaled both sides are using more powerful weapons....

CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian authorities have denied permission to eight American nonprofit groups to operate locally, including a center headed by former President Jimmy Carter that monitors elections, a ministry official said Monday....

FRANKFURT (AP) -- European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says the bank is staying with its forecast for a gradual economic recovery this year in the 17 countries that use the euro....

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Officials from the European Central Bank are pushing back against calls from the United States and the International Monetary Fund to offer more support to the struggling economies of the 17 countries that use the euro and indebted governments....

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Officials from the European Central Bank are pushing back against calls from the United States and the International Monetary Fund to offer more support to the struggling economies of the 17 countries that use the euro and indebted governments....

LONDON (AP) -- The son of Robin Gibb says the Bee Gees star has beaten the odds by waking from a coma just days after doctors said he may not survive....

LONDON (AP) -- The son of Robin Gibb says the Bee Gees star has beaten the odds by waking from a coma just days after doctors said he may not survive....

RUBKONA, South Sudan (AP) -- Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oil field in South Sudan on Monday, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery, elevating the risk of all-out war between the two old enemies....

RUBKONA, South Sudan (AP) -- Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oil field in South Sudan on Monday, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery, elevating the risk of all-out war between the two old enemies....

RUBKONA, South Sudan (AP) -- Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oil field in South Sudan on Monday, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery, elevating the risk of all-out war between the two old enemies....