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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The last five Chinese fishing boats at the center of a dangerous impasse between China and the Philippines have left a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, diffusing the standoff, officials said Saturday....

An initiative aimed at speeding up justice in magistrates' courts is leading to miscarriages of justice, defence lawyers tell the BBC.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Federal documents filed by a NASA fraud investigator indicate a former head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Catholic college in West Virginia where he works conspired for six years to misuse millions of grant dollars from the space agency for personal gain and the school's benefit....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia, federal health authorities said Friday....

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg takes his first pole position as he beats Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in Chinese GP qualifying.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- International envoy Kofi Annan warned Thursday that Syria is drifting toward full-blown civil war and blamed the failure of his peace plan primarily on President Bashar Assad's government. He urged the divided U.N. Security Council to threaten "consequences" if Assad doesn't stop the violence....

PARIS (AP) -- France on Wednesday warned that if Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't fully implement an international peace plan it will seek U.N. action under a provision that includes possible military action....

Briton's death in China probed by press

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's much-touted satellite launch ended in a nearly $1 billion failure, bringing humiliation to the country's new young leader and condemnation from a host of nations. The United Nations Security Council deplored the launch but stopped short of imposing new penalties in response....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's much-touted satellite launch ended in a nearly $1 billion failure, bringing humiliation to the country's new young leader and condemnation from a host of nations. The United Nations Security Council deplored the launch but stopped short of imposing new penalties in response....

CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A dozen Secret Service agents sent to Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama at an international summit have been relieved of duty because of allegations of misconduct....

CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A dozen Secret Service agents sent to Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama at an international summit have been relieved of duty because of allegations of misconduct....

The funeral of a soldier killed in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan takes place in Shropshire later.

Councils have called for more powers to tackle High Street takeaways, strip-clubs and bookies, which they say could damage economic growth.

Several US Secret Service agents in Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama are recalled amid allegations of misconduct.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- The body of a man suspected of gunning down a deputy and a locksmith when they tried to serve eviction papers was discovered Friday in the rubble of an apartment that was gutted by fire during a standoff with authorities....

GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) -- Michael Maloney was only a few days from retirement as chief of a small-town New Hampshire police department. After more than a quarter-century in law enforcement, he was eager to begin the next chapter of his life....

GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) -- Michael Maloney was only a few days from retirement as chief of a small-town New Hampshire police department. After more than a quarter-century in law enforcement, he was eager to begin the next chapter of his life....

Tornadoes hit a large swathe of the US Midwest, killing at least five people and causing extensive damage in an Oklahoma town overnight.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Federal documents filed by a NASA fraud investigator indicate a former head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Catholic college in West Virginia where he works conspired for six years to misuse millions of grant dollars from the space agency for personal gain and the school's benefit....