The test of a nuclear device on May 25 and the subsequent test missile-launches by North Korea have jolted the international community into universal condemnation of such flagrant violations of the relevant United Nations resolutions. Even China, North Korea’s traditional ally, has expressed unprecedented firm opposition to such violations and has joined the United Nations Security Council in its resolution condemning such violations.

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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon was denied permission to see Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reporters traveling with the secretary-general said Saturday.

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American sixth seed Andy Roddick ended Andy Murray’s hopes of winning Wimbledon after beating the British number one in four thrilling sets on Centre Court on Friday.

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The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras’ interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power.

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North Korea fired a pair of short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.

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The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot four people in less than a week near Gaffney, South Carolina.

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The odds of winning Saturday’s lottery for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson memorial may be long, judging from traffic to the Staples Center Web site Friday.

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Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.

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Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.

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While authorities do not yet know what killed Michael Jackson, the possibility that anesthetics — particularly the drug Diprivan — might be involved continues to swell with each new revelation.

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