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- North Korea says Kim Jong-il's son spearheaded past nuke testing
North Korea's claim on Friday adds to a growing portrayal of late leader Kim Jong-il's son as a confident military commander.
- Costa Concordia owners deny knowing about captain's near-shore salutes
A Costa Concordia executive distanced the company from the practice of near-shore salutes. Costa has suspended Capt. Schettino and declared itself an injured party in the tragic cruise ship sinking.
- Top Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies from injuries after accident
Ahead of the 2014 Olympic games, Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died on Thursday from injuries sustained in a training accident in Utah last week, a family spokeswoman said.
- Hitler lair to become tourist spot in Poland
The Hitler lair, also known as the 'Wolf's Lair,' was the site of an assassination attempt on the Nazi leader by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
- Jude Law gets about $200,000 in phone hacking settlement from Murdoch
In the 15 settlements whose financial terms were made public, amounts generally ran into the tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims against the now-shuttered News of the World tabloid and its sister paper, The Sun.
- Costa Concordia owner offers refunds, but gets low marks for response
Costa Concordia survivors will get full refunds, plus travel and lodging costs covered. But Costa Concordia owner Carnival Corp. faces criticism for its handling of the tragedy.
- Peace Corps Honduras: Why are all the US volunteers leaving?
Peace Corps Honduras: The 158 Peace Crops volunteers have been ordered out of Honduras. There's also a freeze on new Peace Corps volunteers going to Guatemala and El Salvador.
- Nadal, Federer, Wozniacki all advance at Australian Open
Roger Federer didn't have to play to advance, while Rafael Nadal and women's No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had short matches to move on.
- Costa Concordia's tale of two captains: the 'hero' and the 'coward'
Italy is enthralled by two captains involved with the Costa Concordia. Coast Guard Capt. Gregorio De Falco is a hero to many. Capt. Francesco Schettino, not so much.
- Costa Concordia cruise ship death toll at 11
Captain Francesco Schettino has been allowed to leave jail but is under house arrest, blamed by his employer for risking thousands of lives and half a billion dollars of ship in a reckless display of bravado.
- Syria ready to let monitors stay, rebel commander calls for help from UN
Damascus opposes broadening the scope of the Arab League observer mission, the source at the League said, but would accept a one-month extension of its mandate which expires on Thursday.
- Revolution possible if democracy wasn't embraced, Russian presidential candidate says
Mikhail Prokhorov is challenging current Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin for the presidency in March.
- Two more victims found as rescuers blow holes in Italian cruise ship
Two more victims were found aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the death toll to 11. The hunt for survivors aboard the cruise ship of Italy continues.
- Concordia cruise ship captain left ship, ordered to go back
Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was ordered out of a life raft and told to get back on the sinking cruise ship, according to a transcript of a Coast Guard radio exchange
- Two rescued alive aboard cruise ship off coast of Italy
A couple was found alive Saturday aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Italy. The captain of the cruise ship was arrested Saturday in Italy.
- Cruise ship aground: Search for missing off coast of Italy
Cruise ship aground: At least three died and some 50 people are missing after the Italian Costa Concordia cruise ship hit a sandbar Friday night off Tuscany, Italy.
- Obama's Iran policy shifted from outreach to pressure and sanctions
Obama intended to go the extra mile on engagement, his aides said, so if the gambit failed, allies and adversaries alike could not point the finger at the United States as the 'bad guy.' Instead, they would rally behind the effort to pressure Iran.
- US restoring full ties to Myanmar in 'substantial step forward'
The US said on Friday it would restore full ties with Myanmar after President Obama called the release of hundreds of prisoners a 'substantial step forward' in the Southeast Asian country's democratic reforms.
- Van der Sloot gets 28 years in murder case
The court also ordered Van der Sloot to pay $75,000 in reparations to the family of the victim.
- Court convenes to sentence Van der Sloot for murder
Prosecutors have asked for a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder and theft in the killing of Stephany Flores.