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India tests missile that can reach ChinaThe successful test launch of India's Agni-V missile means that India now has a long-range missile that can reach China's population centers, giving it a new level of deterrence.
North Korea declares food-for-nukes deal overCiting the United States' postponement of delivery of food aid, North Korea says that it is no longer obligated to hold off on nuclear development.
All parties make contingency plans as Syria's cease-fire wobblesThe US envoy to the UN warned that a monitor mission could be curtailed, while rebel fighters amassed weapons in preparation for a renewal of fighting.
Anders Breivik trial gets underway in Norway as defendant claims self-defenseAnders Breivik admitted to July 2011 attacks in Norway that killed more than 70 people, but did not take criminal responsibility for them.
- High stakes for Iran nuclear talks
This weekend is seen as Tehran's best opportunity to make concessions on the Iran nuclear program if it is has any intention of doing so.
Syria cease-fire takes hold, but could be tested by Friday protestsAlthough the Syrian regime flouted a deadline earlier this week, it seems to be abiding by the UN cease-fire that went into effect today.
- Sudan says talks off as border fighting with S. Sudan worsens
Khartoum mobilized its military after Sudan's attack Monday and South Sudan's counterattack Tuesday. The fighting could threaten the region's oil production, a Sudanese official predicts.
China, Philippines dispute raises tensions in South China SeaWith tensions between China and its neighbors over the South China Sea already high, any disagreement runs the risk of becoming militarized.
Ready for blastoff: North Korea says rocket is set to goAfter weeks of preparation, as well as warnings and condemnation from the international community, North Korea is ready to launch a long-range rocket.
Reports: North Korea planning a new nuclear testThe threat of such a test, coming amid plans to test a controversial rocket this week, is seen as an effort by North Korea to extort more aid from the international community.
Arms dealer Viktor Bout, blamed for arming Al Qaeda, receives 25 years in prisonAn angry Moscow has vowed to repatriate Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout, whom a US court convicted of conspiring to kill American citizens.
9/11 trial to resume at Guantánamo, ending quest for civilian trialThe Pentagon yesterday authorized five 9/11 suspects, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to be tried in a military commission on the US base in Guantánamo Bay.
Deadly blast at Somali theater mars Mogadishu's budding peaceAt least 10 people were killed in a suicide bombing at Somalia's national theater in Mogadishu. The capital of the wartorn country had been experiencing a revival of sorts.
France arrests 10 suspected militants in latest post-Toulouse raidsWhile President Nicolas Sarkozy denies the crackdown on alleged Islamist militants in France has anything to do with last month's shootings in Toulouse, today's raids were the second series since the incident.
- US tightens screws on Pakistan with $10 million bounty
Yesterday the US announced a $10 million bounty for Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the leader of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba who lives openly in Pakistan.
Syria 'friends' to pay salaries of rebels fighting AssadSaudi Arabia and other Gulf nations are setting up a fund to pay members of the Free Syrian Army as part of a larger international commitment.
Israeli efforts to defuse 'Land Day' tensions fail as clashes erupt at checkpointSome Palestinian protesters threw rocks at Israeli soldiers amid Land Day commemorations of the 1976 killing of six Palestinian citizens of Israel. Israeli forces responded with tear gas.
Report: North Korea gassing up rocket, imperiling diplomacyA Japanese newspaper report that North Korea has begun fueling a rocket for a launch next month comes after similar reports of preparations.
Syria violence raises concerns Assad is only buying time with UN cease-fire dealThe day after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly agreed to UN envoy Kofi Annan's cease-fire plan, fighting continued in several cities.
Reports: Afghan soldiers complicit in a suicide plot against their own governmentThe alleged discovery of nearly a dozen suicide vests at the Afghan Ministry of Defense deepens concerns about the loyalty of Afghan security forces, which have already killed 16 coalition troops this year.
