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Could North Korea be planning multiple nuclear tests?North Korea says it plans 'higher level' test as part of its military deterrent in its confrontation with the United States. South Korea says that's code for multiple nuclear tests.
Israel implies it was behind last week's airstrike in Syria, but little else is clearAs fresh details emerge about the suspected Israeli airstrike in Syria last week, key facts – like what the strike targeted – remain muddled.
Syria's regime and rebels each try to use Israeli airstrike to their advantageThe Assad regime says the attack underscores the need for unity. The opposition has contrasted the regime's lack of response with its relentless attacks on its own people.
The French are winning handily in MaliEnough with the facile Vietnam and Afghanistan analogies.
German visit offers Egypt's Morsi no relief from mounting pressuresMorsi visited with a business delegation in hopes of boosting economic ties. But Germany issued a travel warning about Egypt, and Chancellor Merkel said nothing about loan forgiveness.
France rolls north in Mali, but daunting second phase loomsFrench troops entered the once Islamist-occupied city of Kidal today without opposition. But dealing with Islamist guerrillas and placating secular Taureg rebels will likely prove more difficult.- Egypt shudders, with leadership nowhere in sightWhen the head of Egypt's military starts darkly warning of state collapse, it's time to worry.
Mali: French bring the troops, world now bringing the fundsInternational donors have pledged $455.53 million for an international campaign tackling Islamist militants in Mali.
Egypt opposition cool to Morsi's offer of talks amid state of emergencyEgypt's opposition leaders say talks with President Mohamed Morsi about weekend unrest are pointless unless they also address fundamental issues that leave Egypt prone to instability.
After threatening the US, North Korea turns its ire on South KoreaNorth Korea reacted to the UN Security Council's unanimous vote to condemn the North's recent satellite launch by announcing that it would now take 'strong physical countermeasures against' the South.
North Korea threatens new nuclear test 'aimed' at USNorth Korea reacted to the UN Security Council's unanimous vote to condemn the North's recent satellite launch by announcing that it would soon carry out its third nuclear test.
Russia denies evacuation of 77 citizens from Syria is beginning of the endRussia's actions regarding its citizens in Syria have been under close watch in the West, in hopes that it might signal an about-face from Syria's biggest foreign backer.
Algeria defends hardline response to hostage crisisAlgeria's prime minister says quick intervention was 'the only way possible' to end the standoff, but some foreign governments said they should have been more closely consulted about rescue plans.
After deaths and escapes, Algeria hostage crisis still not overIslamist militants have taken gas plant workers from at least ten countries - including the United States - hostage in the Saharan desert.
Algerian hostage crisis heightens as scores are reported deadAccording to Algerian news sources, some 30 Algerians and 15 foreigners have escaped the natural gas field, and another 35 hostages have reportedly died in an airstrike.
Tahrir, the saddest square in the world?Some days it feels like it. The reporter takes a walk through Tahrir Square, the heart of the 2011 uprising against Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.
Trouble at the line: Another soldier killed in India-Pakistan sparringA Pakistani soldier was shot dead yesterday along the disputed Line of Control in Kashmir, making the past 10 days the deadliest period of cross border fighting in nearly a decade.
Mali rebel fighters better prepared than first thought: French officialsInitial French estimates of a brief conflict may be revised as militants are not breaking quickly, French airstrikes continue, and more French troops are on the way.
Mali Islamists threaten to retaliate 'at the heart of France'France committed its forces to a military intervention in Mali to stop the Islamists' advance toward Bamako. Today, they threatened payback.
Mostly forgotten, Egyptian trial of US NGO workers drags onSam LaHood and most of the other Americans accused of running illegal nongovernmental organizations fled the country last year. But 14 Egyptians and one American continue to face jail.
