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N. Korea declares 'state of war' with South
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea declared it had entered into a "state of war" with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington that any provocation would swiftly escalate into an all-out nuclear conflict.
March 30, 2013, 6:10 pm
Zumba teacher guilty plea to prostitution
Prosecutors will recommend a jail sentence of 10 months for a US Zumba instructor who has pleaded guilty to using her studio as a front for prostitution.
March 30, 2013, 6:02 pm
UFO memo the FBI's most read document
A vague and unconfirmed report of flying saucers found in New Mexico is the most-read document in the FBI's public files.
March 30, 2013, 5:50 pm-
North Korea could follow through on threat to attack the south
It may be bluster, but an international expert believes there could be a chance North Korea will follow through on its threat to attack the south.
March 30, 2013, 5:15 pm 
At least 80 dead in CAR coup: Red Cross
At least 80 people have died and more than 100 were injured in the takeover of power by rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Red Cross says.
March 30, 2013, 4:05 pm
Myanmar unrest death toll reaches 43: state media
YANGON (AFP) - The death toll from recent communal violence in central Myanmar has risen to 43 with more than 1,300 homes and other buildings destroyed, state media reported.
March 30, 2013, 3:57 pm
China mine blast kills 28: state media
BEIJING (AFP) - A gas blast in a northeast China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record.
March 30, 2013, 3:23 pm
Italy awaits president's word to end political impasse
ROME (AFP) - Italy was in suspense on Saturday ahead of President Giorgio Napolitano's expected proposal for who should lead the eurozone's third-largest economy after elections that left no clear winner.
March 30, 2013, 3:06 pm
Russia warns over Korea escalating tension
Russia says tensions between North and South Korea could get out of hand.
March 30, 2013, 2:22 pm
Mandela in 'good spirits' in hospital
Nelson Mandela was in “good spirits” yesterday as he spent a second day in hospital for a lung infection, in the latest health scare for the revered peace icon, South Africa’s presidency said.
March 30, 2013, 2:16 pm-
Bail for Aussie in NY inside trader case
A New York judge has agreed to release Australian financial analyst and accused inside trader Trent Martin from jail, ending a horrific three months behind bars in Hong Kong and Brooklyn.
March 30, 2013, 2:05 pm 
Banks win dismissal of rate-rigging claims
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have won dismissal of most claims in private lawsuits alleging they rigged the LIBOR rate.
March 30, 2013, 1:29 pm
North Korea pressures South by halting entry to industrial zone
By Ju-min Park
March 30, 2013, 1:14 pm
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea on Wednesday, officials said, putting at risk $2 billion a year in trade ...
Starving sea lion pups puzzle US rescuers
At island rookeries off the coast of California, 45 per cent of the sea lion pups born in June have died, and scientists don't know why.
March 30, 2013, 12:36 pm
Kenya mostly calm after vote ruling; minor clashes in west
By Edmund Blair and Hezron Ochiel
March 30, 2013, 12:35 pm
NAIROBI/KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan police clashed on Sunday with a few dozen protesters angry at a court's confirmation of Uhuru Kenyatta as pres...
U.S. B-2 bombers sent to Korea on rare mission: diplomacy not destruction
By Warren Strobel
March 30, 2013, 11:45 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The stealthy, nuclear-capable U.S. B-2 bomber is a veteran of wars in Iraq and Libya, but it isn't usually a tool of Washington's statecraft.
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Apple patents iPhone with wrap display
Apple is seeking a patent for an iPhone with a wraparound display, which would be larger and eliminate visible buttons, but it may never come to fruition.
March 30, 2013, 11:26 am
Pope leads traditional Good Friday rite at Rome Colosseum
By Philip Pullella
March 30, 2013, 11:05 am
ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people holding candles turned out at Rome's Colosseum to see Pope Francis mark the first Good Friday of his pontificate with a tradition...
Chesapeake names Dixon interim CEO as McClendon set to leave
(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp
March 30, 2013, 10:53 amappointed Chief Operating Officer Steven Dixon as interim chief executive officer on Friday and made him part of a three-person committee to search for... 
BlackBerry wins dismissal of U.S. shareholder lawsuit
By Nate Raymond
March 30, 2013, 10:45 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. shareholder lawsuit accusing smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry of seeking to fraudulently obscure its falling market position was dismissed ...
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