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Sunday, April 8, 2012

China urges patience over N. Korea

NINGBO, China, April 8 (UPI) -- China will remain engaged in efforts to resolve the ongoing friction over North Korea, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday. Yang said at a trilateral summit in Ningbo with his counterparts from South Korea and Japan that diplomacy and patience was the best... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 6, 2012

Karzai takes action in Kabul Bank scandal

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 6 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor and tribunal to investigate the near-collapse of Kabul Bank. Karzai also ordered that hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding loans be repaid in two months, The New York Times... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

2 dead, 2 missing in China yacht crash

SHANGHAI, April 4 (UPI) -- A yacht collided with a line from a cargo ship on Taihu Lake in eastern China Wednesday, killing two people and leaving two others missing, authorities said. Officials said the accident occurred about 1 p.m. near the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China's official... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

S. Korea faults North's rocket-launch plan

SEOUL, April 4 (UPI) -- A South Korean official said the North's plan to launch a long-range rocket "damages the stability and peace" of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. Hyun In-taek, a unification policy adviser to President Lee Myung-bak, recalled the North's launching a long-range rocket... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Letter may restart Mideast peace process

CAIRO, April 3 (UPI) -- A letter detailing the Palestinian Authority's conditions for restarting the stalled peace process is being delivered to Israel, a Palestinian official said. The official told Ynetnews.com the letter states that if Israel is not willing to return to the negotiating table, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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