A North Korean patrol boat seized a South Korean fishing boat with four people onboard Thursday morning after it strayed into North Korean waters, the South Korean news agency Yonhap cited officials as saying.
North Korea seizes South Korean boat
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Grave of suspected torture victims found in Paraguay
Officials have uncovered a common grave in Paraguay that contained at least two bodies of victims believed tortured and killed under former strongman Alfredo Stroessner, authorities said. Speaking at the grave site Thursday, President Fernando Lugo called it the remnants of a “painful period” in Paraguay’s history
Spanish forest fire claims sixth firefighter in week
A firefighter who was trapped in a fast-moving forest fire in eastern Spain Tuesday and hospitalized with severe burns, died Friday near Barcelona, the Catalan regional government said on its Web site. He was the sixth firefighter this week to die from forest fires raging around Spain.
Mom of twins at 66 dies three years later
A Spanish woman — who at age 66 gave birth to twins — has died less than three years later, a local official and a family member told CNN Thursday.
China cites ‘conclusive evidence’ in Rio Tinto case
China has "conclusive evidence" that four employees of the world’s second-largest mining company were stealing Chinese state secrets, the country’s foreign ministry said. Four employees of Rio Tinto — one Australian and three Chinese — have been arrested on suspicion of espionage and stealing state secrets. Australian Stern Hu is the general manager of Rio Tinto’s Shanghai office, where all the employees work.
U.S. reportedly frees Iranian diplomats
The U.S. military has released five Iranian diplomats detained in Iraq since early 2007, the Iraqi government and Iran’s embassy in Baghdad said Thursday.
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Iranian authorities vow to quell protests on key anniversary
The commander of Iran’s security forces warned that police would "strongly confront" anyone planning to protest Thursday, a day that marks the anniversary of a pivotal point in Iran’s reformist movement. In an interview with the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Maj
OAS chief to seek resolution in Honduras
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, will travel to Honduras on Friday as part of a diplomatic attempt to restore deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power. The OAS on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for Zelaya’s reinstatement by Saturday
Indian court: Gay sex is legal
An Indian court on Thursday ruled that consensual sex between adults of the same gender is legal in the country, attorneys said.