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North Korea says denuclearization pledge not result of U.S.-led sanctions
North Korea said on Sunday its intention to denuclearize, unveiled at a historic inter-Korean summit, was not the result of U.S.-led sanctions ...Armenia celebrates as veteran leader quits amid protests
Armenia\'s veteran leader Serzh Sarkisian resigned on Monday after mass protests against his election as prime minister with sweeping powers, sparking celebrations ...North, South Korea fix April date for first summit in years
North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, South Korean officials said on ...North Korea says open to talks with U.S. but condemns sanctions
Senior officials from Pyongyang visiting South Korea on Sunday said North Korea was open to talks with the United States, according to ...Deadly mudflows threaten residents near erupting Philippine volcano
Millions of tonnes of ash and rocks from an erupting Philippine volcano could bury nearby communities due to heavy rain, authorities said ...Dozens dead in South Korea hospital blaze
A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital on Friday killing at least 37 people, the government said, in the country\'s ...North Korea says new U.N. sanctions an act of war
The latest U.N. sanctions against North Korea are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade against it, North ...Philippines storm leaves 182 dead and tens of thousands displaced
Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes by a tropical storm that battered the southern Philippines leaving at least 182 ...Three missing, thousands flee as storm heads for Philippines
Tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods and three fishermen were missing Saturday as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak barrelled towards ...North Korea fires ballistic missile
North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Wednesday, South Korean military officials said, the first such launch in two months and just ...




