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SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il appears headed for a third destination in China rather than returning home from a surprise trip believed linked to his country's succession process, a report said Sunday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il appears headed for a third destination in China rather than returning home from a surprise trip believed linked to his country's succession process, a report said Sunday.
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JILIN, China (Reuters) - North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting powerful ally China possibly with his son and heir apparent, South Korean government sources said on Thursday, ahead of a meeting that may settle Kim's succession.
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Authorities in South Korean were checking signs that the North Korean leader was visiting China on Thursday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il may have left for China on Thursday in what would be his second trip there this year, a South Korean official said.
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Flooding forced more than 250,000 people from their homes in northern China along the border with North Korea, state media said Monday.
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Alison Levine, 44, joined a short list of athletes to complete the adventure grand slam, which entails reaching the highest peak on every continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles.
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ACT WorkCover is investigating the collapse of a bridge over the Barton Highway in Canberra's north yesterday.
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LONDON (AFP) - Blackpool marked their first top-flight match in 39 years with a surprise 4-0 win away to north-west rivals Wigan on the opening day of the new English Premier League season on Saturday.
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In a dozen countries — including in North Africa, Pakistan and former Soviet republics — the United States has significantly increased military and intelligence operations against terrorism.
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A US missile strike on a militant compound in the village of Essori, located in the tribal region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border, killed 13 rebels and wounded five others on Saturday, local security officials said.
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A US missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed four rebels on Saturday, local security officials said.The strike took place in the village of Essori, 20 kilometres (13 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, which is known as a hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants."One missile fired from a US drone struck a militant compound in the village killing at least four rebels," a senior Pakistani security official in the area told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A pilotless U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan, an al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary on the Afghan border, killing at least 12 militants on Saturday, intelligence officials said.
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Blackpool marked their first top-flight match in 39 years with a surprise 4-0 win away to north-west rivals Wigan on the opening day of the new English Premier League season on Saturday.Ian Holloway's team, promoted via the playoffs, have been widely tipped to go straight back down, but the Tangerines were 3-0 up before half-time, with former Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood scoring twice.They were in front as early as the 16th minute at Wigan's DW Stadium when Charlie Adam played in Harewood, whose cross was tapped in by Gary Taylor-Fletcher.
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At least 16 people have been injured after a collision involving two coaches and a car on the A170 in North Yorkshire.
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Twenty-two people are injured as two coaches and a car are involved in a collision on the A170 in North Yorkshire.
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At least 16 people are injured, four seriously, as two coaches and a car are involved in a collision on the A170 in North Yorkshire.
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A man appears in court charged with murdering a woman who was found with her hand chopped off in north-west London.
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At least 16 people are injured, four seriously, as two coaches are involved in a collision on the A170 in North Yorkshire.
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Two coaches are involved in a collision on the A170 in North Yorkshire, the fire service says.
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