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North Korea appears to be ready to carry out a nuclear test whenever leaders of the reclusive state give the green light, a spokesman for the South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday.

CAIRO (AP) -- In a wide-open race that will define the nation's future political course, Egyptian voted Thursday on the second day of a landmark presidential election that will produce a successor to longtime authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak....

CAIRO (AP) -- In a tight race for Egypt's presidency, the Muslim Brotherhood is reaping an immediate benefit from public fury over the mixed verdict against former leader Hosni Mubarak and his aides. The outrage appears to have chipped away at some of the widespread skepticism among Egyptians who believe the Islamic group is as domineering as the old rulers....

Chairman Clarke Carlisle says the Professional Footballers' Association is willing to offer support for QPR's Joey Barton.

LAFITTE, La. (AP) -- Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear....

LAFITTE, La. (AP) -- Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear....

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a nuclear submarine early Thursday at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine after battling it for hours, according to a statement released by the shipyard.

The older brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng flees his closely-guarded village to seek legal help for his son in Beijing.

A man's body is recovered from a small lake in north Powys, police confirm.

Carina Trimingham, partner of former cabinet minister Chris Huhne, has lost her breach of privacy and harassment case against the Daily Mail.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions....

Activity at European businesses hits a near three-year low in May, according to the survey of purchasing managers by Markit.

The sentence given to one of Constable Stephen Carroll's killers is being referred to the Court of Appeal by the director of public prosecutions.

Latest figures show an increase in the number of young people not in work, education or training.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In Los Angeles, even a typical local dispute over public transportation comes back to the movies....

Landmark election

A stalemate in the latest round of nuclear negotiations with Iran pushed talks into an additional day, with diplomats from Tehran and six world powers agreeing to meet again Thursday.

Polls opened Thursday morning in Egypt for the second and final day of voting in the country's ground-breaking presidential election, even as many worried the armed forces would quash the results if the top brass doesn't like the country's choice.

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