This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. NKorea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff.
NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea

North Korea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons launched into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) were ballistic missiles, which the North is banned from firing under UN Security Council resolutions.

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Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 5:16 AM GMT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the head of Myanmar's junta had stalled on his request to see Aung San Suu Kyi, seen here in 1999, leaving his mission to seek the democracy icon's release at risk of ending in failure.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ban announced the regime's decision after holding a second meeting with reclusive military supremo Than Shwe in the bunker-like capital Naypyidaw on the second and final day of his visit to the country.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 6:31 AM GMT

A US Marine on patrol in Garmser district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, on July 3. Two US soldiers were killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the US military, as Afghan authorities reported that 32 rebels died in an ensuing US helicopter attack.Two US soldiers have been killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan, according to the US military, as Afghan authorities reported that 32 rebels died in an ensuing US helicopter attack. "There was an incident with a possible IED (improvises explosive device) in Paktika province this morning in which two US service members were killed," Sergeant Charles March, a military spokesman said.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 5:35 AM GMT

Public support for Japan's PM Taro Aso (pictured on July 3) has plunged below 20% as his party faces losing its grip on power in upcoming elections, according to a poll. The rating of 19.7% was down from 22.9% in June and is the third consecutive decline, the Yomiuri Shimbun said in its latest snapshot of voter sentiment.Public support for Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso has plunged below 20 percent as his party faces losing its grip on power in upcoming elections, according to a poll. The rating of 19.7 percent was down from 22.9 percent in June and is the third consecutive decline, the Yomiuri Shimbun said in its latest snapshot of voter sentiment.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 6:24 AM GMT

Malaysia's Indigenous Orang Asli children watch television inside a village house in Kampung Chang village. Girls as young as 11 have been giving birth among Malaysia's Orang Asli, or "original people," according to a report.Girls as young as 11 have been giving birth among Malaysia's Orang Asli, or "original people," according to a report. The New Straits Times quoted a government official as saying that he had been shocked during a recent visit to the Cameron Highlands to find mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old in the maternity ward of a local hospital.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 5:28 AM GMT

A photo released by newspaper Manila Times last year, shows a group Philippine police and soldiers looking at bodies of slain Muslim rebels belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. More than a thousand Muslim rebels have been killed in the southern Philippines over the past year, despite the recovery of only 278 bodies, according to a military spokesman.More than a thousand Muslim rebels have been killed in the southern Philippines over the past year, despite the recovery of only 278 bodies, according to a military spokesman. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Ponce also said he knew of only 22 soldiers killed in the fighting, despite claims by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that its rebels had killed 500 soldiers in its current offensive.

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This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. NKorea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff.
NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea

North Korea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons launched into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) were ballistic missiles, which the North is banned from firing under UN Security Council resolutions.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 6:40 AM GMT

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A video released on Thursday shows Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health. FOOTAGE HANDOUT AEG LIVE. Duration: 01:43
Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs

Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. Pop icon Jackson's sudden death on June 25 sparked a worldwide outpouring of grief and hundreds of thousands of devotees are expected to descend on Los Angeles for Tuesday's memorial at the Staples Center.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 2:45 AM GMT

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This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. NKorea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff.
NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea

North Korea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons launched into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) were ballistic missiles, which the North is banned from firing under UN Security Council resolutions.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2009 6:39 AM GMT

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Workers move a Michael Jackson billboard outside the Staples Center after a press conference telling people how to get tickets to the upcoming memorial for the music legend at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The website set up to process applications for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service received more than half a billion hits in less than two hours, officials said Friday.
Jackson ticket site gets half billion hits: official

The website set up to process applications for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service received more than half a billion hits in less than two hours, officials said Friday. A statement released by representatives for the Jackson family said an additional server had been added to the website -- www.staplescenter.com -- to cope with the volume of traffic.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 9:47 PM GMT

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Blur bassist Alex James admits his four children don't know what he does for a living.
Alex James' confused kids

Alex James' children think he is a conductor. The musician - who took part in UK TV show 'Maestro' last year, where celebrities had to learn how to conduct an orchestra - admits his four kids have no idea about his success as a bass player.

Bang - 7/4/2009 7:00 AM GMT

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