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North Korea agrees to US nuclear inspection demands, then dropped from US terrorism blacklist

Hurricane Norbert nears mainland Mexico after crossing Baja California; hundreds flee homes

15 European leaders meet to find common response to stanch financial crisis

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Fatmata Jalloh's body lay on a rusting metal gurney in a damp hospital ward, a scrap of paper with her name and "R.I.P." taped to her stomach. In the soft light of a single candle -- the power was out again in one of africa's poorest cities -- Jalloh looked like a sleepi...

DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings said prayers and lit candles on Sunday during a small, private ceremony to remember the sixth anniversary of the deadly attacks.

North Korea says it will resume dismantling nuclear facilities at Yongbyon complex

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants preparing to attack the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahmadi said on Sunday.

A STRONG earthquake centred in the restive Russian region of Chechnya killed at least 13 people, injured more than 100 others and caused widespread havoc overnight, officials said.

IT WAS a tragedy compounded by distance, obfuscation and devastating error. For two weeks, Britt Lapthorne's family's fears intensified as a nation's fascination grew with the compelling story of one of its young lost in a distant land.

AUSTRALIA will stand tall with world leaders today and forge a package of domestic measures to stave off further economic panic before the sharemarkets open tomorrow.