As North Korea Threatens Attacks, A Search For Clues About Kim Jong Un -- CBS
In recent weeks, amid increasing North Korean threats to the United States and beyond, the Obama administration has responded with a flex of its military muscle: After North Korea severed a military hotline with South Korea, the U.S. sent nuclear-capable bombers to the South. When North Korea declared a "state of war" with South Korea, the U.S. military sent stealth fighter jets, once again showcasing its defensive capabilities as a warning signal to the combative regime.
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MIDDLE EAST
Middle East will be unstable for decades if rebels take Syria, says Assad.
Syrian troops battle rebels outside Damascus.
Syrian rebels seize army post on Jordan border.
UN says funds for Syrian refugees running out.
Syrian businessman puts bounty on journalists.
Suicide bomber kills 22 in Iraq election attack.
Soldier killed, four wounded as Yemen army fights separatists.
Iran and six powers a "long way apart" at nuclear talks, diplomat says.
Lebanon names Tamam Salam as new prime minister.
ASIA
South Koreans leave joint factory park as North warns embassies on safety.
Embassies staying put in North Korea despite tension.
Afghanistan bomb kills Nato soldiers and civilians. 6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks.
Pakistan army starts offensive in NW; 4 troops die.
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia.
India ends search for survivors in Mumbai rubble.
China steps up bird flu precautions. Two new bird flu cases in China amid poultry crackdown.
AFRICA
Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt.
France urges Mali to stick to election date .
Drug palaces show the challenges of war in Mali.
Terrorists planning Somali attacks, government warns.
South Sudan restarts oil production.
Nelson Mandela discharged from South Africa hospital.
Egyptian court drops lawsuit to ban comedy show.
EUROPE
EU's Rehn: Big depositors could suffer in future bank bailouts under new law.
Serbian Orthodox Church against deal with Kosovo Albanians.
Portugal constitutional court rejects budget articles.
S&P reaffirms UK triple-A rating.
U.S. aids effort to remove bomb-grade uranium from Czech Republic.
AMERICAS
Kansas passes anti-abortion bill saying life begins at fertilization.
Hiring cools even as U.S. jobless rate falls to four-year low.
2 shot dead at Canada day care; 53 children safe.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z stroll in Havana, Cuba.
Cuba culture official demoted after NY Times op-ed.
U.S. soldier recovering from brain injury gets Silver Star, re-enlists to help others.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Yemen begins push to get citizens out of Guantanamo detention.
Syrian, Iraqi Jihadi groups said to be cooperating.
Pentagon: Nearly 1-in-4 Gitmo detainees on hunger strike.
Qurans said to be at crux of Guantanamo hunger strike.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Huawei: The Chinese company that scares Washington.
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