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China says hopes visit of North Korean envoy can ease tension

BEIJING - China hopes that this week's visit by a senior North Korean envoy can ease tension in the region and help spur efforts to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.

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Syria opposition struggles to forge transition plan before talks

ISTANBUL - Syria's divided opposition leaders have failed to back a plan by their outgoing leader for President Bashar al-Assad to cede power gradually to end the country's civil war, highlighting the obstacles to international peace talks expected next month.

Syria 6:13am EDT

Africa backs Kenya call for Hague court to drop Kenyatta case

ADDIS ABABA - African nations have backed a request by Kenya for charges of crimes against humanity by its president to be referred back to the east African country, African Union documents show.

Africa 6:46am EDT

Ugandan leader removes army chief named in succession plot claim

KAMPALA - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has removed his head of the military Aronda Nyakairima, and moved him to a civilian position as the minister for internal affairs, a statement from the military said on Friday.

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Suspect in Czech family killings arrested in Washington -police

PRAGUE - U.S. authorities have arrested a man wanted for murdering four members of a family in the Czech Republic, Czech police said on Friday.

5:43am EDT

Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Russian Far East

MOSCOW - A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off Russia's eastern coast on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami scare but causing no casualties or substantial damage, Russian emergency authorities said.

3:20am EDT