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North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row

SEOUL - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers.

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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.

Afghanistan 8:31am EDT

South Africa finds collusion, manipulation in Gupta scandal

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President Jacob Zuma to use an air force base to land.

Africa 10:29am EDT

Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups.

Syria, Israel 5:55am EDT

Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing

CAIRO - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday, security sources said.

Egypt 8:37am EDT

Tunisian police clash with Islamists over banned rally

KAIROUAN, Tunisia - Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to society.

Tunisia 8:29am EDT