Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden.
- WorldNo word from North Korea on US soldier who dashed across military border
North Korea remained silent about a US soldier who two days earlier split from a tour group and made a dash across the heavily fortified border, landing Washington in a new diplomatic quagmire.
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China's Washington envoy warns of retaliation against further US tech curbs
Xie Feng said China did not shy away from competition.
- WorldRussia warns ships in Black Sea, Ukraine to create temporary grains export route
The year-old pact brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to provide safe passage for cargo ships from the war zone ended after Russia's withdrawal. The last ship left Ukraine on Sunday.
