SEOUL – North Korea said yesterday it was preparing to launch a satellite on one of its rockets, which analysts have said would actually be the test-firing of a long-range missile designed to strike U.S. territory.
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MINGORA, Pakistan – Pakistani Taliban militants announced yesterday an indefinite ceasefire in the Swat valley in the northwest of the country, a day after the army said it was ceasing operations in the region.
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KABUL – Four soldiers with U.S.-led coalition forces and an Afghan civilian working for them were killed in southern Afghanistan yesterday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, the U.S. military said.
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BUENOS AIRES – A Roman Catholic bishop who caused an international uproar by denying the scale of the Holocaust left Argentina yesterday, just days after the government ordered him to leave the country.
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MOGADISHU – At least 13 people were killed and scores wounded in the Somali capital yesterday as Islamist rebels battled police and African Union peacekeepers throughout the day.
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TOKYO – Reshuffling Japan’s cabinet may be one way to boost Prime Minister Taro Aso’s tumbling support, a cabinet minister said yesterday, as ruling party members grow increasingly worried about losing an election this year.
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BANGKOK – Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s seat of government yesterday to demand that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva step down, adding to his troubles as the economy slides into recession.
