SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea accused President Barack Obama's government of meddling in its internal affairs Wednesday and vowed to take "every necessary measure" to defend itself against what it calls U.S. threats....

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States is urging leading African, Arab and Muslim groups to protest Sudan's ordering aid organizations out of Darfur, an expulsion it says threatens the lives of more than a million Muslims....

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A key Security Council committee reported Tuesday that Iran violated U.N. sanctions by trying to send weapons-related material to Syria on a cargo ship now docked in Cyprus....

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The self-professed mastermind and four other men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks declared they are "terrorists to the bone" in a statement that mocked the U.S. failure to prevent the killings and predicted America will fall like "the towers on the blessed 9/11 day."...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- President Robert Mugabe joined thousands of Zimbabweans mourning the wife of a rival turned government partner, calling Tuesday for an end to political violence and wishing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai strength for the nation-building work ahead....

DHARMSALA, India (AP) -- Life for Tibetans under Chinese rule has been "hell on earth," the Dalai Lama said Tuesday, attacking Beijing in a speech to mark 50 years since the failed uprising that forced him into exile....

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Headless bodies in Tijuana, kidnapped children in Phoenix and shootouts on the streets of Vancouver: These are the unwanted byproducts of progress in the Mexican drug war....

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- The Protestant and Catholic leaders of Northern Ireland mounted an exceptional display of unity against rising violence from Irish Republican Army dissidents - and vowed Tuesday to defeat hard-liners with the power of popular will....

SDEROT, Israel (AP) -- Brightly painted walls surround a mini-soccer field, video games, a climbing wall and play areas. The converted warehouse also has a new thick concrete roof, a half dozen shelters and an alert system to give a 15-second warning of incoming rockets....

NEW DELHI (AP) -- The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency said Wednesday. The Indian navy defended its actions, saying it fired in self-defense....

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has more than 5,000 centrifuges to process uranium at its enrichment plant, its nuclear chief said Wednesday, in the country's latest defiance of U.N. demands that it halt the controversial program....

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A former driver for Osama bin Laden was transferred from Guantanamo Bay to his homeland of Yemen to serve out the remaining 32 days of his sentence, the Pentagon said Tuesday....

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A boat loaded with humanitarian aid has left Libya and will attempt to reach Gaza despite an Israeli naval blockade, a Palestinian lawmaker in Gaza said Wednesday....

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thousands of bleary-eyed tourists mingled with yellow-clad protesters who brought flights to a halt at Bangkok's international airport Wednesday, dealing a major blow to Thailand's tourism industry during its peak season....

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Greenland voters overwhelmingly approved a plan to seek more autonomy from Denmark and take advantage of oil reserves that may lie off the glacial island, official results showed Wednesday....