The U.S. government says 14 people in three U.S. states have been charged with providing support to the Somali terror group al-Shabab.

China has defended its business ties with Iran after a United States official urged Beijing to fully implement sanctions against Tehran.

China Thursday rejected concerns about its dealings with Iran.

Officials in southern Sudan say tribal clashes over livestock have left 21 people dead.

A spokesman for the south Sudan army, Kuol Deim Kuol, said the fighting took place Monday when cattle raiders attempted to steal hundreds of cattle from a camp in Yirol East.

Police say more than 70 Indian police officers are missing following an ambush by Maoist rebels in central India.

South Korean military officials say they are ready to respond if North Korea carries out its threat to attack during the South's latest military drills. The drills are part of South Korea's response to the sinking of one of its navy ships in March, an act blamed on Pyongyang.

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U.S. military officials say elements of the Russian Air Force will join U.S. and Canadian air units in the first-ever joint air defense exercises between the former Cold War foes.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has recalled with immediate effect her ambassador to the United States, Milton Nathaniel Barnes.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says windfall revenues from recently approved diamond sales must benefit the whole country and not just a few individuals. Speaking at the funeral of his sister, he also lashed out at Western governments for refusing to lift sanctions against senior officials.