KABUL - AUTHORITIES in Afghanistan said on Friday that troops had killed 53 militants in an upsurge of violence across the war-torn country that also left 11 Afghan soldiers and civilians dead.
WASHINGTON - INITIAL US testing to determine whether North Korea fired a nuclear device on Monday proved 'inconclusive,' said a US official on Friday.
'The first test results came in inconclusive. They did not find anything that could confirm a nuclear device was detonated,' said the US official, who declined to be named.
WASHINGTON - US officials say there are more signs North Korea may be planning even more missile launches in a show of strength following worldwide condemnation of its underground nuclear test.
SILVER SPRING (Maryland) - A GROUP of 21 students and three teachers from a Silver Spring private school has been released from quarantine after being held by the Chinese government over fears about swine flu.
