MOSCOW, July 31 (Itar-Tass) -- A senior official of the Almaz-Antei
company that designs and produces air and missile defense systems was shot

DONETSK, July 31 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Patriarch Kirill said on
Thursday the politically-motivated split in Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, reportedly stricken
with chronic illness and apparently feeling the pinch of U.N. sanctions on his

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military notified Seoul on Friday that a
pertinent organization is investigating seized South Korean fishermen, the South

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy chief met with the commander of
U.S. forces in Africa on Friday and sought greater U.S. support for his country's

Beirut, July 30, SPA -- The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon Ali bin Saeed
Awwadh Asiri met in Beirut today with Lebanese Internal Security
Forces Chief Major General Ashraf Reefi.

Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested former Bank Jabar Banten president director Umar Syarifuddin named a suspect in a graft case at the bank.

Kupang, July 31 (ANTARA) - A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Sumba Timur district in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) at 8:05 local time on Friday morning.

Jakarta, July 31 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's tax and customs excise directorate general and Malaysia' customs office have been carrying out coordinated marine patrols in the Malacca Strait since July 2