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The shocking images that have emerged from Iraqi prisons, showing American and British soldiers abusing and humiliating prisoners, have created a "combustible international scandal". The photos, taken with the digital cameras that soldiers brought with them to communicate with families back home, mimic tourist snapshots – except in their horrific content. Without this sort of...

According to a South Korean newspaper, North Korea is building two underground launching sites capable of deploying intermediate-range ballistic missiles. If successfully established, the new missiles could reach as far as Guam and possibly Hawaii, says the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. Defense experts say that Pyongyang is trying to demonstrate its limited military muscle. But, they caution, it could...

In an unprecedented event, three Chinese engineers in Pakistan were the target of a terrorist car bombing Monday morning. Western aid workers have received the brunt of attacks from radical Muslim groups in Pakistan since the 2001 war in Afghanistan. "Frankly speaking, we never thought of providing extra security to Chinese citizens in this country," says one Pakistani police chief. A...