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Seoul, South Korea - North Korea has confirmed a drastic reform of its currency in what's widely viewed as an attempt to control a growing black market and curbing runaway inflation. Full Story »

London - A combative cloud hung over Anglo-French relations Friday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy abandoned a London visit in which he was to calm concerns over interference in London's prized financial services sector by a new French-born EU policymaker.. Full Story »

Gaza City - The population of the Gaza Strip is facing an acute cooking gas shortage this winter, after a unilateral Israeli decision in October to permanently close the sole oil and gas terminal between the coastal Palestinian territory and the Jewish state. Full Story »

Beijing - As the world's worst greenhouse-gas emitter, China will be under especially intense pressure at next week's climate change summit in Copenhagen to play a key role in cutting the world's carbon emissions. Full Story »

Milan, Italy - Two days after President Barack Obama asked allies to send new troops along with his plan to surge 30,000 new forces into Afghanistan, Italy pledged to send 1,000 more soldiers. Full Story »

As Iran moves to cut billions of dollars in food, water, and energy subsidies, conservative lawmakers who stymied a number of President Ahmadinejad's economic legislative measures during his first term are under increased pressure to implement a timeline for the cuts that domestic critics say is too abrupt. Full Story »

Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Santiago, Chile - Honduras's Congress rejected the return of President Manuel Zelaya, polarizing residents in the country who disagree on whether the move ends – or prolongs indefinitely – the political crisis in the Honduran nation. Full Story »

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Nairobi, Kenya - A suicide bombing at a Somali student graduation ceremony which killed three government ministers and at least 16 other civilians on Thursday bore Al Qaeda's hallmark and further endangered the future of the country's wobbling administration, analysts says. Full Story »