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Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions

By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ago, killed an estimated 4 million people. A war would be suicidal for North Korea, which cannot expect to

AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid mounting tensions with North Korea, the Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test that had been planned for next week at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on

Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories

By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming party slogans. Everything from the tissues to the toilets comes from South Korea. Bent over bolts of wool and

Kerry heads back to Mideast for fresh peace push

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Middle East on Saturday, his third trip to the region in two weeks, in a fresh bid to unlock long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Istanbul was the first leg of a six-nation trip that will see