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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Kim Dae-jung said Tuesday he was ``shocked'' by Japan's refusal to revise its controversial history textbooks and warned that the issue could imperil ties between the two countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister celebrated 20 years in power Monday, building a legacy as a great modernizer of his country while struggling against a drooping economy and calls for democratic reforms.

NEW YORK (AP) - Despite the growing pile of failed dot-com companies, Internet usage has remained steady, a survey found.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Embryonic stem cell research should be included among the possible avenues for treating disease, federal researchers told the Bush administration as it considers whether to allow federal funding of the approach.

ZUG, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland's worst mass murderer was described Friday by authorities a ``querulous troublemaker'' whose past included a conviction for child molestation and other crimes.

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - General Electric Co. plans to appeal the European Union's decision to block its $41 billion merger with Honeywell International Inc., a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - King Gyanendra's ascension to the throne couldn't have been more difficult, coming in the shadow of the bloody massacre of his family, a Maoist insurgency and violent street protests.

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - The speaker of Macedonia's parliament urged lawmakers to end a marathon debate on a Western-engineered peace accord and move quickly to a vote Thursday on changing the country's constitution to grant ethnic Albanians more...

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - The speaker of Macedonia's parliament urged lawmakers to end a marathon debate on a Western-engineered peace accord and move quickly to a vote Thursday on changing the country's constitution to grant ethnic Albanians more...

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - The speaker of Macedonia's parliament urged lawmakers to end a marathon debate on a Western-engineered peace accord and move quickly to a vote Thursday on changing the country's constitution to grant ethnic Albanians more...

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - The speaker of Macedonia's parliament urged lawmakers to end a marathon debate on a Western-engineered peace accord and move quickly to a vote Thursday on changing the country's constitution to grant ethnic Albanians more...