Hugo Chavez wins reelection in Venezuela; South Korea, Burma agree on investment talks; North Korea claims to have missiles capable of reaching United States; Afghanistan could descend into civil war following US withdrawal, says new report; Mexican drug lord killed; and more
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World News Brief, Wednesday June 1
Civil war looming in Yemen; UN claims 50 have been killed in Yemen since Sunday; Moody's may downgrade Japan's credit rating; US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Asian tour to emphasise US military's commitment to the region; Japanese employment rate has risen; Karzai demands end to airstrikes; and more
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Qaddafi continues to attack own people, Libya slides into civil war; Obama nominates new ambassador to China; Japan to test stealth fighter plane; prisoners riot in Yemen; Obama formalises indefinite imprisonment for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay; and more
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