SEOUL, July 4, 2009 (AFP) - North Korea fired five missiles on the eve of the US Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

MOSCOW, July 4, 2009 (AFP) - At least seven members of the Chechen police force were killed Saturday when their car came under fire in the neighbouring Russian region of Ingushetia, Russian news agencies reported.

SEOUL, July 4, 2009 (AFP) - North Korea fired four missiles on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff.

NAYPYIDAW, July 4, 2009 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

TEGUCIGALPA, July 3, 2009 (AFP) - Honduras coup leaders rejected the charter of the Organization of American States on Friday "with immediate effect" shortly after the body's chief said here that they did not plan to reverse the political situation.