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Germany's government has approved new guidelines for protecting the population in case of emergencies such as attacks or long-term power outages, and the country's top security official is trying to fend off criticism of its timing.

Walter Scheel, who helped shape West Germany's policy of reconciliation with the communist bloc as foreign minister and later served as his country's president, has died at 97.

A ballistic missile fired from a North Korean submarine on Wednesday flew about 310 miles, the longest distance achieved by the North for such a weapon, Seoul officials said, putting all of South Korea, and possibly parts of Japan, within its striking distance.

Two journalism advocacy groups have jointly written to Oman's sultan over the trial of three reporters and the shuttering of their newspaper.

The Philippine president says he will walk the extra mile for peace but warns China "it will be bloody" if the militarily superior Asian neighbor infringes on his country's territory.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he has signed into law a bill that caps interest rates for bank lending and deposits.

Two bombs exploded near a hotel in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, killing one employee and wounding 29 people, police and hospital officials said Wednesday.

Walter Scheel, who helped shape West Germany's policy of reconciliation with the communist bloc as foreign minister and later served as his country's president, has died, his party says.

Saudi Arabia says it has thwarted a terrorist attack by a Pakistani resident who was planning to bomb a mosque during sunset prayers in the predominantly Shiite eastern governorate of Qatif.

Negotiators for Colombia's government and leftist rebels are putting the final touches on a historic peace deal that they hope to announce in the coming hours.

Iran's official IRNA news agency says a gas explosion in a residential building has killed six people and wounded 11.

Israel's military says a Palestinian was shot and killed after he stabbed and wounded a soldier in the West Bank.

France's government has unveiled a plan to teach children how to react in case of an attack at school.

The European Union's executive commission has publicly defended Greece's former statistics chief, who is facing trial for allegedly misreporting deficit figures.

Basque authorities say a prominent regional leader who was jailed for his links with the outlawed armed group ETA can*t stand as candidate in upcoming elections because his sentence bans him from holding office until 2021.

Turkey's president says he will demand the extradition of the leader allegedly responsible for last month's abortive coup during his meeting with the American vice president later that day.

China's ambassador to Manila says the Chinese government has sought information from Filipino authorities to help capture suspected Chinese drug traffickers in the Philippines and wants a stronger anti-drug accord to fight the menace.

The Indian government says it hopes to ban foreigners, single parents and gay couples from using India's surrogacy services in order to protect poor women from exploitation.

Egypt's state news agency says a knife-wielding attacker has been shot and killed after he stabbed a guard at a Coptic church.

Romania's prime minister says his country is a champion of Moldova's drive to join the European Union, in remarks before a visit to the ex-Soviet republic.