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BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic dispute between China and the United States says he is confident that Beijing will hold up its end of a tentative deal to let him study overseas.

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets Monday with President Barack Obama he'll be looking to reaffirm Japan's strong alliance with the U.S.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's foreign minister says a North Korean long-range rocket launch has been confirmed a "failure."

TOKYO (AP) - Sony says it will slash 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, and turn around its money-losing TV business in a bid to return to profit after four years of red ink.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia has issued a fresh tsunami warning after an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 shook its western coast.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A massive earthquake in the waters off the Indonesian island of Sumatra has sent panicked coastal residents across the region fleeing to higher ground.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test.

HUICHON CITY, North Korea (AP) - North Korea has unveiled one of its biggest construction projects in recent years: a massive power station with two dams that is the nation's largest.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and its allies have limited options if North Korea goes ahead with its planned long-range rocket launch this month.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials say they will continue working with the U.S. to reduce oil imports from Iran after President Barack Obama greenlighted potential sanctions against countries that continue to buy Iranian oil.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea says the United States is overreacting to Pyongyang's rocket launch plan by breaking their recent nuclear agreement.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Seoul is warning that it might shoot down a North Korean rocket if it strays into South Korean territory.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea says it has notified international agencies of its plan to launch a satellite next month.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The U.S. State Department says North Korea's planned rocket launch is "highly provocative" and would directly violate the North's international obligations.