WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Aftershocks shook central Japan’s coast on Monday, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least one person and injured 193 others as it toppled buildings, triggered landslides and generated a small tsunami along the coast.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Tamil rebels launched their first airstrike in the nearly quarter-decade conflict with Sri Lanka’s government, using at least one small plane to bomb an air base outside the capital Monday and killing three airmen, officials said.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran on Sunday that the fate of 15 British sailors and marines seized off the Iraqi coast was a “fundamental” issue for his government, as Iran suggested the group may be put on trial for violating its waters.

Stephen Harper plans high-profile trip this summer in a bid to raise Canada’s profile and strengthen ties in Latin America and the Caribbean, sources say

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