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S. Korea Mourns Hostage Death, While Seeking to Prevent 22 More Family and friends of murdered South Korean hostage say they are relying on each other to deal with the tragedy US House of Representatives Rejects Permanent Military Bases in Iraq Resolution approved by overwhelming 399-24 vote sends another signal to President Bush at time when he already faces intense pressure to move toward withdrawal of US forces from Iraq North Korea Abandons 'Fruitless' Military Talks With South As in previous flare-ups, cause is South Korea's refusal of North's demand that internationally recognized maritime border be redrawn to Pyongyang's preferences N. Korean Nuclear Diplomacy Now in the Hands of Technical Experts Working groups to spend next month sifting through details and definitions to propose next steps in negotiations US Vows to Work With Pakistan on Counterterrorism But State Department official Nicholas Burns says US will keep option of targeting Osama bin Laden's network in Pakistani-Afghan border regions in some circumstances Japan Prime Minister's Job in Peril in Coming Election Shinzo Abe's popularity is at new lows because of political scandals, perception he is not focusing on nation's problems Young Australian Muslims Want Homegrown Imams Most senior clerics born in Middle East, some do not speak English, are seen as out of touch with modern Australia ADB Concerned About Massive Capital Flows Into Asia Asian Development Bank says huge amount of foreign capital could potentially destabilize economies, financial markets US Arrest of Alleged Drug Smuggler is Big News in Mexico Mexican government sees Zhenli Ye-Gon as key figure in international criminal underworld that is undermining security in Mexico IMF: Global Economy to Grow Faster Than Original Forecast Global forecast upgraded despite downward revision in predicted US growth to 2 percent this year