A Swedish library said it received an anonymous package containing a book that went missing from the library more than 37 years ago. The Gavle library said An Essay on Liberation, a Marxist tome by German philosopher Herbert Marcuse, was returned to the shelves Thursday after the anonymous borrower returned it, The Local reported Monday. The last return date stamped inside the book was Nov.

Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) - No power vacuum has been detected in North Korea amid speculations that Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] may have had a stroke last month, a diplomatic source said Thursday.

Text of report headlined "Media centre at the prime minister's office soon" published by Nepalese newspaper Annapurna Post on 6 September Kathmandu, [Friday] 5 September: Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" has expressed a commitment to setting up media centres at his office and at his residence soon.

Turkey has banned access to 853 Web sites in what critics say is an affront to freedom of speech rights of Turks. Today's Zaman reported Saturday that among the sites restricted by the Turkish government is the video-sharing site YouTube.

Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, July 28 (KCNA) - The 55th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War was significantly celebrated across the country.