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Surgery Reveals North Korean Defector Is Riddled With Parasitic WormsNew York Times North Korean Defector Shot by Border Guards Is Fighting for His Life, Infested With 11 Inch WormsChristian Post North Korean bullets crossed border in JSAKorea JoongAng Daily Parasites make treatment of N. Korean defector harder, doctor saysKorea Biomedical Review Full coverage

Germany’s Merkel, Weakened After Poor Election Showing, Struggles To Form GovernmentNPR Angela Merkel’s Coalition Talks in Germany Go Into OvertimeNew York Times Germany coalition: Merkel’s ‘political party poker’BBC News Analysis | Germany talks a good game on climate, but it’s still stuck on coalPittsburgh Post-Gazette Full coverage

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe emerges from house arrest in political uncertaintyCNN Robert Mugabe Swaps House Arrest for a Cap and Gown (Briefly)New York Times Zimbabwe’s Mugabe appears in public for first time since army took chargeReuters Mugabe could have been a hero, like Mandela. Instead his legacy is violence and greedLos Angeles Times Full coverage

Pentagon Says It’s Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears DefeatedNPR In UN Showdown, Russian Veto Kills Syria Chemical Arms PanelNew York Times Syria: Russia blocks extension of chemical attacks probeBBC News US-Russia divisions doom Syria chemical weapons inspectionsCBS News Analysis: The pragmatic Sunni front against Iran exists no moreThe Jerusalem Post Full coverage

North Korean defector found to have ‘enormous parasites’BBC News ‘Enormous number’ of parasites in North Korean defector’s body, doctors sayFox News US envoy says no communication, no signal from North Korea amid nuclear crisisReuters Italian doctor says world’s first human head transplant ‘imminent’USA TODAY North Korean bullets crossed border in JSAKorea JoongAng Daily Full coverage