North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Solidifies Power By Taking Over The Title Of Marshal
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un will now bear the title of Marshal along with a list of his other titles, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, ostensibly concluding the recent power shuffle that included the ouster of the chief of Korean People's Army (KPA).
Assad May Use Chemical Weapons If Cornered, Says Defector After Reports That Syria Started Moving WMD
Closely following earlier reports that Syria had started moving some parts of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage, the most senior Syrian official to defect to the opposition has said that the Syrian regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort at survival.
North Korea Appoints Little-Known Hyong Yong-Chol As New Vice-Marshal
North Korea appointed Hyon Yong-chol as the vice marshal of the Korean People's Army a day after former army chief and Vice-Marshal Ri Yong-ho was removed from all official posts due to unspecified illness.
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Did The Power Struggle With North Korean Regime Lead To Ouster Of Its Hawkish Army Chief?
North Korea's army chief and a principal advisor to the North Korean leadership, Ri Yong-ho, has been removed from all official posts because of illness, Pyongyang's state media said Monday.
Clinton Arrives In Israel; Talks To Focus On Egypt, Iran And Palestine
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel late Sunday for high-level talks with Israeli officials focusing on the course of political action in Egypt, Iran's alleged clandestine nuclear program and the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Saudi Arabia Lashes Out At Russia Over Human Rights Comments
Saudi Arabia Saturday slammed the comments by Russia's human rights envoy, who had expressed great concern about the situation in the Gulf Kingdom, and condemned an unjustified interference in the Kingdom's internal affairs, state media Saudi Press Agency reported.
Chinese Warship Heads Home Averting Standoff With Philippines In South China Sea
A Chinese warship, which ran aground in disputed waters close to the Philippine coast while on a security patrol, extricated itself Sunday and was heading home, averting fears of another maritime standoff between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea.
Religious Groups Furious Over German Circumcision Ban; Call It Prejudiced Against Non-Christians
A German court's ban on circumcision has drawn severe criticism from Jews, Muslims and Christians who perceive it as an infringement of religious freedom, while medical practitioners said the ban could encourage unauthorized and untrained people performing illegal circumcisions leading to health risks.
ASEAN Fails To Reach South China Sea Accord; Indonesia Slams Members, While U.S. And China Downplay Friction
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to reach a common ground over the territorial tensions in South China Sea, resulting from the disagreements among the members, which a member nation Indonesia slammed as utterly irresponsible.
U.S., China Discuss South China Sea Dispute; Chinese Media Slams Clinton For Implicit Remarks Against Beijing
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Beijing to honor the ASEAN's code of conduct formed to resolve the territorial tensions in the South China Sea during a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) conference in Cambodia.
Egypt's President Meets Saudi King On His Inaugural Foreign Trip
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday on his first foreign trip since taking office late last month, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.
Egypt's Court Overrules President's Order To Reconvene Parliament; Power Struggle Looms
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) swiftly overruled Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's order to reconvene the parliament, intensifying the confrontation between the newly elected president and the judiciary, which is believed to be acting in the interests of the backers of Mubarak regime and the ruling military-led Supreme Council.
China Warns ASEAN Against Discussing South China Sea Tensions, Rebuffing Clinton's Call For Resolution
China warned the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to avoid discussions on the territorial tensions in the South China Sea at the meeting between foreign ministers from the 10 member nations and their Chinese counterpart Wednesday.
Egyptian Parliament Convenes, Defying Court And Military Generals
The Egyptian parliament convened for less than an hour, Tuesday, in an event billed as an act of defiance against the country's military led Supreme Council, which dissolved the parliament last month after a court hearing.
ASEAN Hammers Out Code Of Conduct In South China Sea, Seeks China's Nod
Seeking to resolve the territorial tensions in the South China Sea, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Monday hammered out the key elements of a code of conduct in the region which has been at the heart of recent maritime confrontations between China and the other nations in the Pacific.
South China Sea Dispute Expected To Set Tone For ASEAN Meet
The territorial dispute in the South China Sea is expected to drive the talks during the 19th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) beginning Monday in Cambodia. The confrontational rhetoric between China and the U.S. over the South China Sea will also form the focus of the discussions that will be attended by top officials from the 10 member nations.
Video Shows Taliban Brutally Slaying Woman Amid Cheers From Villagers
A video of the brutal public slaying of an Afghan woman by a militant, believed to be a member of the Taliban, was caught on camera last month near Kabul, laying bare the perilously unstable law and order situation in Afghanistan, ahead of the planned withdrawal of NATO troops in 2014.
Egyptian President Morsi's First Official Visit Is To Saudi Arabia
Newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will head to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, on his first official foreign visit after taking charge.
Annan Acknowledges UN Mission's Failure In Syria; Clashes Continue
Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, acknowledged Saturday that his mission to end the bloodshed had failed, amid reports of heavy fighting in northern Syria.
Ahmadinejad Invites Morsi For Tehran Summit; Iran Appears Keen On Reestablishing Egypt Ties After 30 Years
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has invited his newly elected Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Morsi, to a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations to be held in Tehran in late August to promote undeniable and constructive cooperation between the nations, an Iranian government statement said.
Assad Says Syrian Protests Different From Those In Egypt, Tunisia; 'Friends Of Syria' To Meet In Paris
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the anti-government protests in his country are not comparable to the Arab Spring protests elsewhere, and that it's not people, but terrorists, who want to oust him from power.
Who Killed Yasser Arafat? Events Leading Up To His Death And Conspiracy Theories
Palestinian officials have called an international probe into the death of its leader Yasser Arafat, more than eight years after he died of several mysterious health complications, following a report that he could have been poisoned with a radioactive substance known as polonium.
No Power For More Than A Million Americans On Fourth Of July
Hundreds of thousands of people from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. will spend the Fourth of July without power, as utilities still struggle to restore power after violent storms last Friday.
Pakistan Reopens NATO Supply Routes: Why US-Pak Ties Are Too Important To Be Shunned
Did the U.S. really apologize for the drone strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November to end the seven-month deadlock in negotiations with Pakistan over the NATO supply route to Afghanistan?
Syrian Regime Helicopters Attack Damascus Suburb; Dead Bodies Rot On Streets
Pro-regime forces Monday continued attack on Douma, a city in the Damascus province, using helicopters which left dead bodies scattered on the streets.
Pakistan-Afghanistan Cross-Border Attacks Escalate; Pakistani Officials Optimistic Of Reopening NATO Supply Routes
Border tensions are running high between Pakistan and Afghanistan as both nations accuse each other of cross-border missile attacks and territory breaches.
Kim Jong-il Ordered Production Of Nuclear Weapons: Report
Late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had ordered the production of enriched uranium and plutonium nuclear weapons during his reign, reported the Japanese media, citing internal documents of the North Korean regime.
Syrian Opposition Rejects UN Deal Even As Clinton Admits No Guarantee Of Success
Syrian opposition groups denounced a U.N.-sponsored international agreement to set up a transitional government in Syria, calling it ambiguous and a farce, even as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged that there was no guarantee that the new deal would succeed in ending the 16-month-long Syrian crisis.
Israeli Premier Netanyahu Sends Egypt's Morsi a Letter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly sworn-in President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to maintain peace between the two countries, following an Iranian report last week that Morsi was planning to reconsider the peace deal with Israel, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Anti-Chinese Protests As Hong Kong Marks 15 Years Under China
Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Hong Kong's new leader on the 15th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule, even as anti-Chinese protestors tried to disrupt Hu's visit.
