NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Electronic signals originating from North Korea have been allegedly intercepting scores of civilian aircrafts in and out of South Korea, after Pyongyang's recent threats of offensive action, including a sacred war, against the South.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be considering holding an early general election between the end of August to the beginning of November, to take advantage of his current popularity over the country's unprepared opposition.

An analysis of the latest satellite images of North Korea's nuclear test site appears to show that frantic activities involving a chain of mining carts are underway, amid rumors that the reclusive Asian nation may be planning to conduct a nuclear test, following its failed rocket launch April 13.

Iran and six other world powers, including the U.S., will resume nuclear negotiations in Baghdad, Iraq on May 23.

Gantz had earlier stated that he believed international sanctions will force Iran to give up its atomic ambitions.

The latest photos suggest that the magnitude of Pyongyang?s military build-up might have been grossly exaggerated.

Gantz?s moderate and cautious rhetoric is a far cry from the dramatic statements and belligerent stances of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak,

The missile?s impact point was somewhere in the Indian Ocean, according to the military unit.

Air travel between India and the Persian Gulf will likely have to be postponed or re-routed during that period.

Speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, President Obama announced a new strategy against atrocities and genocide.

Iran said that the nuclear negotiations have proved that Western countries are unable to force Iran to surrender and give up its absolute and legitimate rights to use peaceful nuclear energy.

In a veiled reference to the United States and Israel's refusal to rule out military action against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program, Ahmadinejad added that foreign interference would destabilize the entire region.

North Korea will not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors to examine the country's nuclear program, in retaliation to the UN's tough stand against its rocket launch.According to Japanese media, Pyongyang went a step further and said it will continue with its satellite program and will launch another rocket with a satellite in the next five years, The Telegraph reported.

Toner also refuted concerns by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the West is wasting time

The United Nations has issued a unanimous statement on Monday denouncing North Korea's attempted satellite launch and warned of further actions in response to new ballistic missile tests or nuclear testing from the North.

Addressing Israeli concerns on Iran buying extra time of five weeks over its alleged clandestine nuclear weapons program during the first round of key talks with the six world powers, US President Barack Obama said his administration has not given anything away, defending the need for a diplomatic resolution.

North Korea won’t be bullied by its enemies, Kim Jong Un vowed in his first public address at a military parade marking his grandfather's centennial.

Months of saber rattling and diplomatic tension between Iran and the rest of the world have led to Saturday's nuclear talks, the first attempt at such negotiations since the last round fell apart 15 months ago. On Saturday, though, an unnamed diplomat told Reuters that the multilateral talks began with a completely different atmosphere than had occurred in previous meeting in early 2011.

Asian shares rose Friday on better-than-expected demand for Italian sovereign debt, shrugging off the failed rocket launch by North Korea before the markets opened.

North Korea may wake on April 15 to find a present for the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il-sung: the country's first functional satellite. And North Koreans may not have long to wait for another big event, as the regime prepares what may be a third nuclear test.

Iran has enough funds to withstand a total embargo on its oil sales for two to three years, Iranian media quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying days before the resumption of talks with world powers on Tehran's nuclear program.