US Rebuffs China Over N.Korea Talks
The United States on Wednesday rebuffed China's appeal for talks with North Korea, saying leader Kim Jong-Un was behaving irrationally and that it was reassessing its approach to dealing with...
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Rights Groups Urge UN Sanctions For Burundi Officials
Rights groups on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to impose "targeted sanctions" on Burundian officials over alleged human rights violations there, in an open letter published online. The...
US Skeptical About N. Korea Talks, Says Kim Jong-Un Not ‘rational’
The United States on Wednesday voiced skepticism about calls for talks with North Korea, saying leader Kim Jong-Un was behaving irrationally and would likely not respond to diplomatic advances. "We...
Britain’s Boris Johnson Visits Israel, Palestinian Territories
British foreign minister Boris Johnson visited Israel and the Palestinian territories Wednesday for talks with leaders from both sides as Donald Trump's arrival as US president casts uncertainty over...
China Calls On N Korea To Suspend Missile and Nuclear Tests
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming crisis”. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that in exchange, the US and South Korea could...
N. Korea Goes ‘my Way’ With Missiles and Murder Row
Dealing with a notorious murder by detonating a huge diplomatic row, and firing missiles as a practice assault on US bases in Japan -- North Korea's recent actions demonstrate its willingness to...
UN Security Council Strongly Condemns N.Korea Missile Launches
The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches and expressed serious concern over Pyongyang's "increasingly destabilizing behavior." The strong...
US Envoy At UN Makes Bid For Reviving Israeli-Palestinian Talks
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday discussed reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during her first meeting with the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations. Haley tweeted after her talks...
North Korea Is Training For An Attack On US Bases In Japan
Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global condemnation of the regime swelled. Three of the four missiles fired Monday came...
Trump, Abe Say North Korea Threat ‘entered A New Stage’
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat from North Korea had "entered a new stage," following another defiant missile test. The two leaders...
N.Korea Missile Launch Was Training Exercise For Strike On US Bases…
Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles on Monday was a training exercise for a strike on US bases in Japan, Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency reported Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong-Un...
Nigerian Women Displaced By Boko Haram Hold Protest
Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better conditions as UN Security Council envoys visited their camp, an AFP journalist...
Obama Waged Cyber War To Try and Sabotage North Korea’s Missile Tests
In hopes of sabotaging North Korea's missile tests, former president Barack Obama reportedly ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against the country's missile...
Thousands Protest In Niger As Pressure On Gov’t Mounts
Thousands of people marched in Niger's capital of Niamey on Saturday against the government of President Mahamadou Issoufou, calling for improved living conditions and the release of "political...
Obama Launched Cyberwar To Sabotage NKorea Missile Program
Former US president Barack Obama in 2014 launched a cyberwar against North Korea's missile program but it has failed to make significant gains, The New York Times reported Saturday. The United States...
N. Korea Hits Out At US Over Potential Terror Listing
North Korea warned Saturday that the US will "pay dearly" if it relists Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism following the murder of leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in Malaysia last month. Kim...
Syria Peace Talks Inch Forward Under Diplomatic Pressure
UN-sponsored Syria peace talks limped towards a close on Friday after more than a week in Geneva with little sign of progress beyond possible agreement on an agenda for more substantial negotiations....
UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency, climate change and poor governance have collided to create one of the world's...
Malaysian Firms Linked To North Korea Spy Front Shut
Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed down, police in Kuala Lumpur said Tuesday as they investigate the assassination of...
US, S. Korea and Japan Look To Turn Screw On Pyongyang
Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials met on Monday to discuss how better to enforce international sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. The...