By RFE/RL Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, have recaptured the historic city of Palmyra from Islamic State (IS) militants, an advance that President Bashar al-Assad hailed as an “important achievement” demonstrating the success of his army’s fight against…
Dhaka – At least 65 people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion at a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say, the BBC reported last evening. It happened in the early evening when…
By A foray of condemnations of the boycott of Israel seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Calls from Western governments, originating from the UK, the US, Canada and others, to criminalize the boycott of Israel have hardly slowed down…
Moment Burma heroine lost her cool with Today show’s Mishal: Suu Kyi’s anger that ‘no-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim’ after heated questioning on the BBC By SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE FOR THE DAILY MAIL She…
By David Chazan, and Henry Samuel, in Brussels Three suspects were charged with terrorism offences on Saturday including one man named in Belgian media as the third Brussels airport attacker who fled as the other two blew themselves up. The…
Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed an “historic” advance in the country’s nuclear strike capability, with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday. It was the latest in a string of claims by…
Brussels – Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as the manhunt for a fourth man whose suitcase bomb failed to detonate intensified. Prosecutors said brothers…
By Professor Francis A. Boyle, University of Illinois College of Law The author won two Orders from the International Court of Justice overwhelmingly in favor of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Yugoslavia to cease and desist from committing…
World must confront ‘dangerous scourge’ of terrorism: Saudi King Salman Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday stressed the need for joint global efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism as he condoled with Belgium…
By Reuters and VICE News Belgium has confirmed the identities of two of the assailants in the Brussels airport and metro attacks that left 31 dead, with the country’s federal prosecutor Frederic van Leeuw naming a pair of brothers among…
Brussels – A key suspect in the attacks in Brussels has been arrested, Belgian media say, quoting judicial sources.
Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing at least 14 people and injuring another 81. Shortly afterwards, a second blast struck a metro station in the Belgian capital, close to European Union (EU) institutions,…
By Reuters News Agency Read and watch more about North Korea in “March Madness,” a VICE News special section on the Hermit Kingdom. North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s…
Amphibious units capable of raiding S.Korean shores, say military experts JH Ahn North Korea has conducted amphibious landing and defensive drills while its military swore to maintain a readiness to “liberate” Seoul, the North’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on…
Jon Min Dok This article was contributed to NK News by the DPRK’s Institute for Disarmament and Peace, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. DPRK think tank argues that nuclear deterrent is necessary as long as joint war games are…
Dhaka – A man was killed and 12 others were injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League-backed and rebel candidates over the campaign for the upcoming union parishad (UP) election at Mirpur village in Dhalarchar union of Bera…
Abukar Arman Sunday’s suicide car bomb in the heart of Turkey’s capital marks the third bombing that Ankara has seen in the past several months. This latest that killed 34 people and wounded over 125 was clearly targeting civilians since…
JH Ahn Update 1419 Korea : Chosun Ilbo reported that North Korea has launched another projectile, which JCS presumed as another Rodong missile, 22 minutes after the first launch at 5:55 a.m. “Unknown projectile was seen from Sukcheon, South Pyeongan…
The Kurdish Freedom Falcons (TAK), an offshoot of the separatist group PKK, claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the Turkish capital city that claimed the lives of at least 35 people. The bombing in Ankara on Sunday was…
By Phyllis Bennis In a surprise announcement on March 14, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the Russians were withdrawing “most of our military” from Syria beginning immediately. According to the TASS news agency, Putin said he hoped the withdrawal…
Experts laid out different opinions on N.Korea’s complete re-entry capacity Ha-young Choi Pyongyang has successfully developed rocket re-entry technology for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday. Kim Jong Un supervised…
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer Imagery released by North Korean state media on February 27 shows Kim Jong Un reviewing the testing of an upgraded type of anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) and its effects on a main battle tank,…
North Korea says its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and ‘liberate’ the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are attempting to invade the North A North Korean submarine…
Cross-land launch a message to South, displays confidence in missile system, researchers says JH Ahn North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), presumed to be Hwasong-6 (Scud-C/D), into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) Thursday morning. “North Korea today…
By Chandra Muzaffar As expected, the North Korean leadership has escalated its rhetoric in the wake of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) new, harsh sanctions on Pyongyang. Whenever the international community speaks or acts against North Korea, it responds…
JH Ahn North Korean state newspaper the Rodong Sinmun published pictures of what appear to be a “miniaturized” nuclear device on Wednesday, adjacent to a Hwasong-13 (KN-08) ballistic missile that could be used to deliver a weapon. The pictures –…
North Korea has threatened “indiscriminate” nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as the two begin their largest ever military drills.
By John Everard On Monday the US and South Korea kicked off their annual joint military exercises. And North Korea is not happy about it. The exercises, which have taken place for two decades, have always been characterized by the…
Experts worry that harsh invective by leaders could escalate, lead to local provocations Ha-young Choi Kim Jong Un directly criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s “hysteria” and “rash behavior” on Friday, saying it would result in her destruction.
By Stephen Kinzer Coverage of the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press. Reporting about carnage in the ancient city of Aleppo is the latest reason why. For…