Russia warns US against unilateral strike on North Korea
MOSCOW:  Russia on Monday warned Washington against launching a unilateral strike on North Korea after US Vice President Mike Pence said the era of “strategic...
North Korea conflict
US to deploy more interceptors to counter North Korea
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Washington: The United States is to bolster its defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike by siting 14 more interceptors in Alaska, Defense Secretary...
US President Barack Obama reaches out to China’s new president Xi Jinping
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Washington: US President Barack Obama wasted no time in courting China’s new President Xi Jinping Thursday, calling him within hours of his elevation, and raising...
North Korea ‘likely’ to launch attack on South this year
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London: North Korea is likely to launch a provocative attack on South Korea this year, a top analyst said Thursday at the launch of his...
US slaps sanctions on key North Korean bank
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Washington: The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on North Korea’s primary foreign exchange bank and four senior officials, upping the pressure on Pyongyang to...
North Korea scraps peace pacts as sanctions toughened
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Seoul: An enraged North Korea responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war on Friday, vowing to scrap peace pacts with South...
US, China call for tough new North Korea sanctions
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United Nations: The United States and China on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to sanction North Korean diplomats and “illicit” cash transfers to...
Google unveils detailed N. Korea map… with gulags
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Seoul: Weeks after its chairman Eric Schmidt’s secretive visit to North Korea, Google has rolled out a detailed map of the isolated state that even...