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Mar 14, 2016 (AFP)

EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said Monday she will go to Iran next month to build on a deal she helped negotiate to end nuclear sanctions against T...

US Treasury official to China to discuss North Korea

Mar 14, 2016 (AFP)

A top US Treasury official will visit China this week to discuss North Korea's menacing actions and sanctions aimed at curbing the country's "destabilizing beha...

France says sanctions possible over Iran ballistic missile launches

Mar 13, 2016 (AFP)

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Sunday warned Iran of possible European sanctions over its recent ballistic missile launches. "If necessary, sancti...

N. Korea issues fresh threats as US stages military drill with South

Mar 12, 2016 (AFP)

North Korea hit out at Washington and Seoul Saturday, pledging to launch a blitzkrieg in the Korean peninsula, as the United States and South Korea launched the...

North Korean leader orders further nuclear tests

Mar 11, 2016 (AFP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered further nuclear tests, state media said Friday, as military tensions surge on the Korean peninsula with South Korean...

UN chief urges Iran 'moderation' after missile tests

Mar 10, 2016 (AFP)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged Iran to act with caution and moderation after Tehran carried out missile tests over two days this week. "In t...

N. Korea fires missiles, says will liquidate South assets

Mar 10, 2016 (AFP)

North Korea looked to ratchet up already elevated tensions on the Korean peninsula still further Wednesday, firing a pair of short-range missiles and announcing...

US deploys bombers for exercises as N. Korea tension mounts

Mar 10, 2016 (AFP)

The United States said Wednesday it is deploying for exercises in Asia three long-range stealth bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, as tensions mount o...

Amid nuclear spat, US mocks North Korea's 'young dictator'

Mar 09, 2016 (AFP)

A US spokesman repeatedly referred to 33-year-old North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's youth Wednesday while warning the "young dictator" against further nuclear p...

China hits out at US restrictions on telecom giant ZTE

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

China on Tuesday criticised a move by Washington to slap restrictions on one of the country's biggest telecommunications equipment companies, ZTE, for violating...

S. Korea says North hacked official phones, unveils sanctions

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

South Korea on Tuesday accused North Korea of hacking the smartphones of government officials, and unveiled new sanctions on Pyongyang over its recent nuclear t...

Kim Jong-Un says N. Korea has miniaturised nuclear warheads

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says his scientists have successfully miniaturised thermo-nuclear warheads to place on a ballistic missile and create a "true" d...

Pakistan 'breaches obligations' on nuclear arms, UN court told

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

Pakistan is violating its "obligations" to the international community by failing to reduce its nuclear arsenal, the Marshall Islands told the UN's highest cour...

Marshall Islands warn over nuclear arms race at UN court

Mar 07, 2016 (AFP)

The Marshall Islands Monday painted a vivid picture of the horrors of nuclear war decades after some of its atolls were vaporised in atomic tests, in an unusual...

S. Korea, US launch military drills, North threatens nuclear strikes

Mar 07, 2016 (AFP)

South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest-ever joint military drills on Monday, prompting fresh warnings from North Korea of "indiscriminate" n...

US sets restrictions on China's ZTE over Iran violations

Mar 07, 2016 (AFP)

The United States said Monday it is placing trade restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment giant ZTE due to violations of US sanctions on Iran. The ...

US 'takes seriously' North Korea nuclear threat

Mar 07, 2016 (AFP)

The United States said Monday it takes North Korea's threat of a pre-emptive nuclear strike seriously but will not scale back planned military exercises that ha...

S. Korea to announce new sanctions on North: official

Mar 06, 2016 (AFP)

South Korea will soon announce its own tougher sanctions on North Korea, an official said Sunday, a move set to further heighten tensions as Seoul and Washingto...

Marshalls to open nuclear arms battle at top UN court

Mar 05, 2016 (AFP)

The tiny Marshall Islands will Monday seek to convince the UN's highest court to take up a lawsuit against India, Pakistan and Britain which they accuse of fail...

Philippines impounds N. Korean ship under UN sanctions

Mar 05, 2016 (AFP)

The Philippines said Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang's rec...