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Briton extradited to US over Iran charges

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

A retired British businessman accused of conspiring to sell missile parts to Iran was extradited to the United States on Friday, but branded his treatment a "di...

S. Korean MPs to China: stop returning N. Koreans

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

South Korean legislators on Friday condemned China's repatriation of fugitives from North Korea after Beijing reportedly sent nine back despite pleas from Seoul...

'Major differences' with Iran on nuclear drive: IAEA

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

The UN atomic agency bemoaned on Friday "major differences" with Iran after two fruitless visits probing suspected nuclear weapons work, adding that Tehran had ...

US, N. Korea talks end with little progress

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

A US diplomat said Friday some progress had been made in the first talks between the United States and North Korea since the death of Kim Jong-Il, but there wer...

US, North Korea hold first talks since Kim's death

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

A senior US diplomat said Thursday he had held "serious and substantive" talks with North Korea's nuclear envoy in Beijing, the first such contact between the t...

'All options' on table on Iran: Israel president

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

Israeli President Shimon Peres warned on Thursday that the Jewish state is keeping "all options" on the table on the issue of Iran's nuclear activities. "The st...

Iran scores own-goal with failed IAEA visit

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

Iran has shot itself in the foot by failing to engage with the UN atomic agency, lowering the chances of renewed six-party talks and stoking speculation of mili...

Iran protests to UN over Israel 'war game' campaign

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

Iran on Wednesday accused Israel of assassinating its nuclear scientists as part of a "war game" while it denied any role in attacks on Israeli diplomatic targe...

Russia warns against 'catastrophic' attack on Iran

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

Russia on Wednesday warned a strike against Iran could have "catastrophic" consequences and urged nations not to draw early conclusions from this week's failed ...

S. Korea appeals to China on N. Korea refugees

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak urged China Wednesday to follow international norms in handling North Korean refugees, as his government pressed Beijing n...

Report: N. Korea develops new long-range artillery

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

North Korea has developed new multiple rocket-launchers with an effective range of 170 kilometres (100 miles), based on Chinese and Russian technology, a report...

Former S. Korea assembly speaker indicted

Feb 22, 2012 (UPI)

Former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae and former presidential aide Kim Hyo-jae have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a political bribery s...

Iran says its nuclear activities non-negotiable

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose officials wound up a two-day visit to Tehran on Tuesday, are to hold further negotiations, the country's ...

China says N. Korean escapees are illegal migrants

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

Beijing said Tuesday a group of North Koreans arrested in China and facing repatriation were illegal economic migrants and not refugees deserving protection, as...

Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years

Feb 21, 2012 (IANS)

Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks withi...

IAEA talks to Iran amid saber rattling

Feb 21, 2012 (UPI)

Iranian and international officials are meeting this week over the country's controversial nuclear enrichment activities but odds of progress were seen as slim....

'Israel will need 100 planes to attack Iran'

Feb 21, 2012 (IANS)

Israel will need at least 100 fighter planes to strike Iran, a media report said Monday. Israeli forces will also have to fly over 1,000 miles above unfriendly ...

S. Korea to seek UN support for N. Koreans in China

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

South Korea will seek global support at a UN meeting next week for its efforts to rescue North Korean refugees recently arrested in China and facing repatriatio...

Bulava missile dangerous for Russia: Experts

Feb 21, 2012 (IANS)

Russian experts have questioned how wise it was to adopt the troubled Bulava intercontinental missile for service, suggesting it would cause more security probl...

Thailand seek more Iranian bomb suspects

Feb 21, 2012 (UPI)

Police in Thailand have issued arrest warrants for two more people in its investigation into a suspected bomb attempt by Iranians on Israeli nationals. A warran...