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Taming North Korea: A losing struggle?
January 7, 2016
Taming North Korea: A losing struggle?
North Korea's latest nuclear test poses a stark challenge to the international community which, analysts say, will struggle to come…
Haiti presidential runoff called for January 24: decree
January 7, 2016
Haiti presidential runoff called for January 24: decree
Haiti's presidential runoff vote will take place on January 24, along with the second round of legislative elections, according to…
South Korea seeks US strategic weapons after North’s nuclear test
January 7, 2016
South Korea seeks US strategic weapons after North’s nuclear test
South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, a South…
Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle
January 6, 2016
Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle
Ivory Coast's government resigned on Wednesday ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle that President Alassane Ouattara said would lead to…
No drop in asylum seekers reaching Germany: Berlin
January 6, 2016
No drop in asylum seekers reaching Germany: Berlin
Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a…
Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State
January 6, 2016
Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State
Six weeks after a British militant who is suspected of being an Islamic State executioner slipped out of the country,…
China ‘firmly opposes’ North Korean nuclear test: Beijing
January 6, 2016
China ‘firmly opposes’ North Korean nuclear test: Beijing
China, North Korea's key diplomatic protector, said Wednesday it "firmly opposes" Pyongyang's nuclear test, adding it was carried out "irrespective…
Bangladesh court upholds death sentence for Islamist leader
January 6, 2016
Bangladesh court upholds death sentence for Islamist leader
Bangladesh's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist party leader on Wednesday for atrocities committed during the…
Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis
January 6, 2016
Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis
Indonesian authorities are working with their counterparts in China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join…
Merkel’s office sealed off as police check package
January 6, 2016
Merkel’s office sealed off as police check package
Police sealed off German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office to check a suspicious package as ministers gathered for a cabinet meeting…