North Korea said the satellite launched on saturday is now transmitting revolutionary songs while circling around the earth.
Tokyo requested an emergency session of the Security Council to call for a stern response to the launch, …

The US channel CBS News reported that Israeli aircraft carried out the strike in January after Israeli intelligence discovered the trucks were intending to deliver arms through Sudan and across Egypt to be smuggled into …

Two American journalists arrested last week on the Chinese border have been transferred to the North Korean capital Pyongyang for interrogation, according to reports, as tension mounts over the North’s plans to test-fire a long-range …

Mr Obama used a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday night to set out more limited objectives in Afghanistan, where he said the “central mission” was to prevent terrorists plotting violence against America. “There’s got to …

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urges the West to respect the will of Afghans if it intends to resolve Afghanistan’s challenges.
Iran has been invited by the United States to attend the conference in The Hague, …

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir returned home on Monday after paying a short visit to Eritrea during which he held talks with his Eritrean counterpart Isayas Afewerki, the state television reported.
Eritrea invited Mr. Bashir earlier this …

China’s military is increasing harassment of Navy survey ships, activities viewed by U.S. intelligence as the most aggressive since 2001, when a Chinese jet flew into a U.S. EP-3 surveillance plane and set off an …

The Kyrgyz parliament has revoked all agreements it made with countries from the U.S.-led antiterrorist coalition in relation to use of Manas air base, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports.
The Kyrgyz Parliament voted 90 to 1 on …