South Korea chooses site of THAAD US missile system amid protests
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea announced on Wednesday the site where a U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense unit will be deployed against North Korea’s missile and nuclear...
International
Hundreds abducted, tortured in Egypt
Al Jazeera News :Hundreds of Egyptians have been abducted and tortured by the country’s security services as part of a clampdown on dissent since early...
Cameron says working to ensure EU citizens can stay in Britain
Reuters :The government is working hard to make sure European Union citizens can stay in Britain following its vote to leave the bloc but it...
S. Sudan violence has displaced over 36,000 people since July 8
AFP, Geneva :At least 36,000 people have fled their homes in Juba since heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese capital on Friday, the United...
Four migrants found dead, some 400 rescued from boat in Mediterranean
A humanitarian group said it recovered the bodies of four migrants and rescued around 400 survivors on Tuesday from an overcrowded wooden boat in the...
After nuclear deal, Iran sticks to wary tactics in key Gulf waterway
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday dispatched five military vessels to monitor a U.S. warship hosting one of America’s top generals on a day...
Nepal govt in crisis as Maoists withdraw support
PTI, Kathmandu :Prime Minister KP Oli-led coalition government plunged into a serious crisis on Tuesday after its alliance partner Comminust Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) withdrew...
Beijing`s South China Sea claims rejected by court
An international tribunal has ruled against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea, backing a case brought by the Philippines.The Permanent Court of...
Sanders to join Clinton campaign trail in show of party unity
Democrat Bernie Sanders will team up with Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail for the first time on Tuesday, joining her in New Hampshire where...
NKorea threatens ‘physical response’ against US THAAD system deployment
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea’s military said on Monday it will make a “physical response” to moves by the United States and South Korea to deploy...
Fighting flares again in South Sudan capital after UN demand for restraint
Reuters, Juba :Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan’s capital on Monday a day after the U.N. Security Council told rivals President Salva Kiir and...
Cameron says UK must stay close to the EU after Brexit
Reuters, London :David Cameron said it was in Britain’s fundamental interest to remain very close to the European Union when it renegotiates a new relationship...