N Korea using sophisticated means to avoid UN sanctions
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea has developed sophisticated techniques to circumvent UN sanctions, including the suspected use of its embassies to facilitate an illegal trade in...
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Crimean Tatars fear return of Russian rule
AP, Ukraine :The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II. Fearing...
Thais to lift emergency
Reuters, Bangkok :Thailand is expected to lift a state of emergency in Bangkok, almost two months after it was imposed to quell anti-government protests, because...
Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea
Reuters, Ukraine :Germany’s Angela Merkel delivered a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, telling him that a planned Moscow-backed referendum on whether Crimea should...
Kidnapped nuns freed in prisoner deal
BBC Online :A group of Greek Orthodox nuns kidnapped by rebels in the Syrian Christian town of Maaloula in December have been released.The 13 nuns...
Indian SC deadline for lawmakers’ trials
BBC Online :Trials of Indian lawmakers accused of serious crimes must be completed within a year, the Supreme Court has ordered.If a trial court fails...
Kim Jong-un get 100 pc vote
BBC Online :North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been elected to the country’s rubber-stamp parliament with a unanimous vote from his district, state media say.Kim’s...
US Navy`s next-gen aircraft carrier begins testing phase
LiveScience.com :The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier – a massive warship outfitted with the latest radar technology and sophisticated systems to accommodate unmanned, carrier-launched drones...
N-deal possible in months: Iran
BBC Online :The Iranian foreign minister has told the visiting EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, that a nuclear deal could come in the next...
Libyan leader threatens to bomb North Korean oil tanker
CNN, Tripoli, Libya :Libya’s prime minister threatened Saturday night to bomb a North Korean-flagged ship that had entered a rebel-held oil port, calling the ship’s...
10 die in attacks in Afghanistan
CNN :Ten people died in violent attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said. A roadside bomb killed seven people and injured eight more in Helmand...