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Japan Hangs Three Convicts Resuming Executions Under Shinzo Abe Government
Japan hanged three convicts on death row Thursday, the nation’s first since a conservative government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was elected in December.
Feb 21, 2013
North Korea Defends Nuclear Test Citing ‘Tragedy’ Of Countries That Abandoned Weapons Programs
North Korea defended its most recent nuclear test Thursday, saying countries which gave in to U.S. pressure suffered “tragic consequences.”
Feb 21, 2013
Russia Offers To Host Syria Talks; Syrian Foreign Minister, Opposition Leader To Visit Moscow
Russia and the Arab League proposed Wednesday to facilitate talks between the Syrian government and the opposition to end the civil war.
Feb 21, 2013
Nationwide Trade Union Strike In India Affects Normal Life
Trade Unions in India began a two-day nationwide strike Wednesday in protest against government’s economic reforms, which they say will lead to price rise, privatization and loss of labor.
Feb 20, 2013
David Cameron Calls 1919 Amritsar Massacre In India 'Deeply Shameful'
David Cameron became the first serving British prime minister to visit the scene of a 1919 massacre in India, one of the bloodiest events in Britain’s colonial past.
Feb 20, 2013
India Unlikely To Ask Former Maldives President To Leave High Commission: Report
Despite mounting pressure on India to facilitate the arrest of former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who has taken refuge at the Indian High Commission in Male, the capital, the Indian government is unlikely to ask the president to leave, Indian media reported.
Feb 20, 2013
New Photographs Show LTTE Leader Prabhakaran’s Son Before And After Execution
Sri Lanka strongly denied fresh allegations Tuesday that the 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was brutally killed at close range by the Sri Lankan forces.
Feb 19, 2013
Armenian President Wins Re-Election; Rivals Allege Election Fraud
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian won a re-election Tuesday avoiding a runoff in a national poll that international observers said was not “genuinely competitive.”
Feb 19, 2013
Pakistan Hazaras Refuse To Bury Dead After Deadly Quetta Bombing; Blame Govt For Negligence
Pakistan’s ethnic minority Hazaras continued to stage a sit-in Tuesday, refusing to bury the bodies of people killed in a bomb blast in Quetta.
Feb 19, 2013
Pakistan Faces Fury For Failing To Stop Sectarian Violence After Latest Carnage Of Shiites
The Pakistani government came under fire Sunday for security lapses after a bomb blast in Quetta Saturday killed at least 81.
Feb 17, 2013
Thousands Tie The Knot In First Moon Church Mass Wedding Since Founder’s Death [PHOTOS]
Thousands of people tied the knot in South Korea Sunday in the first mass wedding organized by the Unification Church since the death of its controversial founder Sun Myung Moon in September.
Feb 17, 2013
Filipino Group Occupies Malaysian Village, Wants To Be Recognized As Royal Army Of Sulu
Negotiations continued between the Malaysian troops and about 100 Philippine men holed up in a village in Malaysia’s Sabah state.
Feb 15, 2013
Indian Troops Kill Pakistani Soldier Who ‘Accidently’ Crossed Border
The Indian army said that its troops killed a Pakistani soldier who strayed across the de facto border in Kashmir into the Indian-administered territory on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2013
Satellite Photos Show North Korea ‘Upgrading Rocket Launch Site’
Activities around the new launch pad suggest the possible assistance from Iran, according to a U.S.-based research institute.
Feb 15, 2013
South African Sports Star Oscar Pistorius Arrested On Charges Of Fatally Shooting Girlfriend
South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was arrested Thursday on charges of fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Feb 14, 2013
Assad’s Departure Inevitable But He Doesn’t Realize It, Kerry Says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has not realized the inevitability of his ouster.
Feb 14, 2013
South Korea Unveils Cruise Missile Capable Of Striking ‘Anywhere’ In North Korea
South Korea released a footage of the missile being launched from a destroyer and a submarine and hitting mock targets.
Feb 14, 2013
Syrian Opposition Group Says It Was Target Of Blast Near Turkish Border
A Syrian opposition group alleged Tuesday that the mini-bus explosion on the Syria-Turkey border Monday that killed 10 Syrians and four Turkish nationals may have targeted the group’s delegation.
Feb 13, 2013
UN Security Council Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Test
The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea’s third nuclear test in a statement that was approved on Tuesday by all 15 member nations, including China, Pyongyang’s long-standing ally.
Feb 13, 2013
19 Killed In Insurgent Attack On Military Base In Southern Thailand
Thailand government forces thwarted an early-Wednesday attack by militants dressed as soldiers on a military base, killing 19 insurgents in the shootout, authorities said.
Feb 13, 2013
World Leaders Slam North Korea For Nuclear Test; UN Security Council Schedules Emergency Meeting
As news of North Korea’s nuclear test drew worldwide reactions, the U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Tuesday.
Feb 12, 2013
Syrian Rebels Seize Control Of Country’s Largest Dam; Minibus Explosion Near Turkish Border Kills 13
The capture of the Al-Furat dam has been touted as one of the major strategic victories for the rebels.
Feb 12, 2013
Syrian Opposition Slams Regime’s Rejection Of Peace Talks
Syrian opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib said Monday that the regime’s rejection of his negotiation proposition, which was accompanied by an offer for President Bashar Al-Assad’s peaceful exit, sent a “very negative” message to the world.
Feb 11, 2013
Tornadoes Rip Through Southern Mississippi, Wreak Havoc
Several counties in southern Mississippi and Alabama were hit by a flurry of tornadoes that injured at least 10 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings.
Feb 11, 2013
Blast Rocks Northern Mali City Of Gao Hours After Firefight; Foreign Troops On Lookout For Militant Leaders
A heavy firefight marked the first retaliatory attack launched by the rebels on a territory captured by the French-led forces.
Feb 11, 2013
Chinese New Year 2013: Preparations On To Welcome Year Of Snake [PHOTOS]
Millions of people across Asia and around the world are preparing to celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.
Feb 09, 2013
Afzal Guru, Plotter Of 2001 Attack On Indian Parliament, Hanged
Guru was found guilty of conspiring with the five suicide bombers who carried out the attack on Dec. 13, 2001.
Feb 09, 2013
Suicide Bombing In Mali Leaves One Dead; Soldiers, Paratroopers Exchange Heavy Gunfire In Bamako
A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up at a Malian government military checkpost in the northern city of Gao Friday, the first reported case of suicide bombing ever since the French-led military cracked down on insurgents in Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal.
Feb 08, 2013
26 Killed In Twin Car Bomb Blasts In Shia Areas In Iraq
A series of car bomb explosions targeting the Shia Muslims in and near Baghdad killed at least 26 people Friday.
Feb 08, 2013
China Refutes Japan Radar-Lock Allegations, Says Tokyo ‘Misleading International Opinion’
China’s Defense Ministry denied allegations on Friday that a Chinese frigate locked its radar on a Japanese navy ship.
Feb 08, 2013
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