Fight with ISIS: Russia, China Reduce U.S. Military Advantage
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday that the coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant / Syria (ISIL…
Obama Responds to North Korea’s Nuclear Test
The United States has termed North Korea’s September 9 nuclear test a grave threat to regional security and to international peace and stability. According to a White House communiqué released…
UN Appoints Human Rights Experts to Monitor North Korea
The UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has designated two independent human rights experts, Ms. Sonja Biserko and Ms. Sara Hossain, to support the work of…
NATO Reacts to North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today reacted sharply over North Korea’s ballistic missile launch. “I strongly condemn the launch by North Korea of two ballistic missiles,” he said in a…
North Korea Asked to Stop Destabilising Acts
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “remains gravely concerned” by the situation on the Korean Peninsula following Thursday’s missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) or North Korea,…
Russia Taking Steps to Handle Situation in Syria and North Korea
President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a meeting Friday with permanent members of the Security Council. The participants exchanged views on the continuing cessation of hostilities in Syria and the…