Reuters – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met at a Siberian military base on Wednesday for talks the Kremlin said would focus on Pyongyang’s nuclear program and economic ties. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – In one week US troops will cease joint operations with Iraqi and Kurdish forces, begun in early 2010 to dampen tensions between Kurds and Sunni Arabs in disputed northern zones, a US military official said on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – An American soldier in Iraq died of his wounds on Sunday after being shot, the US army said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – An American soldier in Iraq died of his wounds on Sunday after being shot, the US army said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The death of a North Korean military official and the naming of leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un to the funeral preparation committee was jumped on by South Korean media on Monday as showing he had risen to second-in-command. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The death of a North Korean military official and the naming of leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un to the funeral preparation committee was jumped on by South Korean media on Monday as showing he had risen to second-in-command. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – British defense contractor BAE Systems Plc has hired advisors to sell part of its North American commercial aerospace business in an auction that could generate up to $2 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – North Korea has proposed holding military talks with the South next week after it raised tension on the troubled peninsula last week by warning it would hold live-fire drills near the border with its rival. Read the rest of this entry »