Asia
Chinese Troops to Observe U.S.-led Military Exercises
Mainland China sent 17 troops to join Cobra Gold 2014 — an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored joint and multinational military exercise that runs from...
Mainland China and the ROC on Taiwan Hold Talks
Wang Yu-chi, the head of The Republic of China’s (Taiwan’s) Mainland Affairs Council, and Zhang Zhijun, head of mainland communist China’s Taiwan Affairs...
Read moreEvacuation of Homs Raises Hopes for Syrian Peace Talks
The first groups of civilians were evacuated on February 7 from rebel-held sections of Homs, a war-ravaged city in western Syria that has...
Read morePakistan’s Government Negotiates With Taliban
Negotiations between the Pakistani government and representatives of the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) began on January 6 in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The talks are...
Read morePeace Talks on Syria Get Off to Tense Start in Switzerland
An exchange of words between Syria’s foreign minister and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon created a tense start to the Geneva II Conference on...
Read moreReport Accuses Assad Regime of “Systematic Killing” of Detainees
Three international aid agencies issued a report on January 21 claiming that the Syrian government is responsible for the “systematic killing” of approximately...
Read moreUN Invites Iran to Attend Geneva II Peace Conference
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced to reporters in New York on January 19 that Iran had been invited to the Geneva II peace...
Read moreIsrael Engages Pro-Palestinian EU in Diplomatic Duel
Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called in the ambassadors of Britain, France, Italy, and Spain on January 17 to “stress to them that...
Read moreIsrael Conducts Funeral for Former Prime Minister Sharon
Former Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon, who died on January 11 after spending eight years in a coma following a major stroke...
Read moreIsrael Unveils Plan for New Homes in West Bank
Israel’s housing ministry published plans on January 10 to build 1,400 new housing units in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem....
Read morePlans Shaping up for 100-foot Jesus Statue in Muslim-Dominated Nazareth
An Arab Christian has gotten the go-ahead from Israeli tourism officials to erect a 100-foot statue of Jesus in the Muslim-dominated city of...
Read moreLebanon’s Former Ambassador to U.S. Killed in Car Bomb Attack
Mohamad Chatah, who served as Lebanon’s Ambassador to the United States from 1997 to 2000, was assassinated on December 27 when a car...
Read moreMass Murderer Mao Made “Mistakes,” Chinese Regime Admits
When the Chinese regime remembered the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth on December 26, it was to celebrate, not condemn, his role...
Read moreUnder “Democracy,” Iraqi Christians Face Potential Extinction
On Christmas Day, more than three dozen civilians in Iraq were reportedly slaughtered in a series of coordinated bombings aimed at Christians. In...
Read moreIntrigue in North Korea Led to Purge, Says South Korean
Nam Jae-Joon, the head of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, briefing his National Assembly’s intelligence committee on December 23, disputed the official line...
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