Asia
North Korea Executes Citizens for Having Bibles, Watching TV
A South Korean newspaper has reported that North Korea executed 80 people in early November, some for such prohibited activities as watching TV...
Israel’s Netanyahu Urges Reconsideration of West Bank Development
Following negative reactions from the United States over Israel’s November 12 announcement that the Jewish state would add 20,000 housing units in West...
Read moreThe Philippines Struggles in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
As the remnants of Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam on November 11, the effects of the deadly storm are still being evaluated...
Read moreIsrael Strikes Military Base in Syria
An Obama administration official said that a large explosion on October 30 at a military base near the village of Snawbar, Syria, was the...
Read moreUN Nuclear “Watchdog” Agency and Iran Continue Talks
Speaking during talks conducted in Vienna by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — the UN’s nuclear watchdog — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister...
Read moreChina’s Princelings and Billionaires Biting the Dust Under Xi Jinping
Chinese Communist Party high-profile purges keep turning more peacocks to feather dusters. ...
Read moreChina’s “Journalists” Ordered to Take New Propaganda Training
Even as Communist China expands its official propaganda agencies in the United States — disguised as glossy news shows and Western-style publications —...
Read morePutin & Xi Stress Beijing-Moscow Ties at APEC
Recent months have witnessed major advances in Russian-Chinese joint ventures in the economic and military spheres. ...
Read moreChristians in Pakistan Subject to Violence
Since the suicide bombing attack at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, September 22, Christians in Pakistan have lived in fear....
Read moreScores of Christians Killed in Suicide Attack on Historic Pakistan Church
A pair of suicide bombers struck a historic church in Pakistan September 22, killing at least 85 Christian worshippers and injuring over 140...
Read moreTeenager Is China’s First Victim of New Internet “Anti-gossip” Law
As China continues to ramp up its censorship of Internet usage by its estimated 600 million users, the arrest of a 16-year-old boy...
Read moreU.S. Military Document: Syrian Rebels Had Chemical Weapons
Western officials and the Obama administration continue to insist, albeit without offering any proof thus far, that a chemical weapons attack near Damascus...
Read moreSyria Tells Russia that Rebels Used Chemicals
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Syria’s government has provided Russia with new materials pointing to rebels’ involvement in a chemical...
Read moreWhat is the Obama-backed Free Syrian Army?
As weapons and supplies funded by U.S. taxpayers pour into Syria in a bid to help Western-backed Islamist rebels take down the Assad...
Read moreSouth Korean Workers Again Head North to Kaesong
Hundreds of South Korean supervisory workers once again crossed the border between the two Koreas on September 16, to resume work at the...
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