Asia

China, Japan Agree to Reduce Reliance on U.S. Dollar

The government of Japan and the communist dictatorship ruling mainland China announced a landmark agreement this week to facilitate trade between the two...

Alex Newman December 29, 2011

Persecution May End Christian Mideast Presence

Bruce Walker December 27, 2011

Leonard Leo, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), warned in a video interview with Terry Jeffrey at CNSNews.com that...

China’s Economic Implosion Accelerates

Bob Adelmann December 20, 2011

On Monday, Gordon Chang, the author of The Coming Collapse of China and regular contributor at Forbes.com, was interviewed on Yahoo’s Daily Ticker,...

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Il Dead at 69

Bob Adelmann December 19, 2011

North Korea’s official government-controlled media announced that the country’s “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong-Il, died on Saturday at age 69 from “physical and mental...

“New Iraq” Not So Free for Non-Muslims

Bruce Walker December 15, 2011

On Monday, President Obama, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (left), announced that American forces had helped create a “new Iraq.” During a...

Russia Threatens to Kill NATO War in Afghanistan

Alex Newman December 6, 2011

Following the Pakistani government’s recent decision to shut down NATO supply lines into Afghanistan indefinitely, Russian officials upped the ante by subtly threatening...

Russian Elections: Putin’s Party Squeaks By; Thousands Rally Against Him

Bruce Walker December 6, 2011

The United Russia party of former President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has suffered a setback at the hands of the CPRF...

Worker Unrest Plagues Communist China

Bruce Walker December 5, 2011

Mainland China remains Communist China. Marxism, or perhaps Maoism, remains the political philosophy of government in this giant nation. Although Marxism has been...

Yemen Still in Chaos Following Despot’s Supposed Fall

Alex Newman November 29, 2011

An interim Prime Minister with a socialist background was selected on November 27 after U.S.-backed Yemeni “President” Ali Abdullah Saleh (left) agreed to...

Russia’s Putin Runs for President; Warns West to Stay Out of Elections

Bruce Walker November 28, 2011

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin — the formal head of the Russian government — has launched a campaign to become President, or head...

Pakistan Retaliates Against NATO After Soldier Killings

Alex Newman November 27, 2011

Outraged over a weekend U.S. and NATO attack that killed 25 Pakistani soldiers and wounded more than a dozen others, the government of...

Syrian Opposition Seeking Support from Overseas

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 17, 2011

A report published in the New York Times suggests that the Syrian opposition forces are “buoyed” by increasing “international pressure” on the government...

“Wrongful Birth” Lawsuits on the Rise in Israel

Bruce Walker November 15, 2011

According to an October 26 article by Anjana Ahuja of New Science magazine, "Israeli children with birth defects are increasingly suing the medical...