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Iranian Cleric Admonishes Protesters, Foreign Media
In a sermon delivered on June 26 at Tehran University, senior Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami called on his government to harshly punish leaders...
U.S. Renews Sanctions Against North Korea
In a statement published by the White House on June 24, President Obama, using emergency powers, extended a set of economic sanctions on...
Read moreIran’s Supreme Leader Defies Pressure
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced on June 24 to state-run Press TV that he would not yield to pressure generated by...
Read moreNorth Korea Fuels International Tensions
North Korea's provocative actions continued to inflame international tensions on June 23, as the Kang Nam, a North Korean freighter that is believed...
Read morePost-election Unrest Continues in Iran
Demonstrators protesting what they charge was a rigged election to maintain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hold on the presidency continued to occupy the streets of...
Read moreNorth Korea Tests U.S.
Following North Korea’s latest nuclear test and missile launches, the New York Times said on May 28 that it was “tempting to throw...
Read morePakistani Fight Against Taliban Continues
Pakistan continued its military operations against Taliban strongholds in the rugged part of the country bordering Afghanistan on June 19, as the nation's...
Read moreIran Election Aftermath — Part 3
In response to mass protests over allegations of voting irregularities that began the day after Iran's June 12 presidential election results were announced,...
Read moreNorth Korea Responds to Obama Warning
North Korea's state-controlled media issued a statement on June 17 warning of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the United States and its allies...
Read moreIran Election Aftermath — Part 2
CNN reported on June 16 that Iran's government had banned foreign media from covering rallies in Tehran being held in the wake of...
Read moreIran Election Aftermath
Three days after Iran's June 12 presidential election, in which the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected with a reported two-thirds' majority, protests...
Read moreUnited Nations Flexes Muscles at North Korea
The United Nations Security Council on June 12 unanimously approved stringent new sanctions against North Korea, in response to Pyongyang's May 25 nuclear...
Read moreKorean Tensions Signal More Power for the UN
Voice of America's VOA News reported on June 11 that seven world powers had agreed the day before on a draft UN Security...
Read moreU.S. Reporters Sentenced to 12 Years Labor in North Korea
North Korea has sentenced two American reporters to 12 years of hard labor for allegedly crossing its border with China. The sentencing has...
Read moreNorth Korea’s Kim May Have a Successor
“North Korea's Kim moves to anoint youngest son as heir,” Reuters announced in the title to a June 2 release. The North’s current...
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