North Korea assembly vote set for March, to consolidate Kim’s power
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Koreans will hold elections for the country’s rubber stamp parliament in March, the first such polls under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, which are set to further consolidate his power after the purge of his uncle.
Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in a crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament program that has been delayed by war and technical problems.
United States sending more troops and tanks to South Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it will send 800 more soldiers and about 40 Abrams main battle tanks and other armored vehicles to South Korea next month as part of a military rebalance to East Asia after more than a decade of …
Four U.S. crew feared dead as military helicopter crashes in UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Four crew on board a U.S. military helicopter were feared dead after their aircraft crashed in eastern England during a routine training operation on Tuesday, police and U.S. officials said.
Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in a crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament program that has been delayed by war and technical problems.
Rodman appears to blame U.S. missionary for North Korean captivity
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Dennis Rodman, in a television interview on Tuesday, appeared to blame Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae for his captivity in North Korea, the latest in a series of controversial comments by the former U.S. basketbal…
Bomb thrown in drive-by attack on Cairo police
CAIRO (Reuters) – Assailants threw a grenade and raked a police car with gunfire in a drive-by attack on an Egyptian traffic police checkpoint in Cairo on Tuesday, wounding one person, security sources said.
Israel casts doubt on April target for Palestinian deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said on Tuesday wide gaps remain in peace talks with the Palestinians after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s latest visit and he cast doubt on the chances of reaching a final accord by an April target…
Iraq moves up tanks, guns for looming Falluja assault
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi army deployed tanks and artillery around Falluja on Tuesday, security officials said, as local leaders in the besieged city urged al Qaeda-linked militants to leave in order to avert an impending military assault.
Turkish graft scandal deepens with more arrests, police dismissals
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government purged hundreds of police officers overnight, media said, as part of a crackdown on a rival he accuses of trying to usurp state power by tarring him with a specious corruption inve…
