June 9, 2013
North and South Korea agree to government-level meeting
Officials from North and South Korea have agreed to hold the first high-level meeting since 2007, the South Korean Yonhap news agency says. It follows hours of preliminary talks in the truce village of Panmunjom aimed at rebuilding trust between…
June 9, 2013
Drone Strike Kills 3 in Yemen
Yemeni security and tribal sources say an apparent U.S. drone strike has killed at least three suspected al-Qaida militants in the north of the country.The sources said several drone-fired missiles struck at least one vehicle carrying the militants…
June 9, 2013
Iraq’s Maliki Makes Rare Visit to Kurdish Area to Ease Tensions
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has made a rare visit to his country's autonomous Kurdish region to try to ease long-running disputes that have threatened national unity. Mr. Maliki flew to Iraqi Kurdistan's regional capital of Irbil Sunday in…
June 9, 2013
Gunfire Kills Anti-Hezbollah Protester in Beirut
Lebanese security sources say gunfire has erupted at a demonstration in Beirut, killing a man who was protesting against the involvement of Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah in the Syrian civil war.It was not clear who killed the man at Sunday's…
June 9, 2013
Attacks in Pakistan Kill 4
Bomb attacks in a restive tribal region of Pakistan have killed two soldiers, while gunmen in the country's south have killed two police officers.Authorities say at least two roadside bombs exploded in North Waziristan Sunday, killing the soldiers…
June 4, 2013
Queen marks Coronation anniversary at Westminster Abbey
The Queen has joined 2,000 guests for a service at Westminster Abbey to mark 60 years since her Coronation. Some of those who took part in the 1953 service were among the congregation. Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Rev Justin Welby said the…
June 3, 2013
Dehui poultry plant fire: Locked exits ‘blocked escape’
A fire at a poultry processing plant in China has killed at least 119 people, officials say. The fire broke out at a slaughterhouse in Dehui in Jilin province early on Monday. Accounts speak of explosions prior to the fire, which caused panic…
June 3, 2013
Turkish PM Blames Protests on Extremists
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused anti-government protesters of walking "arm-in-arm with terrorism," as he blamed "extremist elements" for three days of some of the most violent riots in years. His comments Monday came as the…
June 3, 2013
First UN Arms Trade Treaty Signed
Representatives of more than 60 countries lined up at U.N. headquarters in New York to sign the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade. Argentina was the first to sign the Arms Trade Treaty the…
June 3, 2013
US Tax Agency Spent Heavily on Employee Conferences
The U.S. tax collection agency is facing new controversy with a report saying that it spent lavishly on expensive conferences for its employees. The Internal Revenue Service [IRS], whose policies affect all tax-paying Americans, spent about $50…