EU to create Regional Financial Regulatory Body
European government leaders ended a two-day summit in Brussels on June 19, after agreeing to create a continent-wide financial regulatory body. EU leaders...
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Pakistani Fight Against Taliban Continues
Pakistan continued its military operations against Taliban strongholds in the rugged part of the...
Iran Election Aftermath — Part 3
In response to mass protests over allegations of voting irregularities that began the day...
North Korea Responds to Obama Warning
North Korea's state-controlled media issued a statement on June 17 warning of a "thousand-fold"...
Iran Election Aftermath — Part 2
CNN reported on June 16 that Iran's government had banned foreign media from covering...
Iran Election Aftermath
Three days after Iran's June 12 presidential election, in which the incumbent President Mahmoud...
United Nations Flexes Muscles at North Korea
The United Nations Security Council on June 12 unanimously approved stringent new sanctions against...
Korean Tensions Signal More Power for the UN
Voice of America's VOA News reported on June 11 that seven world powers had...
U.S. Reporters Sentenced to 12 Years Labor in North Korea
North Korea has sentenced two American reporters to 12 years of hard labor for...
OAS Lifts Ban on Cuba
The 47-year-old suspension of Cuba from the Organization of American States was lifted last...
North Korea’s Kim May Have a Successor
“North Korea's Kim moves to anoint youngest son as heir,” Reuters announced in the...
China and Pelosi Celebrate Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
While the Chinese government is busying itself with further cracking down on censorship of...
More North Korean Missiles, South Remains Calm
According to a May 29 AP release, North Korea has test-fired another short-range missile....
Surveillance of North Korea Increased
One day after Russia said it was going to step up its military surveillance...
“Merchant of Death” Trial Still Looms
The Russian parliament and media refer to him merely as a “Russian businessman.” But...
EU Banks on More Control
“European Union regulators may get the power to overrule national banking authorities under plans...
More Belligerence From North Korea
North Korea’s belligerence has now extended to restarting its main nuclear reactor, declaring itself...
North Korea’s Nuclear Saber Rattling
“One day after its nuclear test drew angry and widespread condemnation, North Korea continued...
Geert Wilders Fights Courts on Free Speech
Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician who is fighting Islam's creeping takeover of Europe, has...
Iran Test-fires Missile With 1,200-Mile Range
IRNA, Iran's state-controlled news agency, quoted a statement made by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on...