Iran’s Internet Spy Tech Suppliers
The Wall Street Journal reported on June 22 that the current repressive regime in Iran acquired its capability to spy on Internet communications from two European companies. ...
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North 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 to be carrying banned small arms to Myanmar,...
Venezuela Targets Pharmaceutical Patents
In the wake of failed “land reform” policies, Hugo Chavez’ socialist government is now aiming to invalidate pharmaceutical patents that his commerce minister calls a “barrier to production.” The plan would...
Post-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 Tehran on June 22, as government riot police...
North 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 up one’s hands and say that there is...
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 also agreed to back European Commission President Jose...
Pakistani 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 fighter jets bombed militant encampments in South Waziristan,...
Iran 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, Iran's Guardian Council, a 12-member panel of senior...
North 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 if provoked. BBC News quoted from a commentary...
Iran 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 the disputed June 12 presidential election. The network...
Iran 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 and allegations of vote-count irregularities and suppression of...
United 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 test. Even North Korea's communist allies Russia and...
Korean 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 Council resolution to expand sanctions against North Korea...
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 allegedly crossing its border with China. The sentencing has deepened the communist country's dispute with the U.S....
OAS Lifts Ban on Cuba
The 47-year-old suspension of Cuba from the Organization of American States was lifted last week during a meeting of the hemispheric organization in Honduras. But it doesn’t look like Cuba is...