N. Korea withdraws invitation to U.S. official seeking Bae’s release
Hours before his trip to take place, Robert King, a U.S. State Department human rights official, was disinvited by Pyongyang to a trip seeking the release of the jailed (more…)
Group warns Obama that Morsi’s ouster signals Egypt’s instability
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has been urged not to renew U.S. military aid to Egypt. A leading foreign policy group warned that Egypt was becoming unstable and could (more…)
Saudis strengthen military, security cooperation with Pakistan
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to improve military cooperation. Officials said the two Muslim allies were reviewing plans to expand military cooperation. They said Islamabad (more…)
Iraq to get air traffic control systems from U.S. for $700 million
WASHINGTON — The United States has approved an Iraqi request for air traffic control. The administration of President Barack Obama has notified Congress that Iraq would receive air traffic (more…)
Israel reports successful test of lightweight, laser-guided missile
TEL AVIV — Israel has reported successful tests of an advanced laser-guided missile. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries conducted a series of trials of its Lahat missile. IAI said (more…)
Headlines, Feb. 19 edition
BACKGROUNDER In debate, Afghan candidates split on backing U.S. security agreement Japan’s Abe promises imminent solution to island dispute with Russia DOSSIER: Ayman Zawahiri Report quotes wiretapped exchange between (more…)
U.S. intelligence: Iran sacrificed its economy to invest billions in Syria
WASHINGTON — Iran has poured billions of dollars to save the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Iran overcame severe economic problems (more…)
India to complete strategic ‘Triad’ with sea trials of indigenous SSBN
India joined five other countries in the world on Jan. 21 with the launch for sea trials of an indigenously designed, engineered and operated ballistic missile submarine, the INS (more…)
Al Qaida nightmare for N. Africa triggers increased defense budgets
WASHINGTON — North Africa was expected to increase its defense budget amid the Al Qaida threat, a report said. Forecast International asserted that North African states as well as (more…)