Tag: North

South Korea offers North flood aid

South Korea offered aid worth 5 billion won ($4.7 million) to flood-hit North Korea on Wednesday, its first such proposal since Pyongyang’s deadly island...

North Korea says it has agreed on more US talks

Isolated North Korea said on Monday it had agreed to further dialogue with the United States, and repeated it was willing to resume regional...

North, South Korea ministers meet as US calls for proof...

The foreign ministers of North and South Korea met briefly on Saturday as the United States maintained Pyongyang had to improve ties with its...

No Haqqanis or Taliban in North Waziristan: jirga

The members of traditional tribal jirga Sunday told Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masud Kausar that the militants associated with Haqqani network and Tehrik Taliban...

Mullen says North Korea poses ‘very real’ threat

North Korea poses a "very real" threat to peace and is likely to mount fresh attacks on South Korea unless a strong deterrent is...

Bus hijacked, 22 police injured in North Irish rioting

Twenty-two police were injured when Irish nationalists rioted in Northern Ireland overnight, burning cars and firing petrol bombs to protest huge annual marches by...

Mullen seeks Chinese help on North Korea

America’s top military officer urged Beijing on Sunday to use its relationship with Pyongyang to ensure regional stability, while warning North Korea against further...

North Sudan recognises independent South Sudan

North Sudan officially recognised the independence of South Sudan on Friday, a government minister announced on state television. "The Republic of Sudan declares that...

Drone kills five, injures several in North Waziristan

At least five people were killed and several injured in a missile attack by US spy plane in Tehsil Miranshah of North Waziristan. Reportedly, US...

Six OMCs barred in North

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has suspended licenses of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) only for certain parts in the country, an official...

Several killed in raid on north Nigeria police station

Gunmen raided a police station in northern Nigeria and killed several officers late on Monday, witnesses said, less than a week after an Islamist...

Army deploys in force after seven killed in north Lebanon

Soldiers deployed in force in Lebanon’s main northern city Tripoli Saturday after seven people were killed in clashes between Alawites and Sunnis over a...

Eight soldiers killed, 12 injured in North Waziristan clash

Around 150 militants armed with rockets attacked a security checkpost in Pakistan's Waziristan on Thursday, killing eight soldiers, intelligence officials said, as tensions rise...

China beat North Korea in friendly

China ended its warm-up matches ahead of 2014 World Cup qualifying Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over a seasoned North Korea in a friendly...

North Korea rejects secret offer of South summit

North Korea delivered a stinging rejection of the South’s proposal for a series of three presidential summits over the next year, giving a blow-by-blow...

North, South Sudan agree demilitarised zone

Representatives from north and south Sudan have agreed to set up a demilitarized zone along their shared border, the African Union said on Tuesday,...

North Korea’s Kim in Beijing, to meet Hu

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and was seen en route to what was believed to be a summit with...