Tag: South

North Korea to reopen hotline to discuss Olympics in South

  PYONGYANG: North Korea has said it will reopen a telephone hotline to South Korea, to facilitate talks on its possible participation in the Winter...

Iraq launches offensive against Islamic State south of Mosul

Iraq's armed forces started an offensive against Islamic State in the northerly Nineveh province on Thursday in what a military statement described as the...

N. Korea issues new threats as US stages military drill with...

North Korea hit out at Washington and Seoul Saturday, pledging to launch a blitzkrieg in the Korean peninsula, as the United States and South...

Car bomb injures seven in Thailand’s rebellious south

A car bomb detonated outside an urban police station in Thailand’s restive south Saturday, injuring at least seven people and offering a reminder of...

North Korea sends ‘poop balloons’ to South

When North Korea conducted its fourth underground nuclear test in early January this year, South Korea responded by sending balloons carrying propaganda across the...

South Park creators launch their own company, important studios

Apparently, once you’ve already created a wildly successful animated series and an equally successful Broadway musical, the only logical next step is to form...

The serenity and sensibility of Amla

It was the drinks break in the evening session. Faf du Plessis was having his hamstrings stretched, the New Zealand players were in a...

New Zealand train while South Africa tan

While South Africa's squad dispersed hours after completing their innings victory at Newlands and will enjoy three days off, New Zealand are not taking...

South Africa complete innings victory

South Africa completed an innings victory over New Zealand on Friday in a result which was never in doubt after the visitors collapsed to...

SAFMA to propose South Asian fraternity at regional conference

South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on Thursday announced that it will hold its eighth regional conference in Amritsar, India and Lahore, Pakistan from...

North Korea could have US within missile range: South

North Korea’s rocket launch this month showed it has likely developed technology, long suspected in the West, to fire a warhead more than 10,000...

Injured Southee ruled out of Tests in South Africa

Tim Southee, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series in South Africa because of a thumb injury. He...

S Korea’s Park vows more diplomacy with North

South Korea’s President-elect Park Geun-hye on Thursday said that North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket last week is a major security concern that...

Drone crashes in South Waziristan

A suspected US unmanned drone crashed in Kaza Panga area of South Waziristan late on Thursday. According to the media reports, a drone was heard...

South Africa complete long road to the top

South Africa celebrated their long-heralded arrival at the summit of test cricket in 2012 while West Indies enjoyed their first world title since the...

ANC Mangaung conference: Zuma re-elected as leader

Jacob Zuma has been re-elected as leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress. He received an overwhelming majority of votes cast by some...

Cyclone Evan lashes Fiji

The south pacific nation Fiji, is being severely battered by Cyclone Evan, as thousands of people have been forced to flee to evacuation centres....