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Kerry heads to East Asia, seeks help on NKorea
John Kerry had been secretary of state for little more than a week when North Korea tested a nuclear bomb. He gathered top aides together for a ...
NKorea fury at joint war games goes back decades
The names of U.S.-South Korean war games staged over the years don't sound all that threatening: Team Spirit, Ulchi Focus Lens, Key Resolve ...
Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes
It's easy to write off North Korea's threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: It has never demonstrated the ...
Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15
A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and ...
Lawmaker: Iran could quit nuclear treaty
Iran will keep the option of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on the table and will seriously consider it if the West intensifies ...
SKorea: 'Indication' NKorea prepping for nuke test
South Korea's point man on North Korea said Monday there is an "indication" that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth nuclear test, a day after another ...
US preparing for possible further NKorea actions
The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he "can't take the chance" ...
AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise
Amid mounting tensions with North Korea, the Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test that had been planned for next week at ...
NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China — a potential silver ...
North Korea still far from backing up nuke threats
North Korea's vow to restart its mothballed nuclear facilities raises fears about assembly lines churning out fuel for a fearsome arsenal of nuclear ...
Report calls for end to 'Cold War autopilot' plan
Dwindling military budgets and the diminished threat of a nuclear war in Europe dictate that the United States and Russia abandon their Cold War ...
Prospects for arms treaty all but dead in Senate
Senate opponents of a treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade said Wednesday they have the votes to block ratification of the ...
Kerry warns NKorea on 'reckless' provocations
Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned North Korea to halt a recent spate of rhetoric and actions, calling them provocative, dangerous and ...
UN adopts treaty to regulate global arms trade
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Tuesday, after ...
UN to vote Tuesday on treaty regulating arms trade
The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on what would be the first U.N. treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms ...
Iraq says it will search more Syria-bound flights
Iraq says it will stop more aircraft moving through its airspace and vehicles traveling overland to search for weapons being sent to the Syrian civil ...
Iran, NKorea, Syria block UN arms trade treaty
Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade for the first time, ...
Nuclear waste a growing headache for SKorea
North Korea's weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country's radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear ...
China punishes North Korea as US asks for more
China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated ...
In lavish reception, Putin greets China president
China's new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
Pentagon bans 60 mm mortar round after deaths
A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting ...
Report: Iran test-fires short-range missiles
Iranian media say the military has test-fired several short-range missiles, including the type Palestinian militant Hamas group used to attack Tel ...
Bayern eliminates Arsenal in Champs League
Bayern Munich barely staved off an improbable comeback attempt by Arsenal and advanced in the Champions League despite a 2-0 loss Wednesday night, ...
US institute: All quiet at NKorea test sites
Recent satellite imagery shows no sign that North Korea is readying another long-range rocket launch within the next month or another nuclear test, ...
SKorea, US begin drills as NKorea threatens war
North Korean state media said Monday that Pyongyang had carried through with a threat to cancel the 60-year-old armistice that ended the Korean War, ...