In an interview on a Hezbollah-controlled television station in Lebanon, Syria's president said that he has accepted the first shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft from Russia.
United States Senator John McCain crossed into Syria from the Turkish border with Free Syrian Army Commander General Salam Idris on Monday to meet with Syrian rebels in what the rebels are calling an extremely significant visit.
It was reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that Chinese hackers had located and stolen the blueprints for the $630 million spy agency headquarters that is nearing completion in Canberra.
For the first time this year, and for the first time since China's change of leadership, a high-ranking North Korean official has made a visit to its neighbor and largest trading partner.