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.
Ignoring calls to refrain from provocative behavior by South Korea, the United States, Russia and the United Nations, North Korea continued for the third straight day to fire short range projectiles into the North Korean coastal waters on Monday.