ISTANBUL — Growing tensions between Baghdad and the semiautonomous Iraqi Kurdish government over control of the country's energy reserves is threatening to pull neighboring Turkey into the deepening dispute. This past weekend, Iraq warned Ankara that such trade with the region could damage its relations with the central government in Baghdad.
WASHINGTON – There are no indications that Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles have become less secure, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters today.
Direct maritime shipments from Miami to Cuba resumed Friday for the first time in half a century.
SEOUL — In a surprise announcement, North Korea's top military figure, who had been regarded as a key mentor to leader Kim Jong Un, is out a job. The removal of Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho from all of his posts.