For the first time in nearly six weeks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears in public in images released Tuesday by state media. The North Korean ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun published photographs of Kim visiting a new housing complex in Pyongyang. The newspaper coverage included full-length photos showing Kim smiling and leaning on […]
The fight for control of Kobani, the Kurdish city in Syria, near the Turkish border, continues today with the Islamic State continuing to gain ground in the city center. Reports coming from Kurdish leaders say that many key government buildings, including the courthouse, police headquarters, and Main municipal buildings in the city center have fallen […]
WASHINGTON—More nations have joined the search for a Vietnamese oil tanker that went missing off Singapore last week, officials said, in what many fear could be the latest instance of piracy in Southeast Asia. The Sunrise-689 was carrying 5,226 tons of oil products and 18 crew members when coast guard officials lost radio contact with […]
North and South Korean warships exchanged warning shots near a disputed sea border Tuesday, days after the two sides agreed to high-level talks that many hope could improve inter-Korean relations. Seoul defense officials say a South Korean naval ship fired a warning shot after a North Korean vessel crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line off […]