
FOREIGN POLICY
US eyes N Korea, prods China against it
The United States says it is eyeballing North Korea and urges China to end normal business with Pyongyang.

The United States says it is eyeballing North Korea and urges China to end normal business with Pyongyang.

US President Barack Obama says he will not campaign for Democrats who don't back gun reform.

The UN chief condemns a decision by officials of the Yemeni former regime to expel the head of the world body's human rights office.

US national security officials are to meet with tech CEOs to seek their help to thwart terrorists who use the Internet to recruit, radicalize and to plan attacks.

Iran condemns recent terrorist attack that claimed scores of lives in northwestern Libya.

At least 139 Taliban militants are killed in a series of mop-up operations in Afghanistan.

Israel’s internal spy service says six Hamas members have been arrested for allegedly plotting to “kidnap and murder an Israeli.”

The US has long played the role of a "bodyguard" for Saudi Arabia but Riyadh has become a “burden” to Washington, an expert in Washington says.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has sunk by 392 points, putting US stocks down by 5 percent in the very early goings of 2016.

Israeli military forces fatally shoot the fourth Palestinian youth northeast of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).

A bomb attack kills six people, including a 16-month-old infant, in a northern Libyan town.

An investigation reveals that mortar rounds caused the fatal explosion at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport last month.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement may be only "days away."

An American geopolitical analyst says destruction of Syria is Washington’s ultimate goal.

Iran says it is still considering gas export plans to Europe as well as India and China.

The US House of Representatives is seeking to limit President Obama’s ability to implement the JCPOA.

Hungary says Britain must treat Hungarians working in the country with respect.

Israeli forces shoot and kill three Palestinians south of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.