PYONGYANG: Pyongyang says it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program. A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) reiterated the…
AFP - Radical Islamists torched a police headquarters, a church and a customs office in northern Nigeria, residents said Monday, as police put the death toll in weekend religious clashes at 65.
Reuters - Honduras’ de facto leader tried to persuade world leaders on Monday that he was not brought to power by a coup amid signs that U.S. backing for ousted President Manuel Zelaya may be waning.
Reuters - Iran’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said on Monday the pro-reform protests which erupted after the country’s disputed June presidential vote will continue, his website reported.
The first meeting of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue is due to be held in Washington today and tomorrow. As the first episode of the new mechanism that has replaced the previous strategic economic dialogue (SED), the meeting will provide the two powers with an occasion for all-round and indepth talks on bilateral ties under US President Barack Obama’s administration. What it will produce is expected to directly determine the future of Sino-US relations. The dialogue should serve as an important platform for Beijing and Washington to evade risks, control crises and solve issues of common interest to push forward a smooth relationship. Since Obama took office, Sino-US relations…
YANGON, Myanmar - The trial of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered its final phase Monday, with the prosecution scheduled to deliver its closing arguments, a government official said. Suu Kyi, 64, is charged with violating the terms of her house arrest by harboring an uninvited American man who swam to her lakeside home and stayed for two days. She faces a possible five years in prison. Suu Kyi’s lawyer Nyan Win said he expected the verdict to be delivered in two to three weeks. The official, who demanded anonymity since he was not authorized to speak to the press, said the lawyer for American John W. Yettaw, 53, of Falcon, Missouri, will also give his final arguments. Two…
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thousands of South African council workers went on strike Monday to press for wage hikes in a move expected to cripple public services nationwide, piling political pressure on new President Jacob Zuma. The strike, by public transport workers, refuse collectors and licensing officers among others, follows days of violent township protests against poor service delivery and unemployment in Africa's biggest economy. Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Johannesburg's central business…