US Sanctions Chinese Bank For Laundering N.Korean Cash
The United States slapped unprecedented sanctions Thursday on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash after President Donald ...
Tag: War_Conflict
Washington Approves $1.3 Bn Arms Sale To Taiwan
Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said Thursday, in ...
Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April
A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in ...
UN Agrees To Draw Down Darfur Peacekeeping Force
The UN Security Council on Thursday agreed to a major drawdown of peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled region of Darfur after ...
US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Bank For Illegal N.Korea Activity
The US Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Chinese bank over illicit activities in North Korea, including facilitating ...
South Korean President Lobbies US Leaders On North Korea Policy
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In lobbied US leaders on Thursday to back his policy of engagement with North Korea, ...
Canada Prolongs Iraq Mission To 2019
Canada will continue to train Kurdish militia for another two years as part of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic ...
Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured
Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque Thursday, ...
Nigerian Camps Under Strain From Returning Refugees
An upsurge in Boko Haram attacks and returnees from Cameroon are stretching camps for those made homeless by the conflict ...
Cambodian Five Freed On Bail After A Year In Jail
Five prominent Cambodian rights activists have been released on bail after more than a year in jail, a court official ...
Syria Christians Take On IS In Raqa
An ivory-coloured rosary swings from the rearview mirror of Abboud Seryan's pickup truck as he speeds through Syria's Raqa, inspecting ...
Yemen Troops, Rebels Killed In Battle For Central Province
Six soldiers were killed in Yemen on Thursday, a military source said, as government forces seek to cement their control ...
US Embassy Warns Women Against Using Tuk-Tuks In Sri Lanka
The US embassy in Colombo warned Thursday its citizens visiting Sri Lanka to avoid travelling alone in tuk-tuks after a ...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not return ...
China Offers Philippines More Aid Against Drugs, Terrorism
China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated thousands of weapons to ...
Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist chief Abu Bakr ...
S. Korea To Offer North Treaty For Denuclearisation
South Korea's new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons, ...
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Muslim Teen’s Murder
Indian police said Thursday they have arrested four people over the murder of a 15-year-old boy on a train, the ...
NGOs File Rwanda Genocide Lawsuit Against French Bank BNP
Three non-governmental associations said Thursday that they had filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas accusing the bank of "complicity" in ...
No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan
NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is no ...