North Korea rocket launch was 'missile test' North Korea's launching of a rocket into space last week amounted to the test of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a half-ton payload over 10,000km, the South Korean defence ministry says.... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera Missile N. Korea Photos Rocket Wikipedia: North Korean missile tests |
Syria's chemical weapons safe for now: Russia Tweet Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chemical weapons in Syria are under the control of the government, which has consolidated them in one or two locations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov... (photo: AP / Virginie Nguyen Huang) Newstrack India Chemical Weapons Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
Muslim Brotherhood: Egyptians Approve New Constitution Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood says voters have approved the country's new controversial constitution. The Brotherhood said about 64 percent of the voters cast a... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Voa News Constitution Egypt Election Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Egyptian protests |
India govt to probe gang-rape, enhance punishment A commission will be set up to probe the gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi and measures to ensure such crimes do not recur while laws will be amended to enhance punishment for... (photo: AP / Altaf Qadri) Khaleej Times Equality India Photos Protest Wikipedia: 2012 Delhi gang rape case |
Egypt’s constitution seen passing in referendum An Egyptian constitution drafted by Islamists is expected to be approved in a referendum on Saturday after the charter, which opponents say will create deeper turmoil, won approval in a first wave of... (photo: AP) Khaleej Times Africa Egypt Photos Politics Wikipedia: 2012 Egyptian protests |
U.N. OKs offensive to oust extremists in Mali UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council on Thursday authorized military action to wrest northern Mali from the control of al-Qaida-linked extremists, but it demanded progress first on political... (photo: AP / Alfred de Montesquiou) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Africa Mali Photos UN Wikipedia: 2012 Northern Mali conflict |
US House puts off ‘fiscal cliff’ vote Republicans in the House of Representatives, confronted with a revolt among the party’s rank and file, abandoned a vote Thursday night on politically-charged but symbolic legislation aimed at averting... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Khaleej Times Economy Fiscal cliff Photos US Wikipedia: United States fiscal cliff |