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U.N. Security Council Slaps Boko Haram With Sanctions

The U.N. Security Council approved sanctions Thursday against Nigeria's Boko Haram. It added the terrorist group to the United Nation's 1267 sanctions list, a list of al Qaeda-linked organizations subject to arms embargoes, travel bans and asset freezes. "Today, the Security...

Chinese State Media Says 5 Suicide Bombers Carried Out Xinjiang Attack

Five suicide bombers carried out the attack which killed 31 people in the capital of China's troubled Xinjiang region, state media reported a day after the deadliest terrorist attack to date in the region. The incident, which occurred in Urumqi...

Despite Obama’s New Rules, No End In Sight For Drone War

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When a barrage of drone-fired missiles hit al Qaeda cells in Yemen in mid-April and killed dozens of militants, the results were strikingly different from a mistaken U.S. attack on a Yemeni wedding convoy just four months earlier. But even...

Ousted Thai PM Answers General’s Summons A Day After Coup

Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha summoned ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to a meeting on Friday, a day after he seized power in a bloodless coup and said he wanted to restore order following months of turmoil. General Prayuth launched...

Thai Army Stages Coup After Six-Month Political Stalemate

Thailand’s army chief took control of the country and suspended the constitution after a six-month crisis that has sapped economic growth and caused political paralysis, staging the military’s 12th coup since 1932. Two days after declaring martial law and saying...

China Xinjiang Blast Killed 31 People, Around 90 Injured -State Television

A blast in the capital of China's western region of Xinjiang killed 31 people, with around 90 others injured, state broadcaster China Central Television reported on Thursday. The blast took place when two vehicles rammed into a crowd at a...

Vietnam To Help Companies Hit By Anti-China Riots

Vietnam has promised to provide financial help to businesses hit by anti-China riots which erupted last week over a territorial dispute between Hanoi and Beijing in the South China Sea. The measures include tax relief, rent waivers and early lines...

Thai Army Chief To Press Political Rivals On Compromise

Thailand's military chief will press political rivals on Thursday to end a drawn-out power struggle that has polarized the country and battered its economy, after neither side gave ground in a first round of army-brokered talks. Army chief General Prayuth...

Russia Says Troops Pulling Back From Ukraine Border

Russia said on Wednesday that troops deployed for exercises near the Ukrainian border had dismantled equipment and were moving to train stations and airfields for return to their permanent bases, but the United States and NATO said they saw...

80 US Troops In Chad Helping To Locate Abducted Girls, Obama Says

The United States has deployed 80 military personnel to Chad to help locate the nearly 300 girls kidnapped in Nigeria last month, President Obama said Wednesday. Obama, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and the Senate, notified lawmakers...