350+ academics, politicians and celebrities slam west for enabling Saudi war against Yemen

Six Nobel peace prize laureates have joined more than 350 celebrities, public servants and academics in criticizing western leaders for “stoking the flames of war” in Yemen.

Syria Strongly Condemns Turkish Flagrant Aggression on Syrian Territories

Syria has strongly condemned the flagrant Turkish aggression launched on Tuesday on the Syrian territories.

Russia strongly condemns terrorist attacks with toxic gases on civilians in Aleppo

Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned targeting the civilian population in Aleppo with shells that contain chlorine gas by the armed terrorist organizations.

UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Bangladesh

UN, 2 July 2016 – Senior United Nations officials have condemned the terrorist attack in a café in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka that reportedly killed 20 hostages over the weekend.

Syria says Brussels attacks "result of EU wrong policies"

Syria's Foreign Minister condemned the bombings that hit Brussels Tuesday, saying the attacks are a result of the wrong policies of the European Union, state news agency SANA reported.

EU urges Turkey to respect press freedom after newspaper seized

The European Union has urged Turkey to respect press freedom after Turkish police seized top-selling opposition newspaper Zaman, days before the two sides hold a summit on the migrant crisis.

UN Security Council to prepare 'further measures' against North Korea

The UN Security Council agreed on Wednesday to prepare further unspecified measures against North Korea after it carried out a fourth nuclear test.

Erdogan tells EU to 'mind own business' in Turkey arrests. EU's Mogherini 'very surprised' at Erdogan comments on arrests

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday (Dec 15) lashed out at the European Union for criticising the mass arrests targeting opposition media outlets, telling Brussels to "mind its own business."

Thousands rally in Israel to remember slain PM Rabin.

AFP - Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to mourn peace-seeking prime minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 18th anniversary of his assassination by a Jewish extremist.

The demonstrators were mainly young people representing a wide political spectrum but protesting against Israeli radicals opposed to peace with the Palestinians, an AFP reporter said.
The demonstrators carried portraits of Rabin -- who was assassinated after addressing a rally in the same square on November 4, 1995 -- and banners with slogans against racism and intolerance.

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.
"Based on our analysis and simulation, the missile is capable of flying more than 10,000km with a warhead of 500-600kg," a defence ministry official told reporters on Sunday.
North Korea launched its three-stage Unha-3 rocket on December 12, insisting it was a purely scientific mission aimed at putting a polar-orbiting satellite in space, but critics say it was aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile.

Βόρεια Κορέα: Ανάπτυξη προγράμματος περισσότερων πυραύλων για ειρηνικούς σκοπούς

O  ηγέτης της Βόρειας Κορέας Κιμ Γιονγκ-ουν έκανε έκκληση για περαιτέρω ανάπτυξη της διαστημικής τεχνολογίας και την έναρξη προγράμματος εκτόξευσης περισσότερων δορυφόρων μετά την επιτυχή εκτόξευση, μεταδίδει το πρακτορείο Kyodo. 

"Θα πρέπει να αναπτυχθεί και να ξεκινήσει μια ποικιλία από περισσότερους ειρηνικούς δορυφόρους , συμπεριλαμβανομένων των δορυφορικών τηλεπικοινωνιών και ρουκέτες με μεγαλύτερη ικανότητα φορτίου," συνεχίζει τος Κεντρικό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων της Κορέας μεταφέροντας τις δηλώσεις του Κιμ Γιονκ-ουν.