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North Korea warns of counter-attack on US warship

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 14:14

North Korea threatened to "bury in the sea" a US aircraft carrier, as it slammed a three-nation naval drill involving US, South Korean and Japanese warships.

`North Korea scientists mastering art of making nuclear arms`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 12:41

North Korean scientists have learned to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, according to evidence gathered by two American experts.

North Korea postpones reunions of war divided families

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 12:06

North Korea on Saturday indefinitely postponed reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War scheduled to start Wednesday, an apparent setback after weeks of improving ties following springtime threats of war.

French man held for `provoking` terrorism online: Prosecutors

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 09:37

France has arrested the webmaster of a jihadist site on charges of "provoking" terrorism, prosecutors said.

Egypt sweeping out terrorists from lawless Sinai Peninsula

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 16:19

The Egyptian military has reportedly started sweeping out jihadists from the lawless desert of Sinai Peninsula in an effort to combat growing terrorism in the region.

Egyptian tanks, helicopters push through Sinai

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 23:26

Egypt military says troops backed by helicopter gunships are sweeping through northern Sinai peninsula near border with Palestinian Gaza Strip in major offensive against suspected Islamic extremists.

Egypt considers buffer zone along Gaza border

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 10:54

Egypt is considering establishing a one-km-deep buffer zone along the eastern border with Gaza in a move to heighten security, media reported.

Rare birds set free in Arabian peninsula

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 19:57

A total of 4,405 Asian houbara bustards were released within the UAE as part of the Sheikh Khalifa Houbara Reintroduction Project to restore wild resident populations in the country.

Al Qaeda plan to `change face of history` led to US scare: Yemen

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 21:39

A vow made in a phone call by the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to carry out an attack that would "change the face of history" lay behind this month`s closures of many western embassies, Yemen`s president said.

Egypt militants kill 7 soldiers in Sinai: Report

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 09:44

Militants in Egypt`s Sinai peninsula killed seven soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint, security officials said.

At least 8 militants killed in Egypt`s Sinai air raids

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 23:35

Egyptian air strikes in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least eight militants, the military and local residents said on Sunday.

Three terrorists killed in Egypt car bombing

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 10:06

At least three terrorists were killed in a car bomb attack near a police training centre in Egypt`s North Sinai region bordering Israel, officials said.