Reacting strongly to North Korea over its statement claiming that its missiles can Strike inside United States territory, the US administration said the North Korean regime should spend its resources and energy on feeding its own people rather than bragging about its missile capabilities.
The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war and the Hamas-Israel war seem to be never ending. In this situation, Iran might be contemplating a nuclear deterrent to defend itself, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, the distinguished long-time Rediff contributor who turns 80 on June 17..
The US is unwittingly proving to the North Korean leadership that its experimentation with transparency was unwise, says B Raman
North Korea appears to have carried out a nuclear test on Tuesday despite a promise from the UN Security Council of "consequences"
However, the 6,000-odd athletes, 3,000 performers, 300,000 spectators and dozens of world leaders had to endure heavy rain for much of the event.
On her first overseas trip as the top US diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary R Clinton would embark on a week-long visit to China, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia later in February.
'No matter how severe sanctions the UN security council imposes on North Korea, the impact of the sanctions would depend on how faithfully they are enforced by China,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having also knocked back a Palestinian proposal to stage the match just outside Jerusalem.
Pyongyang agreed in principle to dismantle its nuclear weapons at the September 2005 round of talks but boycotted the meeting following US financial sanctions imposed on the reclusive Stalinist state.
Categorically ruling out the possibility of accepting North Korea as a nuclear power, the United States said that Pyongyang has the peaceful option to enter into negotiations for the denuclearisation.
IPO bound HMIL, which is also from South Korea, had faced severe labour unrest for nearly a decade till the realisation -- a worker's union cannot be avoided -- dawned on it.
An ACMA-BCG report has targeted Indian auto component exports to hit $100 billion - nearly a fivefold increase from $21 billion currently
Here is the complete list of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
'Putin dreams about his legacy. He wants to forcibly restore the Russian empire.' 'Unfortunately, after three years of large-scale war with massive human losses, Putin will not budge from his goal because human life is the cheapest resource in the Russian State.'
Rajaram Panda explains why the US president needs to restrain himself and build a relationship with China to put any credible pressure on North Korea.
It has proposed to stop its weapons programme. The proposal followed South Korean chief negotiator Lee Soo-Hyuch's remarks that Russia, China and his own country were willing to provide energy aid to North Korea.
It is the first-ever visit by a head of the Indian Army to South Korea.
North Korea will place all the plutonium it has produced under IAEA safeguards.
17 Republican lawmakers want Nobel for his work to end the Korean War.
Led by United States President Barack Obama, top American officials have reached out to key global leaders, including Japan, China, Russia and South Korea for stability of Korean Peninsula following the death of North Korea leader, Kim Jong-il. Obama himself called the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on Monday night during which he reaffirmed the US' commitment to the stability of the Korean Peninsula.
Accompanied by arms industry and military officials, Kim plans to offer the embattled Russian president weapons for the war in Ukraine in exchange for food, technology and cash.
Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee confirmed India's first ever medal in women's at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
This is the first time in decades that China has made its flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile public in an apparent show of strategic deterrence, State-run China Daily reported.
The bill now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump's approval.
Trump's tweet comes after Kim Jong-un blasted the US President Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" and vowed to make him pay dearly for threatening to destroy his country.
Pakistan spread nuclear weapon technology around the globe in exchange for cash, political influence and help with its own atomic bomb programme, suggest documents obtained by a United States news channel.
China, a key ally of North Korea, on Friday called for "calm and restraint" from the international community after Pyongyang's failed rocket launch drew strong condemnation from the United States and its allies.
Amid talks that former President Bill Clinton's successful visit to North Korea might open up a new door of engagement with the United States, President Barack Obama has said it was just a humanitarian mission to seek the freedom of the two jailed American reporters from the Communist nation. Led by Obama himself, the White House and the State Department including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, had a tough time in responding to various questions.
Kim did not rule out diplomacy with the Biden administration despite that Pyongyang called Biden a 'rabid dog' after Biden labelled Kim a 'thug'.
North and South Korea plan to repeat the march they first made under the same flag at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
The blast at Ryongchong Station, 50 km north of Pyongyang, occured hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il passed through the station returning from from Beijing.
The meeting between United States President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week will be dominated by talks on cyber security, North Korea and Asia Pacific region along with bilateral relations, White House officials have said.
Sanctions against North Korea following its H-bomb test could have serious repercussions and may prove disastrous for all the players involved, says Debalina Ghoshal.
The US President describes N Korea as a 'big problem'.
Is North Korea really dismantling its nuclear programme? Rajaram Panda explains the many challenges to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.
The Bush administration made it clear that Pyongyang stood to face unspecified consequences should it proceed with its nuclear test, that some speculate will take place this Sunday or next Monday.
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