The security situation in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in general and in North Sinai is "dangerous" but is still "under control" despite the ongoing anti-security terrorist attacks in the region, said Egyptian experts.
Oil firms GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd and British Petroleum (BP) Thursday announced a new exploration discovery in the British Central North Sea.
A roadside bomb attack killed at least six Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan tribal region on Monday, the military said.
South Korea's top military officer on Thursday warned of an imminent nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying that preparations for its fourth nuclear detonation were in the final stages.
"The Lego Movie" tops this weekend's North American box office, which shows that Warner Bros. ' has successfully brought the world famous toy on screen.
The United States on Thursday renewed its call for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) to abandon its nuclear program after Pyongyang's fresh appeal for ending hostilities on the Korean Peninsula.
The number of death toll in flash floods and landslide in North Sulawesi province of eastern Indonesia rose to 13 on Thursday, with 2 people still missing and about 40,000 others fleeing to escape the catastrophe, an official said.
Universal's Afghan war movie " Lone Survival" topped North American box office this week with a 38.5-million-dollar circulation for its debut.
Russia has introduced sanctions against North Korea in line with the UN Security Council's resolution 2094, the Kremlin said Monday.
South Korea has strengthened its firepower near the western maritime border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the past three years to enhance capability to counter possible provocations from North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday, citing military officials.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday called on police to maintain stability in the country's volatile North Caucasus region.
Some foreign countries and organizations saw Russia's North Caucasus as a springboard for anti-Russian activities, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
No evidence of a "causal technical failure" was found in relation to last month's helicopter crash off Shetland into North Sea, said the British government's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) on Thursday.
Australia welcomed progress in diplomatic talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea, including DPRK's guarantees on the Kaesong Industrial Complex and agreement for further talks on family reunions, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said in a statement Monday.
South Korea and North Korea ended the morning plenary session of the follow-up working-level talks after confirming their different views over the "productive" normalization of the joint industrial park in the North Korea's border town of Kaesong, local broadcaster YTN reported Wednesday.
The Obama administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on entities and individuals with alleged links to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)' s ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs.
High-level talks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were called off last week. If it happened, it could have ended the no-dialogue period between the two sides under the former Lee Myung-bak administration.