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ROK lawmakers make case for adoption of US missile defense

[2015-03-10 07:56]

Ruling party lawmakers in the Republic of Korea have suggested it's necessary to adopt a US-developed missile defense system to enhance defense capabilities against nuclear and missile threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Seoul 'regrets' Pyongyang's silence on offer

[2015-03-10 07:56]

The Republic of Korea's Unification Ministry expressed regrets on Monday over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's silence toward Seoul's dialogue offer on the Kaesong industrial complex.

Saudi Arabia becomes world's biggest arms importer

[2015-03-10 07:56]

Saudi Arabia overtook India in 2014 as the world's biggest importer of defense equipment, fueled by tensions in the Middle East, according to a study published on Sunday by analysts IHS Jane's.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

[2015-03-10 07:56]

Iranian state television is reporting that the country is again willing to give international nuclear inspectors access to a site where experiments on high explosives may have taken place.

UN chief asks world to save antiquities

[2015-03-10 07:56]

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community on Sunday to halt the destruction by Islamic State jihadists of Iraqi archaeological sites, branding the smashing of priceless and ancient artifacts a "war crime".

30 killed in coalition airstrike against Islamic State refinery

[2015-03-10 07:56]

A US-led coalition airstrike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 30 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Military offensive launched by Chad, Niger

[2015-03-10 07:56]

Chad and Niger launched a joint army operation against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria on Sunday, military sources said, stepping up a regional push to end the Sunni Muslim group's six-year insurgency.

Ferguson report resonates in nation

[2015-03-10 07:56]

Felix Vargas read the report by the US Department of Justice on Ferguson, Missouri, and thought some of it sounded familiar: A mostly white police department overseeing a mostly minority town; questionable uses of force; officers ill-equipped to deal with mentally ill residents.

Team remains hopeful of locating missing jetliner

[2015-03-09 07:39]

Exactly one year ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur's airport and subsequently disappeared, leaving the world with one of the greatest aviation mysteries in history.

Locator beacon battery had expired

[2015-03-09 07:39]

The first comprehensive report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 revealed on Sunday that the battery of the locator beacon for the plane's data recorder had expired more than a year before the jet vanished on March 8.

China vows to help passengers' families

[2015-03-09 07:39]

China promised that the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will not end, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday during the ongoing annual parliamentary session.

Five detained over Nemtsov killing

[2015-03-09 07:39]

Russian news agencies said one of the suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has admitted involvement in the crime.

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