13 More South Korean Firms Stop Work At Kaesong As Pyongyang Blocks Access
Seoul said Sunday 13 South Korean firms had been forced to suspend production at a joint industrial zone in the North and warned of a "critical" situation if Pyongyang continued to ban access to the...
View ArticleSyrian Exports Are Almost Nonexistent
Syria suffered in 2012 an unprecedented decline in foreign trade, with exports falling by nearly 100 percent from a year earlier, according to an official study published in a newspaper on Sunday.The...
View ArticleBritish Tourists Arrested For Fake Weed In Dubai Say They Were Tortured
A lawyer claims she was refused access to men who allege they were ‘tortured’ in jailTwo British men who allege they were beaten and electrocuted after being imprisoned in Dubai on drugs charges have...
View ArticleUS Navy Shows Off Laser Cannon That Can Shoot Down Drones
The US Navy says it is preparing to roll out a sea-based laser weapon capable of disabling small enemy vessels and shooting down surveillance drones in what is being hailed as a potential...
View ArticleUS Army Vet Who Fought With Al-Qaeda In Syria May Face Death Penalty
Eric Harroun, the U.S. Army veteran who allegedly fought with al-Qaeda-affiliated Syrian rebels, has been denied bail and could face the death penalty.Prosecutors told a Virginia court that Harroun,...
View ArticleHow A Shy Boy From North Korea Became The World's Scariest Dictator
For the past 50 years, the world has grown used to crazy threats from North Korea that don't lead anywhere.But with young and untested Kim Jong-un in charge of a nuclear arsenal, no one knows what will...
View ArticleSouth Korean Nuclear Sites Could Be Targeted For Devastating Sabotage
Russian analysts have recently expressed concern about the destruction of South Korean nuclear sites, through either covert sabotage or direct attack.North Korea is well known for a few military...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda In Iraq Announces Merger With Notorious Syrian Rebel Group
On Monday the Iraqi wing of al-Qaeda announced that it will merge with Jabhat al-Nusra — a highly effective Syrian rebel force deemed a terrorist organization by the U.S. — and operate under the title...
View ArticleThere Were Violent Clashes In North Korea's Army Before Kim Jong-Un Took Command
North Korea's army was deeply split over whether to accept the command of Kim Jong-un, a former officer has revealed, giving a possible clue to the tensions lying behind the young leader's calls to...
View ArticleUS Official Says North Korea Could Launch Missile Soon
Officials close to the Obama administration are saying that a North Korean missile launch is likely to happen soon.Barbara Starr of CNNreports that "the most recent intelligence showing it is likely...
View ArticleHiker Explores The Beautiful Side Of North Korea [PHOTOS]
Even as North Korea cuts ties with South Korea, the two nations share a common history and geography, notably the Baekdu Daegan mountain range.A foreign hiker named Roger Shepard looks to this ancient...
View ArticleThe US Air Force As You Know It No Longer Exists
According to internal documents obtained by Air Force Times, beginning on Apr. 9, 2013, the U.S. Air Force will begin grounding front line combat units as a consequence of sequestration and the need to...
View ArticleThis Video Of A Marching Robot Recalls A Former Army Officer's Haunting Prophecy
This video of a marching robot decked in camouflage has been making the rounds on the internet over the last few days.The robot in the video, Boston Dynamics' "PETMAN," was designed to test chemical...
View ArticleHere's How Sequestration Cuts Are Affecting Everyday Americans
It's been just over a month since the automatic federal spending cuts — better known as "sequestration" — kicked in. In that time, most public discussion has focused on the whether or not the spending...
View ArticleUSS Cole Commander: Rand Paul Is Dramatically Changing Republican Leadership...
Kirk Lippold has seen national defense first hand – 12 and a half years ago, he was the commander of the USS Cole when she was attacked by al-Qaida. Looking at national security today, he says,...
View ArticleTeacher Starts Using Meth To Lose Weight — Then Loses Everything
A 32-year-old elementary school teacher — we'll call her Jamie to protect her identity — never felt like she belonged. Not in her small town, not in the home she was raised in, and not in her own skin....
View ArticleIt Looks Like Kim Jong-Un Is Taking A Step Back From The Brink
After more than two months of increasingly hostile talk, there are signs that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has dialed it back a bit.Last night a Japanese defense official said that North Korea...
View ArticleThe Air Force Sexual Assault Scandal Shows Exactly What's Wrong With The...
If a married corporate executive threw a party, sexually assaulted a female guest while she slept, got convicted of sexual assault by a jury of his peers — only to have his conviction overturned by the...
View ArticleUS Says North Korea Has Learned How To Fit A Nuke On A Missile
A new report by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm has concluded, with “moderate confidence,” that North Korea (DPRK) has learned how to make a "low reliability" nuclear weapon small enough to be...
View ArticleNorth Korean Lady Soldiers Patrol In 4-Inch Platform Heels
An April 11 picture from North Korea (DPRK) shows female soldiers patrolling along the Yalu River in 4-inch platform heels.Given that DRPK leader Kim Jong-un has South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. on...
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