Update: Israel confirms attacks on Syrian soil

Israel has confirmed the use of tactical missiles against Syrian targets. The supposed shipment of weapons that it bombed were supposedly being transferred to Lebanon to be used against Israel by terrorist group, Hezbollah. Israeli officials have confirmed that they had fired onto Syrian targets via...

US to reconsider arming Syrian rebels

The United States is now reversing on its previous decision to not arm the Syrian rebels. It has stated the all options are on the table. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has said that it was in the process of verifying reports that Syrian soldiers had killed up to 50 men, women and children, in the village of al-Bayda.

6 killed after Mastiff fails to protect occupants

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has reported that three British troops were killed and six other individuals seriously harmed after a large roadside bomb (IED) detonated and caused major damage to their Mastiff armored vehicle. The 23 tonne vehicle, which has been in operation in Afghanistan since 2006, is...

Taiwan to deploy Patriot missiles to its south

Taiwan is to deploy 3 U.S. made Patriot anti-missile batteries in the southern part of Taiwan, adding to the 1 located in the northern part of Taiwan, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said on Thursday. On Monday, Mr. Yang said, “Peace and stability in Taiwan could only be realized through self...

South Korea and US military drills end (“Foal Eagle”)

  The US and South Korea have wrapped up joint military drills that took place amid high tensions with North Korea. The two month operation called “Foal Eagle”, held annually, angered North Korea. It made threats after the U.S. flew nuclear capable B-52 bombers over South Korea and then...

Prime Minister of Syria is targeted in bomb attack

Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived an assassination attempt after a car bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus, reports suggest. However, it’s unclear as to whether the attack was planted on a nearby car, waiting for the prime minister’s convoy to pass it. The attack was targeted at...

West has ‘evidence’ that Syria is using chemical weapons

Syria has been accused of using chemical weapons, according to the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States. President Obama has stated that this could be a “gamer changer” for US political foreign affairs concerning Syria. Prime Minister David Cameron told the BBC’s...

China says it will never use nuclear weapons on “nuke-free zones”

China’s Pang Sen, the director general of the Foreign Ministry’s Arms Control Department has made a statement declaring that China would not use its nuclear weapons on ‘nuclear free zones’. It comes after a visit to the United Nations HQ in Geneva with the topic being about...

North Korea marks Kim Il-sung’s birthday

North Korea is today marking the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the nations founder. KCNA reports that Kim Jong-Un payed his respects to Kim Il-sung, his grandfather, at the mausoleum Kim Il-sung and former leader Kim Jong-Il lay. It is feared that because today marks the anniversary of the...

The US urges North Korea to come to the diplomacy table

The U.S. Secretary of State has made his fourth and final stop in Tokyo, Japan, as part of a 4 day Asia tour with North Korea being the lead agenda. He said that the North Korean leaders would need to “come to the table in a responsible way”. In the countries that Mr. Kerry has visited, South...

US and China make landmark pledge on Korean de-nuclearization

The U.S. and China have made a landmark pledge on the  de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. This comes as the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, has visited China with the agenda of pushing the North Korean issue. John Kerry said in a statement saying that China and the US were able ”to...

US warns North Korea over missiles

President Obama has warned North Korea that the US would “take all necessary steps” to protect America and its allies, in a joint statement with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. He has also urged China to do more in response to North Korea’s threats and actions over nuclear war. Meanwhile,...

G8 condemns North Korea’s nuclear threats

The Group of Eight nations (G8) has jointly condemned North Korea’s nuclear threats along with its nuclear technology. The group said that they condemn “in the strongest possible terms” North Korea’s further development on its nuclear program and its ballistic missile capabilities...

Margaret Thatcher dies, following a stroke

The former Prime Minister has died of a stroke at the age of 87. She led the Conservative party as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. In 1979 she was elected the first woman Prime Minister in the long history of the United Kingdom. She played a great role in the defense of the Falkland Islands in the 1982...

North Korea is now in a ‘state of war’ with South Korea

Tensions have been evermore increasing on the Korean Peninsular, as the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) – a state run news agency run by North Korea – has run an article stating that North Korea is in a ‘state of war’ against South Korea. Although, in actual fact the war had never...

China to buy aircraft and submarines from Russia

    China has inked a deal with Russia to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-35 and 2 Amur-1650 Class submarines. The announcement was made by President Xi Jinping before an anticipated visit to Russia. Two of the submarines will be built in Russia, while an extra two submarines is to be built in China by...

Attacks leave 8 ISAF forces dead

In an amazing but sad story that has left 2 U.S. Marines dead and 6 AV-8B Harriers out of service after extensive damage. The Taliban attacked a mutli-national base in Afghanistan dressed in US army uniform. [16/09/2012] The main base in Afghanistan, Camp Bastion, that houses a garrison of 11,000-12,000...

US moves two warships towards Libya

The US has moved two warships, the USS Laboon and the USS McFaul to the coast of Libya. Both warships are equipped with deadly accurate Tomahawk missiles, however it is moreover thought that the destroyers will only be used in the event that an evacuation is required or if the insertion of a special...

100,000 Syrians flee in August

According to the United Nations 100,000 Syrians have fled Syria in the month of August. How many have fled Syria in total from the start? The conflict which had started in March 2011 until now has caused up to 230,000 Syrians to flee into neighboring countries. These countries they are fleeing to are...

UK expels Iranian diplomats

Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced the expulsion of Iranian diplomats and the "immediate" closure of the Iranian embassy in London after the British embassy in Tehran was stormed by "protestors". However it must be stated that this was after the UK had imposed sanctions after...