North Darfur State Lacks Critical Medical Services The aid group Doctors without Borders has sharply reduced essential healthcare services in parts of Sudans North Darfur State. The group, also known as MSF, says it has no more drugs or medical suppl...
North Korean Launch Failure Helps US Intel For North Korea, this was supposed to be a show of pride. Pyongyang had invited foreign journalists for a rare glimpse of its secretive program. Breaking up in just seconds, the failure was quick and obvious...
Separatist Tuareg rebels in Mali attacked the northern garrison town of Gao on Saturday, one day after taking the town of Kidal. The advances come as the military government scrambles to avoid sanctions by the regional bloc ECOWAS. Residents of Gao t...
In Afghan North, US-Backed Militias Spur Local Backlash In an effort to counter a growing insurgency in northern Afghanistan, two U.S.-backed programs in Kunduz have recruited local militias to oppose Taliban militants in the area. But while the mili...
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The United States said Friday it expects North Korea, during an international meeting in Beijing next month, to commit, in writing, to allow inspectors to take samples from its nuclear sites. North Korea contends it hasn't agreed to sampling as part...
A senior U.S. diplomat will meet a North Korean foreign ministry delegation Thursday in New York to discuss the next steps for the six-party accord, under which Pyongyang is to end its nuclear program in return for aid and diplomatic benefits. VOA's...
A senior North Korean official says his country is beginning to restore a disabled nuclear facility capable of producing weapons material. Pyongyang says the United States has not fulfilled obligations under a multinational agreement to get rid of t...
The United States said Friday North Korea is continuing to take steps to reverse the shutdown of its Yongbyon reactor complex. The State Department urged North Korea to remain in compliance with the six-party accord, under which is to scrap its nucl...