How America Contributed to the Saudi-Iran Flare-Up
The flare-up between Saudi Arabia and Iran involves far more than another outburst of Shiite-Sunni rivalry, which dates back to the seventh century Battle...
Russia Seeks Mediation Role in Iran-Saudi Dispute
MOSCOW—Russia has offered to act as an intermediary between Iran and Saudi Arabia following Riyadh's execution of the prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
Russian...
Analysts: Broad Response Needed to N. Korea Test
STATE DEPARTMENT—North Korea needs to end “provocations” and “choose a better path,” said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in reaction to what Pyongyang...
China’s Nuclear Test: How Far Will Beijing Go to Curtail North Korea’s Atomic Provocations?
Faced with a third North Korean nuclear test in less than seven years, United Nations diplomats headed Wednesday into an emergency session of the...
Obama in the Crosshairs After North Korean Blast
The White House came under fire from both key political allies and longtime opponents Wednesday in the wake of North Korea’s detonation of what...
Afghan Forces Claim Advances in Taliban-held District
ISLAMABAD—Afghan security forces backed by U.S. military airstrikes have made advances in a volatile southern district, killing dozens of Taliban insurgents and wounding many...
Nuclear Powers and Terrorism: Challenges for Indo-Pakistani Strategic Stability
Both India and Pakistan are de facto nuclear powers, and nuclear weapons have become an important part of diplomacy between them. Nuclear deterrence has...
Pak-based groups to face action if role proved: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assured his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday that Islamabad would not hesitate to take “prompt and decisive action”...
Nawaz assures Modi of ‘prompt, decisive’ action
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Pakistan has assured India it will take ‘prompt and decisive’ action against groups and individuals who might be linked to the...
Attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot near Pakistan border : Modi asks...
NEW DELHI/COLOMBO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday to take ‘firm and immediate action’ against those behind an attack...
