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'US using N Korea to contain China'
The US is using escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula to continue with its massive military buildup in the Asia-Pacific region, says an analyst.

The US is using escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula to continue with its massive military buildup in the Asia-Pacific region, says an analyst.

A petition in Britain calling for the arrest of the Israeli prime minister during his planned UK visit gains more steam.

At least eight policemen are killed in a series of violent clashes with angry demonstrators protesting against a proposed new national constitution in Nepal.

A continued selloff in Chinese shares is wreaking havoc across the global market, with the US industrial average Dow tumbling more than 1,000 points.

Efforts are underway to register the world’s longest brick wall in Guinness.

US President Barack Obama has broad executive authority to circumvent Congress and ease many sanctions on Iran, experts say.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to travel to Iran in October.

Cuba rejects as speculation claims that Havana-Moscow ties have cooled after the Caribbean state and the US restored relations.

Experts say millions of Britons may have to work longer for a smaller state pension.

Thousands of Yemenis rally in the capital, Sana'a, to condemn Saudi Arabia’s military air campaign against the crisis-hit Arab country.

A senior Iranian official calls for sustainable and lasting ties between Tehran and London.

North Korea deploys forces to the north of the de facto border with the South, despite ongoing talks.

A roadside bombing in Egypt has killed two policemen and wounded 24 others.

The US military is drawing plans for a potential “comprehensive attack” against Iran if the nuclear agreement collapses, says a report.

Kiev accuses Moscow of supplying heavy weaponry to pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine despite a standing ceasefire.

The UN chief commemorates the fourth anniversary of a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

Kuwait has summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires over Tehran’s alleged plans to tender development of an offshore gas field in the Persian Gulf, media reports say.

Iran's president says threats of military action and re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran will harm restoration of trust between Iran and six world powers.