North Korea uses cash couriers, false names to outwit sanctions
Kim Kwang-jin says that when he worked for North Korea's state insurance company in Singapore in 2003, he stuffed $20 million into two suitcases one day and sent it to Pyongyang as a special gift for then leader Kim Jong-il.
Armenians Vote In Presidential Election
Armenians have been casting their ballots in the country's latest presidential election.
India seeks stake in Turkmenistan’s gas fields
India wants a share in gas fields in Turkmenistan from where the proposed $9-billion transnational gas pipeline will cross terrorist-infested regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan to deliver gas across the Punjab border.
Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall
A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square meters (50 acres) of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia's Chelyabinsk region.
Supreme Leader says Iran doesn’t want nuclear weapons
Iran does not want nuclear weapons but if it did, no world power could prevent it from obtaining one, local media quoted the country's Supreme Leader as saying on Saturday, Feb 16.
Ukraine Signs Tentative Natural-Gas Deal With Turkmenistan
Ukraine has reached a tentative agreement with Turkmenistan to resume imports of natural gas from the Central Asian country.
South Africa's new nuclear challenges
South African authorities will have to address two critical issues as the country faces signing for its new nuclear procurement megaplan.
North Korea's nuclear ambitions are no joke
Oddball, outlandish and eternally secretive, the country has provided a rich seam of humour for the world's comedians.
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