N. Korean army to mark 80th anniversary

North Korea’s People’s Army is to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its foundation on Wednesday.

The nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is expected to declare at an anniversary ceremony that he will maintain the military-first policy of his late father.

Sudanese president arrives at Heglig oil field

Laaska News Apr.24, 2012

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) is greeted by military soldiers at the Heglig oil field on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, April 23, 2012. Al-Bashir on Monday arrived at the strategic area of Heglig in

US, Vietnam begin joint naval drill

The United Sates and Vietnam have begun a joint naval exercise amid growing tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. China, Vietnam, the Philippines and others all have overlapping claims to parts of the sea.

china and Russia start joint naval drill

Chinese and Russian naval forces began a joint military drill on Sunday in the Yellow Sea that’s scheduled to continue through Friday.

Senior officials from both navies attended an opening ceremony in Qingdao. The joint training includes a map exercise, anti-submarine operations and a rescue drill in the Yellow Sea off China’s eastern coastal province of Shandong.

Around 250 militants surrender to Syrian authorities

248 people who were on the wanted list, surrendered on Friday to the Syrian authorities in the city of Hama, north of Damascus.

South Sudan announces withdrawal from oil region

South Sudan has pledged to immediately withdraw troops from an oil region it seized after crossing the border with Sudan.

The South’s information minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told reporters in the capital Juba on Friday that the withdrawal will be

North Korea to push for missile launch project

North Korea’s leadership has defied international condemnation of its recent missile launch, saying it will press ahead with its missile launch program.

Sudan oil-war spiral could split world powers

Laaska News Apr.19, 2012
Bashir says fighting the only way to resolve differences with South Sudan 

Over 2,300 Mujahideen pledge allegiance to President al-Bashir to defend Sudan 

A SPLA (South Sudan People’s Liberation Army) soldier sits next to a machine gun on a vehicle outside a SAF compound in Heglig, on April 17, 2012 (AFP Photo / Adriane O’Hanesian) – RT

Sudan’s president has threatened to topple the government to his south to “liberate” the South Sudanese. As a bloody battle over a disputed oil field heads towards full-scale war, it threatens to provoke conflict between the US and Russia-China.

US: No progress in N.Korean missile technology

Laaska News Apr.19, 2012
A senior US defense official says North Korea’s failed rocket launch shows it has made little progress in developing a missile.

The head of the Missile Defense Agency Patrick O’Reilly made the assessment at a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

N Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Delivers First Public Speech – Military Parade , rolls out new rocket

Laaska News  Apr. 15, 2012

Libya freezes rewards for ex-rebels over mass fraud

Libya’s National Transitional Council has suspended a multi-million-dollar payout program to former anti-Gaddafi rebels after admitting it was steeped in fraud. Officials cited duplicate payouts, and claims from impostors and even the dead.

Sudan’s army says approaching Heglig oil field

Laaska News Apr. 15, 2012

KHARTOUM, April 14 (Xinhua) — The Sudanese army announced on Saturday evening that it is approaching Heglig, the country’s biggest oil field which has been occupied by South Sudanese forces since Tuesday.

Syrian opposition taunts ceasefire with mass rally

Thousands are thronging the streets in Syria after opposition called for mass rallies. Fears of fresh violence are running high as reports come in suggesting the country’s fragile ceasefire has been broken after at least three protesters were killed.

Russia shoots down cruise missiles

Tu-95MS. Photo: RIA Novosti    

Four Russian Tu-95MS missile carriers have successfully shot off cruise missiles at a Russian Far East military drill, Air Forces spokesperson Vladimir Drik said today.

North Korean launch fails

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

North Korea has launched what it called a satellite-carrying rocket but the projectile disintegrated soon after the launch.

Japan’s Defense Ministry says debris fell into the Yellow Sea, without affecting Japanese territory.

First reports of violence after Syria ceasefire deadline arrives – RT

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

A Syrian army tank is seen in the neighbourhood of Zabadani, near Damascus (Reuters / Handout).  RT.
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The UN-brokered ceasefire aimed at curtailing the conflict has already been marred with reports of violence. Despite the fragile truce, Kofi Annan says the Syrian government is yet to withdrawal its troops and heavy weapons from major urban areas.

Russian patrol planes fly over Sea of Japan

Russian patrol planes have flown over the Sea of Japan where a Japanese Aegis destroyer has been deployed ahead of North Korea’s planned rocket launch.

Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 2 Russian IL-38 patrol planes were detected flying off the coast of the Sanin district.

Syrian govt: ‘We have begun troop withdrawal’

Laaska News  Apr. 10, 2012

By RT

An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on April 9, 2012 shows Syrian troops deploying in Saqba on the outskirts of Damascus (AFP Photo/Youtube).- RT

The Syrian foreign minister says the Assad regime has withdrawn troops from several provinces. The president has until the end of Tuesday to pull out all forces ahead of a planned ceasefire between conflicting sides.

Fight between Sudan and South Sudan intensifies

Continued border violence between Sudan and South Sudan has sidelined a planned presidential summit between the countries.

South Sudan’s government says Sudanese fighters have bombed towns and an area near oil fields along the border over the past two days.

Too many powers wanted Gaddafi dead – NTC head

by RT

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was wanted dead so his secrets would die with him. So insists Mahmoud Jibril, the man who led the NTC uprising to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi’s regime, in an exclusive interview with RT.