In under a month, three men have been convicted and jailed for between nine and 10 years each. Their crime? Writing articles that criticise China’s
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused a leading liberal radio station of constantly disparaging him and serving foreign interests. At a regular meeting with
A new law allows Iran’s police to stop and search anyone carrying foreign currencies and ask them to provide sufficient documents. The legislation – which
Russia will block any move at the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Syria or authorise the use of force, its foreign minister has
The Russian foreign minister has warned that a Western military strike against Iran would be “a catastrophe”. Sergei Lavrov said an attack would lead to
A new law, due to be implemented in two days time, will make it compulsory for all internet cafes in Iran to keep a record
Wikipedia has taken its English-language site offline as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. Users attempting to access the site see
Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish judge who famously indicted late Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet, has found himself in the dock for the first time. He went
As the US shifts its focus to Asia, Alexander Neill, head of the Asia Security Programme at the Royal United Services Institute, sets out the
The Artist triumphed at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the first ceremony in Hollywood’s awards season. Michel Hazanavicius won Best Director for The Artist. Viola
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told opposition leaders that he will relinquish power if he loses elections due in October. In his annual address to
World stock markets have fallen on reports that ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is about to downgrade some eurozone countries. Rumours that France and Austria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that Washington will start the process of exchanging ambassadors with Burma. The announcement came hours after most
In February 2011, thousands of people came out on to the streets of Sulaimaniya, the second city in Iraqi Kurdistan. Inspired by events elsewhere in
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a video that appears to show US Marines urinating on the bloodied corpses of several Taliban fighters. The Taliban
Japan will take “concrete steps” to reduce its oil dependency on Iran, its finance minister has announced. The comments from Jun Azumi came after he
French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier has been killed in the Syrian city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country’s current unrest.
The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Ali Larijani, is visiting Turkey amid rising tensions between the neighbours. Turkey’s leaders have denounced the violent suppression of anti-government
Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a heavily fortified site near the holy city of Qom, the UN has confirmed. The International Atomic Energy Agency
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Another Kennedy may be entering US national politics, following the retirement of long-serving Representative Barney Frank. Joseph P Kennedy III, the grandson of Robert F
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China’s state media have warned the US against “flexing its muscles” after Washington unveiled a defence review switching focus to the Asia-Pacific. In an editorial, official news
The US military will become “leaner” while maintaining superiority as it switches focus to the Asia-Pacific, US President Barack Obama has announced. In a rare
