Home » Topics » foreign ministry spokesman (Page 3)
China backs North Korea’s call for ‘unconditional’ talks
North Korea’s ally China Thursday threw its diplomatic weight behind Pyongyang’s call for unconditional talks with the South, while Washington and Seoul remained more circumspect about the offer. Beijing’s words of support came as the US special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, pursued a three-nation tour across the region…
Iranian women ‘in slavery’: stoning woman’s lawyer
Iranian women have been forced into slavery, the former lawyer for Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the Iranian woman facing death by stoning, said Thursday. “In Iran unfortunately one could say women are in a real situation of slavery,” Mohammad Mostafaie, who fled Iran for Norway last July, told the European Parliament’s human…
Pakistan doesn’t reopen border despite US apology
Pakistan doesn’t reopen key border crossing despite US, NATO apologies for helicopter attack Pakistan said Thursday it has not decided when to reopen a key border crossing NATO uses to ship supplies to Afghanistan despite a U.S. apology for a helicopter attack that killed two Pakistani soldiers. A suspected U.S.…
Iran claims computer worm is Western plot
Iran claims computer worm is Western plot to sabotage nuclear program Iran claimed Tuesday that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country’s nuclear power plant is part of a covert Western plot to derail its nuclear program. Iranian officials have suggested in recent days…
‘Abducted’ scientist wants to return to Iran: TV
TEHRAN (AFP) – An Iranian nuclear scientist Tehran claims was abducted by US intelligence agents has taken refuge in the Islamic republic’s interest section in Washington, state media reported on Tuesday. “Shahram Amiri, the abducted Iranian expert, took refuge in Iran’s interest section in Washington hours ago,” state television’s website…
N. Korea avoids direct blame for destruction of S. Korean warship
North Korea said Saturday it was willing in principle to return to nuclear disarmament talks after the United Nations failed directly to blame it for a deadly attack on a South Korean warship. The North, which denies US and South Korean claims that it torpedoed the ship with the loss…
Australia boots Israeli diplomat over fake murder passports
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia said Monday it would expel an official from the Israeli embassy after finding the Jewish state was behind fake Australian passports linked to the killing of a Hamas operative. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Australia remained a “firm friend” of Israel but no government could tolerate…
Brand new on Raw Story
- John Oliver: Republicans resisting immigration reform ‘like a child with vegetables’
- North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un urges top officials to read Hitler’s Mein Kampf
- Maddow points out ‘fetal masturbation theorist’ is vice chair of House’s health panel
- Rand Paul slams U.S. spy chief for lying to Congress about NSA surveillance
- Doctors urge Obama to provide independent medical examiners to Guantanamo detainees
- Internet freaks out as Facebook goes down
- Young American pianist resurrects lost works of Nazi concentration camp inmates
- Actor Edward Furlong charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend
- Study: Painful and extreme rituals enhance social cohesion and charity
- Conservative Republican at IRS casts doubt on conspiracy to target tea party
Commentary
Republicans’ latest abortion ban is staggeringly stupid
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
The Orange Couch does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy”
By Amanda Marcotte
The Center For Inquiry Likes Atheism’s Cranky White Guy Image, So Screw You Ladies
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
