by Nathan Daniels | Apr 25, 2014 | Monitor
Obama says North Korea Poses Threat to Region and to U.S. Nick Macfie/Reuters U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that reclusive North Korea posed a threat not just to the region but to the United States and that he hoped China would use its influence to rein...
by Nathan Daniels | Apr 3, 2014 | Monitor
Iran, Six Powers Start Expert-Level Nuclear Talks in Vienna Fredrick Dahl and Mark Heinrich/ Reuters Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran’s nuclear program on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late July on how to...
by Joshua Miller | Dec 10, 2013 | Monitor
Expect Kerry, Congress to Clash Over Fragile Iran Nuclear Deal Sara Sorcher and Stacy Kaper / National Journal While the Obama administration has won a key victory in striking a nuclear accord with Iran, it faces a potentially bigger obstacle at home with...
by Joshua Miller | Dec 3, 2013 | Monitor
Perceived Corruption High in Sub-Saharan Africa Voice of America Several African nations were among the worst performers in Transparency International’s annual report on perceived corruption. The report gave each nation a score between 0 and 100. Besides Somalia,...
by Marcin Michniowski | Oct 31, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 31 October 2013 Ex-NSA man Edward Snowden gets web job in Russia BBC NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has found a new job, his lawyer says. The former US spy agency contractor will work for a major private website in Russia,...