North Korea has successfully tested a new, high-powered rocket engine, state media said Tuesday, a move experts say will bolster its already burgeoning weapons program. The ground test comes after more than 20 missile launches and two nuclear explosions this year, and adds to the sense that the isolated state ...
A US air raid killed eight Afghan policemen in the country’s volatile south, officials said Monday, in the first apparent “friendly fire” incident since American forces were granted greater powers to strike at insurgents. The raid occurred on Sunday in the Tali area of Uruzgan province, where the Taliban recently ...