A crane completes a section of the Israeli regime’s separation barrier in Jerusalem, December 5, 2012. The European Union will consider passing a series of sanctions on the Israeli regime over its plan to construct thousands more illegal settler units on the occupied Palestinian land, a report says. The Israeli daily Maariv reported on Thursday that the EU move next week would include marking and... 

US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama surmises that Damascus might have plans to use chemical weapons against foreign-backed militants in Syria. On Monday, Obama, whose country is accused of being a key member of an international coalition attempting to destabilize Syria, warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to use chemical weapons against the militants. There would be consequences... 

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has captured a US ScanEagle drone over the Persian Gulf waters upon its intrusion into the Iranian airspace. IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi made the announcement on Tuesday, adding that the Iranian armed forces enjoy full intelligence command over foreign movements in the Persian Gulf region. Referring to the captured ScanEagle drone,... 

The Senate side of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The US Senate has unanimously approved a motion to bar the Pentagon from purchasing any kind of military items from Russia’s major arms exporter Rosoboronexport over the firm’s weapons sales to Syria. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act authored by Republican Senator John Cornyn needs to be approved by the Congress. The... 

North Korea says it will launch its second rocket this month to make up for a failed April attempt. North Korea is set to launch its second long-range rocket carrying a satellite by mid-December in a bid to make up for a failed attempt in April, official sources report. North Korea’s Korean Committee for Space Technology announced on Saturday that the country would launch its Unha-3 rocket between... 

Leading US strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski rejects Israeli pressure to form American national security policy by beating the drum for war on Iran. Washington would not blindly follow Tel-Aviv if Israel chooses to unilaterally strike Iran, he said. Brzezinski said he would not advise President Barack Obama to back military action against Iran if Israel initiates a war. The observation was made at a... 

India renamed Russian-origin Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier (shown) to “INS Vikramaditya.” Indian Defense Minister AK Antony says Russia will deliver a renovated Soviet-era aircraft carrier in the last quarter of 2013. The Indian minister told the lower house of the parliament on Monday that the end of 2013 was set as the date for the handover of the Russian-origin aircraft carrier, which is... 

In a secret project recently discovered, the United States planned to blow up the moon with a nuclear bomb in the 1950s as a display of the country’s strength during the Cold War space race. The secret project, called “A Study of Lunar Research Flights”, as well as “Project A119” was never carried out but initially intended to intimidate the Soviet Union after their launch of the first artificial... 

J-15 jet about to land. China has successfully landed a warplane on its first aircraft carrier. The new J-15 jet fighter touched down on the Liaoning as part of the ship’s operational tests. The Liaoning, a refurbished Soviet-made ship, was delivered to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on September 25 in a move that will bolster China’s ability to project military power. A video of... 

Israel has reportedly vowed to destroy rockets and other weapons being sent to Gaza by Iran. Tel Aviv issued this threat despite a recent ceasefire following eight days of bitter conflict between Gaza and Israel. Israeli spy satellites spotted a cargo vessel in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas that was allegedly Gaza-bound and carrying arms, the Sunday Times reported. “Regardless of the ceasefire... 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Moscow has called on the Arab League and the Middle East Quartet comprising Russia, the European Union (EU), UN, and US, to work together to end frequent Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians. “The Quartet needs…to work together with the Arab League representatives and work out solutions together… to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks,”... 

At least one Palestinian has been killed and seven others injured by Israeli fire in the southern Gaza Strip despite an Egypt-mediated ceasefire. Medical sources said a 21-year-old Palestinian lost his life on Friday as Israeli forces opened fire in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Yunis. The Palestinian emergency service identified the dead man as Abdelhadi Qdeih Anwar, a farmer who wanted to... 

Military forces of the African Union are ready to enter the north of Mali to suppress Islamist uprisings. The plan of the operation aimed at restoration of legitimate authority must be submitted to the UN by November 27. So far, the West only promised to help with the logistics, but the strong army of Chad that has experience of conducting military actions in the desert and air force is ready to fight... 

A branch of the destroyed Islamic National Bank following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on November 20, 2012. At least 150 Palestinians have lost their lives and 1,200 others have been injured as the Tel Aviv regime continues its deadly strikes against the besieged Gaza Strip. On the eighth consecutive day of the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces pounded the impoverished... 

The amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall operates off the coast of Killick, Haiti. The United States has dispatched three warships to Israel to evacuate US citizens caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict in the event of need. The three ships, USS Iwo Jima, the USS New York and the USS Gunston Hall are returning from Gibraltar to eastern Mediterranean to remain on standby to assist Americans...