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Iraq
Islamic State purportedly sets new deadline for hostage swap
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Iraq
Jordan proposes prisoner swap, fate of Japanese Islamic State hostage unclear
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Iraq
Japan condemns IS execution, demands remaining hostage release
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Iraq
Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands release of remaining hostage
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Islamic State gives ultimatum to Japan
The Islamic State is threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless Japan pays the terrorist group $200 million within three days.
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Afghanistan
US firm finds malware targeting visitors to Afghan government websites
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Indonesia
World Leaders at Asian Meetings Warn on Middle East Extremism
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Al Nusrah Front
Syrian army, Al Nusrah Front fight on Golan where peacekeepers held
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Japan
Turkish energy minister dismisses ‘uranium enrichment’ claims
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Japan
Nuclear Materials Report Shows Better Safekeeping
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Japan
US officials said a homemade launching device was found outside Yokota Air Force Base in Tokyo. Two loud explosions were heard on the base last night but no injuries or damage have been reported. The left-wing extremist group Kakurokyo is suspected of launching homemade mortar rockets near Yokota in 2009.
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Japanese reporter joins al Qaeda in Syria, jihadist claims
A Japanese man, who is now known as Abu Saskuki al Yabani, is pictured in front of an al Qaeda flag and shown firing a weapon. But the reporter denied he joined the ISIS.
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England
Spies? Saboteurs? Or just tailwatchers?
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Iran
US Helps Allies Trying to Battle Iranian Hackers
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North Korea
Missile defence systems deployed to counter North Korea threats: interactive
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Afghanistan
Best man Afghan Taliban may replace top negotiator
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Nations fume, quietly, over Algerian hostage raid
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China
Analysis: US arms sales to Asia set to boom on Pacific “pivot”
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Japan
Malaysia Tops Bribery Table
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China
US intelligence sees Asia’s global power rising by 2030
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Hamas
Israeli Success in Downing Hamas Rockets Has World’s Attention
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North Korea
North Korea’s Illegal Weapons Pipeline Flows On
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United States
US Air Force struggles with aging fleet
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Afghanistan
Shrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans
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China
US defence chief Panetta warns on Asia territory rows
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China
US Plans New Asia Missile Defenses
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China
In Asia, a wave of escalating territorial disputes
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Afghanistan
5,000 Afghan ‘militants’ have surrendered – but are they real?
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Afghanistan
Karzai Seeks Full Freedom for Taliban in Guantanamo
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan aid: Donors pledge $16bn at Tokyo meeting
