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
Iraq
Japan condemns IS execution, demands remaining hostage release
Iraq
Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands release of remaining hostage
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.
Afghanistan
US firm finds malware targeting visitors to Afghan government websites
Indonesia
World Leaders at Asian Meetings Warn on Middle East Extremism
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian army, Al Nusrah Front fight on Golan where peacekeepers held
Japan
Turkish energy minister dismisses ‘uranium enrichment’ claims
Japan
Nuclear Materials Report Shows Better Safekeeping
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.
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.
England
Spies? Saboteurs? Or just tailwatchers?
Iran
US Helps Allies Trying to Battle Iranian Hackers
North Korea
Missile defence systems deployed to counter North Korea threats: interactive
Afghanistan
Best man Afghan Taliban may replace top negotiator
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Nations fume, quietly, over Algerian hostage raid
China
Analysis: US arms sales to Asia set to boom on Pacific “pivot”
Japan
Malaysia Tops Bribery Table
China
US intelligence sees Asia’s global power rising by 2030
Hamas
Israeli Success in Downing Hamas Rockets Has World’s Attention
North Korea
North Korea’s Illegal Weapons Pipeline Flows On
United States
US Air Force struggles with aging fleet
Afghanistan
Shrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans
China
US defence chief Panetta warns on Asia territory rows
China
US Plans New Asia Missile Defenses
China
In Asia, a wave of escalating territorial disputes
Afghanistan
5,000 Afghan ‘militants’ have surrendered – but are they real?
Afghanistan
Karzai Seeks Full Freedom for Taliban in Guantanamo
Afghanistan
Afghanistan aid: Donors pledge $16bn at Tokyo meeting