North Korea Says almost 800,000 Have Signed Up to Fight against US

 North Korea said about 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation's military to fight against the United States, North Korea's state newspaper reported on Saturday.

Lawmakers seek to oust Iraqi president over Kurdish independence vote

Some Iraqi legislators are attempting to oust Iraqi President Fuad Masum over the controversial Kurdish independence referendum.

British PM signs Article 50 notification letter to EU leader

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday signed the Article 50 notification letter which will officially begin Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), local media said.

Trump signs 1st executive orders as president

Donald Trump signed the first executive orders of his new administration on Friday after being sworn-in as the 45th president of the United States.

Obama autorise le renouvellement des sanctions contre l'Iran

Le président américain Barack Obama a autorisé la prolongation pour dix ans des sanctions contre l'Iran jeudi, mais s'est abstenu, de manière inattendue, de signer la loi en question.

Venezuelan opposition confirms it to begin dialogue with government

 The Venezuelan opposition confirmed on Thursday that it would participate in dialogue with the government, in a meeting set for Sunday on the island of Margarita.

Venezuelan parliament, gov't at loggerheads over Maduro's presidency

Venezuela's political crisis exacerbated on Sunday as the opposition-controlled parliament accused the government of blocking its campaign against President Nicolas Maduro, local media reported.

British MPs to debate petition on second Brexit referendum

British members of parliament were on Monday to debate a petition that was signed by more than four million people asking for another referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union.

Referendum against President Nicolas Maduro : Venezuela clears presidential recall vote hurdle, but no date set

Venezuela’s opposition gathered enough signatures to proceed with efforts to call a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro, electoral authorities said Monday, without setting a date for the next step.

Venezuela: le conseil électoral délibérera à partir du 1er août sur le référendum

Le Conseil national électoral (CNE) du Venezuela examinera à partir de lundi prochain un rapport d'audit pour décider s'il autorise l'organisation du référendum révocatoire que demande l'opposition contre le président Nicolas Maduro, a annoncé le CNE mardi.

Venezuela : l'opposition obtient les signatures nécessaires à un référendum anti-Maduro

L'opposition vénézuélienne a annoncé vendredi avoir récolté suffisamment de signatures pour demander un référendum anti-Nicolas Maduro, une étape cruciale pour l'opposition qui veut organiser cette consultation avant 2017.

Obama, despite dissent on Syria, not shifting toward strikes on Assad

The U.S. administration sought on Friday to contain fallout from a leaked internal memo critical of its Syria policy, but showed no sign it was willing to consider military strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces called for in the letter signed by dozens of American "diplomats".

US diplomats press for strikes against Assad

Dozens of US State Department officials have signed an internal memo protesting against US policy in Syria and calling for targeted military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Venezuela: premier feu vert pour un référendum anti-Maduro. Le Conseil national électoral (CNE) a validé 1,3 million de signatures

L'opposition vénézuélienne a obtenu mardi le feu vert des autorités électorales à l'organisation d'un référendum visant à révoquer le président socialiste Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela: 10.000 morts parmi les signatures anti-Maduro, selon le gouvernement

Le gouvernement vénézuélien a accusé lundi l'opposition d'avoir inclus les noms de 10.000 morts parmi les signataires en faveur d'un référendum pour révoquer le président Nicolas Maduro, alors qu'un premier feu vert important des autorités électorales est attendu jeudi.

126 German politicians sign urgent letter against Merkel's refugee policies

A total of 126 politicians of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) called on their party leader to change her course on refugee policies, German newspaper Bild reported Wednesday.

US should retract signature to Geneva communique if it wants Syria regime change (FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova)

The United States should withdraw its signature to the Geneva communique if Washington does not agree that the Syrian people themselves should decide their future, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Reservists from elite IDF intel unit refuse to serve over Palestinian 'persecution'

Forty-three former members of Israel Defense Forces intelligence Unit 8200, including some officers, wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top military officials, saying they would refuse to do reserve service because of Israel's `political persecution' of the Palestinians.
"We, veterans of Unit 8200, reserve soldiers both past and present, declare that we refuse to take part in actions against Palestinians and refuse to continue serving as tools in deepening the military control over the Occupied Territories." the soldiers said in the letter, which was also addressed to IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate.

Obama urges Japan to deal with wartime sexual servitude issue

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday called for Japan to deal with the issue of women forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels, calling it a "terrible" human rights violation.

Many women who were forced to work in the military brothels were from the Korean Peninsula.

"This was a terrible and egregious violation of human rights," Obama said in what is believed to be his first detailed comments on the women, euphemistically referred to in Japan as "comfort women."

Japanese activists petition White House to remove comfort woman statue

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Japanese activists have been successful in submitting a petition to the White House demanding the removal of a statue of a comfort woman from a public park in the United States.
The petition, which was backed by more than 100,000 signatures demands the removal of the statue which honors the memory of the thousands of women kidnapped and raped by Japanese soldiers during World War Two.
A flood of pleas to remove a statue of a comfort woman.