Instability may increase in the Asia-Pacific region if the US Congress approves the nation's increased defense budget, analysts warned.
South Korea and the United States are planning to hold a second round of talks next month in Seoul over civilian uses of nuclear energy
The US military has stopped using a type of landmine often condemned as a long-term threat to civilians and has ordered its stock of 1.3 million of the mines be set aside for destruction, officials say.
Analysts warned that instability may increase in the Asia-Pacific region if the US Congress approves the nation's increased defense budget.
South Korean and US forces will stage annual military exercises starting later this month in the allies' latest show of force, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) here said Tuesday.
The US has held around 20 joint military maneuvers with nations in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan and South Korea, since June 2010.
DPRK's official news agency, KCNA, claims joint military exercises to be held by South Korea and the US "challenge" the international community's wish for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
The United States on Tuesday set out four steps Cairo must take to end Egypt's crisis, telling its ally to stop harassing protesters and immediately repeal an emergency law allowing detention without charge.
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in this US Navy handout photo dated February 4, 2011.
A new nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia is permitted to possess took effect Saturday.
The United States has no plans to halt aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in spite of a crisis over who will be the nation's next leader but does insist that the president's chosen successor be dropped from the race.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the ratification of a new strategic arms reduction treaty (START) with the United States.