2009 has been characterized by turbulence in three Islamic states - Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These theaters will also be the focus of intense conflicts in 2010. [more]
South Korea's National Assembly approved new laws Jan. 1 calling for massive changes in the labor union system, Yonhap reported. The new laws will prohibit firms from paying full-time union officials wages from July, and multiple labor unions will be allowed at a single firm from July 2011. The government has delayed implementing these labor union bills three times. They were legislated first in 1997.
Since his October arrest, details released about alleged operative David Headley and his purported co-conspirators have revealed a great deal about two Pakistani militant groups. [more]
Tehran has now signaled to the United States that it might not wait for Washington to set up an effective sanctions regime or to launch military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. [more]
