North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands on the conning tower of a submarine during his inspection of the Korean People's Army Naval Unit 167 in this undated photo released June 16, 2014
National Security

North Korea Building Missile Submarine

New intelligence raises fears of future underwater nuclear missile threat from Pyongyang

Bill Gertz
August 26, 2014
Tens of thousands of people gather at Hong Kong's Victoria park to join a protest march to oppose a planned civil disobedience campaign by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
National Security

China to Rule on Hong Kong’s Democratic Hopes

Decision Could Spark Mass Protests Against Beijing

Daniel Wiser
August 25, 2014
Padma Lakshmi
In this undated image taken from the Iranian state TV's Arabic-language channel Al-Alam, shows what the broadcast purports is an Israeli drone the country's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have shot down over the weekend near an Iranian nuclear site