U.S. assessing if Russian use of Iran base violated U.N. resolution

North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production: Kyodo


TOKYO North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived U.S. threats remain, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.




Italian city on Swiss border to set up camp for blocked migrants


ROME Italy will set up a shelter to host as many as 300 migrants stranded near the Swiss border, after Switzerland cracked down on crossings, forcing hundreds to sleep on the ground in a city park, officials said Wednesday.




North Korea deputy ambassador in UK defects to South


SEOUL North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea said on Wednesday.