Crown Prince Camel Festival draws participants from as far as Europe, North America

RIYADH: Participants from as far as Europe and North America have brought their dromedaries to this year’s Crown Prince Camel Festival which opened at the historic Taif Camel Field earlier this week. The 38-day event aims to showcase Saudi Arabia’s camel racing culture, as well as the broader Arab heritage المزيد

North Korea responds to U.N. over American soldier

WASHINGTON — North Korea has offered a very brief response to United Nations officials about an American soldier who dashed over the heavily-guarded border with South Korea last month and was taken into custody, the Pentagon said Tuesday. However, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that North Korea only المزيد

North Korea’s Kim shows off banned missiles to Russian minister

SEOUL — Russia’s defense minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defense exhibition that featured the North’s banned ballistic missiles as the neighbors pledged to boost ties, North Korean state media reported on Thursday. The Russian minister, Sergei Shoigu, and a Chinese delegation including a Politburo member المزيد

Travis King’s family expresses anguish and calls for his return from North Korea

KENOSHA, Wisc.— Family members of Travis King, the U.S. solider who inexplicably crossed into North Korea, said Wednesday they’re suffering every moment he remains away and pleaded with the U.S. government to do more to get him home. It’s been a little more than a week since Pvt. 2nd Class المزيد

3 Marines found dead in vehicle at North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning

The three Marine lance corporals who were found dead in a vehicle at a North Carolina gas station Sunday died of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said. An autopsy conducted Wednesday determined the deaths of Lance Cpl. Tanner J. Kaltenberg, 19, of Madison, Wisconsin; Lance Cpl. Merax C. Dockery, 23, of المزيد

Cause of death being investigated for 3 Marines found in vehicle at North Carolina gas station

Three people found dead inside a vehicle at a North Carolina gas station Sunday were Marine lance corporals based at Camp LeJeune, the Marine Corps said Tuesday. The cause and circumstances of the deaths are under investigation, officials said. The three Marines were found unresponsive at a Speedway gas station المزيد