Seoul — A North Korean launch of a missile on the birthday of its revered founder appears to have failed, South Korean and U.S. defense officials said Friday. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency carried an unsourced report that the failed…
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North Korea deploys missile for possible launch: Yonhap
S.Korean government refuses to confirm or deny details regarding possible launch JH Ahn Pyongyang has deployed one or two Musudan missile(s) (BM-25) near Wonsan, the eastern part of North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday. Unnamed South Korean government…
N.Korea preparing for next ICBM launch: U.S. intelligence
Former White House advisor says next provocation may take place within two weeks JH Ahn U.S. intelligence satellites spotted possible signs of North Korea’s next Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch, CNN has reported. According to the report, two unnamed…
Town in Russia’s Stavropol region hit by suicide attack
Three militants, including one suicide bomber, have attacked a police station in southern Russia. Russian media, citing regional police, said no police officers or civilians were killed in the attack on April 11 in the town of Novoselitskoye in the…
N.Korea can mount nukes on mid-range missiles – S.Korea
Ability to mount miniaturized nuclear device would bolster credible deterrent John G. Grisafi North Korea may now be capable of mounting a nuclear warhead on a medium-range ballistic missile, the New York Times and Reuters reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed…
North Korea claims attack on US would be worse than 9/11
JH Ahn North Korea’s state-run publication DPRK Today said their attacks on the U.S. mainland will do more damage than the September 11 attacks, in an article published on Friday. The editorial claimed that North Korea’s destructive weapons are all…
North Korea to decrease national defense proportion this year
Ha-young Choi North Korea unveiled its state budget at the 9th plenary meeting of the 13th Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on Wednesday, revealing a slight decrease in the share of the budget devoted to defense costs. The…
Student dies in Ctg Premier University clash
The authorities have closed Premier University in Chittagong for an indefinite period following demonstrations across the port city over the death of a student in a scuffle.Anupam Sen, Vice-Chancellor of the private university, said the decision to close the university…
Egyptian plane hijacked, lands in Cyrus
Nicosia — An EgyptAir plane was hijacked on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo, and later landed in Cyprus where some of the women and children were allowed to get off…
Pakistani Taliban cliams responsibility for Lahore bomb attack
Islamabad — A bombing on Easter Sunday killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children. A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group claimed responsibility. Ahsanullah Ahsan,…
Suicide explosion leaves at least dead at Lahore park
Dhaka – At least 65 people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion at a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say, the BBC reported last evening. It happened in the early evening when…
A moral threshold to combat racism in Israel
By A foray of condemnations of the boycott of Israel seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Calls from Western governments, originating from the UK, the US, Canada and others, to criminalize the boycott of Israel have hardly slowed down…
N. Korean leader hails solid-fuel rocket success
Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed an “historic” advance in the country’s nuclear strike capability, with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday. It was the latest in a string of claims by…
Three Brussels attackers identified, police hunt fourth
Brussels – Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as the manhunt for a fourth man whose suitcase bomb failed to detonate intensified. Prosecutors said brothers…
World must confront terrorism: Saudi King Salman
World must confront ‘dangerous scourge’ of terrorism: Saudi King Salman Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday stressed the need for joint global efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism as he condoled with Belgium…
Brussels attacks key suspect arrested
Brussels – A key suspect in the attacks in Brussels has been arrested, Belgian media say, quoting judicial sources.
Dozens killed by multiple explosions in Brussels Airport, Subway
Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing at least 14 people and injuring another 81. Shortly afterwards, a second blast struck a metro station in the Belgian capital, close to European Union (EU) institutions,…
Can Turkey steer away from catastrophe?
Abukar Arman Sunday’s suicide car bomb in the heart of Turkey’s capital marks the third bombing that Ankara has seen in the past several months. This latest that killed 34 people and wounded over 125 was clearly targeting civilians since…
N.Korea launches short-range ballistic missile
JH Ahn Update 1419 Korea : Chosun Ilbo reported that North Korea has launched another projectile, which JCS presumed as another Rodong missile, 22 minutes after the first launch at 5:55 a.m. “Unknown projectile was seen from Sukcheon, South Pyeongan…
Kurdish separatists claim Ankara car bomb that killed 35
The Kurdish Freedom Falcons (TAK), an offshoot of the separatist group PKK, claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the Turkish capital city that claimed the lives of at least 35 people. The bombing in Ankara on Sunday was…
Russia withdrawing from Syria: US should follow suit
By Phyllis Bennis In a surprise announcement on March 14, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the Russians were withdrawing “most of our military” from Syria beginning immediately. According to the TASS news agency, Putin said he hoped the withdrawal…
New variant of anti-tank guided weapon tested in N Korea
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer Imagery released by North Korean state media on February 27 shows Kim Jong Un reviewing the testing of an upgraded type of anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) and its effects on a main battle tank,…
North Korea and the nuclear question
By Chandra Muzaffar As expected, the North Korean leadership has escalated its rhetoric in the wake of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) new, harsh sanctions on Pyongyang. Whenever the international community speaks or acts against North Korea, it responds…
North Korea threatens US and S Korea with nuclear strikes
North Korea has threatened “indiscriminate” nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as the two begin their largest ever military drills.
Kim Jong Un criticizes S.Korea’s ‘hysterical’ president
Experts worry that harsh invective by leaders could escalate, lead to local provocations Ha-young Choi Kim Jong Un directly criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s “hysteria” and “rash behavior” on Friday, saying it would result in her destruction.
The media are misleading the public on Syria
By Stephen Kinzer Coverage of the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press. Reporting about carnage in the ancient city of Aleppo is the latest reason why. For…
North Korea: The country that cried wolf
By Robert Potter The North Korean relationship with the rest of the world appears to be reaching a plateau from which their leader will struggle to escape. The recent rise and decline in tensions between the North and South has…
Kabul bombing kills 13
At least 13 people, including nine civilians, were killed Monday in a suicide bombing targeting Afghan police which was claimed by Taliban insurgents in a remote area northwest of Kabul, authorities said.The bomber targeted a local police chief, injuring him…
Water rationed as India caste protest toll rises
At least 10 people killed as protesters from Jat community cut off water to New Delhi treatment plant, causing shortage. At least 10 people have been killed and 150 injured in protests by India’s agricultural Jat community in support of…
S.Korea challenges North Korea’s UN membership
Ambassador urges robust, comprehensive resolution; but no precedent of expulsion from UN Ha-young Choi South Korea’s delegation at the United Nations has questioned North Korea’s qualifications to be a member state, citing its continuous violations of UN Security Council resolutions…