The submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test performed from the DPRK’s east coast is a perfect example of how well North Korea can hide its advanced weapons programs if it really wants to. The land-based test stand used for testing the…
Tag: Conflicts
Rebels kill 8 Indian paramilitary soldiers
Suspected rebels on Sunday ambushed and killed eight Indian paramilitary soldiers in the remote, troubled northeast, police said. Naga rebels armed with automatic weapons fired at two trucks carrying the soldiers in Nagaland state, in a region bordering Myanmar, police…
Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit
A widely anticipated event is not happening. As the Russian President’s press secretary stated for the record this week: Marshal Kim Jong Un will not be participating in forthcoming celebrations for VE day in Moscow. This is hardly a surprising…
Six Baltimore police officers on bond in Freddie Gray’s death
Kayla Ruble The six Baltimore police officers who have been charged in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray turned themselves in on Friday afternoon. They have since posted bond. “No one in our city is above the law,” Baltimore Mayor…
Left behind to die – Andet’s story
Birgit Schwarz It was about two o’clock in the afternoon, on a warm December day in 2013, when the sound of gunshots and frantic shouting abruptly woke Ambroise Andet from his midday nap. Startled, the 27-year-old propped himself up where…
Fighting on in what could become Crimea of Myanmar
By Raymond Pagnucco and Jonathan Gad This past February, Peng Jiasheng came home — but he didn’t come alone. The former leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) brought with him fighters who’d fled with him six years…
Bring peace to Afghanistan
Mairead Maguire Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire Goes to Afghanistan to Join Afghan Peace Volunteers’ Demand for Cease Fire and Negotiation I have come here to give my support to the campaign for 2 million friends of the Afghan people. You…