In Seoul, United States President Barack Obama warned North Korea against further nuclear testing, saying that it will result in a firm response from the international community.
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Fil-am doctor killed in Afghanistan attack
The Philippine embassy in Washington D.C. confirmed that a Filipino -American doctor was among three people killed in an attack in a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Obama arrives in South Korea
United States President Barack Obama arrives in South Korea, as part of his tour in Asia with talks about Pyongyang a major topic in the talk. President Obama expressed his condolences regarding the South Korean ferry accident.
Ukraine forces kill up to 5 rebels, Russia starts drill near border
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists’ military stronghold in the east and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would go in. Under an international accord signed in Geneva last week, illegal armed groups in Ukraine, including the rebels occupying about a dozen public buildings in the largely Russian-speaking east, are supposed to disarm and go home. […]
Obama lauds US-Japan ties in meeting with Prime Minister Abe
US President Barack Obama has met with Prime Minister Abe on his state visit to Japan, following a formal reception at the Imperial Palace. Tricky talks on a trade accord top the agenda, but both sides have reservations. Barack Obama said on Thursday in Tokyo that the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diayou by China, were covered by a US-Japanese defense pact if they came under attack. Obama also said, however, that the US had no […]
Russia announces new exercises on Ukraine border
Russia’s defense minister has announced new exercises in regions bordering on Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier said Kyiv’s military operations in the east would “have consequences.” Russia’s announcement that maneuvers near the border had been resumed came after clashes in eastern Ukraine, with the interior ministry in Kyiv saying it had killed up to five militants. “We are compelled to react to such a situation,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was reported as saying by […]
President Barack Obama Plays ‘Scary’ Robot in Japan
Pres. Obama has matched football skills against a humanoid robot while visiting the Miraikan Science Expo in Tokyp, Japan. Obama was impressed with Asimo’s soccer skills, but after he finished touring the Miraikan, he told students that “the robots were a little scary”.
Sandstorm lashed China’s Xinjiang Region
A severe sandstorm sweeps through northwestern China, turning day into night as it reduces visibility.
Asteroids may hit earth; scientists clamor for $250 million telescope
The chances of an asteroid impacting earth and destroying a major area are higher than one might think. This according to scientists that monitor nuclear weapons detonations, who say they have detected at least 26 asteroids between 2000 and 2013. According to Tom Jones, President of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), they have already “asked the UN to consider five new measures to protect earth from asteroid strikes.” On the top of the list […]
Obama reassures Japan, other allies on China
United States President Barack Obama made an statement during his four nation visit in Asia that the United States welcomes China’s rise but the country’s relations or engagements with Beijing would not come at the expense of his Asian allies.
Tons of donated goods and letters, delivered to families of missing ferry passengers
In South Korea, tons of food were donated to families of ferry passengers were waiting for the bodies of their family members. As of today, the confirmed death toll is 128.
Divers feel with their hands for corpses in cold depths of South Korean ferry
BY JU-MIN PARK (Reuters) – The confirmed death toll from a sunken South Korean ferry is rising faster as divers penetrate the dark, cold waters inside, feeling for children’s bodies with their hands as they swim through a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks. The divers, with oxygen and communications lines trailing, can only see a few inches in front of them as they search areas of the ship where the children were told […]
