South Korean marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border in response to North Korea’s firing their own artillery shells during a live military drill.
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Breaking news: NoKor, SoKor exchange fire over maritime border
South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border Monday after North Korean shells from a live fire drill conducted by Pyongyang North Korea declared a no-sail warning on Monday for areas off its west coast near a disputed border with South Korea and has notified the South that it will conduct firing drills, a South Korean government official said. The area is near the so-called Northern Limit Line, drawn up at the end of the […]
Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could take years — US Navy official
BY MATT SIEGEL AND RUJUN SHEN (Reuters) – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could take years, U.S. Navy officials suggested on Sunday, as search and rescue officials raced to locate the plane’s black box recorder days before its batteries are set to die. Ten ships and as many aircraft are searching a massive area in the Indian Ocean west of Perth, trying to find some trace of the aircraft, which went missing more than […]
Earth Hour celebration this year set to break records
(Reuters) — Saturday, March 29 – WWF’s Earth Hour is set to break all records of participation in its eighth year, as Spider-Man tonight joined millions of everyday super heroes from across the world in the world’s largest celebration for the planet. The event that has evolved into the world’s largest movement for the planet began its journey across more than 154 countries and territories from New Zealand, now sweeping across Asia with Spider-Man and the cast from the upcoming […]
Aftershocks rattle California following 5.1 earthquake, 50 displaced
(Reuters) – More than 100 aftershocks have been reported across Southern California following a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that rattled suburban Los Angeles and at least temporarily displaced about 50 people but caused no serious structural damage, seismologists said on Saturday. No injuries were reported from the Friday quake centered outside La Habra, about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, but the temblor displaced at least 50 people in Fullerton, about 5 miles from the […]
Rescue workers hope there are still survivors among the missing in Washington mudslide
Almost a week after the deadly landslide in Washington state, there is a growing realization that some of those missing may never be found. Still, rescue workers hope that there are survivors among the missing who are buried in the rubble.
Malaysia says satellite images could match new MH370 search area
The moving of the location where experts believe that a Malaysian airline plane has crashed may still match satellite images.
Imminent sales tax increase in Japan
Businesses in Japan are gearing up for the first tax hike in two decades.
Death sentences by Egyptian court condemned
Amnesty International has condemned Egypt in the wake of death sentences handed out by an Egyptian court against more than 500 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were even sentenced in absentia.
Family of MH370 passenger files petition to secure evidence
The family of one of the passengers of MH370 filed a petition in a US-based law firm to secure evidence for flaws and defects of the plane.
US Fifth on List of 2013’s Top Executioner
Amnesty International places the United States in the fifth spot among the world’s top executioners in 2013, behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
US military aircraft departs in search of missing Malaysian airliner
The US Navy said that it is sending another of its most advance maritime surveillance aircraft to help in the search for the missing Malaysian airliner.
