South Korea reported on Sunday that a projectile from North Korea was fired into its eastern sea. The military suspects that it was an effort to both test the weapon and challenge the Trump administration.
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Animals 22 mins ago 9:51 p.m.Hundreds more whales beach selves in New Zealand
A volunteer pours water on pilot whales during a mass stranding at Farewell Spit on February 11, 2017. Rescuers defied a shark threat to form a human chain in a New Zealand bay on February 11 in a bid to keep another 200 whales from becoming stranded a day after hundreds died in a mass beaching.
new North Korea reportedly test fires missile, challenging US
In this Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump’s new administration.
North Korea fires missile as tensions rise
North Korea fires missile as tensions rise North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the sea off its east coast early Sunday local time. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://usat.ly/2kxZ8BQ US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe posed for photos with their wives on Saturday night before having dinner together at Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Dominican paper runs photo of Alec Baldwin instead of Trump
” Alec Baldwin does a pretty convincing Donald Trump impersonation – just ask a newspaper in the Dominican Republic. El Nacional published an apology on Saturday after mistakenly running a photo of the actor doing his impression of the U.S. president on “Saturday Night Live” instead of Trump himself.
GE14: Najib lists three ingredients for success
ALOR SETAR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has listed determination, teamwork and appropriate strategies as ingredients needed to ensure Barisan Nasional’s success in the 14th General Election . Citing the successful outing of the Baiduri team from Perak in the badminton tournament under the annual programme of the wives of Barisan elected representatives here Saturday, the Prime Minister said the three factors should serve as a guide and foundation for success.
Germany to elect prez, front-runner called Trump ‘hate preacher’
A German parliamentary assembly will elect the country’s new president on Sunday, with a respected former foreign minister who last year called Donald Trump one of the world’s “hate preachers” the overwhelming favorite to win. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s foreign minister until last month, has the support of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “grand coalition” of center-right and center-left parties.
Harlingen Shrimp Fest is back
Shrimp Fest is a 501 not for profit corporation which is organized to support the philanthropic work of the Rotary Clubs of Harlingen and San Benito.
LIVE! N Korea fires ballistic missile to ‘provoke’ Trump, says Seoul
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile apparently to ‘provoke’ new United States President Donald Trump, the South Korean defence ministry said on Sunday. The missile was launched at around 7.55 am from Banghyon air base in the western province of North Pyongan.
‘I’m in Winnipeg and I like it’: Newcomer youth meet to talk job skills, challenges
The Newcomer Youth Civic Engagement Program at the N.E.E.D.S Centre is aimed to equip young people who are new to Canada with leadership skills. Tucked at the edge of Winnipeg’s Exchange District, a classroom of teens was full of laughs on Saturday as participants joked, brainstormed and bonded at the latest meeting of a brand-new pilot program catering to newcomer youth.
Anti-government protests in Baghdad
An Iraqi policeman was killed during anti-government protests in Baghdad, according to police and hospital officials. Demonstrators loyal to Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets to protest government corruption.
Ambassador Haley opposed Palestinian UN appointment; Sweden calls pick ‘excellent’
The United States’ decision to try to block the appointment of a former Palestinian prime minister to lead the United Nations political mission in Libya was not supported Saturday by Sweden. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Friday that the Trump administration was “disappointed” to see that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had sent a letter to the Security Council indicating his intention to appoint Salam Fayyad as the next U.N. special representative to Libya.
3 Pune-based DRDO labs contributed to successful test launch of Prithvi Defence Vehicle
THE successful test launch of the interceptor missile system Prithvi Defence Vehicle Saturday from Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha, had crucial contribution from three Pune-based laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The test is being looked as a major addition to the India’s Ballistic Missile Defence System.
West Bengal: Ex-minister sacked as college council chief
Former state minister Abdul Karim Chowdhury was, on Friday, sacked as president of the governing body of North Dinajpur’s Islampur College and chairpersonship of the North Bengal Development Council. The action comes days after violence in the college, between rival factions of the Trinamool Chhatra Prarishad – the students’ wing of the Trinamool Congress .
Canadian High Commission event in Singapore cancelled after accident kills one
The Canadian High Commission in Singapore cancelled a Canada 150 event at the Botanic Gardens after an accident left one person dead. The Singapore Straits Times reports that a tree uprooted 15 minutes before the start of the event celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Fatehabad: Gas tanker collides with bus, 1 dead, 47 injured
As many as 47 people were injured and one died in a road accident involving an LPG gas tanker and a bus of Haryana Roadways in Fatehabad on Saturday. According to police, at least 12 people, who were seriously injuried, have been admitted in different hospitals across Hisar.
Huge bomb find sparks Greek city’s mass evacuation
A huge bomb has been found in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, and authorities are scrambling to move about 75,000 people so it can be defused. Bomb disposal experts are to tackle the 500-pound unexploded World War II shell, found buried beneath a gas station, in an operation expected to last about six hours.
Hundreds of police back on duty in paralyzed Brazil state
A police officer walks next to uniforms painted with red ink to symbolize blood, during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb 10, 2017. Relatives of Military Police members are demanding better salaries and labor conditions and they block the exits not allowing the officers to go work.
Mr X’s gang unravels
Sayobphairee Operation 60/1, the biggest trafficking takedown since the army chased Khun Sa back to Myanmar, began with the largest drug bust outside a nightclub urine test-centre. On March 23 last year, police got a tip and searched the Bangkok-to-Butterworth train as it chugged south.
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Relatives of Military Police members are demanding better salaries and labor… . Uniforms painted with red ink to symbolize blood, are set on the ground by relatives of military police members during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb 10, 2017.
Three rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone, hours after bloody protest
Three Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s Green Zone on Saturday night, just hours after fierce clashes between demonstrators and the security forces that resulted in the killing of four protesters and one security members, an Interior Ministry source said. The rocket are believed to be launched from Baghdad eastern neighborhoods of Baladiyat and Palestine Street, which both are strongholds of followers the influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Venezuelan Newspaper Clarifies Trump-Baldwin Photo Mix-Up, Makes Things Worse
El Nacional , the Venezuelan newspaper that used a photo Friday of Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump – instead of the actual president – has tweeted an apology that might bug Real Trump even more. The “clarification” features side-by-side pictures of Baldwin and Trump, looking, well, similar.
Regis Prograis Gets Back To Work at The Hard Rock in Biloxi
Junior welterweight contender Regis Prograis will be fighting tonight against Wilfrido Buelvas, promoter Lou DiBella recently confirmed to BoxingScene.com. The 10 round bout will take place at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
How vulnerable is China to a trade war?, After Mosul falls, So-called …
“In the Chinese media, business commentators are all talking about the same thing: The coming trade war with the United States…,” writes Ed Zhang . “The business commentators have been explaining to readers why a trade war won’t be a good thing.
Thais welcome ordination of new Supreme Patriarch
PEOPLE ACROSS the country are preparing to welcome the country’s new Supreme Patriarch at his official ordination ceremony today, with a former disciple of Somdet Phra Ariyawongsakhatayan labelling him the perfect choice to lead Thai Buddhists. The sacred appointment ceremony for the new Supreme Patriarch will be held today at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha confirming Somdet Phra Ariyawongsakhatayan, the abbot of Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Temple, as the 20th Supreme Patriarch of the Rattanakosin Era .
Keeping Chinese relations on the rails
Having been posted in Bangkok for three-and-a-half years, Chinese Ambassador Ning Fukui discusses collaboration between China and Thailand in a Facebook Live interview with Suthichai Yoon, a digital journalist of Nation Multimedia Group. The joint committee of the two governments has had 16 meetings and there has been some progress.
Security tightened at Thai-Malaysia border
SECURITY on the Thailand-Malaysia border has been tightened to deter drug smuggling, after Malaysian authorities captured a suspected member of alleged Lao drug lord Xaysana Keopimpha’s network. The ramped-up security is taking place at the border crossing in Yala’s Betong district, following the arrest of Kamarudin bin Awang and the seizure of money allegedly made from drug-dealing.
Tucci urges support for the arts at Berlin Film Festival
Director Stanley Tucci poses for the photographers during a photo call for the film ‘Final Portrait’ at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. Director Stanley Tucci poses for the photographers during a photo call for the film ‘Final Portrait’ at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.
Cyprus tests to see if remains of missing were misidentified
In this Feb. 10, 2009 file photo, a forensics expert examines exhumed remains at the Anthropological Laboratory, inside the United Nations controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus. The United Nations-led Committee on Missing Persons said on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, the review was prompted after a DNA analysis carried out on remains exhumed in 2015 showed that they belonged to a person whose family had instead received another set of misidentified remains in 2009.
Plans to Extend Substance Misuse Centre in Wrexham Refused
The application, which was presented before Wrexham’s Planning Committee at this month’s meeting proposed a ground floor extension at the rear of The Elms on Rhosddu Road. In the plans submitted by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board the extension would have allowed for the colocation of Health and Criminal Justice Substance Misuse Services at The Elms facility.
COLUMN: Determined to ensure Brexit works for us
L ast year the British people voted to leave the European Union. People voted for change and for an opportunity to shape the country’s future.
Slow going for Turkish-backed forces in north Syria
Turkish troops and allied Syrian opposition forces have managed to capture just one-tenth of a north Syrian town from Islamic State militants, a conflict monitoring group said Saturday, despite reaching its outskirts seven weeks ago. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group told the AP that nine-tenths of al-Bab remains under IS control.
Taliban claim responsibility for deadly Afghan blast
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a car bomb blast Saturday that killed at least eight people in southern Afghanistan. In a text message to journalists, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the group was behind the early-morning attack.
Armenia to Continue Allied Relations With Russia, Dialogue With US, EU
Armenia will continue allied relations with Russia in the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization as well as a dialogue with the United States and the European Union, Parliament Deputy Speaker and spokesperson of Armenia’s ruling Republican Party Eduard Sharmazanov said Saturday. YEREVAN - On Saturday, the country’s ruling party discussed the election program, which also covers the issues of international relations.
Poland PM feels “quite well” after crash; safety a question
Szydlo was in a car wreck on Friday that involved a young driver in a Fiat 500 hitting her car from the side. . FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 file photo Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo welcomes her Irish counterpart Enda Kenny.
Turkey sets constitution referendum date for April 16
News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector The Turkish Supreme Board of Election has announced that a constitutional referendum will be held on April 16, Reuters reported. The referendum will propose an 18-article amendment to the Turkish Constitution that has been long sought by the ruling Justice and Development Party and its founder, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
UPDATE 1-India’s PM Modi faces election test as voting begins in Uttar Pradesh
A woman looks at the Electronic Voting Machine before casting her vote inside a booth at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. People queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017.
SEBI growing according to needs of Indian economy: Jaitley
New Delhi , Feb. 11 : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in a meeting with the Securities and Exchange Board of India today, revealed that the growth of the Board is in accordance with the need of the hour. Addressing the meeting here, Jaitley said that a number of initiatives have been discussed, with reference to the Budget announcement.
50.4% voting in Ghaziabad till
Ghaziabad, Feb 11 – Ghaziabad district witnessed 50.4 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 3.00 p.m. on Friday in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. In Loni assembly constituency, 51.6 per cent votes were cast while Muradnagar constituency witnessed 51.29 per cent voter turnout.
Boy with mystery broken bones has gene abnormality linked to pain insensitivity
A British Columbia boy who was seized twice by the Children’s Ministry due to his mysterious broken bones has been found to have a rare gene abnormality linked to a condition that blocks all feelings of pain. The five-year-old boy was returned to his parents last fall after doctors determined his unexplained fractures were not caused by abuse.