The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society installed the device dubbed the 'Singing Sailor' off the country's coast in a bid to deter Russian submarines from entering Swedish waters.
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The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society installed the device dubbed the 'Singing Sailor' off the country's coast in a bid to deter Russian submarines from entering Swedish waters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he has not given up hope for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict but said tensions in the region and "serious questions about overall commitment" have made progress difficult.
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Obama: We Must 'Guard Against Cynicism' When It Comes To Poverty
KSMU Radio President Barack Obama spoke at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University Tuesday. Andrew Harnik AP. President Obama says overcoming poverty requires both strong families and a strong economy. and more » |
TOKYO — Police arrested the son of North Korea’s unofficial ambassador to Japan on Tuesday forallegedly smuggling expensive mushrooms into the country, in the latest incident underlining the increasing tensions between Tokyo and Pyongyang.Read full article >>
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges is urging medics to ‘choose wisely’ and not dole out prescriptions or refer patients for tests simply because they feel under obligation.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Pentagon mulls sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea islands
Reuters WASHINGTON The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. U.S. Defense ... and more » |
Inspectors in Syria Find Traces of Banned Military Chemicalsby SOMINI SENGUPTA, MARLISE SIMONS and ANNE BARNARD
The discovery came as Syrian government forces were being accused of continuing to bombard insurgent-held areas with chlorine bombs.
As Obama Plays China Card on Trade, Chinese Pursue Their Own Deals by DAVID E. SANGER and EDWARD WONG
In a subtle form of competition, Xi Jinping is picking off American allies to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office on Wednesday, ahead of a summit with other Gulf Arab leaders, the White House said on Tuesday.
US, Russia Talk Cooperation, but No Breakthroughsby webdesk@voanews.com (Daniel Schearf)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and its ongoing support for rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine sparked the worst tensions with the West since the Cold War. The two sides, however, spoke in conciliatory tones. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports.
According to reports from South Korea, Hyon Yong Chol was executed after falling asleep at an event attended by Kim Jong-Un.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and its ongoing support for rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine sparked the worst tensions with the West since the Cold War. The two sides, however, spoke in conciliatory tones. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's spy agency says it has information that North Korea executed its defense chief for sleeping during a meeting and talking back to young leader Kim Jong Un....
South Korea intelligence agency reports Hyon Yong Chol fell out of favour with Kim Jong-Un
North Korea has executed its defence chief on treason charges, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service was quoted as telling lawmakers, in the latest of a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong Un took power after his father’s death in 2011.
Hyon Yong Chol, who heads the isolated country’s military, was purged and then executed by firing squad with an antiaircraft gun, watched by hundreds of people, South Korean media reported on Wednesday, citing the NIS’s comments to a parliamentary panel.
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A panel accepted a prosecutor’s decision not to pursue accusations that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner conspired to shield Iranians suspected of planning a 1994 bombing.
After a lengthy legal battle, 27 letters, dubbed as 'black spider memos, written by the Prince of Wales between 2004 and 2005 to ministers in Tony Blair's government will be made public today.
Chen Jianzhong, 51, spent more than 17 months in jail before he was exonerated. He wants an apology and an investigation into the men who he says tortured him.
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S. Korean Intelligence: N. Korean Dictator Kim Executes Defense Minister by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
South Korean intelligence is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his defense minister executed for apparently falling asleep at a military event. Seoul's Yonhap News Agency quotes an intelligence official as saying Hyon Yong Chol, whose formal title was Minister of the People's Armed Forces, was shot to death by an anti-aircraft gun. Hundreds of officials watched Hyon's execution on April 30, Han Ki-beom, the deputy director of South Korea's National...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Six years after China took steps to crack down on torture by police, detainees continue to be beaten, hanged by their wrists and shackled to iron chairs, New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Ahead of a two-day meeting with officials from several Persian Gulf countries, the president also defended his efforts to reach a nuclear deal.
President Obama hosts a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations starting Wednesday to reassure them that the United States stands behind them in the face of threats from Iran and extremist groups like the Islamic State. President Obama had hoped the meeting would be a chance to showcase U.S. commitments, but Saudi Arabia’s King Salman’s decision not to attend has dampened some expectations. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
Obama Maintains Hope for Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by webdesk@voanews.com (Mike Richman)
President Barack Obama said he has not given up hope for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but noted that simmering tensions in the region and "serious questions" about overall commitment have stifled progress. In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday with the London-based Arabic-language newspaper Ashaq al-Awsat, Obama said peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is not only possible, but is in the national security interest of the United States as well....
Dominic Raab, seen as one of the brightest stars of the 2010 Conservative intake but long denied a job after rebelling over Europe and human rights legislation, was made justice minister.
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Torture still routine in Chinese jails, Human Rights Watch report finds by Emma Graham-Harrison in Beijing
Human Rights Watch report says detainees electrocuted, shackled to chairs, starved and deprived of sleep to elicit confessions
Torture is still routine in Chinese jails, with police flouting regulations and courts ignoring rules designed to exclude evidence and confessions obtained by mistreatment, a report by Human Rights Watch has warned.
Detainees, their relatives and lawyers said abuse included prisoners being beaten and electrocuted with batons, deprived of sleep, shackled in painful positions and hung from their wrists.
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Ekaterina Parfenova, 42, a glamorous model who was voted Miss World University in 1990, and her lawyer Richard Fields, 59, have already racked up £1million in legal bills in a dispute over money.
In the wake of the Labour Party's crushing election defeat, the volte-face among Ed Miliband's erstwhile cheerleaders is deeply unedifying, writes STEPHEN GLOVER.
President Obama hosts a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations starting Wednesday to reassure them that the United States stands behind them in the face of threats from Iran and extremist groups like the Islamic State. President Obama had hoped the meeting would be a chance to showcase U.S. commitments, but Saudi Arabia’s King Salman’s decision not to attend has dampened some expectations. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
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N. Korean military chief executed, South’s spies sayby Anna Fifield, Yoonjung Seo
TOKYO — North Korea’s equivalent of a defense minister has been executed by anti-aircraft gun for insubordination and treason — including for sleeping during a meeting where Kim Jong Un was speaking, South Korea’s intelligence agency said Wednesday.Read full article >>
CBS News investigation finds in last three years, 700 detainees with visible injuries taken to the hospital -- only after being turned away by central booking
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A group of sightseers get more than they bargained for when Nicaragua's Telica volcano roared into life.
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Six US Marines Aboard Helicopter Missing in Nepal
Wall Street Journal (blog) WASHINGTON—A U.S. military helicopter conducting relief efforts in Nepal has been declared missing, and was the subject of a U.S. search, military officials said Tuesday. Army Maj. Dave Eastburn, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Command, said a UH-1Y ... and more » |
Experts: North Korea’s Submarine Missile ‘Emerging Threat’by webdesk@voanews.com (William Kim)
U.S. experts say North Korea is still a long way from possessing an operational ballistic missile submarine despite the North’s claim that it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine. On Saturday, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said “it was verified and confirmed that the underwater ballistic missile launch from a strategic submarine fully achieved the latest military, scientific and technical requirements” through the test. Joseph...
The minister of North Korea’s People’s Armed Forces, Gen. Hyon Yong-chol, was executed as a “traitor” for showing disrespect for its leader, Kim Jong-un, South Korean intelligence officials told lawmakers.
The United States and Russia are vowing to continue discussions on how they can work more closely on critical issues around the globe. This follows a trip by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Sochi, Russia where met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after more than a year of escalating tensions. Mary Alice Salinas reports from the State Department.
Video posted to social media shows the moment after a train crash in Philadelphia, which injured dozens of people. The train was traveling from Washington DC to New York. Roads were blocked around the crash site in the immediate aftermath. Local media reported that eight to 10 cars had been derailed Continue reading...
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The United States and Russia are vowing to continue discussions on how they can work more closely on critical issues around the globe. This follows a trip by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Sochi, Russia where met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after more than a year of escalating tensions. Mary Alice Salinas reports from the State Department.
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