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Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» SEOUL, South Korea: The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.
Trump: 'Last chance' to fix Iran deal
Published on 13/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has delivered an ultimatum to America's European allies to fix the "terrible flaws" in the Iran nuclear deal, or he'll pull the US out in four months.
N. Korea claims just-tested ICBM can hit entire US
Kyodo News, Published on 29/11/2017
» North Korea claimed Wednesday it has successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of hitting anywhere in the United States with a nuclear warhead.
Group opposing nuclear weapons wins Nobel peace prize
Associated Press, Published on 07/10/2017
» OSLO, Norway: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a forceful show of support for a grassroots effort that seeks to pressure the world's nuclear powers to give up the weapons that could destroy the planet.
Japan PM Abe eyes snap election in October
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2017
» Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told a senior ruling party lawmaker that he is considering holding a general election in October, high-ranking government officials said Sunday.
Outcry follows N.Korea's missile launch over Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Tuesday that flew over Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of international sanctions and criticism of Pyongyang's continued nuclear and missile development.
Trump's claim Abe's wife cannot speak English generates buzz
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» Whether or not Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife can speak English is making the rounds online after a New York Times report Wednesday quoted US President Donald Trump as claiming she cannot even say "hello”.
East Timor expects more private sector investment
Published on 07/06/2016
» A large Burger King conspicuously located in front of a plaza in the East Timor capital drew the attention, at least momentarily, of local and foreign investors arriving in the plaza's lobby to attend an international investment conference.