Report: NKorea assembling long-range missile, 4 others; South Korea beefs up defensesPANMUNJOM, Korea — North Korea is assembling a long-range missile capable of reaching Alaska, a news report said Wednesday, as the communist regime prepared to test-fire a barrage of missiles from both coasts. Eye of the storm: Calm of border town belies growing tensions around North KoreaPANMUNJOM, Korea — The thin North Korean guard shuffles around in his dull green uniform, a pair of binoculars fixed to his eyes, while a squad of South Koreans in black helmets glare back silently from their positions across the border. Officials: North Korea appears to be preparing new long-range missile testPANMUNJOM, Korea — Spy satellites have spotted signs that North Korea may be preparing to transport another long-range missile to a test launch site, South Korean officials said Saturday, as the U.S. defense secretary issued his harshest warning to the North since its recent nuclear test. South Korean official says North appears to be preparing new long-range missile testPANMUNJOM, Korea — Spy satellites have spotted signs that North Korea may be preparing to transport another long-range missile to a test launch site, South Korean officials said Saturday, as the U.S. defense secretary issued his harshest warning to the North since its recent nuclear test. India to aim for gold in Asia Cup hockey: CoachNEW DELHI - The Indian hockey team will be satisfied with nothing less a gold in the Asia Cup starting May 9 in Kuantan, Malaysia, coach Harendra Singh said Sunday. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,284 Saturday, according to Associated Press countAs of Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at least 4,284 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. SKorean court sentences 2 activists to prison for pro-NKorea activitiesSEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced two activists on Tuesday to at least two years in prison for engaging in pro-North Korea activities, an official said. North Korean rocket launch a `provocative act’: ObamaWASHINGTON - The North Korean launch of a rocket Sunday was a ‘provocative act’, US President Barack Obama said. India to seek $5.2 bn more from World BankLONDON - Assured of a greater say in the affairs of multilateral lending institutions, India will seek additional assistance of $5.2 billion from the World Bank for its financial sector and infrastructure projects, officials said. India normally gets assistance worth $3 billion from the World Bank annually. Japan’s threat to destroy rocket act of war, says North KoreaMOSCOW - Pyongyang has announced that any attempt by Japan to shoot down a rocket, which is scheduled to launch a communications satellite April 4-8, would be considered an act of war, a media report said Wednesday. US will act only if North Korea missile is a threat: OfficialWASHINGTON - The US has no definitive plans for military intervention if North Korea launches a long-range missile, but would take steps if it were headed to US territory, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said. Clinton seeks economic cooperation, warns North KoreaTOKYO - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday reaffirmed Japan’s status as a key Pacific ally, particularly in efforts to pressure North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons programmes, and called for a coordinated response to the global economic downturn. No plans for military base in Bangladesh waters: USDHAKA - The US has expressed its willingness to assist Bangladesh in maritime patrol and secure its unprotected territorial sea lanes, but has said that it has no plan to set up a military base. |
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