Wednesday, April 3, 2013

[World] Pyongyang Halts South Korean Workers' Entry Into Industrial Park

Pyongyang Halts South Korean Workers' Entry Into Industrial Park
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57577264/north-korea-shifts-from-nuclear-war-rhetoric-to-talk-of-economic-reform/
SEOULâ€"North Korea refused to allow South Koreans to travel to a jointly run industrial park inside the North on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a new form of pressure from Pyongyang as relations between the two nations remain tense.

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/israel-launches-airstrikes-on-gaza-strip-1.1347379
Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian demonstrator at a protest outside Jerusalem's Old City. The protest took place following the death of Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate who died from cancer in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday.

Mick Philpott jailed for stabbing ex-girlfriend Kim Hill 27 times now faces rape quiz
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2302777/Mick-Philpott-jailed-stabbing-ex-girlfriend-Kim-Hill-27-times-faces-rape-quiz.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
His alleged victim - who cannot be named - told police of the 2005 incident after learning of the house fire last year. But the jury was not told this - nor the horrific fact that the killer father had already been to prison for stabbing an ex-girlfriend 27 times, leaving ...

Putin Issues Foreign Assets Deadline
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/04/2013434581371907.html
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree under which all Russian officials and heads of state companies will have to divest themselves of all foreign accounts and company shares.

Third arrest in brutal Rio rape case
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/third-arrest-in-brutal-rio-rape-case-1.1346735
Last Saturday's brutal assault has refocused attention on the safety of visitors to Rio de Janeiro as the city gears up to receive the millions of foreigners expected to visit for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day this July, football's World Cup final next year ...

Australia opens national child abuse inquiry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22011598
A national inquiry into child sex abuse has opened in the Australian city of Melbourne, with more than 5,000 people expected to provide evidence of "abuse and consequential trauma".

Drunk Idiot Dangles Upside Down from Power Cables
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22007617
Drunk Idiot Dangles Upside Down from Power Cables In the list of things you probably should never experience in your life, even if you're sozzled to oblivion, dangling upside down from an active power cable is probably near the top.

Canadian Suspects in Algeria Attack Were From Ontario
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324883604578398341372013594.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The two Canadian men are suspected of involvement in the January attack at Algeria's In Amenas gas plant. Their remains were found at the site.

Pentagon: Destroyers in Pacific can react quickly
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/us-moves-warship-seabased-radar-closer-to-north-korean-coast/1096551/
WASHINGTON - The two U.S. Navy destroyers deployed in the Pacific are equipped with sophisticated radar and missiles capable of reacting quickly if the increasingly bellicose North Koreans fire off a missile, the Pentagon and military officials say.

Explosion in Hampshire cash point raid at petrol station
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2302485/Thieves-blow-cashpoint-petrol-station-emptying-contents.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A cash point was blown open in an explosion during a late-night raid at a Hampshire petrol station. Police were alerted by a resident who heard a loud bang which shook homes near a Texaco garage in Amesbury Road, Weyhill, at 03:52 BST.

Tamil newspaper says its workers were assaulted at office in Sri Lanka's former ...
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/03/tamil-newspaper-says-its-workers-were-assaulted-at-office-in-sri-lanka-former/
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The publisher of a Tamil newspaper says unidentified men assaulted staffers in an attack inside the paper's office in Sri Lanka's former war zone.

Survey: Pakistan youth prefer Shariah to democracy
http://dawn.com/2013/04/03/most-young-pakistanis-pessimistic-as-economy-struggles-survey/
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A survey by a British organization shows a larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law than democracy.



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