Japan defense chief: could have pre-emptive strike ability in future

Japan defense chief: could have pre-emptive strike ability in future

Japan defense chief: could have pre-emptive strike ability in future

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:48 PM PST

Japan's Defence Minister Onodera speaks to reporters at the Defence Ministry in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has the right to develop the ability to make a pre-emptive strike against an imminent attack given a changing security environment although it has no plan to do so now, the defense minister said on Thursday, days after North Korea conducted a third nuclear test. Any sign that Japan was moving to develop such a capability in response to North Korea's nuclear program could upset neighbors China and South Korea, which have reacted strongly in the past to suggestions it might do so. ...

South Africa's Pistorius shoots girlfriend dead: media

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:53 PM PST

Paralympic and Olympic runner Pistorius of South Africa speaks during a news conference after the official opening ceremony of the Doha GOALS forum in DohaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is being questioned by South African police for shooting dead his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria, domestic media said on Thursday. Johannesburg's Talk Radio 702 said Pistorius was understood to have shot his girlfriend in the head and arm, although the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear. He may have mistaken her for a burglar, the radio report said. A police spokeswoman told Reuters that a woman had been found dead at the house but declined to give any more details. ...

Israeli-Australian Prisoner X's death cases strain

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:16 PM PST

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — He was known as Prisoner X, his crimes unknown. For months he languished in an Israeli prison until he was he was found dead in his cell in an apparent suicide. Later, rumors would swirl that he was an Australian-Israeli who worked for the Israeli secret service Mossad.

Clashes mark Bahrain's second uprising anniversary

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:09 PM PST

A Bahraini anti-government protester gestures toward riot police during clashes in Sitra, Bahrain, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Clashes erupted in several opposition villages around the kingdom on the eve of the second anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Security forces in Bahrain clashed on Thursday with anti-government protesters in street battles that left at least one boy dead amid high tensions on the second anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf nation, activists said.

Iran denies shipping arms to Islamist militants in Somalia

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying Islamist militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as "absurd fabrications," according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

VIDEO: Driver finds owl stuck in car grille

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:22 PM PST

A motorist was flagged down in a car park in Miami after a Great Horned Owl was spotted trapped in the grille of her vehicle.

VIDEO: Dresden survivor's story

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 03:36 AM PST

Sixty-eight years ago today, British and American Air Forces dropped more than 2,600 tonnes of high-explosive bombs on the German town of Dresden.

Woman found dead at home of runner Pistorius

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:56 PM PST

South African runner being questioned by police over shooting of his girlfriend, according to local media reports.

Colombia soldiers killed fighting FARC rebels

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:02 PM PST

Seven killed in Caqueta province in latest fighting amidst ongoing peace talks between government and Marxist group.

Japan defense chief: could have pre-emptive strike ability in future

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:48 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has the right to develop the ability to make a pre-emptive strike against an imminent attack given a changing security environment although it has no plan to do so now, the defense minister said on Thursday, days after North Korea conducted a third nuclear test.

The Secret To Making Better Hires

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:41 PM PST

Q: Why do so many companies struggle when it comes to making great hires? A: They overlook the obvious. In other words, the people doing the hiring fail to understand, look for, and qualify the one characteristic that indicates the certainty of a good hire. While companies screen for many things, they often miss the gold standard litmus test – they play a game of chance when it's simply not necessary.

VIDEO: Five killed in Ukraine plane crash

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 09:14 PM PST

At least five people were killed when a plane carrying football fans attempted an emergency landing and caught fire in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.

VIDEO: Sulu: A 'safe haven' for militants?

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 07:52 PM PST

A US commander has described the islands of Sulu, in the south-west Philippine, as a safe haven for international terrorism.

South Africa's Pistorius shoots girlfriend dead: media

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:19 PM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is being questioned by South African police for shooting dead his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria, domestic media said on Thursday.

French president in India to push trade deals

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:22 PM PST

Francois Hollande arrives in New Delhi with ministers and business leaders to push for contracts including fighter jets.

Scientists May Have Found The Galaxy's Youngest Black Hole

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:13 PM PST

A star that exploded about 27,000 years ago may have produced the Galaxy's youngest known black hole. 

VIDEO: Zuma to give State of Nation speech

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 09:41 PM PST

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will deliver his annual State of the Nation address at the opening of parliament in Cape Town today.

The Cost Of Health Care Insurance, Taxes and Your W-2

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 09:37 PM PST

Notice any different about your form W-2?

"Love, The Secret Ingredient​": A Valentine for Bloggers and Entreprene​urs

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 09:35 PM PST

Every February 14th, we celebrate love.  In today's post, we celebrate a food blog that began at the intersection of love and business, and attracted thousands of followers in a crowded niche, in just 16 months.

Suicide bomber kills three police in Russian Caucasus

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:14 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three policemen and injured another six at a police security checkpoint early on Thursday, Russian investigators said, in the volatile North Caucasus region, where the Kremlin is fighting to staunch an Islamist insurgency. The suicide bomber detonated explosives in an automobile as police tried to stop the car on its way into the city of Khasavyurt in the province of Dagestan, agencies reported. One person is still unaccounted for. ...

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