Timeline of escalating threats on Korean peninsula

Timeline of escalating threats on Korean peninsula


Timeline of escalating threats on Korean peninsula

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:51 PM PDT

North Korea's announcement Saturday that it had entered a "state of war" with South Korea was the latest in a long line of escalating threats and postures adopted by all sides in the current crisis on the Korean peninsula.

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Bullet in the arm reminds Bulgaria Muslims of repression

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:12 PM PDT

"Here, feel the bullet, it was never taken out," says Ibrahim Byalk, presenting his arm where a bullet is still lodged 40 years after he was shot at for refusing to change his name to a non-Muslim one.

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North Korea says enters "state of war" against South

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:08 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk.


No survivors yet found in Tibet landslide search

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:11 PM PDT

A huge search and rescue operation failed to locate any survivors by Saturday morning, more than a day after a giant landslide in Tibet buried 83 mine workers under two million cubic metres of earth.

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Chinese stylist Lu Weixing presents new women's collection

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:07 PM PDT

Chinese stylist Lu Weixing presented his new women's collection called Lu Classic on Thursday, at Beijing Fashion Week. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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From bedroom to boardroom: UK teen turns tech millionaire

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:55 PM PDT

Like many British teenagers, Nick D'Aloisio has a hole in the knee of his jeans and gets in trouble when his bedroom is untidy. Unlike most, the 17-year-old has just sold an app to Yahoo! for tens of millions of pounds.

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Michelee Yeoh to continue acting career

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:36 PM PDT

Despite receiving numerous lifetime achievement awards, international movie star Datuk Seri Michelle Yeoh said she would continue her acting career for it was her true passion.

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Cheaper BlackBerry handset confirmed

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:04 PM PDT

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has confirimed that a mid-range phone running the company's latest operating system will debut later this year.

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Share prices likely to trend lower next week

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:36 PM PDT

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia will likely trend lower next week due to an overbought situation. Affin Investment Bank Vice President and Head of Retail Research Dr Nazri Khan said the benchmark FBM KLCI is now ripe for a pullback after hitting an all-time high of 1,688 last year.

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Is Facebook about to launch its own version of Android?

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:28 PM PDT

The invitation to an April 4 event suggests Facebook could be set to reveal its own mobile operating system built around the social media network's features and services.

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Galaxy SIV Mini coming in June

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:19 PM PDT

A smaller version of Samsung's upcoming flagship phone will launch in Europe in June.

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Muslims vanish as Buddhist attacks approach Myanmar’s biggest city

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:50 PM PDT

SIT KWIN (Myanmar), March 30 — The Muslims of Sit Kwin were always a small group who numbered no more than 100 of the village's 2,000 people. But as sectarian violence led by Buddhist mobs spreads across central Myanmar, they and many other Muslims are disappearing. Their homes, shops and mosques destroyed, some end up in refugee camps or hide in ...


Pope leads traditional Good Friday rite at Rome Colosseum

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:25 PM PDT

ROME, March 30 — Thousands of people holding candles turned out at Rome's Colosseum to see Pope Francis mark the first Good Friday of his pontificate with a traditional "Way of the Cross" procession around the ancient amphitheatre. Francis, who was elected on March 13, sat under a red canopy on Rome's Palatine Hill as representatives of the ...


North Korea says enters "state of war" against South

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:08 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk.


N.Korea says to enter ‘state of war’ against South Korea — KCNA

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT

SEOUL, March 30 — North Korea said today it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of tough rhetoric against Seoul and Washington after coming under international sanctions for its nuclear test. "From this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North ...


N. Korea declares 'state of war' with South

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:27 PM PDT

North Korea on Saturday declared it had entered into a "state of war" with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington that any provocation would swiftly escalate into an all-out nuclear conflict.

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China adopts new vision for world peaceful development

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:22 PM PDT

The "China threat" and "neo-colonialism" remain cemented in the minds of those who view China's rapid development with doubt, misunderstanding or hostility, but these terms are really outdated.

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Cyprus hopes to see more cash controls lifted

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:13 PM PDT

Cypriots hoped for further relaxation of the first capital controls in the eurozone Saturday after authorities on the bailed-out island dropped domestic restrictions on credit card payments.

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28 dead, 13 injured in China colliery blast

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:02 PM PDT

Twenty-eight people were confirmed dead and 13 others injured in a coal-mine gas blast late Friday in northeast China's Jilin Province, authorities said Saturday.

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Papal ritual raises hope for better ties with Islam

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:41 PM PDT

The inclusion of two Muslims in a foot-washing ceremony by Pope Francis is one of several gestures of openness towards the Muslim world that could change perceptions of the Vatican, observers said.

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