North Korea has a long history of communicating with the United States through provocation and brinksmanship, and it has played to type ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s four-nation trip to Asia that began Sunday. In recent weeks, Pyongyang has annulled its maritime border with South Korea, renounced the nonaggression agreement between the two countries, and moved missiles and equipment around in ways that could signal preparations for a launch, according to U.S. officials.
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Man charged over Australian bush fires named
A court has lifted a ban on identifying a man charged with one of a number of deadly wildfires that scorched southwestern Australia this month. The man, 39-year-old Brendan Sokaluk, did not appear in Monday’s hearing in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, the Australian Associated Press reported
Big Brother star to wed after terminal cancer confirmed
British Big Brother star Jade Goody is fast-tracking plans to get married after being told doctors cannot cure her cancer. Goody, 27, only has months to live after her cervical cancer spread to her liver, bowel and groin, the British Press Association reported.
Lance Armstrong’s bicycle stolen after race
A one-of-a-kind bicycle belonging to U.S. cycling legend Lance Armstrong was stolen from a team truck in California just hours after he rode it Saturday on the first day of a nine-day race.
Sex trade, forced labor top U.N. human trafficking list
Sexual exploitation and forced labor are the most common forms of human trafficking in the world, a new report from the U.N.
Japan’s economy ‘worst since end of WWII’
Japan is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the end of World War II, the nation’s economic and fiscal policy minister said Monday.
Accidental Genius: Why a Stradivarius Sounds So Good
Classical musicians and music lovers believe that prized string instruments are enriched by the generations of virtuosi who have played on them.
Viewing TV Outside The Box
The day after thanksgiving, my TiVo died. Because it doubles as my cable box, this meant that for the week it took to get a replacement, my TV was dead as well. This would be a tragic circumstance for most Americans
Afghanistan to help review U.S. war on terror
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that his country would join the strategic review of the U.S.-led war on terrorism. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, Karzai said he is “very, very thankful” that President Barack Obama accepted his proposal to join the review
Fiancee kidney donor: ‘Of course we were a match’
From songs to poems to sayings on the side of coffee cups, everyone tries to define love in words. But often, it’s the extraordinary actions we take in the name of love that really define it