Dalai Lama “If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. ”
Barack Obama “Those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history.”
North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said the missiles test-fired were “Scud-type,” marking an escalation of recent saber-rattling by the [...]
Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, has arrived in military-ruled Burma, where he is expected to meet the country’s reclusive Senior-General Than Shwe to press for the freedom of political prisoners and political reforms.
Speaking to reporters prior to his arrival in Burma, Mr Ban said he would personally lobby Burma’s powerful leader to grant freedom to Aung [...]
North Korea test-fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
“One was fired at 5:20 p.m. and the other at 6 p.m. from Sinsang-ni,” near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, South Korean defense ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae said, according to Yonhap.
The launch was expected. [...]
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