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South Korea, U.S. on missile watch as North praises Kim dynasty

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – South Korea and the United States were on high alert for a North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention

Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars over airbag defect

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

Japan’s top four carmakers are recalling a total of 3.4 million cars over a defect in passenger airbags. Toyota, which is recalling 1.73 million cars,

Quake hits near Iran’s nuclear city Bushehr, 37 dead

YoopyaApr 10, 20130

(Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran’s only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 37 people and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes

China charges former rail minister with graft

YoopyaApr 10, 20130

(Reuters) – China formally charged a former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, with corruption and abuse of power on Wednesday, setting up the first test of newly installed

South Korea increases surveillance as North moves missiles

YoopyaApr 10, 20130

(Reuters) – South Korea said on Wednesday there was “very high” probability that North Korea, engaged in weeks of threats of war, would launch a medium-range

North Korea warns foreigners to leave South

YoopyaApr 9, 20130

(Reuters) – North Korea intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to evacuateSouth Korea to avoid being dragged

Iran opens uranium mines, yellow cake plant

YoopyaApr 9, 20130

(Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it had started production at two uranium mines and a yellow cake plant, declaring that Western opposition would not slow its

Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus

YoopyaApr 9, 20130

(Reuters) – A suicide car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 53 in the main business district of Damascus on Monday in what the Syrian

Embassies staying put in North Korea despite tension

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

(Reuters) – Staff at embassies in North Koreaappeared to be remaining in place on Saturday despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider

Iran nuclear: Final day for talks to break deadlock

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

International negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme have gone into their second and final day in Almaty with little sign of progress. Iran is being