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North Korea tests seventh missile, South Korea says - Summary
Seoul- North Korea fired its seventh missile in three days from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean Defence Ministry said, as Pyongyang racked up Korean Peninsula tension. The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 kilometres, were fired over ...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

North Korea tests six missiles, South Korea says - Summary
Seoul - North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean Defence Ministry said. The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 kilometres, were fired over the Sea of Japan between 8 am and 4:10 pm, the ministry added. ...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

2ND Report: North Korea launches five more missiles - Summary
Seoul - North Korea fired five more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports. The missiles, apparently Scud rockets, were fired over the Sea of Japan, the national news agency Yonhap quoted government sources sayi...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Myanmar junta snubs United Nations secretary-general
Yangon - Myanmar's junta on Saturday snubbed United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's requests to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or even to visit the Nobel peace laureate, who is currently in a Yangon jail, sources said. Ban arrived i...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Report: North Korea fires four more missiles - Summary
Seoul - North Korea fired four more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports. The missiles, apparently Scud rockets with a range of 500 kilometres, were fired over the Sea of Japan, the national news agency Yonhap...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Thai prime minister to meet UN secretary-general
Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will meet United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday night when he transits through Bangkok from neighbouring Myanmar, officials said. Ban, who is on a two-day trip to Myanmar pressing for th...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Report: North Korea fires three more missiles - 3rd Update
Seoul - North Korea fired three more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. The missiles were apparently Scud rockets with a reach of 500 kilometres, the na...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Pakistani army helicopter crashes, 26 soldiers killed - Summary
Islamabad - At least 26 soldiers were killed on Friday when an army helicopter crashed in the country's lawless tribal region, security officials said. The MI 17 helicopter crashed owing to a technical fault this afternoon, approximately 20 kilometr...

[Posted on : 2009-07-03 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

UN secretary-general meets Myanmar junta chief - Summary
Yangon - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Myanmar's military leader Friday on an official visit that aimed at pressing for the release of all political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. According to Myanmar'...

[Posted on : 2009-07-03 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

US drone, Pakistani troops kill 28 militants in Pakistan - Summary
Islamabad - At least 28 militants were killed in a suspected US drone attack and clashes with Pakistani troops in the country's north-west, officials said Friday. The suspected US drone fired three missiles Friday at a militant hideout in the restive...

[Posted on : 2009-07-03 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

 

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