Tuesday, April 9, 2013

World News Briefs -- April 9, 2013



North Korea To 'Launch Missile TOMORROW' After Warning Foreigners To Evacuate South -- Express

NORTH Korea has completed preparations for a mid-range missile launch tomorrow from its east coast, officials in Seoul have revealed just hours after foreigners living in South Korea were warned to quit the country.

The worrying warning came as speculation heightened that North Korea is planning to pull its ambassador out of the UK after a shipping container was pictured outside the London embassy.

Boxes were seen being loaded onto a large lorry parked outside the pariah state's embassy - an ordinary home in Ealing, west London.Seoul revealed today that foreign nationals in South Korea were told by the North to evacuate in case of a "merciless" war.

"We do not wish harm on foreigners in South Korea should there be a war," said the KCNA news agency, citing its Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee.

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MIDDLE EAST

Al-Qaida in Iraq reportedly merges with Syrian Jihadist group.

Syria rejects 'broadening' of UN chemical weapons probe.

Defiant Iran inaugurates 2 nuclear-linked projects. Iran opens new uranium mines and yellowcake plant.

Iran's Ahmadinejad orders immediate launch of five new nuclear reactors.

Quake hits near Iran's nuclear city Bushehr, three dead.

Cyber attack on Israel falls short of promised havoc.

Israel’s richest man risks anger over UK move.

ASIA

UN chief Ban: Korea crisis could become 'uncontrollable'.

North Korea not 'trigger happy' says father of Islamic bomb.

Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan.

Insight: The backroom battle delaying reform of China's one-child policy.

Eurozone no longer biggest threat to Asia.

Now Chinese ship strikes Philippine reef.

AFRICA

U.N. warns of risk of Mali war spillover in western Sahara.

Rebels inch closer to South Darfur capital.

Egypt's Coptic pope criticises Islamist president over sectarian violence.

First flight of emergency relief reaches CAR.

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president. Kenya to swear in president, leave West with headache.

Tight security after unrest at Egypt church.

EUROPE

Margaret Thatcher funeral set for next week.

French president struggles in tax crisis.

Serbia rejects EU-brokered Kosovo deal. EU urges Serbia to push for Kosovo settlement.

Vast Greek war claims against Germany explode like a 'time-bomb'.

Protesters and Merkel criticize Putin, who wears a smile.

Serbia's worst peacetime massacre as gunman kills 13 in village rampage.

AMERICAS

Conspiracy theories abound ahead of Venezuela vote.

Colombia's president says enemies poisoning peace process.

Guatemala war trial puts past closer to President.

Cybersecurity law aimed at China worries US businesses.

Brazil trial over Carandiru jail 'massacre' adjourned.

Deepwater Horizon: Gulf of Mexico 'deep-cleaned' itself.

Falklands: doubts and fears in far-off conflict that changed Britain.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Al-Qaida denies its no. 2 in Yemen was killed.

Despite U.S. concerns, little prevents Islamists from joining Syria fight.

Bin Laden son-in-law lawyers may seek to move trial out of NYC.

US soldier faces death penalty for fighting with al-Qaeda in Syria.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

US, Japan now global allies in money printing.

IMF downplays threat of inflation to world economy.

Tech upstarts threaten TV broadcast model.

Microsoft escalates advertising assault on Google.

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