SEOUL: North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its
east coast Saturday, South Korean officials said, in what appeared
to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence
Day holiday.
The launches fuelled regional
tensions after the communist state’s nuclear test in May, which
coincided with the US Memorial Day holiday.
TEGUCIGALPA: The political crisis
in Honduras deepened Friday as the country’s coup leaders rejected
the charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) in a
defiant message to the body’s chief.
JAKARTA : Indonesia’s
presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of
only the second direct elections for the country’s head of state
since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.
LOS ANGELES: Fans heading to Los
Angeles for Michael Jackson’s memorial extravaganza have been
urged to stay away as organizers said tickets for the event would be
allocated by an online lottery.
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