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May 19, 2013 09:01
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- N. Korea fires 4th short-range missile in 2 days – Seoul
- North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, a Seoul military official said, one day after firing three short-range guided missiles. Meanwhile, South Korea has deployed precision-guided missiles on its border islands. 91
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Syria in frame: Netanyahu vows ‘continued’ protection of Israel against ‘leakage of weapons to Hezbollah’
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that he will prevent the transfer of weaponry to Hezbollah, implying Syria could be struck in the process. Fatal blasts battered Damascus in early May, allegedly executed by Israel. 272
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Teargas and shots in air as Tunisian police clash with hundreds of Salafi protesters (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
- A young protester has died and least 15 people injured, including 11 policemen, after Tunisian security forces clashed with Salafis who gathered despite the ban. Police fired teargas and shots into the air to disperse the stone-throwing crowd. 15
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Tehran ready to allow experts to Parchin in exchange for deal with IAEA – Iran’s ambassador to Russia
- Tehran is ready to explain every “suspicious” point of the country’s nuclear program as well as allow experts to Parchin nuclear facility if the IAEA agrees to sign a protocol detailing all its questions, the Iranian ambassador to Russia says. 87
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Inequality surges in world’s richest countries, esp. in times of crisis
- Not only has social inequality risen in the industrialized nations over the past three decades, the economic crisis of 2008-09 sped up the deterioration as “pain of the crisis was not evenly shared,” a new report says. 33
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Israel’s ‘illegal’ military entry permit bars selected tourists from West Bank - report
- Many tourists hoping to visit the West Bank are finding it impossible to do so – because Israel requires certain visitors to have an entry permit. Obtaining permission is anything but easy, because Tel Aviv doesn't explain the process, Haaretz reported. 28
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'Few Western powers really want solution': Assad skeptical about proposed Geneva peace talks
- Syrian President Bashar Assad has welcomed the proposed peace talks for Syria agreed by Russia and the US, but voiced his skepticism about their prospects for success, saying that many forces don't really want to see a solution. 96
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Austerity on the side: EU hits restaurateurs with olive oil law
- As if European Union bureaucrats don’t have enough on their hands trying to extinguish financial fires raging across the broken continent, they’ve now decided to take their unlimited powers to the holy of holies: EU eateries. 28
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No swarms in space: DARPA axes $200mn ‘fractionated sat’ project
- After spending more than $200 million, the Pentagon’s advanced research branch has decided to scrap one of its key space projects, System F6, which aimed to distribute functions of a big satellite into several small ones orbiting in a tight formation. 9
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US robots, Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil 'one of safest sporting events ever'
- Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history." 21
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US 'unaware' of Russian missile shipments to Syria – State Department
- Washington has distanced itself from US media speculation about alleged Russian sales of Yakhont missiles to the Syrian government. A US State Department spokesperson stated they have no "new" information of Russian missiles shipments to Damascus. 104
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