The African Politician and Cars
It seems to have a root in the African’s penchant for prestige. The African, yes, not just the Ghanaian. The Time magazine made some fun of the African politician in 2009, citing an instance from...
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Kim’s Modest Macau Life No Protection From Pyongyang
Kim Jong-Nam´s modest life in Macau was a far cry from the opulence and power enjoyed by his half-brother, the supreme leader of North Korea, but he was still seen by Pyongyang as a dangerous...
US Pledges Nuclear Defence For Japan, S.Korea After N.Korea Missile…
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday pledged that Washington would use the full range of its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to defend allies Japan and South Korea against North Korea...
‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted
A 'scorpion' robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown had its mission aborted after the probe ran into trouble, Tokyo Electric Power...
‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted
A "scorpion" robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown had its mission aborted after the probe ran into trouble, Tokyo Electric Power...
Canada Frees Air India Bomber Convicted of Killing 331 People In 1985
The only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people is now free, Canada's parole board said Wednesday. Inderjit Singh Reyat had been ordered to live at a halfway house...
Manchester City Sign US Women’s Star Carli Lloyd
FIFA Women's Player of the Year Carli Lloyd has joined Manchester City on a short-term contract, the English club announced on Wednesday. The 34-year-old United States captain arrives from the...
Canada Frees Air India Bomber
The only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people is now free, Canada's parole board said Wednesday. Inderjit Singh Reyat had been ordered to live at a halfway house...
Posterity Will Demand Answers For Poor Show At AFCON!
I am calling for serious stock-taking of what has transpired our sporting front within the 60 years of independence from colonial rule as we celebrate our diamond jubilee on March 6, 2017. The...
North Koreans Watch Ice Fest Unaware of Kim Jong-Nam Assassination
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both...
Kim Jong-Nam Death: Malaysia Police Hold Female Suspect
A female suspect has been arrested in Malaysia in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother. Local police said that the woman was arrested at the airport in the...
Toyota To Recall All 2,800 Mirai Fuel Cell Cars On the Road
The Toyota Mirai, an hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, is displayed on media day at the Paris auto show Toyota Motor Corp (7203. T) said on Wednesday it was recalling all of the roughly 2,800 zero-emission...
North Korea’s State Killings
The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is the latest in a long line of targeted killings by agents of the isolated state. Kim, whose...
North Korea Opens Ice Festival With Kim Body Barely Cold
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both...
Kim Half-Brother Pleaded For His Life
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, who has been murdered in Malaysia, pleaded for his life to be spared after a failed assassination bid in 2012, lawmakers briefed by Seoul's spy...
Killing Could Be Sign of ‘brutal’ N Korean Regime
South Korea has confirmed the killing of the brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, saying it could be a sign of the brutality of Pyongyang. Kim Jong-nam was killed in an apparent poison attack...
N.Korean Assassination Shows Regime’s Brutality
The assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother illustrates the "brutal and inhuman" nature of the regime in Pyongyang, Seoul said Wednesday after Kim Jong-Nam was reportedly killed in...
Matsuyama Still Hoping To Play Olympic Golf At Kasumigaseki
Japan's world number five Hideki Matsuyama is hoping a sexism row won't spell the end of Kasumigaseki Country Club as a venue for the 2020 Olympic golf competition. Matsuyama didn't wade into the...
North Korea Suspected Behind Murder of Leader’s Half-Brother
The U. S. government strongly believes that North Korean agents murdered the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia, U.S. government sources said on Tuesday. American...
Chinese Weapons Reaching ‘near-Parity’ With West
China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching 'near-parity' with the West in terms of military technology, according to a report on Tuesday....