Archive for June 22nd, 2009

Official: N. Korea ship carries weapons to Myanmar (AP)

Written by on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 in 260693.

South Korean tourists look at a North Korean village, Kaepoong, through telescopes at an observation post in Ganghwa, located inside of the civilian passage restriction line that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Sunday, June 21, 2009. North Korea has criticized the U.S. for reaffirming its nuclear protection of South Korea in their recent summit, saying it exposed a U.S. plot to launch atomic war.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP – A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Myanmar carrying small arms cargo banned under a new U.N. resolution, a South Korean intelligence official said.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Chris Brown pleads guilty to felony assault (AP)

Written by on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 in 260695.

Chris Brown leaves his preliminary hearing after pleading guilty to one count of felony assault on  Monday, June 22, 2009, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.  Brown was arrested in February on suspicion of hitting and threatening then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy party. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)AP – Chris Brown pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting Rihanna and the two were ordered to stay away from each other, in a deal that keeps the singer out of prison but requires him to clean up graffiti or roadside trash.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

DC transit train smashes into another, killing 6 (AP)

Written by on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 in 298479.

District of Columbia Fire and Emergency workers at the site of a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington, D.C. Monday, June 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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