Archive for July 4th, 2009

Missiles show NKorea skills improving: officials (AP)

Written by on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 in Uncategorized.

South Koreans walk by a North Korean mock Scud-B missile, left, and other South Korean mock missiles at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. South Korea says North Korea has fired the fifth missile off its eastern coast. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP – North Korea’s weekend missile launches show the communist country is improving its capability and accuracy and are a cause for concern, officials said Sunday.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

A mock scud missile (C) and a South Korean missile are displayed behind dummies dressed as soldiers at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters – The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on links banks have to the North’s finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

OAS chief calls for Honduras exclusion after coup (AFP)

Written by on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 in 269497.

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya take part in a rally near the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa. The head of the Organization of American States called for Honduras to be excluded from the regional group, nearly a week after President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by the military(AFP/Orlando Sierra)AFP – The head of the Organization of American States called for Honduras to be excluded from the regional group, nearly a week after President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by the military.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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