14 February 2013 Last updated at 08:19 GMT
North Korea has become a nuclear power, Iran is close and Pakistan and India already have the bomb. Is it just a question of time before they get used? In an interview, disarmament advocate Sam Nunn explains how the worst can still be prevented.
Nunn: The steady progress made by North Korea on its nuclear and missile programs is deeply concerning. The US cannot solve this problem alone. However, in order to take steps that could fundamentally affect the North Korean leadership and its decision-making, we need to work even more closely with our allies in the region who feel this threat acutely. I would urge China, in particular, to intensify its leadership role in helping to solve this crisis.
February 14, 2013 - 12:03PM
Oscar Pistorius 'shoots girlfriend' - local media
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been arrested over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria, local media say.
Police said a 26-year-old man, who they have not named, was in custody and a case of murder was being investigated.
The precise circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. Reports say he may have mistaken her for a burglar.
Pistorius, 26, is known as the "blade runner", and was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics.
The incident is said to have taken place between 04:00 and 05:00 local time (02:00-03:00 GMT).
AGRICULTURE
EU ministers call for emergency testing amid horsemeat scandal
European Union ministers have called for more intensive meat product testing for a month amid a growing scandal involving horsemeat being sold as beef. The affair led to food recalls across the continent.
"The test will be on DNA in meat products in all member states," European Union Health Commissioner Tonio Borg told reporters Wednesday after a ministerial meeting in Brussels to discuss the ongoing scandal.
The emergency meeting was attended by countries most affected by the horsemeat affair, including Britain, Ireland, France and Romania. Representatives from Poland, Luxembourg and Sweden were also present Wednesday.
Gauging the Nuclear Threat: 'We Can Greatly Diminish the Risk'
North Korea has become a nuclear power, Iran is close and Pakistan and India already have the bomb. Is it just a question of time before they get used? In an interview, disarmament advocate Sam Nunn explains how the worst can still be prevented.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Senator Nunn, North Korea has just conducted its third nuclear test. Seismic data indicate the explosion was far more powerful than the previous ones. The test came only weeks after North Korea successfully tested a long-range missile. Has the United States' strategy of containing Pyongyang failed? And if so, does Washington have to reconsider military action?
After Higgs Boson, scientists prepare for next quantum leap
February 14, 2013 - 12:03PM
Jonathan Fowler
Seven months after its scientists made a landmark discovery that may explain the mysteries of mass, Europe's top physics lab will take a break from smashing invisible particles to recharge for the next leap into the unknown.
The cutting-edge facilities at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) will begin winding down on Thursday, then go offline on Saturday for an 18-month upgrade.
Over the past three years, CERN has slammed protons together more than six million billion times.
A vast underground lab straddling the border of France and Switzerland, CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was the scene of an extraordinary discovery announced in July 2012.
More attacks feared as Russia arms Mali
13 FEB 2013 15:35 - SERGE DANIEL
Russia has revealed it is supplying guns to Mali's government, while French troops have discovered a massive homemade bomb in Gao, north of Mali.
While Mexico's President Peña Nieto hasn't backed away from using the military to fight crime entirely, he's promised a more multifaceted approach. That includes a newly launched crime prevention plan.
By Lauren Villagran, Correspondent / February 13, 2013
Russia has revealed it is supplying guns to Mali's government, while French troops have discovered a massive homemade bomb in Gao, north of Mali.
The head of Russia's arms export agency said it had delivered small amounts of light weapons for Mali's poorly equipped and deeply divided army, which is struggling to restore security after a French-led military intervention helped it push out al-Qaeda-linked rebels who had seized the country's north.
"We are in talks about sending more, in small quantities," said Rosobornexport chief Anatoly Isaikin, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
In the northern city of Gao, the scene of twin suicide bombings and a downtown street battle in recent days, French troops defused a homemade bomb they said contained 600 kilograms of explosives in the city centre.
A glimpse of Mexico's new crime fighting strategy
While Mexico's President Peña Nieto hasn't backed away from using the military to fight crime entirely, he's promised a more multifaceted approach. That includes a newly launched crime prevention plan.
By Lauren Villagran, Correspondent / February 13, 2013
Mexico’s government on Tuesday launched a comprehensive crime prevention plan aimed at strengthening communities hard-hit by the violence of an ongoing drug war.
The details of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s security strategy have been trickling out since he took office in December. Unlike former President Felipe Calderón’s government, which publicly announced troop deployments and paraded suspected criminals before television cameras, Peña Nieto has so far been quiet on the details of his security strategy.
And while the new administration hasn’t backed away from using the military to fight crime entirely – the controversial strategy favored by his predecessor – it promised a more multifaceted approach.
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