US airbase in Guam threatened by North Korea as Trump promises 'fire and fury'
Pyongyang claims missile strike could hit US Pacific territory, warning any American military action would provoke ‘all-out war’
North Korea has said it is considering a missile strike on the US Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after Donald Trump warned the regime that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.
The threat, carried by the state-run KCNA news agency, marked a dramatic rise in tensions and prompted warnings to Washington not to become embroiled in a bellicose slanging match with North Korea.
Pyongyang said it was “carefully examining” a plan to strike Guam, located 3,400km (2,100 miles) away, and threatened to create an “enveloping fire” around the territory.
Kenyan election was 'hacked' and results represent 'massive fraud', says opposition leader Raila Odinga
With 85% of count in, incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta appears to be almost 10 points ahead
The Kenyan election was "hacked" and the results at all levels represent a "massive and extensive fraud", the opposition leader Raila Odinga has said.
Mr Odinga called on his supporters to remain "calm", but at the same press conference deputy opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka said the party may call for "action" at a later date.
The allegations of fraud on Wednesday followed the release of election results showing President Uhuru Kenyatta with a wide lead over Mr Odinga after votes from the vast majority of polling stations had been counted.
Car slams into soldiers in Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, six injured
Soldiers on patrol in Levallois-Perret, a northwestern suburb of Paris were run over by a vehicle. Six people were hurt, two seriously. The mayor has called it a deliberate act.
The vehicle, a dark BMW car, hit the soldiers at Place de Verdun in Levallois-Perret at the northwestern edge of Paris on Wednesday at about 8:00 a.m. local time (0600 UTC). Police say he is on the run.
The mayor of Levallois-Perret, Patrick Balkany, told French television network BFMTV that the act was "odious" and "without a doubt deliberate." He also said that the car appeared to have waited in a nearby alleyway until the soldiers emerged from their barracks to start their patrol.
Police have described the incident as an "apparently deliberate act"
Whitewashing? Racism rampant in Korean job market
Despite ongoing efforts to embrace multiculturalism in Korea, racism against non-whites and non-Koreans is still common here, particularly in the job market for English teachers.An advertisement looking for teachers to work at an English camp was posted on Seoul Craigslist on Tuesday.
There was one glaring problem, a phrase that clearly stated “No Black.”
The employers who posted the ad could not be contacted for inquiry on what they had meant, but several native English speakers who saw the ad took it as “not looking for people who are identified as ‘black people.’” meaning people of African descent.
Online commenters complaining about the ad pointed out that such discrimination was still legal in South Korea.
Nagasaki mayor: Threat of new nuclear attack growing
Japanese mayor Taue speaks at Nagasaki nuclear bomb attack anniversary amid increasing nuclear threat from North Korea.
The fear of another nuclear bomb attack is growing on the 72nd anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki, the city's mayor said apparently referring to the North Korean nuclear threat in the region.
Speaking at a ceremony marking the nuclear tragedy of the World War II on Wednesday, Tomihisa Taue urged nuclear states to abandon such weapons and criticised Japan's government for not taking part in the global efforts towards a nuclear ban.
The bombing anniversary comes just as Pyongyang and Washington are trading escalating threats over the former's nuclear weapon programme.
DOCUMENTS REVEAL THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES CHAOS OF THE MUSLIM BAN
AT THE END of the day on Friday, January 27, Donald Trump’s newly signed executive order banning travel to the United States from seven majority-Muslim countries began circulating among officials at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
As the agency in charge of admitting people to the country, CBP would have lead responsibility for implementing the president’s new policy. Emails and other government documents, released to The Intercept under the Freedom of Information Act, show how ill-prepared the agency was, crafting guidance on the fly and frantically adjusting its response as thousands of protesters descended on airports around the country.
“Headquarters is currently working on instructions for the field,” wroteCBP’s acting deputy executive director of field operations in an email shortly after the executive order came down. “Please standby for guidance.”
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