GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Gustav strengthened back into a hurricane in the warm Caribbean on Friday as it left flooded Jamaica and churned toward the Cayman Islands, headed for the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans. ... > full story
SEOUL, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea's threat to restart its plant that makes arms-grade plutonium is feasible, although the task would be a daunting one, analysts said on Wednesday. ... > full story
SEOUL, Aug. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea said on Tuesday it will stop disabling its nuclear facilities and consider restoring the Yongbyon reactor that can make material for atomic bombs, accusing the United States of violating a disarmament deal. ... > full story
MANILA, Aug. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — A Philippine air force transport plane crashed into the sea minutes after it took off and there were no survivors among the two pilots and seven crew members aboard, the air force said on Tuesday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has launched a submarine production line to ensure its forces are equipped to maintain security in the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz waterway, the defense minister said on Monday. ... > full story
QUERETARO, Mexico, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Affluent Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car. ... > full story
VIENNA, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Forty-five nations met on Thursday to consider lifting a ban on nuclear trade with India, a move which will help launch a U.S.-Indian nuclear deal. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran described talks with a top U.N. inspector over its nuclear program -- which the West fears is a cover to build atomic bombs -- as "positive," the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran's attempted satellite launch was a failure that fell far short of claimed successes, U.S. security officials said on Tuesday, but an analyst said the test still marked progress toward a potential weapon. ... > full story
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WORLD: N. Korea suspends nuclear reactor disablement Aug. 26, 2008 (Central Penn Business Journal) — 8/26/2008 . . North Korea today said it has suspended work to disable its nuclear reactor in anger over Washington's failure to remove it from the ...
North Korea suspends dismantling of nuclear program Aug. 26, 2008 (LA Times) — Less than two months after it blew up the cooling tower of its main nuclear plant in a televised spectacle, North Korea announced that it has ...
McCain's "Judeo-Christian Values" References Troubling Aug. 19, 2008 (Huffington Post) — On a frozen winter evening at a Town Hall meeting in a school in the Manchester, N.H., suburbs, John McCain expressed surprise and irritation with ...
U.S.: Iran's Satellite Was "Dramatic Failure" Aug. 19, 2008 (KENI Newsradio 650) — The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position." Iran's attempt to launch a dummy satellite into orbit was a ...
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