UN Ban arrives in Myanmar

Laaska News  Apr.30, 2012

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was welcomed by Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin in the capital Naypyidaw on Sunday.

Election campaigning starts in Greece

Campaigning for next month’s parliamentary elections got underway in Greece on Thursday. Debates are heating up between ruling and opposition candidates over austerity measures implemented by the government.

Pakistan test-fires improved Shaheen-1 missile

Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable, intermediate-range ballistic missile days after archrival India’s testing of a long-range ballistic missile.

Bomb blast kills 3 in Pakistan

A bomb explosion has killed 3 people and injured 38 others at a railway station in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

Local police say the bomb exploded after 6 PM on Tuesday.

N. Korean army to mark 80th anniversary

North Korea’s People’s Army is to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its foundation on Wednesday.

The nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is expected to declare at an anniversary ceremony that he will maintain the military-first policy of his late father.

Far-right French voters to arbitrate heavyweight run-off – RT

Marine Le Pen, National Front Party Candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, salutes supporters in Paris after early results in the first round vote of the 2012 French presidential election, April 22, 2012 (Reuters/Pascal Rossignol).

With the surprise breakthrough by the far-right in the first round of the French presidential poll, political pundits now say their supporters are in a key position to decide who becomes France’s next leader.

Hollande wins first round with 28.5 per cent

By: RT

Photo: EPA

Francois Hollande has secured 28.5 per cent of the votes cast in the first round of the presidential elections, with half of the ballots counted. Nicholas Sarkozy is trailing his Socialist rival with 26 per cent of the vote.

France votes: Polls report solid turnout – RT

Millions of French have cast their votes at the polling stations to determine the future of France for the next five years. But do any of the 10 candidates offer a real solution to France’s actual problems?

Hollande in lead, but runoff likely in French poll

Laaska News  Apr.22, 2012

Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is apparently trailing Socialist challenger Francois Hollande in the first round of France’s presidential election, due to be held on Sunday.

Japan:Balls from disaster-hit area found in Alaska

Laaska News  Apr.21, 2012
Two sports balls found washed up on an island off the US state of Alaska are believed to have been swept away by tsunami that hit northeastern Japan last year and drifted across the Pacific.

North Korea to push for missile launch project

North Korea’s leadership has defied international condemnation of its recent missile launch, saying it will press ahead with its missile launch program.

Anders Breivik: I would have done it again – RT

Laaska News  Apr. 17, 2012

Norway killer has defended his massacre of 77 people, insisting he would do it again. He called his bomb-and-shooting rampage the most “spectacular” attack by a nationalist militant since World War II and demanded to be freed.

UNSC adopts statement condemning N.Korea

Laaska News  Apr. 16, 2012

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a chairman’s statement condemning North Korea’s de facto ballistic missile launch.

The council held a meeting on Monday morning following the country’s action.

UNSC seeks to issue president’s statement

Laaska News Apr. 16, 2012

At the United Nation’s Security Council, the United States– which holds a rotating chair this month– seeks to adopt a president’s statement condemning North Korea’s missile launch last week.

N Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Delivers First Public Speech – Military Parade , rolls out new rocket

Laaska News  Apr. 15, 2012

Jong Un assumes top defense commission post

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has assumed the top post of the National Defense Commission — a core state body.

The appointment establishes Kim as the leader of all 3 branches of power — the state, the military and the ruling party.

North Korean launch fails

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

North Korea has launched what it called a satellite-carrying rocket but the projectile disintegrated soon after the launch.

Japan’s Defense Ministry says debris fell into the Yellow Sea, without affecting Japanese territory.

British prime minister to visit Myanmar

Laaska News  Apr. 10, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron is to be the first European leader to visit Myanmar since the country established a civilian government.

Japan – Emperor resumes official duties

Laaska News  Apr. 10, 2012

Japan’s Emperor has resumed full official duties, after heart bypass surgery in February.

Emperor Akihito has been recuperating at home since he left hospital in early March. Crown Prince Naruhito has taken over most state duties on behalf of his father since the surgery.

Fukushima 1 employees threatened

Laaska News  Apr. 7, 2012

Fukushima-1. Photo: EPA

The operator of the Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima-1, the Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) announced that 460 employees voluntarily left the