Source CNN http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/15/asia/us-north-korea-tensions/index.html North Korea continued its harsh anti-US rhetoric Sunday, calling President Donald Trump a “war merchant and strangler of peace.” The administration of US President Donald Trump is selling weapons to South Korea and Japan with the intent of enriching the makers of US arms while creating “a hair trigger situation” on the Korean Peninsula, said a commentary… Read more »
Source: new.com/AU http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/poll-shows-australians-have-overwhelmingly-voted-yes/news-story/fa0bd193eb073ce7dcf576ad0b1b71b0 THE latest same-sex marriage poll shows the Yes campaign is comfortably ahead, with overwhelming support among those who have already voted. A special Newspoll survey shows a massive 59 per cent of those who have returned their postal ballots are in favour of legalising gay marriage. Just 38 per cent of the millions of Australians who have… Read more »
Source: CNN http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/asia/bangladesh-rohingya-new-camp/index.html The events occurring along the Myanmar/ Bangladesh border have been absolutely horrific, with hundreds of thousands living in terrible conditions and violence everywhere. The Bangladeshi government is having trouble finding a solution to this horrific problem for men, women and children. A new camp has been under way in the Coxś Bazar region of Bangladesh right along… Read more »
Source: BBC Imagine the world as a global waste disposal system. Now imagine it with a blockage. And what if that waste is backing up around the world, reappearing in places where you really don’t want it to be. That blockage is about to happen in China and the flood is going to start seeping out into waste disposal operations… Read more »
https://globalnews.ca/news/3809405/kim-jong-nam-murder-trial/ Source: Global News the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, met his end after an encounter with two women at a Malaysian airport in February. The basic facts of the case are clear: Kim Jong Nam was waiting for a flight at the airport in Kuala Lumpur. He was approached one at a time by two young women, each of whom… Read more »
Article Title: India and China’s New Players in Central Asia’s Great Game http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-china-new-players-in-central-asias-great-game/articleshow/60905273.cms As recently learned in class, IGOs play a big role in our worlds economic, social and political prosperity. In recent news, the countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have been working together in order to maintain economic prosperity through trade. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are large suppliers… Read more »
Title: Kim Jong Nam murder: Women Plead not Guilty in Malaysia Trial http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41464331 Two women have pleaded not guilty to murdering Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, as their trial in Malaysia got under way. The brazen nature of his killing, using the highly toxic VX nerve agent as he waited for a flight at Kuala Lumpur airport in February,… Read more »
Title: Myanmar’s Rohingya Are in Crisis: What you Need to Know http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/rohingya-refugee-crisis-myanmar-burma-spd/ The Rohingya, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority in Myanmar, have been called the “world’s most persecuted minority,” and recent events have added dramatically to their misery. At least 500,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August of this year. Although the crisis has intensified in recent months, the… Read more »
Title: Myanmar organizes tour for foreign diplomats in conflict torn Rakhine State https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/02/asia-pacific/myanmar-organizes-tour-foreign-diplomats-conflict-torn-rakhine-state/#.WdLshRmGND8
Title: Vegas Gunman’s Partner An Australian Citizen http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2017/10/03/australian-cleared-of-shooting-involvement.html Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told Sky News she understands Australian citizen Marilou Danley has been ruled out by US authorities as a person of interest in the Las Vegas shooting that killed 59 people. CNN is reporting Danley, 62, was in the Philippines when the shooting happened. Multiple news outlets in… Read more »