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Colombia warns of plot to kill high-profile journalists
By Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government warned on Tuesday of a plot by a criminal group to kill several high-profile journalists just weeks after the attempted assassination of an investigative reporter boosted concerns over threats to a free press in the violence-plagued Andean nation. President Juan Manuel Santos also announced that 90 journalists are being given protection by the government. Continue reading
Jason Collins — Twitter Death Threats After Gay Announcement
It’s not all love for the first major (active) pro athlete to come out of the closet … NBA player Jason Collins has also been the target of online death threats since announcing he’s gay.The homophobic threats began appearing on Twitter right… Continue reading
Ammo Factory All Fired Up Amid Gun Ban Threat
Threats to restrict the sale of guns and ammo after the Sandy Hook shooting drives more and more customers into the shops. Continue reading
U.S., China Vow to Try to Restart North Korea Talks
BEIJING (TheStreet) — The U.S. and China Sunday vowed to work together to restart talks with North Korea aimed at stopping its nuclear weapons program, according to published media reports. U.S Continue reading
North Korea: South On Alert For Missile Launch
South Korea fears Pyongyang could launch up to three missiles after weeks of threats, according to local reports. Continue reading
U.S. B-2 bombers sent to Korea on rare mission: diplomacy not destruction
By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The stealthy, nuclear-capable U.S. B-2 bomber is a veteran of wars in Iraq and Libya, but it isn't usually a tool of Washington's statecraft. Yet on Thursday, the United States sent a pair of the bat-winged planes on a first-of-its-kind practice run over the skies of South Korea, conducting what U.S Continue reading
North Korea says enters "state of war" against South
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk. The two Koreas have been technically in a state of war for six decades under an armistice that ended their 1950-53 conflict. Despite its threats few people see any indication Pyongyang will risk a near-certain defeat by re-starting full-scale war. Continue reading
North Korea to cut all channels with South
SEOUL (Reuters) – Reclusive North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with the South because war could break out at “any moment”, it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack. The move is the latest in a series of bellicose threats from North Korea in response to new U.N. sanctions imposed after its third nuclear test in February and to “hostile” military drills under way joining the United States and South Korea. Continue reading
Antarctica concerns grow as tourism numbers rise
Growing tourism in Antarctica poses threats both to the visitors and the continent. Continue reading
