China pledges firm response if Japan interferes in South China Sea
BEIJING China on Thursday pledged a firm response if Japan stirs up trouble in the South China Sea, after Reuters reported on a Japanese plan to send its largest warship to the disputed waters.The Izumo helicopter carrier, commissioned only two years ago, will make stops in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka before joining the Malabar joint naval exercise with Indian and U.S. naval vessels in the Indian Ocean in July, sources told Reuters.The trip would be Japan's biggest show..>> view originalWoman burned as headphones explode on flight to Australia - Tribune
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Leaked pages of President Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return offer no new details about his foreign income and business dealings but highlight a tax he’s vowed to abolish.The alternative minimum tax, or AMT, was responsible for 80 percent of Trump’s 2005 federal income tax bill of $38.4 million, on income of $152.7 million. That’s a “startlingly” large proportion, said Alexander Popovich, a wealth adviser at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s private bank. “It’s very strange -- usually, the AMT is not going to..>> view originalPalestinian activist hails Israel 'apartheid regime' report
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kim Jong-nam sought help at the airport shortly after his face was smeared with the deadly VX nerve agent Interpol has issued a "red notice" for four North Koreans wanted in connection with the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader.Kim Jong-nam was murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport with a lethal nerve agent last month.Malaysia said the four men were at the airport on the day Mr Kim was kill..>> view originalTillerson calls for "new approach" to N. Korea threat
Reuters UPDATE 2-Tillerson calls for "new approach" to N. Korea threat (Recasts with Tillerson, Kishida statements at news conference) By Elaine Lies and Kiyoshi TakenakaTOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the escalating threat from North Korea's nuclear program showed a clear need for a "new approach," although he stopped short of detailing what steps the Trump administration will pursue. Tillerson was speaking at a news confer..>> view original
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