Posts Tagged ‘deployment’

China demands ‘immediate’ halt to THAAD deployment in South Korea

China To Test New Weapons, Stage Live Fire Drills In Retaliation For US THAAD Deployment

Trucks carrying parts of U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, March 6, 2017. (U.S. Force Korea/AP) Two days after the US military began to move the controversial THAAD anti-missile system into its deployment […]

China to go on with drills, weapons tests in response to THAAD deployment – Defense Ministry

“The deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea damages the regional strategic balance and stability. The Chinese side is resolutely opposed to this,” Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told reporters on Thursday, when asked about the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. China launches its 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier (VIDEOS) “China’s military […]

Russia & China Slam US Over THAAD Deployment In South Korea

Russia and China have voiced serious concern after the U.S. military started moving parts of a missile-defense system to a site in South Korea amid increasing tensions with the North. South Korean media reported that the long-planned deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to South Korea began on Wednesday with the arrival […]

US THAAD anti-missile deployment in S. Korea sparks clashes between locals & police (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Residents of Seongju county in South Korea clashed with police after US personnel moved the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system onto a golf course in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Clashes with local villagers, who have been protesting against THAAD deployment for months, erupted when six trailers carrying the radar and other hardware equipment […]

Grief, solidarity & frantic search for loved ones: #PrayForNice engulfs Twitter in wake of tragedy

Crowds had gathered along the city’s waterfront Promenade des Anglais to watch fireworks marking Bastille Day when a truck ploughed through revelers. The vehicle covered some 2km before the driver was tackled by police. READ MORE: What we know so far about Nice truck rampage on Bastille Day While #PrayForNice and #JeSuisNice were used in […]

Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Coast Of Ecuador

Two powerful quakes measuring 5.9 and 6.4 struck the coast of Ecuador just ten minutes apart on Monday afternoon. The United States Geological Service reported that both quakes hit an area about 32 kilometers northwest of Rosa Zarate, a town with 60,000 residents in the coastal city of Esmeraldas Prelim M6.4 earthquake near the coast […]

European countries lost control over refugee crisis, should act in national interests – Austrian FM

“We have lost control. At the moment, it is not we as the EU, but it is people smugglers, who decide who comes to us,” Kurz said during the meeting, highlighting the failures of the current EU refugee and migration policy, as reported by the Austrian Kronen Zeitung daily. ‘No ticket to Europe’: Send refugees […]

Lost throne of Agamemnon possible discovered says Greek archaeologist

     A Greek archaeologist believes he has found a fragment of the lost throne of the rulers of Mycenae, famous from ancient myth and the story of the Trojan War. Christofilis Maggidis, who heads excavations at the site in southern Greece, said Tuesday that the chunk of worked limestone was found two years ago, in […]

New study links herpes virus with constipation and gastrointestinal problems

     People experiencing constipation for no reason might unknowingly have Herpes, according to new research. The new study has found a surprising link between gastrointestinal problems or the inability to empty the bladder and the the virus that causes genital herpes. The Yale-led study showed that the virus is able to spread from the genitals […]

Girl stabbed in France by man trying to ‘make sacrifice for Ramadan’

The girl, 19, was stabbed two times in the wrist and once in abdomen, Rennes prosecutor Nicolas Jacquet told journalists, adding that her wounds are not life-threating. French attacker live-streamed stabbing, had ‘hit list’ of VIPs, police The girl’s assailant told a witness that he was a Muslim. He was immediately detained by police at […]

Germany: 50% Failed Asylum Seekers Stay

About half of all failed “asylum seekers” in Germany stay on in defiance of their deportation orders, and all Eritreans are given “asylum” even though that country is not at war. In addition, almost all “asylum seekers” who claim to be Syrians or who are “stateless” are also being given refuge in Germany. These […]

Study Reveals That Israel’s Dimona Nuclear Reactor Has 1,537 Defects

Scientists have uncovered 1,537 defects at the aluminum core in Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev desert. The findings of the study, which used ultrasound testing, was released at a scientific forum held in Tel Aviv this month. Growing fears over the safety of Israel’s aging atomic research center have provoked fresh questions over […]

The Sun Phone Hacking Lawsuits Given Green Light By High Court

Rupert Murdoch’s popular trash tabloid The Sun could face civil lawsuits. A High Court judge in London has ruled that victims who claim that their phones were hacked by News Corp journalists working at the Sun tabloid can now pursue those claims for the very first time. Hacking Inquiry reports: Commenting on the judgement handed […]

Kabul attack death toll more than doubles to 64

Kabul (AFP) – The death toll from a lethal Taliban attack in Kabul has more than doubled to 64, officials said Wednesday, the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in recent years. The brazen assault on Tuesday in a densely packed Kabul neighbourhood marked the first major Taliban attack in Kabul since the insurgents announced […]

Power Plant In Gaza Forced To Closed Due To Fuel Shortage

A fuel shortage has forced the only power station in the Gaza Strip to shut down as the Palestinian territory suffers from nine years under Israeli siege. An official from the Gaza Energy Ministry, said on Tuesday that the power plant has been closed since Saturday night after it ran out of fuel. Press TV […]

The Innocence Project Does it Again! Virginia Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence

Discredited Bite Mark Evidence Contributed to Wrongful Conviction Contact: Paul Cates, 917-566-1294, [email protected] (Richmond VA – April 8, 2016) – After the Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of actual innocence to Keith Allen Harward on Thursday, Harward is expected to walk out of a Virginia prison a free man today after wrongly serving more than 33 […]

Study links Splenda (Sucralose) To Leukemia

An Italian study has linked the artificial sweetener Sucralose, sold as Splenda, to higher risks for leukemia. Researchers say that people should not be using the artificial sweetener, warning of an increased risk for leukemia, as well as an overall risk for cancer. UPI reports: Scientists found Splenda significantly increased the risk for leukemia, as […]

Developer of Collapsed High-Rise in Taiwan Summoned – 100 Still Unaccounted For

nsnbc : Taiwanese prosecutors summoned Lin Ming-hui, the developer of the 17-story high-rise that collapsed during an earthquake on Saturday. Search and rescue workers discovered that cooking-oil cans had been used as construction material. 41 have been confirmed dead while an estimated 100 are still missing with little to no chance for recovering them alive. Over 500 were injured during the […]

Iran’s eight-million-year-old fossils unveiled after returning home from US

In the unveiling ceremony held in the city’s Pardisan Park, 1351 fossils dating back to eight million years ago were put on display. The fossils, which are part of the 3000 fossils discovered in Maragheh in East Azerbaijan Province prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, were finally returned after years of legal battle with the […]

Trump at psychopathic debate circus: ‘I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding’

     The Republican debates have wrapped up in New Hampshire, with some formidable bickering, topped by poll leader Donald Trump’s comment that he would “bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.” Trump is also the person who recently in November said he does not care if torture doesn’t work, because “they deserve […]

Scientists reportedly discover Einstein’s gravity waves

     Rumors are circulating that scientists have finally discovered gravitational waves – one of the most important variables in Albert Einstein’s understanding of how the universe works. If confirmed, the observations could become the biggest leap in physics in a hundred years. When Einstein published his general theory of relativity in 1915, he propelled physics […]

Saudi Millionaire Cleared of Rape Charge Because He ‘Accidentally Fell’ on Victim

Michaela Whitton (AM) : Picture the scene: It’s the middle of the night and a man gets up to switch off the TV and get a glass of water. An 18-year-old girl is sleeping on his sofa so he offers her a t-shirt to wear. Coincidentally, his penis happens to be sticking out of the […]

Vladimir Putin and 9/11 (+ terror warnings and the “Antichrist” climate deal)

Before we get to the article on Putin, here are some breaking notes and addenda… [Note 5 – 9 December 2015] So why is the Pope saying it’s “now or never” for a climate change deal?… …From Breitbart I can tell you why: because this is the last opportunity to get one before the “Big […]

Dutch Trained Dogs Being Used By Israel To Terrorize Palestinians

Dutch lawmakers and the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq are calling on the Netherlands to halt the export of dozens of police and military dogs to Israel. Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin wrote to Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders and trade minister Lilianne Ploumen earlier this month saying that these dogs “are intentionally used by Israeli […]

Rights Groups: Saudi Coalition Used UK Missiles On Yemeni Civilian Target

The Saudi coalition used British-made cruise missiles during an attack on a civilian Yemeni factory according to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch The airstrike took place on September 23 in the village of Matna in Beni Matar district, west of Sana’a. Witnesses and one of the factory owners said that four missiles hit the […]

The Downed Russian SU-24. Turkey Is Lying: “NATO Governments Lie Every Time They Open Their Mouths”

Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge has posted the flight paths of the Russian aircraft according to Turkey and to Russia. One reason is that NATO governments lie every time that they open their mouths. A second reason is that Turkey’s claim that the SU-24 was in Turkey’s airspace for 17 seconds but only traveled 1.15 […]

Pentagon deploys drones to Latvia to maintain ‘security & stability’

The deployment of the two unmanned MQ-1 Predators to Lielvarde Air Base over the weekend was the first time the US military sent a detachment of drones to Latvia to take part in what is referred to as partner training, a Pentagon spokesman, Navy Captain Jeff Davis, told Reuters. The drones will be controlled from […]

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