This VOA news.North Korea warns (foreigners) to leave South Korea;US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up a 3-day visit to the Middle East,I'm David DeForest reporting from Washington.
North Korea is urging foreigners to leave South Korea to avoid a possible military conflict,it's yet another threat of war on the Korean Peninsula.The North's official news agency issued a statement from the region's so-called Asia-Pacific Peace Committee today,(urging) foreign tourists and enterprises to (evacuate).Meanwhile,North Korean workers failed to show up for work today at the Kaesong joint (industrial) zone after the North suspended operations there.For more on this story,visit our website,voanews.com.
US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel and Palestinian territories during which he (expressed) hope for an eventual Middle East peace agreement and underscored American (opposition) to a nuclear armed Iran.Kerry ended his trip by holding a two-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
This has economic (components),we welcome any initiatives that you and others will bring forward in this regard,but it also has a political component,political discussions that will (address) a myriad of issues.Foremost in our minds are questions of recognition and security.
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The group al-Qeada in Iraq says it has united with a Syrian Jihadist group fighting to oust president Bashar al-Assad.The link between al-Nusra and al-Qeada had been (suspected),the United States in December (designated) the al-Nusra front a terrorist organization.
Iranian state television says three people were killed by an (earthquake) that struck southern Iran today,the Russian company that built a nuclear plant 18 kilometers south of the port city of Bushehr said the quake was felt there but that (operations) were not affected.The 6.1 magnitude quake hit late afternoon local time about 90 kilometers southeast of Bushehr.
Iran says it has opened two uranium mines and a yellow cake production plant in central Yazd province.State media say the uranium ore extracted at the mines will be turned into yellow cake,a (substance) that can then be converted and (enriched) into nuclear fuel.
Two Service members were killed when a military helicopter crashed today in eastern Afghanistan. Preliminary reports say there was no (enemy) activity in the area at the time of the accident (officials) are investigating.
Uhuru Kenyatta vowed to promote peace,unity and economic (development) at his inauguration today as Kenya's fourth president. Gabe Joselow reports.
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Mr Kenyatta took the oath of office in an (elaborate) ceremony Tuesday at the Moi International Sports Center outside Nairobi.The 51-year-old son of Kenya's founding president,a former Finance Minister and one of the country's richest man,Mr Kenyatta said his (administration) would focus on achieving peace and strengthening unity following a (divisive) election.Gabe Joselow,Nairobi.
The International Monetary Fund says inflationary pressure has been (contained) in the world's economy.In a new report today,the IMF says as long as the world's key financial leaders watched economic (trends) closely,there is no reason to stop central banks from pumping more money into regional economies.
Britain has announced that the funeral for former British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher will take place Wednesday,April 17th.The government says Mrs Thatcher will receive a ceremonial (funeral) at St.Paul's Cathedral with military honors.
US president Barack Obama plans to introduce a budget,he says it aimed to helping the middle class and cutting deficits.Mr Obama will send the proposed (budget) to Congress on Wednesday.The proposal has already drawn (criticism) from both Republicans and Democrats.President Obama is again urging Americans to press Congress to pass a new gun control (legislation) during a speech Monday at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.Mr Obama called on citizens to be engaged and get involved in an effort to stem what he called the (misinformation) that is threatening efforts to derail the legislation.
From the VOA news center in Washington,I'm David DeForest,more news on the Internet at voanews.com.
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