N.Korea warns Japan against sanctions (Reuters)

" SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> North Korea threatened Japan on Thursday with "strong countermeasures" if it goes ahead with tougher sanctions over Pyongyang's reported nuclear test. Japan and the United States are pushing...

North Korea threatens Japan - Telegraph.co.uk

" (Filed: 12/10/2006) North Korea has warned that it will take "strong countermeasures" against Japan if it goes ahead with sanctions against the country. Shinzo Abe, the Japanese PM, has led calls for harsh sanctions Tokyo said yesterday that it was banning all North Korean...

World university rankings

"Canada beats Germany, France, but not Australia. Queen's (which I once attended) must be rotting its socks. Montreal's McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver each cracked the top 50 of an annual list compiled by The...

Bombs blitz Baghdad as UN warns of chaos

BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least six bombs exploded around Baghdad as the death toll from a brutal civil conflict continued to rise steeply and a top UN official warned that Iraq is spiralling out of control.US President George W. Bush and the Iraqi government issued coordinated...

Japan bans North Korean imports (AP)

" 16 minutes ago TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday imposed a total ban on North Korean imports and said ships from the impoverished nation were prohibited from entering Japanese ports as punishment for its apparent nuclear test. North Korean nationals are also prohibited from...

Quake raises fears of 2nd N. Korea test (AP)

" UNITED NATIONS - A strong earthquake in northern Japan on Wednesday may have led the Tokyo government to suspect North Korea " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> North Korea had conducted a second nuclear test, while key powers mulled punitive action against...

Second test claim shows Asia's nuclear jitters - CTV.ca

" Updated Tue. Oct. 10 2006 11:08 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff The erroneous report of a suspected second North Korean nuclear weapons test illustrates the nuclear jitters triggered in Asia bythe secretive communist country'sclaimed test of an atomic weapon. NHK, Japan's national...

Quake raises fears of 2nd N. Korea test (AP)

" TOKYO - A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Wednesday and Japanese media reported the government had detected tremors in North Korea " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> North Korea as well, leading it to suspect Pyongyang had conducted a second...

Evolution: Stink bug guts reveal DNA surprise

From the New Scientist: The gut bacteria of the humble stinkbug could reveal intriguing insights into the evolutionary origins of disease-causing bacteria, researchers say. ...To their surprise, the stinkbug DNA family tree pattern proved identical to the bacterial DNA family...

Test sparks Asian arms race fears - BBC News

" Pyongyang's move could potentially trigger a regional arms race North Korea's announcement that it has defied international warnings and carried out a nuclear test has drawn condemnation from around the world. Japan has described the test as a "grave threat to our nation",...