Month: February 2020

Key point: It’s no accident that the North Korean military has evolved asymmetric means such as long range border artillery, light infantry, infiltration forces, and chemical and radiological units to counter the South’s increasing technological superiority. In the last seventy years, the Republic of Korea Army (ROK Army) has evolved from a constabulary force into one…

Heavy rain has bought severe flooding to parts of Mississippi and Tennessee, leaving up to 1,000 homes flooded across the two states as officials caution that more rain is expected in the coming days. During a Monday press conference, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said that the Pearl River — which runs through multiple towns in…

JACKSON, Miss. – Weeks of heavy rain have inundated a large portion of the southern U.S., bringing near-record flooding to portions of Mississippi and Tennessee.  In Jackson, Mississippi, hundreds of residents either watched their homes flood over the weekend or worried their residence would soon be drenched as the Pearl River crested Monday at 36.8…

An Indiana professor who called the police after a student declined to change seats during class last month has been suspended, the school said. In a statement released Thursday, Ball State University in Muncie said marketing professor Shaheen Borna will not teach for the rest of the semester. “This decision is in the best interest…

WASHINGTON – Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he would not take “lectures on family values” from long-time conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who said that Democrats and America aren’t ready for a gay president. Limbaugh, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, said on his show that Democrats are scared to elect…

Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg had a simple response on Sunday when asked about conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s questioning whether Americans are ready to back a gay candidate for president. “Well, I love my husband. I’m faithful to my husband,” Buttigieg said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The openly gay…

Havana (AFP) – The Cuban government has ordered a cement factory to burn old tires to power its operations and save on oil, amid a worsening fuel shortage brought on by US sanctions on the Communist island. On orders of President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the firm Cementos Cienfuegos, located in the center of the country, will…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Istanbul on Tuesday acquitted nine leading Turkish civil society activists of terrorism-related charges related to anti-government protests, including a renowned philanthropist who has been jailed for more than two years. Critics saw the charges and resulting trial as a momentous bid by those in power to crack down on…

By Ali Kucukgocmen SILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted businessman Osman Kavala and eight others over their alleged role in the Gezi Park protests of 2013, delivering a surprise verdict in a case that had drawn criticism from Western allies and rights groups. Applause erupted in the courtroom and some people…

(Bloomberg) — An Istanbul court acquitted prominent businessman Osman Kavala of charges of plotting to overthrow the government during mass protests that shook the country in 2013. Nine defendants were cleared, and arrest warrants for others living abroad have been rescinded. Others accused in the case include actor Mehmet Ali Alabora and journalist Can Dundar,…