South Korea urges North to cooperate amid nuclear tensions
South Korea pressed North Korea to halt saber rattling and pursue a forward looking path to ease the nuclear crisis. Jeong Se hyun said inter-Korean talks will be used to directly raise the issue and avoid provoking the international community. The North has reactivated its plutonium program, halted monitoring, and hinted at leaving the NPT. The North state media warned against a US forceful response.
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China plans watershed manned space flight this year
China announced plans to launch a manned capsule in 2008, aiming to become the world’s third nation to send humans into space. Shenzhou IV orbited Earth as a prelude to Shenzhou V, which would carry at least one taikonaut in the latter half of the year, marking a breakthrough in China’s space history.
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Loved ones search morgue floor for victims in Veracruz blast
In Veracruz on New Year’s Eve a fireworks explosion killed 28 and damaged market stalls. Families and friends moved through burned bodies seeking loved ones, with 41 injured and 47 unaccounted as officials investigated the spark source. A fiancé and sister among the missing, frantic hospital visits followed the tragedy.
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Wanted man in Lahore seeks to clear name
Mohammed Asghar, a Pakistani jeweler, says a photo of him was used to identify a suspect among five foreign-born men sought by the FBI in the United States. He has never been to America and traveled abroad only once on questionable documents while planning to meet senior Lahore police officials to clear his name.
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