Новости за 02.09.2015

Harry J. Kazianis

Security, Asia

A look back at a classic scholarly essay begs the question: Does America have what it takes to win a military contest against China in the near future?

Back in the Winter 2010 edition of Orbis, the always smart James Kraska, at the time an investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, presented his readers with a terrifying prospect: the possibility that China would be able sink a U.S. Aircraft Carrier—virtually at will. In professional publications... Читать дальше...

Doug G. Ware
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A UN agency is painting a bleak picture for Gaza, saying the strip will cease to be habitable within five years if the current political climate persists.

With SFX's stock recently downgraded and its top executives' pay altered, the financially shaky EDM promoter has now announced it is canceling the...

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SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Shares of Lotte Group units have been trading bullish since the outbreak of a family feud over group leadership, data showed Wednesday, apparently due to high hopes the fight will eventually boost its governance structure.

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, may participate in a project to build fleet support ships for India's Navy, further expanding its presence in Asia's third-largest economy, industry sources sai

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RESTRUCTURES) SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's travel account deficit reached a seven-year high in July on the fallout from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, while its current account surplus

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Continuous rain over the past 24 hours has not rattled residents of the city yet

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohammad Naveed, captured after an August 5 strike on a BSF convoy in Udhampur, was earning Rs 10,000 a month doing intermittent stitching jobs at a hosiery firm in Faisalabad, Pakistan, when he decided to undergo his first level of terror training.

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohammad Naveed, captured after an August 5 strike on a BSF convoy in Udhampur, was earning Rs 10,000 a month doing intermittent stitching jobs at a hosiery firm in Faisalabad, Pakistan, when he decided to undergo his first level of terror training.

Kyle Petty joins Bill and Chase Elliott to take a look at the paint scheme Chase will imitate at Darlington.

The Gauhati University (GU) has asked its students and those studying in affiliate colleges to file anti-ragging affidavits

Ashton Kutcher poses next to an image of Bachelor in Paradise star Jared Haibon on his television screen in this new photo that his wife Mila Kunis made him take! “I’m trying to figure out why mila is making me take this picture,” the 37-year-old actor captioned the photo on Twitter. “@ashleyiaco who are you? [...]

Come October 1, Dirang valley in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district will reverberate with the chant of lamas and witness an exquisite display of Buddhist artwork as the five-day Bodh Sanskriti Mahotsav kicks off

The Magic Candy Factory is the first 3D printer to make gummy candies

Local Motors, an Arizona-based company known for creating the first 3D-printed car, is partnering with UNLV to develop technology for ...

Despite a cut in tuition and projected drop in enrollment, Lower Columbia College’s budget is on the rise.

Obama paid a surprise visit Tuesday to Snow City Cafe, a hopping brunch spot in downtown Anchorage with a bit of hipster flair. Dressed down in a casual coat and sunglasses, he strolled past throngs of cheering crowds into the cafe, where it took just a few seconds for the cinnamon rolls to catch his eye. Obama may have worked up an appetite on the hike because, a few hours later, his motorcade pulled up to Sweet Darlings, a candy and ice cream shop in Seward.

"The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly," chronicling the FIFA scandal, runs through the end of the year at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

McDonald's is releasing its latest breakfast invention in Canada — the breakfast McWrap. 

China's new international development bank will offer loans with fewer strings attached than the World Bank, sources said.

Lifting the nation’s four-decade ban on oil exports wouldn’t raise gas prices and could help lower them, a government study concludes.

The small grocery-store chain Haggen on Tuesday sued Albertsons for more than $1 billion in damages, alleging the supermarket giant engaged in systematic efforts to eliminate it as a viable competitor in five states.