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PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea has detained a 24-year-old American man for improper behavior while he was being processed to enter the country as a tourist, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News. The official Korean Central News Agency identified the man as Miller Matthew Todd - possibly putting his surname first - and said he entered the country on April 10 with a tourist visa, but tore it up and shouted that he wanted to seek asylum. The brief report said he chose the North as a shelter. It said he was detained for gross violation of North Korea s legal order and was being investigated. It gave no further details. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters Friday that the U.S. is aware of the report, but she did not confirm an chanclas yeezy American was being held. She said the department is in touch with the Swedish Embassy which handles consular cases for the U.S. because Washington does not have diplomatic relations with Pyongyang. mizuno There is no greater priority to us than the welfare and safety of US citizens. We don t have additional information to share at this time, Psaki said. A large number of foreign tourists were in North Korea in mid-April to see events held for the anniversary of national founder Kim Il Sung s April 15 birthday. One of the main events, the annual Pyongyang marathon, was opened to foreign amateur runners for the first time this year and drew well over 10 adidas samba 0 tourists. North Korea has b Wvhi Egyptian Prez: Arabs Hate U.S.
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The Chinese military on Wednesday said its warplanes shadowed a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft as it flew over the Taiwan Strait, a waterway that runs between mainland China and Taiwan. Part of the South China Sea, the strait has become the subject of growing disputes, as China says the waterway is within its own jurisdiction, while the U.S. views it as international territory.Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the People s Liberation Army, criticized the U.S. Navy for flying the plane over the Taiwan Strait in a statement Wednesday, calling it a provocative move that was publicly hyped, according to the Chinese military. The spokesperson said that the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command had organized warplanes to follow and monitor the trespassing US aircraft according to law and regulations, the military wrote in a news release. The troops of the PLA Eastern Theater Command will remain on high alert at all times to resolutely safeguard China s sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability, stressed the spokesperson. The U.S. Navy aircraft, aP-8A Poseidonspy jet, was developed by Boeing for maritime surveillance, search and rescue missions and anti-submarine warfare. The P-8A Poseidon is the military version of Boeing s 737 passenger jet, and it is the same model of aircraft that re air force cently garnered intern adidas originals samba ational attention for overshooting a r yeezy unway in Hawaii and subsequently getting stuck for weeks in a bay. A Boeing P-8A Pos Bdkt Kenya defense chief among 10 officers killed in military helicopter crash; 2 survive
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Ten terrorist bombs tore through trains and stations along a commuter line at the height of the morning rush hour Thursday, killing more than 190 people and wounding 1,200 in the country s worst terrorist attack.It was the deadliest terrorist attack in Europe for decades, reports CBS News Chief European Correspondent Tom Fenton.The Spanish government initially blamed the Basque separatist group ETA, which came three days before Spain s general elections, but then seemed to back away after police found detonators and an Arabic-language audio tape of Quranic verses in a van near where the bombed trains originated.The London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi said Thursday evening it had received a claim of responsibility in the name of al Qaeda.A senior official in Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar s office said the government was studying the reported claim but still thought ETA was more likely behind the attacks. It is still not proven that it is an authentic claim of responsibility, the official said on condition of anonymity. We think there are m stanley kubek ore possibilities that it is ETA than any other organization. U.S. authorities are reviewing the letter, but caution it is too early to say if the threat of more violence is credible, reports CBS News Correspondent Bob Orr. The group making the claim, Abu Hafs al Masri Brigades, is aff cups stanley iliated with al Qaeda and has carried stanley cups out bombings before. But U.S. officials caution the group is notoriously unreliable and does not

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KIEV, Ukraine-- The campers, some clad in combat fatigues, carefully aim their assault rifles. Their instructor offers advice: Don t think of your target as a human being.So when these boys and girls shoot, they will shoot to kill.Most are in their teens, but some are as young as 8 years old. They are at a summer camp created by one of Ukraine s radical nationalist groups, hidden in a forest in the west of the country, that was visited by The Associated Press. The camp has two purposes: to train children to defend their country from Russians and their sympathizers - and to spread nationalist ideology. We never aim guns at people, instructor Yuri Chornota Cherkashin tells them. But we don t count separatists, little green men, occupiers from Moscow, as people. So we can and should aim at them adidas originals . The nationalists have been accused of violence and racism, but they have played a central, volunteer role in Ukraine s conflict with Russia - and they have maintained links with the government. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Youth and Sports earmarked 4 million hryvnias yeezy slide about $150,000 to fund some of the youth camps among the dozens built by the nationalists. The purpose, according to the ministry, is national patriotic education. Ministry spokeswoman Natalia Vernigora said the money is distributed by a panel which looks for signs of xenophobia and discrimination, it doesn t analyze activities of speci asics gel fic groups. In this July 28, 2018 photo, a young participa Cihd N. Korea: Hundreds Dead, Missing From Rain
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The USS John S. McCain, a guided-missile destroyer, was involved in a collision early Monday with a oil tanker east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca resulting in damage to its port side aft left rear , according to the U.S. Navy. Search and rescue efforts are underway, U.S. Navy s 7th Fleet says. Officials say 10 sailors are missing and five are injured. They say that four of the injured were medically evacuated by a Republic of Singapore Navy Puma helicopter to a hospital in Singapore for non-life threatening injuries. Th airforce e fifth injured sailor did not require further medical attention, according to officials.The Singaporean Navy is sending assets to assist and the USS America is en route to help. The collision was reported at 6:24 a.m. local time, the U.S. Navy says. The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen damaged after a collision in Singapore waters on Mon., August 21, 2017. asics sneaker Reuters In addition to tug boats out of Singapore, the Republic of Singapore Navy ship RSS Gallant, mizuno handballschuh RSN helicopters and Police Coast Guard vessel Basking Shark are currently in the area to render assistance, the Navy s statement read. USS John S. McCain is sailing under her own power and is heading to port, the Navy added. A map shows the location where the Alnic MC vessel came to a halt after a collision with the USS John S. McCain on Lrnz Extradition ruling for WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange coming Wednesday
U.S. Sec stanley fr retary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Friday with Pakistani anger over U.S. aerial drone attacks in tribal areas along the Afghan border, a strategy that U.S. officials say has succeeded in killing key terrorist leaders.In a series of public appearances on the final day of a three-day visit marked by blunt talk, Clinton refused to discuss the subject, which involves highly classified CIA operations. She would say only that there is a war going on, and the Obama administration is committed to helping Pakistan defeat the insurgents and terrorists who threaten the stability of a nuclear-armed nation.Clinton said she could not comment on any particular tactic or technology used in the war against extremist groups in the area.In an interview with CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews, Clinton said, I think Pakistanis themselves, have really come to the conclusion that they have no choice and they are pursuing vigorous campaign against the Taliban. The use of Predator drone aircraft, armed with guided missiles, is credited by U.S. officials with eliminating a growing number of senior terrorist group leaders this year who had used the tribal lands of Pakistan as a haven beyond the reach of U.S. ground forces in Afghanistan. Read more on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton s Pakistan visit:Clinton: Pakistan Blew it on Al QaedaPakistan Officials Outraged at Clinton Remarks Clinton Talks to Pakistani Students Clinton S stanley becher eeks Broader Tie stanley cupe s with Pakistan

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ROME -- The official reason for Pope Francis first trip to the U.S. this September is to take part in what is already being billed as a massive Catholic rally for families in Philadelphia, but no one should expect it to be that simple.CBS News Allen Pizzey says, first of all, Francis record for rallies so far makes it a massive challenge for the organizers. His final mass in Manila on Sunday drew an estimated and unprecedented 6 million people. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz on Pope Francisrsquo; contemporary lead adidas sambarose ership 08:23 Speaking to reporters on his flight home from Asia, Francis laid out some of his U.S. itinerary. And in a preview of the message he ll bring to the U.S., the pontiff said he would have liked to enter the U.S. by way of the Mexican border.He said it would have been a beautiful thing... as a sign of brotherhood and of help to the immigrants. Previous Papal visits to the U.S. have been more symbolic than controversial. Pope Paul VI met then President John F. Kennedy, John Paul II held a huge Mass in Y air force 1 ankee Stadium and Benedict XVI prayed at Ground Zero.Francis will canonize 18th-century missionary Junipero Serra whose role in converting Native Americans is considered controversial. He s also expected to address Congress and the United Nations with a m nike air max essage that will proba Iwyo New info emerges on teen s attempt to kill the queen
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Thursday the international community is united in the dispute over its nuclear program, but a Tehran envoy defiantly rejected a U.N. call to re-impose a freeze on uranium enrichment.Rice spoke after a meeting in Berlin among diplomats from the five veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany over ways to press Iran to stop enriching uranium, which can be used for weapons. Iran says its program is peaceful.The meeting follows agreement Wednesday by the 15-member Security Council to ask the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, to report back in 30 days on Iran s compliance with demands to stop enriching uranium.In Vienna, Iran s chief representative to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, told The Associated Press that it is impossible to go back to suspension. This enrichment matter is not reversible, Soltanieh said. Meanwhile, Iran announced that ten stanley cup s of thousands of elite Revolutionary Guards will begin military maneuvers Friday in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian sea, with a top commander saying the exercise was designed to boost Iran s defense capabilities agai stanley tumblers nst possible threats.Gen. Morteza Saffari, the Guard stanley thermos s navy commander, did not mention the United States by name but was clearly referring to Washington. Improving the preparedness of the armed forces in defending Iran s independence and territorial integrity and boosting our defense capabilities are among the re

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Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday by an attacker who shot her after a campaign rally and then blew himself up. Her death stoked new chaos across the nuclear-armed nation, an important U.S. ally in the war on terrorism.At least 20 others were killed in the attack on the rally for Jan. 8 parliamentary elections where the 54-year-old former prime minister had just spoken.At least five people were killed across the country in rioting that broke out in the aftermath of the assassination. In the southern port city of Karachi, angry Bhutto supporters shot at police and burned a gas station.At the hospital where Bhutto died, some supporters smashed glass and wailed, chanting slogans against President Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf blamed Islamic extremists for her death and said he would redouble his efforts to fight them. This stanley cupe is the work of those terrorists with whom we are engaged in war, he said in a nationally televised speech. I have been saying that the nation faces the greatest threats from these terrorists. ... We will not rest until we eliminate these terrorists and root them out. In the U.S., a tense looking President Bush strongly condemned the attack by murderous extremi stanley cup usa sts who are trying to undermine Pakistan s democracy. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said Bush spoke briefly by phone with Musharraf.Musharraf convened an emergency meeting with his senior staff, stanley flask where they were expected to discuss whether to postpone the el

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be holding his annual year-end marathon news conference this month amid the war in Ukraine. Observers have attributed the rare break in the long-held tradi dunk pand tion to the Kremlin s uneasiness about a string of battlefield setbacks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Monday that Putin wouldn t hold the annual news conference for the first time in 10 years. He didn t comment on the reason behind it, but many commentators attributed it to the Russian leader s reluctance adidas samba to face unpleasant questions about what he calls Russia s special military operation in Ukraine. The annual news conference has been used by the Kremlin to polish Putin s image. The tightly stage-managed show televised live lasted for up to 4 1/2 hours and featured Putin talking about a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues. Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 12, 2022. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/AFP/Getty Political analyst Abbas Gallyamov said in a video commentary that Putin cancelled the annual news conference because he has nothing to say from the point of view of strategy. The press conference has become a significant fixture in Putin s calendar of public engagement yeezy and has frequently been used as an opportunity to demonstrate the supposed integrity of Putin, the U.K. Defense Ministry s Wpxr Stocks slump as coronavirus fears spook investors in U.S. and overseas
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The Federal Aviation Administration has told Boeing it will order the comp air max 2 any by next month to institute safety-related software enhancements to its 737 Max 8 planes, Boeing said late Monday. Boeing s statement didn t mention the crash Sunday in Ethiopia of an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 that killed all 157 people on board, including 8 Americans.But it did say the changes have been in the works since aLion Air Max 8 crashed into the sea off Indonesia in October, taking the lives of the 189 people on that aircraft.Boeing said the improvements would be deployed across the entire Max 8 fleet in coming weeks, adding that they re designed to make an already safe aircraft even safer. The changes will include updates of an automated anti-stall system suspected of contributing to the Lion Air crash and of training requirements and flight crew manuals related to the system, known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS.The system au adidas samba og tomatically points the plane s nose down if sensors indicate the plane could be in danger of losing lift, or stalling. Sensors on the plane operated by Indonesia s Lion Air gave out faulty readings on its last four flights. Boeing 737 Max 8 facing scrutiny after deadly crash 02:49 On the fatal October flight, pilots apparently struggled i dunks shoes n vain to fight agai Mmkb Scores Dead In Twin Iraq Bombs
The United States has everything we want at this stage from NATO allies on a contentious missile defense program, Secretary of State Colin Powell s spokesman asserted Wednesday. We didn t come out here with a plan, we didn t come out here for approval of a plan, said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.NATO allies declined the day before to rally stanley website behind President Bush s plan for a national missile defense system, despite a push by Powell and other administration officials to win support for strong language acknowledging a common threat from missile attack from terrorists or hostile nations.Powell attended final NATO sessions on Wednesday before heading home to Washington.The secretary of state discussed missile defense plans briefly in a 30- stanley romania minute meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, Boucher said. But the conversation was in terms of Mr. Bush s meeting in J stanley becher une with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ReutersPowell talking with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana The whole idea of missile defense will be discussed by the presidents, Boucher said. He didn t come with any new proposals, Boucher said, referring to reports that the Bush administration is prepared to offer Moscow a series of incentives in an attempt to win its support for the U.S. missile defense plan.These include the U.S. purchase of Russia s S-300 surface-to-air missiles and co-operation in upgrading Russia s early warning systems.Ivanov and Powell also talked about