N. Korea lashes out
N. Korea lashes out
PYONGYANG, North Korea
North Korea lashed out anew Tuesday at South Korea over a small public protest in Seoul in which demonstrators burned effigies of the North’s leaders, saying it would not conduct talks with its southern neighbor unless it apologized for anti-North Korean actions “big and small” and warning that it could take retaliatory measures at any time.
The statement, which was issued by the Supreme Command of the Korean People’s Army, came amid international fears that the North is preparing to conduct a medium-range missile test and also as North Korea marked the second day of festivities in honor of the April 15 birthday of its first leader, Kim Il Sung.
Shooting suspect returned to Vegas
LAS VEGAS
A self-described pimp accused of killing three people in a shooting and fiery crash on the Strip was back in Las Vegas on Tuesday after he was transferred under tight security from Los Angeles, authorities said.
“We took no chances,” Las Vegas police Capt. Chris Jones said after Ammar Harris was booked into the Clark County jail. “We had information that he was contemplating attempts to escape, but the transfer was uneventful.”
Groups sue over Ark. abortion law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Abortion-rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the more-restrictive of Arkansas’ two new abortion laws, saying the near-ban of abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward is unconstitutional.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the suit on behalf of Dr. Louis Jerry Edwards and Dr. Tom Tvedten, who provide abortions at a Little Rock clinic, say Arkansas’ ban clearly contradicts the standard of viability established by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Papua New Guinea hit by strong quake
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
A powerful earthquake shook Papua New Guinea’s northern coast this morning, but there was no threat of a widespread tsunami in the Pacific.
The shallow, magnitude- 6.8 earthquake struck about 11 miles east of the small town of Aitape.
Chavez heir: US organizes unrest
CARACAS, Venezuela
Venezuela’s president-elect blamed the opposition Tuesday for seven deaths and 61 injuries that the government claims have occurred in disturbances protesting his election, and he accused the U.S. of organizing the unrest.
Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles later accused the government of being behind the violence.
Maduro’s accusation against Washington came after the U.S. State Department said it would not recognize the results of Sunday’s unexpectedly close election without the vote-by-vote recount being demanded by Capriles.
Associated Press