By Agence France-Presse North Korea said Friday that it had tested an “underwater nuclear weapon system” in response to joint naval exercises by Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that involved a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The drills were “seriously threatening the security” of the North, so in response, Pyongyang “conducted an important test of its underwater […]
By Agence France-Presse A treasure trove of Winston Churchill’s possessions including his desk, a holiday painting from a trip to Morocco, and a copy of his first book go on sale in New York on Thursday. An imposing portrait of the British wartime leader by Hungarian artist Arthur Pan, sold at the height of the […]
By DPA International Experts in Iceland have detected no new lava flows following the recent volcanic eruption in the country. Quoting Elísabet Pálmadóttir, an expert on natural disasters at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, the radio station RÚV reported on Tuesday that lava had last been seen coming out of a fissure on the north side […]