A report from South Korea's Yonhap news agency stated that a ranking North Korean embassy official in Beijing has defected and could be seeking asylum in the Japanese mission in the Chinese city, according to The Washington Post. Yonhap quoted an anonymous source that was "familiar with Pyongyang affairs," explained the official stationed in the Beijing embassy and North Korean health ministry had disappeared mid-September....
Four mysterious golden rings found in a Bronze Age tomb appear to offer insights into the origins of Ancient Greek civilization, IFLScience reports ... Stretched out on his back, he was adorned with golden daggers with ivory hilts, gilded cups, and thousands of beads of precious gems ... Just recently, an archaeologist claimed to have found the throne of the legendary Mycenaean ruler Agamemnon, but this remains debatable ... WN.com, Jim Berrie....
Hurricane Matthew spent the early portion of this week causing destruction and flooding across Haiti, Cuba, and The Bahamas with 16 dead but now many southeastern states in the United States are being urged to evacuate due to the impending storm as of Wednesday, according to The Associated Press... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
The “October surprise” WikiLeaks promised to deliver failed to materialize yesterday because of ongoing security concerns at the Ecuadorian embassy where founder Julian Assange is holed up, a published report Wednesday said. A confidante of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the Boston HeraldRadio’s “HeraldDrive” show yesterday the damning data dump against Hillary is still on the way ... ....
Here, PrinceSeretse Khama of Bechuanaland (Oyelowo) meets RuthWilliams (Pike) while studying in her native England. Over time they become inseparable, and when Khama has to return home to assume his duties as ruler of Bechuanaland he makes it clear that he wants to do so with Ruth by his side, whatever adversity they might both face as a result of making that choice....
In her speech to conference RuthDavidson yesterday took care to emphasise her Conservative credentials. “I'm an old fashioned Tory,” the Scottish Conservative leader declared. “I believe – unselfconsciously – in God and country and community. I believe in personal freedom, personal choice and personal responsibility ... When it comes to big draws at the annual Conservative shindig, it would appear that Ruth is the new Boris ... ....
(Source. Archdiocese of Sydney). CatholicCommunications, Sydney Archdiocese,. 6 Oct 2016. Photo credit. Caritas Australia. Caritas Australia, part of one of the largest humanitarian networks in the world, is responding to Zimbabwe's food crisis, with an emergency relief program. The crisis has left up to 4.5 million people, about a third of the population, without enough to eat ... 'For many years people have suffered ... Isabel Corthier ... (noodl....