MC Mary Kom inched one step closer towards her sixth gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships after beating Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea in the semi-finals of the 48kg.
Achanta Sharath Kamal's heroics notwithstanding, the Indian men's team started their campaign on a disastrous note, losing 1-3 to Japan in a Group 'A' league match of the table tennis competition in the Asian Games.
He, however, admitted that North Korea is a 'hard target and that correctly assessing its intentions is nearly impossible'.
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North Korea forward Jong Tae-Se, dubbed the 'People's Wayne Rooney' by Asian media, scored twice for North Korea in a 2-2 draw with fellow World Cup finalists Greece in a friendly on Tuesday.
The seized North Korean ship was inspected for the second time on Monday, for any trace of nuclear material after it reached Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh. During its preliminary probe, a team of nuclear scientists from Kalapakkam ruled out prima facie any existence of any "CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear) traces" in the ship.
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North Korea has reportedly published a list of 310 bizarre patriotic slogans to kick-start celebrations ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding and the liberation of the Korean peninsula from Japanese rule
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'
If the sales go through, they said in e-mails sent to the Senators, the sophisticated weapons might find their way into the hands of Taliban, Iraqi insurgents, Iranians and North Koreans.
North Korea declared the launch of a rocket and satellite a success, and state television planned a special broadcast about the launch at noon.
This will deter any aggression by North Korea in case of a war in Iraq, defence officials said.
Six races, six world records and six gold medals: there really is no stopping Michael Phelps at these Games.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il apologized to Chinese envoy Tang Jiaxuan for the difficult position it had placed Beijing with its first nuclear test.
Former Asian Games silver-medallist Manpreet Singh (91kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) sailed into the quarter-finals with comprehensive wins as India rounded off a reasonably good day at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked himself into an alcohol treatment program, his spokesman said Saturday, just days after returning to the United States from North Korea, where he ignited a furor over comments he made about an American citizen held prisoner there.
Title favourites DPR Korea lived up to expectations as they outplayed Sri Lanka 3-0 in their opening Group B match in the AFC Challenge Cup in Hyderabad on Thursday.
North Korea and United Arab Emirates produced the first 0-0 draw of the Asian Cup on Tuesday after the Koreans missed a first-half penalty in an evenly-matched Group D match at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium.
Trump said it would be tremendous for the world if the meeting went well.
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The US president said that there is a lot of "dislike" (between India and Pakistan).
An article in the magazine on Dr Singh by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said, "The man in the blue turban, despite his great success, has remained approachable and ready to listen and instinctively sympathetic to the underdogs of society."
Days after North Korea attacked the Yeonpyeong islands resulting in the loss of South Korean lives, Foreign Ministers of the three countries met in Washington and alleged that the "provocative and belligerent" behaviour of Pyongyang threatens peace and stability in Asia.
A total of 1,850 houses were destroyed and 6,350 houses and 12 public buildings were damaged after two fuel trains collided.
'A Q Khan was asked to fall on the sword in the name of national interest, which means cover up for Musharraf.'Benazir Bhutto, in an exclusive interview.
India on Sunday joined South Korea and the United States in voicing their concern over North Korea's plan to launch an 'application satellite', a move that is likely escalate tension in the peninsula.
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The India-US joint statement said as responsible stewards in the Indo-Pacific region, Trump and Modi agreed that a close partnership between the United States and India is central to peace and stability in the region.
The two countries, technically still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended with a truce, agreed on Tuesday that North Korea would send a large delegation across the border to next month's Games.
'Large-impact aerial weapons have no use against dictator regimes or terrorist entities,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
Rather, cold reactions are expected considering the contentious issues the US is bound to raise -- Taiwan, human rights, and North Korea.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
After personally overseeing the test Kim Jong-un 'said American bastards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary'.
Rice said in the next two months, Washington expects Pyongyang to shut down and seal the Yongbyon nuclear facility.
Sanctions against North Korea following its H-bomb test could have serious repercussions and may prove disastrous for all the players involved, says Debalina Ghoshal.
The last phase of talks recessed in December 22 last year after five days of negotiations which yielded no progress with North Korea insisting on removal of the economic sanctions imposed by the United States.
The 792-room luxury five-star hotel has been mentioned as a possible venue for the talks as it has held major conferences over the years.
Seoul said North Korea launched the missile apparently to 'provoke' Trump.
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