undefined North Shore News North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful f... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) Kim Jong Un N Korea Photos US Foreign Policy Wikipedia: North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Al Jazeera New Caledonia says situation ‘calmer’ after state of emergency imposed Authorities in New Caledonia have described the situation in the French Pacific territory as “calmer” after Paris declared a state of emergency in response to violence that erupted on Monday night... (photo: AP / Thomas Padilla) France New Caledonia Pacific Photos Top Stories Al Jazeera State of emergency takes effect in New Caledonia after four killed in riots France has declared a state of emergency in its Pacific island territory of New Caledonia and deployed police and military reinforcements in an attempt to end days of unr... (photo: AP / Clotilde Richalet, File) Elections France New Caledonia Photos RTE Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country's climate change office has said. | Projection... (photo: Creative Commons) Bangkok Climate change Environment Photos Asiatimes Can’t blame all Chinese cyberattacks on the government The UK’s national security agency, MI5, warned in April that British universities participating in military research are targets for cyberattacks by foreign states. | M... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) Britain China Cyberattacks Photos Hong Kong Standard Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 58 people while 35 are missing Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit the country's Sumatra Island over ... (photo: AP / Fachri Hamzah) Asia Indonesia Photos Sumatra CNN YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court order YouTube has blocked access to a popular protest song in Hong Kong, a week after a court in the city granted a government request to ban the anthem. In a statement on Wedn... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky, File) Censorship China Hong Kong Photos Al Jazeera Hunger striking democracy and royal reform activist dies in Thai prison Bangkok, Thailand – Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom was known by her friends and family as courageous, outspoken, and fierce. At just 28 years old, she was a formidabl... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) Democracy Human Rights Photos Thailand Asiatimes No, Japan’s actually not a xenophobic country The other day at a fundraiser, Joe Biden made a casual comment that I consider to be the worst gaffe of his entire term as president. He declared that two of America’s ... (photo: Creative Commons / ) China Japan Photos Politics