The United States temporarily flog their F-35 fighter planes, also known as JSF, due to a recent crash. The Pentagon has decided that certain fuel valves in all aircraft must be re-inspected. That will take about 48 hours.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during a brief visit to Pyongyang, worked out Kim Jong-un with 'options' for a new summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader. Washington called it a constructive conversation in which, among other things, the location and the date were discussed. It is 'another step forward', the American department reported without going into details.
The Chinese Meng Hongwei has resigned with immediate effect as director of Interpol. The international police organization has announced this on its website. The South Korean Kim Jong-yang will replace him for the time being. At the general meeting in Dubai in November, the countries that are members of Interpol will choose a new boss for the period until 2020.
The United States and North Korea are making progress in their negotiations on the dismantling of the North Korean nuclear weapons arsenal. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported this via Twitter on Sunday after consultation with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Due to an earthquake in Haiti, according to the authorities, at least 10 people were killed and several people were injured. The victims were buried under the rubble when the buildings collapsed where they were.
In the northeast of the Congo, five new cases of Ebola infection were registered one day. That has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health. According to the authorities, the increase is not only due to the constant danger that rebel groups form in the Beni region. The aid workers who try to stop the dreaded disease also receive insufficient cooperation from the population.
After the enigmatic disappearance of Interpol boss Meng Hongwei, the international police organization has now asked China through the official channels to give a definite answer about his whereabouts and health. Jürgen Stock has announced this to the general secretary Jürgen Stock on Saturday at the Interpol site and via Twitter. 'We are waiting for the response from the Chinese authorities to our unease about the welfare of our director,' said Stock.
At least fifty people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday by a collision of a tanker with a bus. Both vehicles caught fire at the city of Madimba.
The Nobel Peace Prize, awarded on Friday, is one of the most important political rewards that is being forgiven in the world. This year, the choice seems more difficult than in other years because it is not clear how sustainable current peace initiatives will be.
Former president Lee Myung-bak of South Korea was sentenced to 15 years in jail for corruption on Friday. He must also pay a fine of approximately 8.5 million euros. The court in Seoul ruled that Lee was guilty of, among other things, abuse of power and taking bribes from companies.
Part of the American accusations against seven Russian hackers is that they stole confidential information from sportsmen and spread it to put them in a bad light. Prosecutors in the US state that they penetrated systems of dozens of anti-doping organizations and sports federations.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will fly to Asia on Saturday to talk with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, among others. The department announced this on Tuesday.
The stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro left the Einstein hospital in São Paulo after 23 days. That is what Brazilian media report. According to a report in the daily newspaper O Globo, the extreme right-wing ex-soldier wanted to fly to Río de Janeiro on Saturday, where he lives.
The storm Zorba has reached the Greek west coast, but the consequences are- given the ominous expectations-, Greek media reports, although there is damage to the coast.
An F-35 fighter plane, also known as JSF, of the US Navy crashed on Friday due to unknown cause near Grays Hill in the state of South Carolina. According to the authorities, the pilot brought himself to safety with his ejector seat. He seemed unharmed but was examined in the hospital as a precaution for possible injuries. There were no victims on the ground. The jet had no guns on board.
The Icelandic journalist Kristinn Hrafnsson is the new editor-in-chief of the famous whistleblower website WikiLeaks. The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange who sought refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London, has had virtually no contact with the outside world for six months. WikiLeaks reported that Assange therefore appointed ex-spokesman Hrafnsson as new chief editor.
A swarm of bees caused a nuisance at the King Shaka airport in the South African city of Durban. The insects had landed en masse in the engine of a plane from airline Mango. That drums experts to remove the approximately 20,000 bees, news24 News24 news.
To remove her freckles she went for a routine laser treatment to a clinic, but the woman came home with burn marks spread all over her body. It happened to 52-year-old Maria Natale from Long Island.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has left for the United States. He will personally discuss President Donald Trump about his recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, news agency Yonhap. The South Korean will also address the UN General Assembly.
Whether it was seven minutes that changed the world remains to be seen, but it was interesting and emotional. South Korean president Moon Jae-in, son of North Korean refugees, who was this week as a hero was received in a packed North Korean stadium and could speak about the dream of a reunification of the two countries. As a cherry on the cake, his fist was brought in afterwards by dictator Kim Jong-un. Best friends forever?
The number of deaths as a result of the capsized ferry on the Tanzanian part of Lake Victoria has increased to 136. A high police officer has reported this.
The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has sent a large amount of edible mushrooms to South Korea. It is a gift for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, news agency Yonhap.
Kim Jong-un visits South Korea before the end of the year. He promised the South Korean president Moon Jae-in. It will be the first time that a North Korean leader is visiting the south.
The area in Colombia where coca plants are grown has never been so great. According to a report published by the United Nations on Wednesday), the area in the South American country grew by 17 percent in 2017 to 2,170 square kilometers, which is approximately the area of the Dutch province of Limburg. This corresponds to a potential coca leaf harvest from which almost 1400 tonnes of cocaine can be extracted.
US President Donald Trump has pledged full support to the states of North and South Carolina inflicted by Hurricane Florence. 'We will be 100 percent,' said Trump on Wednesday in a short speech after his arrival in North Carolina with a view to post-storm reconstruction.
Two young fans of a South Korean actor have circumvented security at an airport in Bangkok. They wanted to greet their idol Lee Jong-suk there. The adventure can give the duo a year of imprisonment.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is speaking to his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday. Moon is in North Korea for a three-day summit with the dictator of that country, Kim Jong-un. The summit ends Friday. Moon then goes Sunday to New York reported news agency Yonhap.
The leaders of North and South Korea visit a volcano on the Chinese border on Thursday. The active volcano is called the Paektu Mountain and is revered by many Koreans as a spiritual source of the country.
North and South Korea have taken a new step in the peace process between the two countries. The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, have agreed during the three-day summit in Pyongyang to work for a nuclear-free and peaceful peninsula.
A Russian military aircraft has disappeared from the radar in Syria when a rocket attack took place on the Syrian coastal town of Latakia. There were fourteen soldiers on board the IL-20.
