Asia Markets Gain, Shrug Off Nkorea Nuclear Test (ap)
AP – Most Asian markets gained Monday as investors shrugged off news that North Korea had conducted a nuclear test. Japanese electronic retailers jumped on reports of strong home appliance sales, while European markets opened lower. Read more
Nkorea Says It Conducted 2nd Nuclear Test (ap)
AP – North Korea defiantly declared Monday that it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test ? a major provocation less than two months after launching a rocket widely believed to be a test of its long-range missile technology. Read more
Police: Victim In Vienna Sikh Temple Shooting Dies (ap)
AP – Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna in a brawl that left one of the victims dead Monday and at least 15 others wounded, police said. A related clash later broke out in northern India. Read more
Democracy Icon’s Trial Deepens Myanmar’s Isolation (ap)
AP – The trial of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi resumed Monday as Myanmar lashed out against Thailand ? one of its few supporters in an international community likely to halt recent moves to improve relations with the country’s military rulers. Read more
Nkorea Says It Has Conducted A Second Nuclear Test (ap)
AP – North Korea announced Monday that it successfully carried out a second underground nuclear test, less than two months after launching a rocket widely believed to be a test of its long-range missile technology. Read more